20 10 13505 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/423fd6050402c9ecc1cf26b1afac502d.pdf 436285253153ac46270d7a4935b8f6e1 PDF Text Text RETURN TO FORESTRY LIBRARY . W o.o d s Division Marathon Corp. of Canada Port Arthur~ Ontario I Mr. George Sonley, Marathon Paper Wills, PUblic Utilities Bldg., Port Arthur, Ont. �LOG BOOK PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER, 1 950 LOGGERS DREAM The All-around Answer To·Your ·Lo.gging Problems HANDLES EASILY IN STEEP OR MARSHY LAND FASTER EASIER LOGGING BUNCHES FROM ANY_ DISTANCE UP TO 800 FT. ..,__,>,' . J - --- -~-~ . _ - : : . , , ~ 'l QUICK SELECTIVE AND LOADING STACKING TRAVELS AT TRUCK SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAYS QUICK AND EASY TO UP AND TAKE DOWN SET USEFUL FOR HEAVY LIFTING AND TOWING NOW ON DISPLAY AT Twin City Industrial Equipment Ltd. LOGGING INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIPMENT Offices and Shops - 915 Memorial Avenue PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO PHONE 5-5495 CHECK THESE FEATURES Crane is operated with a 1 oo HP Ford lnd., strial Motor Main drum has a capacity up to 800 ft. of ¾ inch line If your pay roll has gone sky high, and profits have taken a dive - then it's time for you to take a look at what a three-man crew can do if you equip them with a LOGGERS DREAM. It's a tough, fast piece of equipment that saves man power, does a wider range of jobs, and helps you lay down more logs at the mill in shorter time. With a LOGGERS DREAM your men can put big, high loads on your trucks in 10 minutes. That means more loads per day, lower overall costs and more profits. Rear support drop stand takes all operating weight from truck springs Parts can be quickly and easily replaced Mounted on a standard type re• inforced truck chassis MACHINE WORKS HOME OFFICE A~D FACTORY - LOUISVILLE. MISSl5SIPPI �SEPTEMBER, l 950 PAGE 3 WOODSWORKERS REQUESTED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY CHEST p,,,~Ji ~ M ~o ~~\ '(\U , ~~ 01\ Negotiatio betweRt in Pulpwood producing companies and t Wo 'nion have once again been concluded. The n greement becomes effective from September l st, 1950, to September l st, 1951. It can be said to the credit of the participants in the eleven days' session at Toronto, that their wprk is a good example of collective bargaining - resulting, as it has, in a fair settlement or agreement, without resource to arbitration or strike action. Strikes are like wars nobody wins, nobody gains - everybody loses. Therefore, those who bargain successfully make gains for all. The decks are now cleared for the new operating season. The weather this spring and summer has been the worst in history, but we can reasonably expect good operating weather this fall and winter. So over again, the "Log Book" wishes one and all "good operating" for the coming year. H. H. "Bert" Styffe, Pres. The 1950 Community Chest Campaign will be conducted October 9th - 20th. Since the inauguration of Community Chest Drives ·n Northwestern Ontario, the timber industry and woodsorkers have generously supported this effort and once ain, all will have an opportunity to financially assist this worthy effort. • This campaign is conducted by voluntary effort~ and in the Lakehead Area, camp foremen and clerks wi II be asked to again make a canvass of the men. Money raised is divided amongst agencies which do welfare work in our own territory. Among the _agencies which the Community Chest helps to support and which are of interest to woodsworkers are the Sai Iors' Institute and the Salvati or Army. Both of these agencies are of great help to individual woodsworkers from time to ti·me. YOUR HELP IS REQUESTED GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST CAMPS SUPPLIED BY AIR-LIFT DURING RAIL STRIKE Woods operations serviced by the railroads and not accessible by _road _were affected to a certain extent by the recent rail strike. In many cases, companies organize_d an air-lift service to supply isolated camps with food and other essentials. FREET. B. X-RAY SURVEYS MAY BE ARRANGED C. P. P.A. MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO The Woodlands Section, C. P. P.A., will hold a meeting at Heron Bay, October 12th and 13th. This meeting will view the slooping operation of the Ontario Paper Company Limited. The Industrial Relations Section, C. P. P.A. will hold a meeting in Port Arthur, October 18th and 19th. DeWOLFE MOVES BACK TO B. C. Mr. A. H. (Al) DeWolf, formerly of the Arrow Land & Logging Company Limited, and son, Jack, who has had experience in the industry with the Northern Wooc Preservers Limited of Port Arthur and the Arrow Land and Logging Company Limited, have taken over thfl management of the Nicola Valley Sawmills Limited; Merritt, 8. C. The Fort William Sanatorium now have at their disposal ~ _mobile x-ray unit which is to be touring small communities, bush camps, mines, etc., in Northwestern Ontario which were missed in the recent T. 8. X-Ray Survey. This machine was sent to Camp No. 27 of the Brampton Pulp & PapP.r Company Limited on a trial run and in September covered the camps of the LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited. This machine is available to go to camps accessible b~ road or arrangements can be made to ship it in by rail. Any company wishing to take advantage of this ?ervice may make arrangements by contacting the Manager, Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association . / 1, f' SHANTYMAN MISSIONARY TO SERVE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO AGAIN THIS WINTER Mr. James H. Allen, Shantyman Missionary, plans to return to Northwestern Ontario this year. Mr. Allen has spent the last few winters touring the camps and is a familiar and welcome figure to the woodsworkers. Mr. Allen has spent the summer visiting incoming ships at Montreal. COVER PICTURE A spar tree being rigged on Marathon's high lead operation. The new Mobile X-Ray Clinic that will be toudng small communities and camps in Northwestern Ontario. John Kazoroski, the technician, is in charge of this Mobile X-Ray Clinic. �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER, l 950 BARK AS FUEL By W. J. TAMBLYN In the Boi.ler House of The Great Lakes Paper Company Limited in Fort William, bark has replaced coal as a fuel to the extent of some 60 to 70 tons of coal a day. This replacement of coal by bark has been brought about by extensive tests and by the development of efficient means of burning this former waste material. There have been many changes in the methods involved over the l~st 10 years and the final plant was only completed a year and a half ago. These changes have resulted in the conversion of bark from a useless waste material, ·with a difficult disposal problem, to a valuable fuel. The reduction in coal consumption by 60 to 70 tons a day, the elimination of the problem of disposal and the fact that wet barking can be carried on during winter months are the results of the system developed. Approximately 1,000,000 lbs. steam per day are produced by the combustion of about 572 tons of wet bark per day. The wet bark is the bark coming directly from the barking presses and containing about 65 % water. On the basis of bone-dry bark there are about 3 lbs. of steam produced per pound of bone-dry bark. The various stages involved before combustion are as follows: l. Passing the bark through presses to reduce the moisture content from 80% to 65%. 2. "Hogging" the bark or reducing the particle size for more efficient burning. 3. Mixing the bark that has been reduced in particle size, with hot gases from the boiler to reduce the moisture content from approximately 65% to 35%. There are four "NEKOOSA" plunger type presses in the Wood Room for the initial moisture reduction. These four presses handle the bark from 1,000 to 1,500 cords per day. For methods of calculation, based on average bark coverage, the dry weight of bark is taken as 225 lbs. per cord or approximately 22,500 tons dry weight for a consumption of approximately 200,000 cords. The "hogs" or "shredders" are essential to the operation as the efficiency of combustion varies directly as the particle size of the fuel particle. The only obstacle· to obtaining really fine particle size is the high power requirements for this reduction. The method emplo~ed at The Great Lakes Plant involves Mitts & Merrill hogs. In this hog revolving knives on a drum reduce the bark to any desired size by varying the distance between the revolving knives and a stationery bed knife. All of the bark going to the boiler is passed through the hogs. Immediately following the hogs, the bark is conveyed to what is called an "active bottom bin." In the bottom of this bin there are seven screw conveyors driven by a variable speed drive. These screw conveyors feed the bark to the flasr1 dryer where it is instantaneously mixed with the boiler gases. By varying the speed of the screws any rate of feed to the dryer can be obtained, depending on the temperature of the boiler gases and conditions in the Dutch Ovens, where the bark is finally burned. The construction of these ovens is such that bark has to be fed into both the back and the front. The bark that passes through the flash dryer is conveyed to the front of the Oven. The feed rate to the dryer is adjusted so that there is always an excess of bark which can be conveyed to the rear of the ovens. This bark does not, pass through the dryer and has a moisture content of about 65% instead of about 35%. The heat and gasses from the burning bark pass into an old conventional type boiler. Although there is a considerable stockpile of bark from over 20 years' operation, it is hoped to convert all of this material to useful steam in the next 5 to l 0 years. NEW CFA MANAGER had extensive experience in the forests of Canada from Alberta to Quebec. After graduating from U. of T. he was attached to the Dominion Forest Service in the west. where he was forester on The Crows Nest Forest Reserve, Alberta. Then came another session at universit~, where he did post graduate studies in forest pathology. Subsequently he went to the federal government treeplanting nursery at Indian Head, Saskatchewan, where he gained first hand knowledge of the prairie shelter belt requirements. In 1925, Mr. Van Camp was working on an investigation of disease in spruce seedlings at the Laurentide nurseries at Grand'Mere, Quebec, and two years later he made a pulpwood survey of Manitoba, travelling by canoe routes from Winnipeg to Hudson Bay. More recently, Mr. Van Camp was selected by Major-General Howard Kennedy to supervise an investigation of the Ontario farm woodlot situation on behalf of the Royal Commission on Forestry. In his new task, Mr Van Camp will be directing the nation-wide program of the Canadian Forestry Asso-· ciation and its several provincial branches, to educate Canad:ans in the value of their forest resources. Appointment of J. L. Van Camp as general manager of the Canadian Forestry Association, is announced by D. A. Gillies, association president. Mr. Van Camp succeeds Norton Anderson, and will make his headquarters in the national head office in Montrea I. A graduate of the FacJ. L. VAN CAMP ulty of Forestry, University of Toronto in 1922, Mr. Van Camp returns to Canada after 18 years in forestry in the United States. In 1932 he took the position of instructor and forest nursery superintendent at Michigan State College, and four years later moved to Purdue University in Indiana, where until his new appointment this month, he has directed a staff of foresters in state wide conservation work. The new head of the Canadian organization has (One of a series of articles by members of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, CPPA.J �SEPTEMBER, l 950 LOG BOOK --.• ·Production Daze or Production Pays? Faulty wire ropes cause breakdowns in the industry with resultant time loss in replacement and soaring costs in production. Protect your operation now by specifying Wrights' Greenheart for the job. Manufactured to rigid factory specifications from top quality English steel, acid grade, to ensure long, hard service and low operating costs. Call your nearest Wrights' representative today he's at your service to aid you in selecting your requirements. STOCKS OF WIRE ROPE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ARE CARRIED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA= Marshall-Wells Companies Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria, Prince George SASKATCHEWAN: W. F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina ALBERT A: Lucey Export Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. Edmonton, Calgary, of Canada Ltd. Edmonton, Calgary Lethbridge NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: MANITOBA: Port Arthur Kipp-Kelly Ltd. Twin City Industrial Eqpt. Ltd. Winnipeg PAGE 5 �LOG BOOK PAGE 6 SWEDISH FORESTER TOURS UNITED STATES AND CANADA Ulf Sundberg, B.F., a graduate of the Royal College of Forestry in Stockholm, Sweden, who is making a six month survey of forest products production operations in the United States and Canada, was a recent Duluth visitor. Sundberg is Chief of the Publicity Section of the "The Job Study Department of the Forest Employer's Association and the Board of Crown Lands and Forests of Sweden." This is a joint organization of big timbe companies in Northern and Central Sweden, totallin9 some 35 firms, and the Board of Crown Lands anc Forests, the latter corresponding to our U. S. Forest Service. The purpose of the Sweden organization is, to improve logging equipment and methods and to choose a fair and objective basis for determining wage agree-ments between employer and employee. He says Sweden lacks woods machinery and that there is too much work done by hand. Nearly all forest products a re hauled by horse drawn sleighs to rail sidings, mills or river banks, very few trucks being employed. The high cost of powered equipment and thE low wage scale makes it difficult to justify mechanizec' equipment expenditures. Sundberg was very much impressed with our mechanized forest products trans portation methods: Since last January, when Sundberg landed, he has visited the forest regions of eastern Canada, the New England States, New York and Pennsylvania 1 a month in the Southern timber area, a month in the West coast forests and in completing the last phase of the trip, '' Best • and Editor's Note: Mr. Sundberg was in Port Arthur in July and after visiting a paper mill and the Northern Wood Preservers Limited plant in Port Arthur proceeded to Stevens to view the Marathon mechanical operations FRICTION OF SLEIGH RUNNERS ON SNOW AND ICE The Woodlands Section, C. P. P. A., has issued to all members an English Summary of a paper entitled, "Friction of Sleigh Runners on Snow and Ice" from publication 34 - 35 ( 1949) of Foreningen Skogsarbetens och Kungl. Domanstyrelsens Arbetsstudieavdelning (S.D.AJ. Anyone wishing to read this interesting paper should ask for it at their Company Head Office or write to Mr. W. A. E. Pepler, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section, 2280 Sun Life Building, Montreal 2, P.Q. WORLD CHAMPION WOOD CHOPPER RETIRES Peter McLaren, world champion wood chopper from Australia, is retiring at the age of 68 . In thousands of contests since 1905 he has only been defeated three times; never in the U.S. He has appeared before Europe's kings and has been engaged as instructor at Cornell, Yale, Penn., and Mich. colleges. f ORD Genuine PARTS stops were scheduled in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario, Canada . Sundberg returned to Regeringsgatan, 45, Stockholm, Sweden, the last of July. -Lake States Timber Digest. ACCESSORIES ... • in the Long Run!" 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 wi II not be subject to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gib!,on Motors for Service-Plus! PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS Authorized Ford Dealer-Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �SEPTEMBER, 1950 LOG BOOK Forest Insect Survey Reports On Insect Infestations PAGE 7 not be placed in the boxes as they will eat other insects. Special Insect Rangers make trips through all district9 and these men are always glad to give advice or instructions regarding collections. Insect Species received during July are as follows: Monthly reports are issued by the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on the findi~gs of Insect Rangers who are assigned to the forest districts of Ontario. In the field this year are twenty one men reporting on insect infestations and mapping areas In addition to these rangers, Department of Lands and Forests personnel, timber operators and woodsworkers send in insects found in the course of their regular. work. Collections received at the Sault Ste. Marie Lab.oratory this year are reported as foll0ws: 1950 May and June July August - • Insect Species 424 403 200 132 Forest tent caterpillar Spruce budworm 'yellow-headed spruce sawfly Green-headed spruce sawfly Larch sawfly European spruce sawfly Hemlock looper Red pine sawfly Black-headed budworm Western Tent caterpillar Spruce coneworm Balsam fir sawfly Black-headed jack pine sawfly J ackpi ne budworm Green-striped maple worm Basswood looper Birch sawfly Red-headed jack pine sawfly Eastern tent caterpillar False hemlock looper Red-headed pine sawfly Marlatt larch sawfly approximately 1,600 approximately 2,300 approximately 1,900 The 1950 collections to date are less than last year due principally to the unusually late season this year and the extensive outbreaks of the forest tent caterpi Ila r. The severe defoliation of trees in such areas has made the collection of many deciduous defoliators very difficult. YOU can assist this work by sending samples of forest insects to the Forest Insect Laboratory. Boxes for the forest insects may be secured from the Forest Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Collections are usually made by spreading a ground sheet or tarpaulin beneath the tree being sampled and then shaking the tree vigorously. Large trees may be jarred by striking the trunk with the back of an axe or the branches may be shaken by using a long pole. It is necessary to place some of the foliage on which insects have been feeding in the boxes. Spiders or ants should No. of collections 102 97 65 59 57 54 51 41 34 24 19 16 7 7 6 4 3 1 .. r,,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS! THEY MAKE THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE. Nesco Equipment Ensures Economical Speedy Continuous Operation NESCO GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS (Made in Canada) Pulp, Logging & Saawmill Machinery THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING &SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER, l 950 We Never Printed for Paul Bunyan • • • BUT WE DO A GREAT .-DEAL OF PRI!~TING FOR MODERN PULPWOOD AND TIMBER COMPANIES '!HAT, WITH THE AID OF OUR PRINTED FORMS DO A COMPARABLE JOB TO PAULo WRITE, PHONE OR WIRE CONSO IDAT D 137 SOUTH MAY STREET - DIAL 3-8323 Tractor For Fire Line Being Developed FORT WILLIAM DIAL 3-8323 Sleigh Runner Maintenance With eager eyes, many of Ontario's forest rangers are watching the operation of a small caterpillar tractor which is transporting substantial loads of steel for forestry towers through the rugged Temagami country in tests conducted by the Research Division, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. The tractor, developed at the southern research station near Toronto, is intended to "take the pack of the back" of the ranger. Driven by a six horsepower motor, it carries loads up to 800 pounds through some of the roughest country in the province and is intended, primarily, for use during the forest fire season. It has already been used on some fires and carried a complete power pump unit, including rotary pump, two cyl,nder gasoline engine, 1000 feet of hose, couplings, tool kit and fuel. On occasion, it has carried a man in addition to the other load and thus, officials believed, coul_d be used as a means of removing injured personnel from fire lines where necesasry. Th~ tractor is guided by one man whc walks behind it and directs it through handles similar to those used on a horse-drawn plough. Intricate clutch mechanism developed by departmental mechanics allow it to be turned within its own length of about four feet. Considerable interest in the machine has been evinced by forestry organizations in Canada and th• United States and already many enquiries regarding i1 have been received by the Ontario Department. Extract from a letter from Mr. J. L. Kelly of Price Eros. & Co., Ltd., to Mr. W. A. E. Pepler, Manager, Woodland Section CPPA., dated 15th May, 1950. "The following method of polishing sleigh shoeing .:-nd preventing them from rusting might be interesting to the members of the Section. "We have found that when shoeing has been renewed on sleighs or the old ones become rusted, the sliding resistance is greatly increased until such time as they become polished. Sometimes the coating on new shoeing, when hauling is done on soft snow roads, does not become removed until the end of the season. Thus the loading capacity is decreased and a greater pull is required to move the sleigh. "We have tried using a sandpaper machine but found this method of polishing was expensive and slow. A simple method that has been devised and has proven satisfactory is as follows: the sleighs, on being repaired during the spring and early summer, are dragged over a sandy road by either horse or farm tractor, and when the• shoeing becomes sufficiently polished a coating of liquid is applied with a brush. This consists of cup grease or motor oil mixed with resin, in the proportions of 2 gals. of the former to 2 lbs. of the latter, the whole heated until it becomes a thin liquid. This mixture will harden on the steel surface (it is not influenced by summer heat or winter cold), forming a thin film which is easily removed as soon as the sleigh is used, and thus enabling the horse or machine to haul a full load almost from the beginning of hauling, particularly when this is done from strip or branch roads." ROY GIBBftN AGENCIES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & SUPPLIES REPRESENTING Armco Drainage &. Metal Products of Canada Limited Henry Disston & Sons Limited James T. Donnolly Company Limited General Supply Company of Canada Limited Dominion Rubber Company Limited Viking Pump Company of Canada Limited S. N. Bridges & Co. Limited Flexrock Company Forano Limited Monarch Belting Company H. 0. Trerice Company Sunshine Waterloo Co. Ltd. YOUR ENQUl'RIES ARE SOLICITED AND EXPERT ADVICE OBTAINED FOR YOUR PROBLEMS. Port Arthur, Ontario 45A Cumberland St. S. Phone 5-8352 �SEPTEMBER, 1950 LOG BOOK COCBRANE'S PAGE 9 Dial 5·7345 4 HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL YOUR Fall Hardware Needs GLIDDENS QUALITY PAINTS and VARNISHES CORBIN HOUSEHOLD HARDWARE BARRETTS SHINGLES and READY ROOFING FINDLAYS (OIL) SPACE HEATERS GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGES and APPLIANCES Save Time and Money - Shop at COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED ABOUT WRITING A LETTER Before TAKE TIME TO THINK: What do I wish this letter to do? What are the interests of the man I'm writing to? What are the facts I must tell him? What is the best point of interest for the first paragraph? What striking fact can I use to catch attention? What can I do to show him that I am thinking oi him as a person and not just as a name on a sheet of notepaper? After CHECK THESE POINTS Have made my points clearly? Have I given all the information needed? Is the letter so worded as to place the emphasis properly? Have I avoided withered phrases and dead words? Have I eliminated excess verbiage? Has this letter a friendly feeling in it? Does it carry conviction of my sincerity, my interest and the worthwhileness of what I say? Have I told definitely what the point is? Does this letter show that I understand his viewpoint? Does it give the impression of me as a considerate, urbane and human person, a man of broa, interests and knowledge, understanding anc adaptable? And Make a note in your diary every three months: "Am I writing the kind of letters people like to receive?" ·100 cents on the dollar plus interest. The Bank of Canada wish to extend Payroll Deduction privileges to the bush workers and it is more than probable that arrangements will be made to do this. IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN- KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS (TM Reg. Pat. Office) -The Royal Bank Monthly Letter. CANADA SAVINGS BONDS FOR BUSHWORKERS The fifth series of Canada Savings Bonds is to be offered to the Canadian public during a three week period commencing October 10th. In the four issues offered each fall since the war, these bonds have recorded a steadily increasing popularity with small investors particularly those employed in industry where payments can be made over a period of months through payroll deduction. Lastt fall no less than 8180 employed persons bought a total of $2,287,900 of bonds in the Thunder Bay, Kenora and Rainy River district alone. With bush work becoming a more steady occupation there should be an increasing demand on the part of bush workers for the privilege of buying bonds through Payroll deduction. The bonds are most attractive. They bear 2 ¾ per cent interest, nearly twice the bank rate, and can be turned into cash at any time at Once Old Paul had a terrible mishap. His twenty mile long saw, which cut everything in its path, accidently cut two moose in half. In his eager haste to sew them up, he got the parts mixed and sewed the two front halves together. The back halves soon starved to death, as there was no way to feed themselves. The two front halves never got along, as they both kept snorting, "You go your way, and I'll go mine." This booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" manufactured at Provindal 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. 1: �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER, 1 950 NUMBER OF FIRES CAUSED BY LOGGING OPERATIONS IN ONTARIO TO AUGUST 31ST, 1950 District 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Township Division Algonquin Cochrane Cochrane Cochrane Geraldton Geraldton Kapuskasing Kenora Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie Sioux Lookout Sudbury Sudbury Timiskaming Timiskaming Timiskaming Timiskaming Trent Trent White River White River Whitney Cochrane Timmins Timmins . Longlac Nakina Kapuskasing Kenora Blind River Blind River Sioux Lookout Skead Skead Elk Lake Swastika Swastika Swastika Minden Minden Mobert Mobert Hunter Mann Newmarket Macklem 2½ miles W . of Klob Lake Nakina Parnell Willingdon "W' 6D Island in Lac Seul Telfer Street Hincks Bayly McFadden Teck Monmouth Harvey 48 deg . .56' - 85 deg . . 55' McGill Acreage 2 85 2 60 1,000 ½ 110 1½ 10 20 5 5 2,246 20 30 ½ 300 40 100 140 ¾ Fire Report - sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft. Actual Cause Faulty Machinery Unextinguished permit fire Vicinity of pulpwood pile (unknown at present) Vicinity of men pealing pulpwood Smokers Vicinity of sawdust pile Lunch fire Unextinguished fire permit Employees smoking Poor spark arrester Company admits responsibility Drive Crew Spark - Open burner Smokers Burning slabs last winter Camp Site burning Attempting to destroy wasp nest Faulty spark arrester on stack Smokers Smoker on Work trail Smoker on Work trail 2,758 District Sioux Lookout Kenora Fort Frances Port Arthur Geraldton Kapuskasing Cochrane White River Timiskaming Sault Ste. Marie Gogama Chapleau Sudbury North Bay Parry Sound Lake Simcoe Algonquin Trent Quinte Totals No. of Fires 32 48 6 43 13 14 48 12 82 39 6 7 121 74 97 11 54 55 43 805 Area Burned Acres 142 174 267 1 1195 78 403 443 899 164 11227 104 35 7 7926 1112 260 2445 59 1109 6210 3522 36977 805 FIRES ON WOODS OPERATIONS District No. of Fires Algonquin District 11 Cochrane Geraldton Kapuskasing 11 Kenora " Sault Ste. Marie District Sioux Lookout District 11 Sudbury Timiskaming Trent White River 1 3 2 1 l 2 l 2 4 2 2 21 WATCH OUT FOR DRY SPELLS DURING THf FALL. KEEP YOUR FIRE CREW ORGANIZATIONS UP TO STRENGTH AND DO NOT LET UP ON YOUR FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATIONAL WORK AMONGST EMPLOYEES. REMEMBER, THE NECESSITY OF GETTING ON FIRES WHICH DO OCCUR WHEN THEY ARE STILL SMALL. SUCH ACTION USUALLY EXTINGUISHES THE FIRE BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF CONTROL. 1950 FOREST FIRE PICTURE TO SEPTEMBER 1st, 1950 (Statistics have been provided by the Division of Forest Protection, Department of Lands & Forests, and are compiled as accurately as possible for the 1950 Fire Season up to September l st, 1950.) The rainy weather this Spring and Summer ha:been probably the greatest influence in keeping the number of forest fires as low as they are this year. Des pite the weather conditions, there have still been, .: shown in the table, 805 fires n Ontario. It is interesting to note that only 21 of these fires occurred on woods operations. While it is interesting tc note this factor, it is also seen by the table that all o these fires were due to some failure to provide proper safety appliances or to exercise proper care in the handling of fire and burning smoking materials. Still further educational work is necessary amongst woods employees so that eventually fires such as these wi II not happen. It is also interesting to note the acreage of the firef caused by logging operations. The small acreage concerned speaks well of the fire fighting organization ir camps. It is realized that to keep fires confined to a smat.: area requires quick action on a pre-arranged plan. I would seem that definite headway has been made in thi~ regard. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS EXPERIMENTS WITH FIRE LINE PLOUGH A Michigan Fire Line Plough, which was designed by Mr. Gilbert Stewart of the U.S. Forest Service, has been used experimentally in fire districts in NorthJ western Ontario this summer. There are approximately 24 of these units in use in Michigan and they are particularly adapted to making fire lines in cut--over sandy slash areas. This plough was used in experiments on the Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company limits and the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company limits. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO TAKE CHANCES BUT IT HELPS! I 4f' �SEPTEMBER, l 950 LOG BOOK PAGE 11 All Across Canada ~~w ,,~s AJAX'' Bg Popular . 4~claim . for WAJAX Double-Weft Long-Line Linen HOSE stands pressures up to 1000 lbs. per square inch. Sizes 1" - 1 ½" - 2'' -- 2½" - 3" HAJAX Semi-portable centrifugal pump. JACKO - general purpose 2 11 and 3 11 pump. JACKMITE light-weight portable pump. FLAMEBUSTER high velocity nozzle. DRENCH - wetting agent. GENERATORS from 500 to 17,000 watts. Write for illustrated literature WATSON JACK & COMPANY LIMITED Established 1898 FIGHTING FOREST FIRES . . . from Newfoundland to British Columbia the WAJAX PORTABLE SELF-PRIMING High Pressure PUMP is on tho job fighting destructive forest fires. They are used by various Government Departments, Pulp and Paper Companies, Forest Protection Associations, etc .... the most widely uied forestry pump in Canada. The WAJAX is light in weight ... simple in design ... dependable ... economical ... and has abundance of power ... instantaneous self-priming up to 22 feet. Economical in fuel consumption. Under heavy load condi-• tions, the unit consumes only .75 or ¾ gallon per hour, resulting in a considerable saving both in cost of fuel and in the transportation of the necessary quantity of fuel into the bush. Normal operating speed of the W AJAX pump is 1,200 to 2,800 r.p.m., thereby reducing operating and maintenance costs to a minimum. Maximum Pressure: over 200 lbs. per square inch. Maximum Discharge: over 65 Imperial gals. p.m. Weight: complete with gas tank, 75 lbs. R.,,,,.,,,,1,..,,, . . . "One tree can make a million matches" ... "One match can destroy a million trees!" WATSON JACK & COMPANY LIMITED ESTABLISHED WAJAX HOUSE - 1898 1543 CRESCENT STREET - MONTREAL, QUE. '' Canada's oldest and largest specialists in Forest Fire-Fighting Equipment �LOG BOOK PAGE 12 HORSE SENSE If you work for a man, in Heaven's name work for him. If he pays wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him, speak well of him, and stand by ~im, and stand by the institution he represents. Yes, 1f I worked for a man, I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of his time, but all of his time. I would give. an undivided service ~r none. If put to the. pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound. of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn, and eternally disparage, whv, resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content. But, I pray you, so long as you a:e part ot an institution· do not condemn it. Not that you w_ill injure the institution not that but when you disparage the concern of which you are a part, you disparage yourself, and don't forget · "I forgot" won't do in business ELBERT HUBBARD He serves most, who serves best. Recent Union Agree111ent Article I - General Purpose . 1.0 l The general purpose of this Agreement 1s to secure for the Company and the Union the full benefits of orderly and legal collective bargaining, and to ensure to the utmost extent possible the safety and physical welfare of the employees, economy of ?peration, quality and quantity of output, and protection. o.i: p,:operty. This Agreement, moreover, seek~ to provide for fair and peaceful adjustments of all disputes that may arise between the parties. It is recognized as a duty of the parties hereto and of all employees to co-operate fully, individually and collectively, for the advancement of the conditions set forth herein. Ari'icle 11 - Period 2.0 l The Company and the Union agree one with the other that they wi II abide by the Articles of Agreement from the date of signature to August 31st, 1951, inclusive, and from year to year thereafter unless eith~r party desires to change or terminate the Agreem~nt,_ 1r:i which case the party desiring the change or terminat1011 shall notify the other party in writing sixty days pri_or _t September l st of that particular year that such 1s ,t,, desire. Either party opening the Agreement in the manner provided above shall notify the other party in writin as to the changes desired. Article Ill - Recognition 3.01 The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for those employees specified in Article IV for the purpose of collective bar9aining with respect to wages and working conditions for the period this Agr~ement remains in force and effect. Article IV - Jurisdiction 4.0 l The jurisdiction of the Union shall pertain to the woods operations of the Company and shall cover only those job classifications included in the attached Schedule "A" forming a part of this Agreement, plus any new job classifications which may be added to this Schedule by agreement between the parties hereto. As new classifications become permanently established, rates therefor shall be discussed by both parties, and i-S both parties agree, shal I become supplementary schedules applying to the particular operation involved. . 4.02 Jurisdiction of the Union shall cover Job classifications which may be set out in any supplementary Schedule "B," which schedule shall apply to operations outside of Schedule "A" and upon which a mutual agreement has been reached between the partie~ to this contract to cover specific and individual operations .. 4.03 In the event that differences should arise between the parties to this Agreement concerning a supplementary Schedule "8," such differences may be SEPTEMBER, 1950 referred to conciliation in accordance with the following procedure: The Company and the Union shall each select one man; these two shal I select a third party who shal I act as Chairman of the Conciliation Committee. In the event of a failure of the two (2) men selected by the respective parties to select a third party, as provided above, they shall ask the Provincial Minister of Labour to appoint a third party. This Conciliation Committee shall convene and render a recommendation within fifteen ( 15) days. Such recommendation shall not be final and binding on the parties to this Agreement. The powers of the Conciliation Committee shall be limited to specific questions concerning Schedule "B" only. Sundays and holidays shall not be included in any time limits in this section of this Article of the Agreement. Each party to this Agreement shall pay all expenses of the member of the Conciliation Committee selected by it and share equally in the fees and expenses of the third member of the Committee. 4.04 It is agreed that company operations shall not be interrupted as the result of any jurisdictional dispute that may arise between the Union and any other •.mion affiliated with the American Federation of Labour. Questions of jurisdiction shall conform to the regulations covering such matters as fixed by the American Federation of Labour and the Company wi 11 not be asked to act upon any matter of jurisdiction between organizations of the American Federation of Labour. Article V - Union Membership 5.0 l The Union agrees that it will encourage Union members to refrain from moving from camp to camp and from company to company. 5.02 The Company agrees that it is in favour of its employees covered by this Agreement becoming members of the Union and will facilitate Union membership solicitation as hereinafter provided. 5.03 If an individual employee, who is a member of the Union or wishes to become a member so desires, the Company agrees that it will, on his behalf and upon his written request, pay Union fees from monies due him from time to time to the Union during the terms of his continuous employment. This authority for deductions from monies e.arned by the employee must be authorized by hin:i in writing. 5.04 Remittances of all deductions shall be sen1 to the local Union each month accompanied by itemized Iists of names and amounts by camps. 5.05 Representatives carrying proper credentials shall have the right to visit all operations in connection with Union business as it pertains to this Agreement. Credentials carried by Union representatives shal I consist of a Certificate of Authority signed by the General Representative of the Union along with an authority signed by the President and Secretary of the Local Union concerned. 5.06 The Local Union shall furnish the Company with a Iist of local officers and representatives approved by the General Representative of the Union as of September l st, 1950, and shall amend this list promptly as changes occur. Article VI - Vacations with Pay . 6.01 In consideration of the provisions of The Hours of Work and Vacations with Pay Act of Ontario, all employees covered by this Agreement shall receive, in lieu of vacations with pay, vacation credits on the following basis: 6.02 The vacation allowance for each employee covered by this Agreement shall be two (2) percent of his gross earnings during his period of employment. THE UNION AGREEMENT IS PRINTED ON PAG TAKEN OUT OF THE BOOKLET AND �SEPTEMBER, l 950 LOG BOOK This shall be paid to each employee in the form of Vacation with Pay Credit Stamps to be affixed by the employer in the employee's Vacation with Pay Stamp Book. Vacation with Pay Stamp Books shall be made available by the employer securing same from the Industry and Labour Board of Ontario and supplying same to the employee at cost. 6.03 In order to qualify for vacation credits, each employee must work a minimum of seventy-five (75) days within a four-month .period with the same company, or, where a company has divisions, with a division of that company during each vacation year, or from July 1st this year to June 30th next year. 6.04 This time limit shall not apply in the event that work is discontinued or in the event of a lay-off by the employer. 6.05 Upon completion of five years of continuous service, all employees shall receive two (2) week's vacation with pay effective September 1st, 1950. For the purpose of this Article, one year of continuous service shal I not be less than 250 days of work. 6.06 All companies whose woods departments have been operating for a period of fifteen years, will give all employees who have completed fifteen ( 15) years of continuous service three (3) weeks' vacation with pay effective September l st, 1950. For the purpose of this Article, one year's continuous service shall not be less than 250 days of work. 6.07 If an employee moves from one employer to another during the vacation year, he shall not be entitled to vacation credits unti I after seventy-five (75) days of work within a four-month period with the new employer. Article VII - ·- Adjustment of Grievances 7.0 l The Union shall arrange for the election from its working membership at each camp by the mem-' bers therein of a Union Grievance Committee of three headed by a Union Steward who shall act as spokesman for that committee. Immediately after an election, the Grievance Committee in the camp will notify the fore man in writing as to the names of the Union Steward and the members of the Grievance Committee elected, and the foreman will acknowledge in writing the receipt of such notice. The Company foreman shall not be required to recognize either the Union Steward or the Grievance Committee until such time as this procedure is carried out. The Union will confirm in writing within a reasonable period the election of the Steward. 7.02 To be eligible for election as Union Steward, an employee must have been employed with the Company for at least 15 days. 7.03 A grievance under the provisions of this Agreement is defined to be any difference between the parties or between the Company and employees covered by this Agreement as to: (l) Any matter relating to wages or working conditions covered by this Agreement; (2) Any matter involving the interpretation or violation of any provision of this Agreement and shall be settled in the following manner and sequence: 7.04 Grievances, as defined above, between employees and the Company shal I be taken by the employee himself, or, together with the Union Steward having jurisdiction, directly to the employee's immediate supervisor for adjustment outside of working hours. No grievance shall be recognized unless the employee concerned follows this procedure. Any grievancee submitted to the foreman, in accordance with this pro- s 12, 13, 19 AND 20 SO THAT IT MAY BE PLACED ON THE OFFICE WALL, ETC. PAGE 13 cedure, in writing, will be disposed of by the foreman in writing. Failing a satisfactory adjustment within forty-eight (48) hours, then, Stage 2 the matter shall be taken up by the Camp Grievance Committee with the Logging Superintendent within ninety-sir (96) hours in writing on forms to be supplied by the Union. The Logging Superintendent shall make a reply in writing within a further ninety-six (96) hours. Failing a satisfactory adjustment, then, Stage 3 - the matter shall be taken up by the officers of the Local Union with the Woods Manager of the Company, or his representative. Fai Iing a settlement within seven (7) days, then, Stage 4 - the matter .shall be referred to the General Manager of the Company, or his representative, and a Union Committee accompanied by the Union's General Representaive. Failing a settlement within fifteen ( 15) days, then, Stage 5 - either party may, within the following fifteen ( 15) days, refer the matter to arbitration. 7.05 In arbitration the Company and the Union shall each select one man; these two shall select a third party who shall act as Chairman. This Arbitration Committee shall convene and render a decision within fifteen ( 15) days. Such decision shall be final and binding- on both parties to this Agreement. In the event of a failure of the two (2) men selected by the respective parties to select a third party as provided above, they shall ask the Provincial Minister of Labour to appoint a third party. 7.06 It is understood tbat the function of the Arbitration Committee shall be to interpret and apply this Agreement, and that it shall deal only with the specific questions as submitted and shall have no power ·to alter, add to, or amend this Agreement. 7.07 Sundays and holidays shall not be included in any time limits in this Article of the Agreement. 7.08 A grievance arising from a claim by an employee that his discharge or suspension was unjust and contrary to the terms of this Ag;eement, must be dealt with in writing by both parties through all stages and must be presented to the Company not later than six (6) days after the discharge or suspension became effective. 7.09 Each party to this Agreement shall pay all expenses of the member of the Arbitration Board selected by it and share equally in the fees and expenses of the third member of the Board. Article VIII - No Strike - No Lockout 8.01 It is agreed that all disputes shall be settled in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article VI I of this Agreement and that there shall be no strikes caused, called, or supported by the Union or its members, nor lockouts by the Company during the life of this Agreement. Article IX - Working Conditions (1) All camps shall have single beds. (2) Pieceworkers shall be provided with scale slips after each scale. The Company agrees that the wood shall be scaled as expeditiously as possible. (3) The charge for board and lodging shall be $1.75 per calendar day. (4) All tools will be made available by the Company to pieceworkers and others. All hand tools will be charged to the employee's account at the time of issue. Full credit will be given for all tools returned. All tools not returned will be charged for in full. Worn out or broken tools wi II be replaced with serviceable tools free of charge, provided that worn out or broken tools are returned. In the case of broken saw blades, the Company agrees to -supply free of charge a (Continued on Page 20) �LOG BOOK PAGE 14 'I/out, Qua1ia111iee ol, ~~ B.P. SEPTEMBER, 1950 SATISFACTION! Building Products'' • 3 - 1 ASPHALT SHINGLES • INDUSTRIAL SIDINGS • FIBRE-GLAS INSULATION • ROLLED ROOFINGS • BUILDING PAPERS • ROOF COATINGS MARSHALL- WELLS Lake head Distributors for B. P. Products Wood Preservation By R. J. PRETTIE* One half o,f the world doesn't know how the other half lives. Very few of us realize how the other fellow sitting next to him in this room makes his living. For example, while most people have heard of wood preservation, I am convinced that the majority of people presume it is accomplished by some method of painting with ?pecial preservative paint or, if it is to be done on a large scale, by some extensive form of dipping. Hence, I will outline my subject in a very elementary way by describing not only the purpose but also the process and finally come to the uses of treated timber. Over the years, wood has been the most adaptable and most generally used of all construction materials. Until recently it had greater strength for its weight than any other material. It is now surpassed by aluminum and magnesium. When the subject of wood comes up most of us automatically think of housing. We wonder how much wood goes into the house. The thought occurs to us that brick, stone, aluminum, pr.epared building boards, etc are replacing wood so rapidly that little thought need be given to its preservation. Actually, very little treated wood goes into house construction. There is a greater volume, however, goes into factory construction. Such wood is treated against not only decay but also against fire. However, when we get into the extensive uses of wood, that is, the places where it is used in the greatest cubic -foot volume - we find that enormous quantities are used for railroad ties, telegraph and telephone poles, for bridges, culverts, mine shafting, wharves, docks and other such structures. Hence, wood and timber is very adaptable to most forms of construction but the greatest detriment to its use is its limited life - when used untreated. Consequently, much study has gone into ways and means of extending the life of timber. Timber can be and' is destroyed by fire. Great strides have been made in developing fire retardant and fire proofing chemicals. Timber which has been treated under pressure with Zinc Chloride will not support flames. Other more costly and more complicated t-reatments wi 11 prevent the timber from qamage wh_en ex* An interesting address given to the Port Arthur Rotary Club bv Mr. R. J . Prettie, President and General Manager of the Northern Wood Preservers Ltd. posed to flames. Nevertheless, it has often been pointed out that heavy beam construction with timber is safer than construction with other materials when a structure is subjected to an intense heat of burning materials from within that structure. The !oss of timber due to fire is spectacular but the volume loss is relatively small when compared to that which is lost to decay and to insect attack. Decay is caused by small microscopic growth known as fungus (fungi). The fungus begins as a seed or a spore. It sprouts roots known as myceluim which in turn sends out feelers called hypha. These hypha penetrate the cell walls of the wood and dissolve the cellulose for food thereby weakening and eventually destroying the wood. Proper conditions of moisture, air, temperature and of course food supply are necessary for the fungus to germinate properly. Consequently, its growth can b( retarded or prevented by restricting any one of these factors. For example, if timber is kept constantly dry it will last for years and years. Furniture has been found in the tombs of the ancient Pharaohs which after several thousand years is still free from decay. Timber pilings which have been driven in fresh water will remain sound for years below the water line because the water shuts off the air and the fungus cannot germinate. Insofar as temperature is concerned, it is a well known fact that decay is less rapid in Northern climates than in Southern climates. There is no advance at all during the Winter months. However, in practice it is very difficult to control the air, the moisture or the temperature in timber that is to be used for railroad ties, poles, pilings or for other such purposes. Hence, we turn our attention to the food supply of fungus. We can't cut off this food supply but we can poison it. The preservation of wood against decay is actually accomplished by injecting solutions into the wood which will poison the food supply of the fungus. There are hundreds of solutions which will be toxic enough to prevent decay. However, a wood preservative to be of any commercial value must not only be (1) toxic but it must also be (2) easy to handle, (3) economical to use, and it must (4) remain in the wood for long periods of time. (Continued on Page 15) �PAGE 15 LOG BOOK SEPTEMaER, 1950 WOOD PR ESE RV ATION (Continued from Page 14) turn, comes from the cooking ovens of steel mills where it is a by-product. Timber which is to be creosoted or otherwise preservatively treated is always framed prior to treatment. That is, all cuts are made and all holes bored before treatment so that the preservative wi 11 penetrate al I exposed surfaces. The Creosote does not go through the timbers but it will penetrate from one half to three quarters of an inch into the surface and thus provide a protective coating through which fungus cannot penetrate. Surface or paint treatments with Creosote Oil or any other preservative are only of very temporary valuE1 when wood is exposed to the elements. After framing, the timber is loaded onto the treating trams and run into large treating retorts. These retorts are about six feet in diameter by one hundred and forty feet long. They hold from eight hundred to one thousanc, railroad ties in one treating charge or approximately two carloads. Our plant treats some six thousand ties a day. A heavy air-tight door is bolted on securely with numerous large bolts which run around the rim of the door. Air is then pumped into the treating retort and the pressure brought up to SO or 60 pounds per square inch. Creosote Oil is then pumped into the retort against this air pressure and the pressure inside the retort is then brought to 170 or 180 pounds per square inch. This pressure is maintained for a period of four to six hours. Hence, air is forced into the wood first, then Creosote Oil is forced in afterwards. When the various gauges indicate that sufficient gallonage has been pumped into the wood to assure the poundage of treatment required, the pressures are released. Pressure treating is commonly sold on the basis of eight pounds of Creosote Oil to a cubic foot of wood treated. In order to obtain this net poundage it is neces-sary to pump in about ten pounds of Creosote Oil for every cubic foot of wood in the retort because as the pressure is released, the air which was pumped into the wood initially will tend to force out some of the oil. This is what is known as "kick-back." Finally, a vacuum is drawn on the cylinder for th~ purpose of extracting the remainder of the surplus oil and drying off the wood. The theory of this treatment is that the tiny wood cells will be lined with Creosote but not full of the oil. It is known as the Empty Cell Process. It was devised in order to obtain maximum penetration of preservative in the wood with a minimum concentration of oil. Creosote Oil is costly so the final net retention is kept to the lowest economic point. The Full Cell Process is used to prevent timber from attack of animal borers such as termites, Limnoria and Toredoes. A net retention of at least l O pounds of Creo- sote Oil per cubic foot of wood on the basis of a full cell treatment is required to prevent toredo attack in Coastal waters. Railroad ties, on the other hand, are treated with a mixture of SO percent Creosote and SO percent Petroleum to a net retention of seven pounds per cubic foot of wood. The theory, in this case, is that the mechanical life of a tie may run about thirty years so there is no particular purpose in spending extra money to preserve the tie against decay for fifty or sixty years. (Continued on Page 16) V · UL CAN MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT LIMITED A DIVISION OF VULCAN IRON AND ENGINEERING LTD. Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario DISTRIBUTORS FOR ALLIS-CH4LMERS -- GENERAL MOTORS CRAWL~R TRACTOR~ . MOTOR GRADERS ·• • . POWER UNITS IND. WHEEL TRACTORS BAKER BULLDOZERS GAR. WOOD INDUSTRIES INC. SAL.ES PARTS SER.VICE Head Office 171 SUTHERLAND AVE. PHONE 594316 WINNIPEG, MAN. INDUSTRIAL MARINE DIESEL POWER HOLMAN BROS., LIMITED. TRACTO-MOTIVE CORP. ,PACIFIC CAR & FOUNDRY CO. DROTT MANUFACTUR·I NG CORP. Branch 725 NORTH MAY STREET PHONE 2-1061 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 SEPTEMBER, 1950 Chromated Zinc Chloride, Pentechlorophenol and we now contemplate treating with what is known as Greensalt. This is a preservative recently developed by the Bell Telephone Company. WOOD PRESERVATION (Continued from Page 15) Service records on treated timber extend back for over one hundred years. The treatment of timber comThe preservative which has best answered t~e~e qualifications has been Creosote Oil. Creosote Ori _1s obtained from the distillation of Coal Tar. Coal Tar, in menced first in England and on the Continent early in the nineteenth century. On this continent service records extend back sixty and seventy years. O~e classic example of service life is the Lake Pontchartrain Trestle. This is a railway trestle over eleven -miles long, built over a brakish swam~ near New Orleans in 1882. A recent inspect.or and test of its timbers established that they still have 90 percent of their original strength. Untreated timber installed under similar conditions has not lasted over two years. Pole service records are more recent but already these indicate a service life of 50 years and upwards. Highway culverts and bridges have had similar service records. Treated timber is particularly adaptable to these uses since it is more resilient and consequently not subject to cracking and crumbling from continu_ous freezing and thawing. Nor is it affected by corrosion, rust alkali or ground acids. In cases where roads have to be changed (and new construction is seldom located in a place where it does not have to be changed) treated timber has a very high salvage value. Structures can be dismantled and moved to a new location. It is interesting to note that one pole line in England was moved three times in a period of some 60 years. It was a rural line when originally installed. Later it was replaced with a heavier lead. The poles were transferred to another rural location. The same replacement took place again some years later with little if any loss of the original material. The Company with whom I am associated - Northern Wood Preservers Limited of Port Arthur, Ontario I hesitate to mention for fear of being charged witr commercialism. However, this company was established in 1935 on the basis of straight custom creosoting of customer's products. Port Arthur is a very logical and strategic location for such business since it is the furthest point West that Creosote Oil, Tar or other such preservatives can be moved by water (that is, by boa_t) to meet the large timbers coming from the West by rail Furthermore, it is a focal point for local timber production in areas from Kenora and Rainy River to as far East as Hornepayne and Sudbury. Since 1935 we have expanded into Zinc Chloride, Competition forced us to produce our own Creosote Oil so we now bring Coal Tar up the lakes by tanker from Hamilton and Sault Ste. Marie which we distill into Creosote Oi I and other by-products ot Port Arthur. One by-product is a domestic Coke, another is a Pitch. This latter product is a new diversion for us. It is being used as a base for making pipe enamel. The Koppers Company of Pittsburg have erected a plant at Port Arthur for making this enamel and are now supplying the coating for the new inter-provincial pipe-line. Our company is also engaged in the woods end of the business. We operate our own timber limits from which we cut poles, pulpwood, sawlogs. We operate ou, own sawmill, dry kiln and planer mill at Port Arthur. Hence, from a small and single purpose beginning we are now in a position to furnish a very complete service and have built up a very nice industry at the Head of the Lakes. We employ approximately 300 men in the plant when operating to capacity and about the same number in the woods. We maintain an office in Toronto and we also have the controlling interest in a ~mall plant in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. In conclusion, I will repeat again my introduction, "One half of the world doesn't know how the other half lives." Sweeping Compound Made at Northern Wood Preservers A new by-product manufactured by the Northern Wood Preservers in Port Arthur is GO DUST Sweeping Compound {Disinfected). This product is distributed by the Northern Distributors, Port Arthur. A. L. K. SWITZER APPOINTED TO FORESTRY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE To fill the vacancy created by the resignation of' Mr. J. H. Merrill when he moved from Nipigon to Quebec, Mr. A. L. K. Switzer of the Woodlands Department. LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited, has been appointed by the Thunder Bay Timber Operator's Association. "SERVING THE TIMBER OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" WHOLE S¥"LE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, ' BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. Fort William �SEPTEMBER, l 950 LOG BOOK McCAIG PAGE 17 GODSALL LTD. MINING, INDUSTRIAL, LOGGING, CONTRACTORS AND MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT 213 BAY STREET, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. BOX 187 TELEPHONE 5-6752 AUGUST 28, 1950 Gentlemen: This Company has been established for the purpose of servicing and distributing machinery and equipment. The territory covered is Northewestern Ontario and the Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. We have been appointed sole distributors in the above territory for Lima-Hamilton Corporation and the Michigan Power Shovel Company. The products manufactured by these two companies, including excavating and material-handling machines, range in size from ¾ cubic yards to 6 cubic yards, crawler or rubber-ti red mounted, gas, electric or diesel drive. Parts for these machines are carried at our warehouse at Port Arthur and factory trained servicemen are available at Port Arthur. Your enquiries for excavating and material--handling machinery are earnestly solicited. In addition to these two new machine accounts, we handle a complete line of used machinery and equipment for sale or rental. The services of G. H. Godsall Equipment Limited, distributors for The Euclid Road Machinery Company, will be available at all times to McCaig & Godsall Ltd. I An opportunity to serve you in the field we cover wi 11 be greatly appreciated. Yours very truly, McCAIG & GODSALL LTD. �PAGE 18 SEPTEMBER, 1950 LOG BOOK Safety News 4 WAYS TO WIN WORKER SUPPORT Getting workers to use the safety equipment thaf management spends millions each year developing and procuring has always been the most persistent worm in a safety director's apple barrel. Building employee cooperation in safety programs is a tough supervisory job: it takes the diplomacy of an ambassador, the firmness of a traffic cop. Disregard o{ regulation is often a deep-seated attitude. The lathe hand who balks at wearing safety goggles probably drove his school-teachers wild, too. By the time he gets tc you, he has a fine disregard for regulations that is hard to shake. Here are four pointers that have worked in other plants. Perhaps your methods should include them : 1-Have as Few Rules as Possible Keep your list of safety rules as short as you can, but see that the ones you do have are observed. Don't let your men confuse its brevity with its importance. When a regulation no longer makes sense, junk it. Don't keep a rule on the books simply because its always been there. Let your supervisors in on the job of setting up a list of workable rules: their closer contacts with job hazards will make them invaluable. 2-Speak to Offenders Privately . Respect a man's dignity - never dress him down in front of other employees. Humiliating him before a crowd of gawking onlookers turns a serious job into 2 sideshow, makes the offender resentful, anxious to ge'Y even. Have the worker come to your desk - or at least take him away from his work area - if you have something to say to him. Be as inconspicuous as possible about calling men aside: don't bellow at them over the roar of shop noise~ 3-Be Completely Fair Always Favoritism is fatal - steer clear of it whatever yo,. do. Treat all workers alike. Consistent fairness in yousupervision is one sure way of gaining worker confidencr and cooperation. When you discipline a worker, let hirr' know that he is getting exactly the same treatment anyone else would receive under similar circumstances Do everything possible to get at the root of eac 1 problem: try to find out why the man does what he doe~ Make sure the employee knows which rule he brokr - find out whether he knew about it when he broke it If he doesn't know the rule, set him straight and SE'' that everyone else who should know about it is properly informed. 4-Crack Down When You Have To See to it that everyone knows where you stand o· safety regulation infractions, what you intend to cl about them. Don't be vague. Let workers know how yo· feel about constant offenders. Be consistent: stick t your guns. Investigate each offense carefully. Double chec' your information to avoid having to change your decision when overlooked evidence is dug up. If something in favor of the man you've punished turns up, however, don't hesitate to set things straight. If the offender has been warned before, do what you warned him you'd do: warnings are effective only when people know they'll be carried through. -Timber Producers Bulletin ENGLISH CLASSES IN CAMP MAY BE ARRANGED "Leisure Time Learning" is offered to New Canadians willing to avail themselves of this opportunity. English and Citizenship classes will be set up in bush camps this winter wherever the need exists and where a suitable instructor can be found. The Community Programmes Branch of the Ontario Department of Education, will provide books and pay instructor's fee. During the past three winters several thousand newcomers in Northwest Ontario attended these classes in bush camps, mines, railroad extra gangs; and in established schools. These "leisure time" students are off to a good start in the process of becoming Canadian citizens. While thes classes are designed especially for the newcomer, anyone is welcome. Advisory services in connection with establishing other programmes for leisure time learning are available. Further information may be obtained from Community Programmes Branch, Ontario Department of Education, 400 Catherine Street, Fort William. Mr. H. E. Thomas has recently replaced Mr. Ernie Ross as representaive of Community Programmes. Mr. Ross was transferred to Ottawa. POWERFUL! ECONOMICAL! Light-Weight ! ONE·MAN POWER CHAIN SAW See this Wood-Cutting Marvel in action! A demonstration will convince you that a P. M. W O O D B O S S is yom most efficient pulpwood cutting tool ! P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LTD. VANCOUVER, B. C. FOR DEMONSTRATION, SALES or SE'RVICE CONT ACT 278 Bay Street, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. or HEARST ONT. Other P. M. Offices in Orillia, Ont.; Quebec, P. Q.; Vancouver, B. C.; and Regional Distributors across Canada. �SEPTEMBER, 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 19 We Distribute and Stock . . . Bj) y ~ ·r j] ·r :E ·r j) BJ) j) ~ J!/ E pll DD" C ~ GRINDING WHEELS and POINTS CUT-OFF WHEELS NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. 203 HARDISTY ST. Phone 3-7407 "JOE BEAVER" By Ed Nofziger JUST FOR TODAY ~... ,. -..... Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime. Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, namely, "That most folks are about as happy as they make up their mindf to be." Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out I wi II do two things I don't want to do and don't have to do, as_ William James suggested, just for experience. And I will be agreeable. Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding. Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what· is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires I will take my family, my business, and my luck as the) come, and fit myself to them. Just for today I wfll look as well as I can, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all nor find fault with anything, and not try to regulate nor improve anyone Just for today I will have a quiet hour all by myseH and relax. In this hour I will think of God,so as to get ; little more perspective to my life. Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I wil' not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love and to believe that those I love, love me. . l i; c-~ '-.-, ·~ .''s \ . • Forest Service, U.S. Deoartment of Auicultura -Author Unknown "Ha ~... J. T. Russell Motors Ltd. --·-··· you missed me!" ••• ;~•;•-:.r.•.-~·:•;•;•:·~·:·:.. 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 YEH ICLE WEIGHTS From 4,600 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. For Complete Information DIAL 3-7421 • :-::::::::::::t······· :::::::. ~=:=:=:..-.. ~=~=!=i=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!i?=:=:-:-.-•• •:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ...J!,:l:\·f ···············:: ·.-·:·:·:t???:??:?!?!?!?:·:. �LOG BOOK Page 20 RECENT UNION AGREEMENT (Continued from Page 13) maximum of one replacement during each monthly period. {5) The Company agrees to maintain a policy of good conditions in respect to cleanliness, sanitation and health. The Company recognizes that clean bedding, laundry service, and health inspection are important factors. {6) The Company agrees to discuss with the Union in each particular operation ways and means of improving conditions for all employees covered by this Agreement and also the interpretation of the Agreement. {7) It is considered by both parties to this Agreement that the general improvements in working conditions in this great industry during the last few years, despite varying circumstances, have been highly beneficial and should continue and shall be facilitated by both parties to this Agreement. Article X - Wages 10.0 l Schedule "A" is the wage schedule as agreed upin between the Union and the Company and is attached hereto and is a part of this Agreement. l 0.02 Schedule "B," where such schedule is agreed to, is attached hereto and becomes a part of this Agreement. Article XI - Hours of Work { l) This clause applies to day workers only. (2) The standard work week shall consist ot forty-eight .{48) hours. {3) The standard work day shall consist of eight {8) hours per day. (4) Walking distance up to one and one-half miles each way or riding time up to one-half hour each way shall not be included in the above eight (8) hour day and forty-eight (48) hour week. (5, Any time worked in excess of eight {8) hourf per day or forty-eight (48) hours per week shall be paid for at the regular rate of pay. (6) The following classifications are exceptions to the eight (8) hour day and forty-eight (48) hour week: (a) Cooks (b) Cookees (c) Chore Boys (d) Watchmen (e) Barn Bosses (f) Raftsmen, Inland Waters Legmen In addition to vacation with pay benefits provided in Article VI of this Agreemnt, it is agreed that after three (3) months if continuous employment, cooks shall be entitled to seven {7) days' time off with pay and cookees, chore boys, watchmen,· barn bosses, raftsmen and inland waters legmen shall be entitled to three (3) days' time off with pay, such time off with pay to be taken at a tjme mutually satisfactory to both the employer and the employee. Payment for such ti me wi 11 be made upon return to employment at the termination of time taken off. If, for any reason, such time is not taken, cooks will receive seven (7) days' lllly and cookees, chore boys, watchmen, barn bosses, raf~ men and inland waters logmen will receive three (3) days' pay in lieu thereof. (7) It is also understood that during the following seasonal periods men will work as many hours during the week as may be necessary to do the work in hand: (a) Driving season; (b) Ice and snow hauling season. Article XII - Seniority 12.01 In lay-offs and in promotions, length of service shall receive due consideration. When labour is -. SEPTEMBER, 19.:i0 required, local workers experienced in the jobs to be filled shall be given hi ring preference. Nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict the Company's right to recognize merit and ability, to retain key workers, and to generally promote the· efficiency of operations. 12.02 Sickness, authorized leave of absence or injury disabling an employee for work during any season shal I not alter his seniority rights for that season. SCHEDULE "A" ~~:~8 ~bb'k:~!ic~·~····::::::·.·.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·.·. ·.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::. $6.25 Cooks ........................ ............................................................... 8.20 - 9.60 Second Cooks ..................................................................... 8 .20 Bull Cooks or Chore Boys ....................................... 7.65 Camp Watchmen ............................................................ 6.75 Barn Boss - l O or more horses ........................... 8.20 - Less than l O horses ........................ 7 . 85 Night Watchmen ............................................................ 7.05 Dam and Storage Ground Watchmen ............... 6.75 General Labourers ............... ......................................... 7.65 Loaders and Unloaders ........................:.................... 7.85 Skidders and Rollers .................................. ......... ...... 7.95 Teamsters - Less than 4 horses toting ............ 7.85 - 4 horses or more toting ............... 8. 15 - Hauling and loading ..................... 8.20 Blacksmiths .......................... ............ .... ....................... ...... 8.20 - 9.60 ~~~~~~i~~ ...::·.·.·.·.·..:::::::·.·.·.·. ·.·.::::::·. :::::::::·.·. :::::::::::::·.::::::·.:::::·.::::::·.·.·. ~:~6 :~: ~6 Camp and dam construction workers ............ Tractor Drivers - Portaging ....................................... - Break roads ........................ ......... - Hauling trains ........................... - Forwarding from strips ...... - Using scrapers, graders ...... Truck Drivers - Hauling trains, trailers, etc. - Portaging, hauling on body ... - Four-wheel drive ........................ Compressor Operator ............................................... .... Mechanical Jammer Operator .............................. Jackhammer Drillers ...................................................... Hand Drillers........................................................................ River Drivers, Watering wood on drive ......... Boatmen, Bow and Stern ......... Outboard Motor Operators on Drive ............... Sorters, sluicers, jackladder feeders .................. Raftsmenl Inland Waters Logmen ..................... Storage Ground Legmen ............................................. Tank Men Icing Roads ....................:........................... Pump Men for Water Pump ....... ................... ....... ... Men Working on Jammer ....................................... Top Loaders on Jammer ............................................. Saw Filers ............................................................. ................ Powder Men .......................................... .............................. 7.65 - 8.75 7.90 - 8.95 7.90 - 8.95 7.95 - 8.95 7.85 - 8.95 8.55 - 9. 90 7.90 - 8.95 7.90 - 8.50 8.55 - 9.90 8.80 - 9.35 8.55 - 9.90 8.00 7.85 8.25 8.55 8 .55 7.85 8.75 8.25 7.90 7.90 7.90 8.15 7.90 - 8.95 8.20 HANDICAPPED WORKERS: A special rate may be established by agreement between the Company and the Union for aged and handicapped workers. APPRENTICES: Employees coming into woods operations for the first time shall receive the apprentice rate until able to do the job, with a maximum period of four {4) weeks in the case of those learning to cut, skid, or pile pulpwood, and two (2) weeks in the case of all other occupa_. tions except general labour. In the case of promotion from one classification to another, an employee shal~ receive his current rate of pay until he has learned to do his new job before receiving an increase in pay providing, however, that this shall be done within the above-mentioned time limits. (Continued on Page 21) �LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER, l 950 PAGE 21 RECENT UNION AGREEMENT (Continued from Page 20) JOB CLASSIFICATION: Cutting Pulpwood 50 1111 Rough Spruce and Balsam 50 Peeled Spruce and Balsam .............. . 50 11 Rough Jack_pine ....................................... 50 11 Rough Poplar ............................................ . 50 11 Peeled Poplar ............................. ............... l 00 11 Rough Spruce and Balsam ........... . l 00 11 Peeled Spruce and Balsam ............ l 00 11 Rough Jackpine ........................ ........... . l 00 11 Rough Poplar ............................ ............. l 00 11 Peeled Poplar .................................... ...... Rate Per Single Cord · · ··••o, o, •· " · · · • Cutting Fuelwood $5.20 7.70 4.60 3.75 5.50 4.60 6 .90 4.05 3.45 4.65 Split 4-ft. Poplar ................... .................................. ..... $3.75/cord 11 4-ft. Jackpine .................................... .................. 4.30 11 4-ft. Birch and Tamarac ..................... ......... 4.85 22 1111 to 30 1111 Poplar ............................................. $3.00/face 11 11 cord 22 to 30 Birch ................................................ 3.50 (NOTE: - Face Cord - 4' x 8' x 22 11 to 30 11 in length.) In addition to above, strip roads to be paid for at the rate of l c per foot for 7-ft. road, and l ½ c per foot for l 0-ft. road. Strip width shall not exceed 66 feet. WALKING DISTANCE: Payment will be made for walking distance at the rate of five cents per cord for each 500 feet walked in excess of l % miles to start of strip. CUTTING BONUS: When a man has cut and pi led 75 cords of rough pulpwood or 37 cords of peeled pulpwood in any one camp, he will be paid the following bonus in addition to the above rates: Rough Wood - SSc per cord Peeled Wood - ?Sc per cord LOADING, HAULING AND UNLOADING: By the same crew, loading and hauling and changing sleighs at spotting grounds, or where unloading is done by mechanical means, rates are for single cords: Peeled Wood Rough Wood Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up to one-quarter mile haul $ .90 $1.00 to one-half mile haul .95 1.10 to three-quarter mile haul 1.00 1.15 to one mile haul l. l O 1.25 to one and a half mile haul 1.45 1.55 to two mile haul 1.65 1.80 to two and a half mile haul 1.90 2.10 to three mi le haul 2. l O 2.40 to four mile haul 2.55 2.95 to five mile haul 2.95 3.55 When wood is unloaded by hand add 16c per single cord to above rates for rough wood and 13c per single cord to the above rates for peeled wood. HAULING FUELWOOD OR SKIDDING shall be paid the same rate as for rough wood. For the purpose of this Agreement, a stacked cord of 4-ft. rough pulpwood shal I be 50 11 x 50 11 x 8'; a 11 stacked cord of 8-ft. rough pulpwood shall be 50 x 11 l 00 x 4'; a stacked cord of peeled pulpwood shall bo 50 11 x 48" x 8' or 100 11 x 48 11 x 4'. Where rough wood is cube scaled, 85 cu. ft. or sol id wood shal I constitute a cord without allowance for over lengths. •~•-----•-. . ADVERTISERS' NEWS Watson Jack and Company Limited have two new fire fighting accessories to offer: hose tongs, selling for $2.95 a pair and a portable hose winder, selling for $57.00. The latter was developed from an idea sug! gested by Ken Switzer and a model made by Norm Skinner and Bruce Sloan - all of the Longlac Pulp & Paper Company Limited. Arnold McCaig, well known to the timber operators of Northwestern Ontario announces the establishment of McCaig & Godsall Limited. This company will distribute and service machinery and equipment in Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. The company is the sole distributor for the LimaHamilton Corporation and the Michigan Power Shovel Company. In addition, the services of the G. H. Godsall Equipment Company Limited, distributors for the Euclid Road Machinery Company, will be available at all times to McCaig and Godsall Limited. The Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Company of Winnipeg and Port Arthur, Ontario, have been appointee! distributors for the General Motors 2 Cycle Diesel Engines. These compact, powerful Diesel Engines are available as stationary Power Units-Marine Propulsion Units or Generator Sets. D. W. Mooney is sales manager with Oscar Sigurdson, Sales Manager for Northwestern Ontario. Both are well-known to timber operators. 1950 Annual Meeting CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FOREST ENGi N EERS Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario October 26, 27 and 28, 1950 The Program will stress discussions of the practical application of silviculture under existing Canadian forest and economic conditions. �PAGE LOG BOOK 22 MISSED FROM THE LIST OF HONOURARY FIRE WARDENS IN THE JULY ISSUE FIRE FIGHTING CERTIFICATES PRESENTED TO BROMPTON EMPLOYEES WHO COMPLETE FIRE FIGHTING COURSE Oscar Styffe Limited Camp No. 7 A certificate, printed on linen paper and of a size to. fit a man's wallet, is presented to Brampton employee~ who complete the company fire fighting course. On completion of the course, each employee is certified as being qualified to fill one or more of the following positions: 1. Fire Boss 2. Line Foreman 3. Unit Crew Foreman 4. Pump Crew Foreman 5. 6. 7. 8. SEPTEMBER, l 950 Pump Operator Pump Crew Unit Hand Tool Gang Nels Berg A. Dahl Hans Giesbrecht The Manitoba Paper Company Limited has recently issued a booklet entitled "Fi re" which has been circulated to people in the Pine Falls district in the hope that it will serve a useful purpose in having the people in that area become more conscious of the danger and the devastating results of forest fire. THE WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SA\\1 MILL ~(!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 and cut to higher yield per log, fewer mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manufactures accurate lumber at 5 man-hours per l 000 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 1he first new sawmill in 50 years! Now used by large Lumber Companies, commert:ial operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE TIMBERLAND MACHINES LTD. MECHANIZED LOGGING SPECIALISTS WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO �SEPTEMBER, 1950 • LOG BOOK Pr'\G";: 23 PICTURES OF THE HELICOPTER IN ACTION DURING EXPERIMENTS /CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS NEAR SUDBURY, ONTARIO. THERE'S A NEW INTERNATIONAL 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 variationsevery truck heavy-duty engineered. The All New 1950 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS .ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT S. J. DILL & SONS 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-S488 FORT WILLIAM =-- North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �,,,, lirectorY ol • Quality Bargains • ment ese equip h\v i a,ns, thorou9.,Cat: ted by your ~e,,c " Dea\er 4 recon .' ard hen necessa ,one w " hours • e ma", . BY you• . •ti'' a1" 1Ulll ''Cl1£1 ..... INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD9" Diesel Tractor, 60" Gauge, Serial No. TDCD-268257CC. Equipped with "Bucyrus Erie" Front End Hydraulic Bucket Loader. Tractor in splendid condition having worked only two summers since being purchased in 1947. Its owner has kept it in good mechanical condition and it -has been inspected and newly painted at our shop. PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................................ $7,500.00 11 ''INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD9" Diesel Tractor, 60" Gauge, Serial TDCB:32436T7BJ. Equipped with Hydraulic Angle-dozer and "Carco" Towing Winch. Tractor as equipped was purchased new in 1948. It has been inspected in our shop and found to be in good running order. A new machine as above would sell for approximately $10.500.00 today. PRICE ..................................................................................................................................................................... $5,300.00 INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD-14" Diesel Tractor, 56" Gauge, Serial No. 22601TllN. Equipped with "Isaacson" Hydraulic Angle-dozer and "Isaacson" Towing Winch. This tractor was originally purchased new in the summer of 1948. Deductions will be made if the Angledozer or Towing Winch are not required. PRICE ............................................. ······.................................................................................................................. $6,500.00 11 ·, "CATERPILL-AR" Model D2 Diesel Tractor, 50" Gauge, Serial No. 5U222 l. Equipped witn "Hyster Model "D2N" Towing Winch, One of the ne_y., "Caterpillar" D2 Series, it was criginally purchased new in January of 1949 and has an hour meter reading of only 2302 hours. A deduction will be made if the Towing Winch is not required. $3,500.00 PRICE CATERPILLAR, 11 Model "D-13000" Diesel Engine, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ " bore, 8" stroke, maximum horsepower 150. Equipped with standard gasoline starting engine, extended base with open clutch and pillow blocks - 14" diameter x 13" Face Belt Pulley and all standard equipment. Used three months. GUARANTEED. 11 PRICE ......................................................................................................................................... ........................ $6,900.00 "CATERPILLAR" Diesel No. 11 Auto Patrol (47 horsepower), Single drive Model with 14foot blade assembly. This "Grader" has been put in good operating condition in our shop and for this reasonable investment it is an excellent buy. Ideal for logging road maintenance. PRICE ............... ........................................... ......... ...................................... ............................... ...... ................... $3,000.00 � 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 1950SeptLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - September October 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. September October 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 1950-09 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/2cdd4fbece4b071c8154493b80c733d5.pdf 7f100ea6dc964c7ff2a72a71520849bd PDF Text Text JULY 1950 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO NO. 2 RETURN TO Woods Division Marathon Corp. of C~nada Ltd. Port Arthur~ Ontario· - - - - - · ·7 I I I • �J PAGE 2 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 JUL . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1 T H A. TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. J. H Logging -- Industrial -- Construction -- Municipal and Mining Equipment DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL . INDUSTRIAL POWER Cra~ler Tractors Diesel Engines Po~er Units nou ood ause amA true itua Imo• ires, o n ate. SERVING THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO to orta ire Ct ND UiR sist sts oul 000 80 TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. ~R hie PHONE 5-5495 OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORDAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO C m. th ate �1950 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS either have too much or not nough, and th e, it's too much rain. The trials and tribulations of woods operators and oodsworkers are many . this year so far - - - - - mostly aused by rain, late spring, late start in the peeling amps, high water, road wash-outs, floods, camp con·truction hold-up, etc. and more rain. The bright spot in this rainy picture is the fire ituation . The Fire Hazard Meter has been at LOW lmost all spring and although there have been some !ires, mostly in settled areas, we have not had to give o much consideration to this . factor in operations to ate. We must not forget the fire danger or be lulled to a false sense of security. It is of the utmost imortanc;e that personnel at each camp and depot be ire conscious, that there is a fire fighting plan in efect and all personnel in the camps are organized into ire crews - trained and ready. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SUCH BIG MOSQUITOES ND SAND FLIES BEFORE? H. H. "Bert" Styffe, President AINTENANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE NGINE COOLING SYSTEMS The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper ssociation announced recently that through the co peration of the Canadian National Carbon Compan) d., manufacturers and distributors in Canada of estone Anti-freeze, a limited ,_pumber of copies of ar A.E. manual covering the maintenance of automotive gine cooling systems had been obtained. This manual an authoritative text, a11p its use by automotive puipment supervisory and maintenance personnel, wil' fSist in the reduction of automotive engine operatinr psts through a better understanding of the maintence requirements of engine cooling systems. Company personnel desiring a copy of this manua' · ould apply through their company office to the oodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association , 80 Sun Life Building, Montreal 2, Canada. r COVER PICTURE The face of the NIPIGON RIVER is raised again. he Cover picture shows the view of the new PINE RTAGE DEVELOPMENT on the NIPIGON RIVER ich was put into operation on June 21, 1950. Lake anna and White Chutes have disappeared, being reaced by a new lake forming the headpond of the new m. A steel log slide 700 feet long is on the east side 'ARIO the river to allow pulp wood cut in the Lake Nipigon atershed to go down the river. - Picture - The Camera Shop PAGE 3 BROMPTON WOODS MANAGER TO MOVE TO QUEBEC Mr. Julian H. Merrill, Bromp/ ton Pulp & Paper Company Lim1 ited Divisional Woods Manager at Nipigon, Ontario, is leaving to become Woods Manager of the Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Company in Quebec. In making the announcement, Mr. J. W . Fries, General Woods Manager of the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited, stated, "We believe you will join us in wishing him every success in his new position." Woodsmen in Northwestern Ontario will miss Julian very much, but it is certain that they all wish him every success. Mr. Merri 11 has left his mark in Northwestern Ontario since he came here in January 1925. Mr. Merrill was born in Maine, graduating from the University of Maine in 1924 with the degree of B.Sc. in forestry and he has been associated with the Woods Industry ever since. Practically all jobs in woods operations from talleyman to Woods Manager have been carried out successfully by Mr. Merri II and he has been associated with companies in the United Stahes and Canada. Mr. Merrill is on the Executive Board of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association, Senior Member Canadian Society of Forest Engineers, Councillor of the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Associat~ ion and Honourary Chairman of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp and Paper Makers' Safety Association. He has also played his part in the development of Nipigon and is Chairman of the Nipigon Memorial Hospital Board. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WISHES YOU EVERY SUCCESS IN YOUR NEW POSITION. Mr. A. M. Jones, formerly Assistant Woods Man-< ager, will take over from Mr. Merrill as Divisional Woods Manager at Nipigon . WOODS OPERATORS READY TO ASSIST IF WINNIPEG HAD TO BE EVACUATED Details of the disastrous Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba flood were widely reported in the press and a re probably known to all. Plans were prepared in all centres of population in Northwestern Ontario to look after evacuees if necessary, and if this had happened, woods operators would have been called on to supply beds, bedding, eating and cooking utensils, etc. At the Lakehead, the Naval Barracks was set up in readiness with beds and equipment supplied by the Abitibi Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, and the Armories was set up with beds and equipment supplied by Percy Greer, Timber Contractor. A survey was made of other equipment available and length of time that it would take to bring the , equipment to the Lakehead. Plans were also made to use camps readily accessible to rail or road if the emergency developed. In addition to this, woods companies sent pumps, sand-bags, and other equipment to Winnipeg . The readiness ·of companies to help out was very much appreciated by the Red Cross and other flood officials. �JULY 1950 , JULY LOG BOOK PAGE 4 • / -- For Three Generations By D. E. Pickard One of a Series of articles by members o the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of ·, orest Engineers Joe Blow came from a family of bushmen. His father and his father's father were bushmen. As far back as he could remember, he had been close to the bush and its environment. Tonight as Joe, his father and grandfather sat comfortably before the fireplace sipping hot rum it was only natural that the conversation turned to the subject so common to all of them the bush. Of course, Joe and his father had respect · for ~he age and experience and listened attentively to advice given by Grandfather Blow, or stories he might wish to tell. Being a bushman he naturally told some rather tall ones and used his prestige of age and experience as often as he could get someone to listen. Tonight was such an occasion so he took advantage of it to tel I of his· experiences as a cruiser. "Cruising," he began, "is a heartbreaker. Day after day thrashing through the wilderness, hither a,:id Y?n; with little of nothing in the line of maps, estimating volumes of stands. Half the time we walked unnecessary miles through nothing but muskeg or some other area where even a respectable alder wouldn't grow. Many times when we came out we weren't sure of just where we had been or how far a good stand of spruce extended. Then when we started to lay out our cuts we were in a hell of a dither, because we couldn't remember or hadn't seen enough . The maps we sketched in there weren't of much use to us either. You both know what kind of a map a man would sketch from ju_st wandering around an area. Sometimes we put camps in the damnedest places and made the damnedest mistakes in our estimates. Of course, we did the best we coulc'I with what we had ." Father Blow looked at the old chap with a mixture of admiration and pity on his face. "Dad, I know what you mean, I did a bit of tha• when I first started cruising . Just about that time we developed a pretty good system though. W~ had th f ' maps that you fellows sketched and we com_b,ned th em to prepare general maps of our limits. We reasoned too" he continued "that although you knew how much per' acre a stand ~ight average you didn't kn~w how many acres you had . I believe that was th e main f~ult with your estimates, particularly ¼'.hen you _were _e st imating for a fairly large area. With th at in mind '!"fl started measuring trees in approximately parallel st rip~. of definite widths from a definite point, and in a definite direction. 'To show you what I mean, we might have run a strip ¼ chain wide the distance between strips such that we cruised anywhere from 2½ to ~% of the area. We kept line notes and broke the strips d d into certain types, marked in st reams, roa s an _so on . You can see how we could plot th e st rips a nd wi th th e designated types, etc., prepare a good map and als~ get a very good idea as to type area for the ground cruise? From the tally of the strips running through a certain type we calculated an average cordage per acre Thi~ average we applied to the numbers of acres calculated from our map and arrived at the total cords of eaclspecies for the stand. I think, Dad, that this method gave us a better estimate of the cords per stand, a better idea as to the size of the stand, and it certainly gave us a better map of the whole area." Father Blow sat back, took another sip of his rum , thought deeply a moment, and continued, "Yes, we fi ured we had advanced considerably from your metho Dad, but we still had some faults which we realized we in need of change, but we didn't have means of remed ing them. Like you, Dad, we still covered a lot unnecessary ground, and took an awful lot of time whic resulted in a very costly proposition. Then too, the ma we prepared didn't give us the true shape of lake streams, roads, heights, and so on, and sometimes the were of great importance to us when we started layi out a camp, or started long term planning as we we beginning to do at this time. The one thing, too, th annoyed me personally, was that even though I walk all over an area following a compassman and measurin trees, I never actually saw much of an area, exce walking to or from a strip. Yes, our system was a go one, had it not been for these faults ." Conversation waned for a few minutes and all thre Blows sipped and thought about this business of cruisin Joe, at last, broke the silence. "Grand-dad, I can't understand how you got a kind of an estimate with your system. And Dad, yo system has proved itself, and it is still being used some with very good resufts. However, many compani are now using a system which appears to have iron out a lot of the faults of both your systems. We no use aerial photographs to a great extent. In fact, mu of our work is done in the office before a crew ev leaves for the bush. Maps are prepared from the phot graphs showing timber type boundaries and all natu features, such as lakes, streams, etc., are recorded . 'A, have a system of classifying a stand and this classifi ation is recorded on the map for each type. In oth words, our map is prepared for us and we have a ve good idea as to the type of timber before we begin cruise. All the cruiser does is to run sample strips plots within each type that warrants investigation order to determine the cordage per acre. You said, Da th at you used about 2½ to 5 %. With our system ' vary the percentage of cruise depending upon how mu a stand varies within itself. On the average, I wou say our intensity of cruise is only about 1 to l ½ %. T same system of classification is used year after year we gradually accumulate a large number of samples each classification . These samples are averaged and believe that the average cordage per acre for a type classification derived in this way may be used on ar that we wish inventories of, and we don't even walk t area, except for a bit of checking. The encouragi thing too, is that this system has been checked time a time again, and it always appears to be sufficien ciccurate." Joe sat back in his chair to give his father grandfather time to think of what he had just said also to giv.e himself time to moisten his throat w another swig of rum. He continued, "The good featu of our present system seem to remedy the faults of b of your systems fairly well. Firstly, we have a very g idea as to what the bush 1s like before we go in, so don't have to walk many unnecessary miles to look areas that aren't worthwhile. Secondly, our maps very good, giving true shapes of our streams, lakes, other featu·res that you mentioned, Dad. Thirdly, we a lot more of the important features because we ar go:ng in one direction following a compass man all (Continued on Page 14) resi for ind, Wri �:ed we remed 1 lot 1e whic he ma ,f lake es the d layi ct, mu rew ev 1e phot I natu ded. classifi In oth re a ve begin strips q 1ation • ;aid, Da '' You're right---IT'S WRIGHTS! ... tomorrow we'll really highball!" Wise operators -- men who really know their ropes -- choose Wrights' for ease in handling, greater resistance to bending fatigue and wear, economy of operation. Wrights' Greenheart logging ropes, preformed, with built-in lubrication, are available in all sizes and constructions. The most modern manufacturing methods, backed by 180 years experience in the construction of industrial ropes, is your assurance of the best when you specify Wrights' Greenheart. Call your nearest Wrights' representative today. ystem ~~ ·r year mples f ·d and a type on are walk t couragi time a Jfficien STOCKS OF WIRE ROPE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ARE CARRIED BY ather • said in, so ro look maps lakes, a lly, we. wear an all Be right - • buy \\7 rights'! '' BRITISH COLUMBIA : Marshall-Wells Companies Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria, Prince George SASKATCHEWAN: W. F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina ALBERTA: Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. Lucey Export Edmonton, Calgary, of Canada Ltd. Leth bridge Edmonton, Calgary MANITOBA: • NORTHWESTERN ONT ARIO: Kipp-Kelly Ltd. Twin City Industrial Eqpt. Ltd. Winnipeg Port Arthur �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 ,e Prevention of Hazardous Fire Conditions in and Around Logging Camps By Lloyd M. Lein INTRODUCTION Present day pulpwood camps are very susceptible to fire. The construction is such that a fire can very easily sweep from one end of a camp to the other in an incredibly short length of time. The loss, when a camp burns, is tremendous. Not only the buildings themselves are des~roy~d, ?ut men may be killed and a whole logging ro~tine 1s _disrupted. Fires in the dead of Winter are especially serious. Log ging must be carried on, and it is quite an undertaki~g to replace buildings and equipment and start up again. Practically all fires that start in the camps are the result of carelessness on someones part. There are very very few fires that are the result of pure . acc_ident Taking into account the human factor and adding in the inflammability of the camps, it can be seen that som_e kind of control is a necessity to keep hazardous conditions at an absolute minimum. It is also regrettably true that foremen and contractors who have never had a fire in their camps are hard to convince of the necessity for control oven hazardous conditions. One good scare is worth teri thousand warnings. Foremen and contrac_to_rs wh~ have had fires in their camps co-operate willingly in an attempt to cut hazards. A proper control over hazardous conditions lets foremen and contractors know that they are being checked. It affords the Company the solace of knowing that they are doing all they can in both their own interests and that of the men. The men . in camp woulci appreciate this type of control when they know the reason for it. The Insurance companies would be more than delighted to see rigid hazard control. It is quite apparent that there is everything to gain and nothing to lose by setting up a regular checking or hazardous conditions that exist in the camps. CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED: Before setting up a hazard control system, the hazards must be recognized before a form of control can be set up. Once this has been done, the next step follows easily and logically. J In the next few pages these hazards will be pointed out. The form of control is simple enough. It depends on only one thing to make it a success, and that is the insistence of the Company that it be done thoroughly and at regular intervals. The few contractors or foremen who do n'.)t co-operate willingly will have to be shown the error of the.ir ways and forced to change EXISTING FIRE HAZARDS: Cook Stoves: Cook stoves should be checked before they are set up. There should be no cracked sides or fronts where hot embers can fall out onto the floor. They should be set up at least six inches above the floor. Sand boxes are not especially satisfactory as fires have been known to start in the floor beneath the sand. They should be at least two feet away from a protected wall. The floor beneath the fire box should be protected with tin. Heaters - Coal and Wood: These should be checked for condition before being set up. There should be no cracks or splits in the body of the heater. Doors should be snugly fitted. Ash traps should be checked and emptied at regular inter- vals. Pipe collar attachments should be such that stov pipes may be firmly attached to the heater. T "Favourite Box" is an example of a good wood heater. All wood and coal heaters should be at least o foot off the floor and at least three feet away from a protected wall. Big heaters should be at least five fe away from a protected wall. Heaters - Oil: These should be checked for condition befo being set up. All parts should be tightiy fitted a firmly attached. Carburators should be checked f steadiness of flow. All fittings must be fuel oil tight. • The source of most trouble with an oil heater letting the fire go out due to lack of fuel and then r filling tank and trying to light a hot stove. • Oil stoves should be looked after by one person w has been thoroughly briefed on the way to look aft them. The manufacturers of oi I heaters supply instn tions for safe operations. These should be obtained. Tin Under Stoves: The floor beneath all stoves should be covered wi tin. This prevents glowing embers from falling fro the stove through cracks in the floor to the inflammab debris beneath. This tin is necessary in the case of heaters because the men have a bad habit of throwi 1 cigarette butts at the base of the stove and this t prevents the butts from starting a fire on the floor beneath the floor should they fall through . D~mpers: All stoves should have a damper. In the case of stoves, there are special dampers available. In the ca of wood and coal stoves, a damper in the ,second Ieng from where the stove pipe fits into the stove is a nee sity to allow some control over the draught. This sim prevents a stove from getting overheated. Stove Pipes: Pipes should never be allowed to g~t paper th If they do, they are apt to break and let through a bl of fire that could easilv become destructive. Pipes at t:mes should be firm a-nd solid. Galvanized pipes sho be used on stoves that are continually in use. They I longer on stoves such as washroom stoves and those us in the cookery. In the steambath, the pipes should double with a large insulating pipe outside the smal smoke pipe. Stove Pipe Bracing: All trains of pipe should be wound with eit haywire or pipe wire. This keeps the unit rigid a prevents collapse and telescoping. It also reduces ration due to wino. Stove Pipe Clearance: Pipes should never be allowed to pass close anything that will burn. They should be at least twe inches away. In some cases more clearance than t may be needed. Walls or supports near a pipe should protected either with tin or asbestos paper. Pipes often seen w:red directly to wall joists without prot tion. This is very wrong. The pipe exit at the roof, or where it comes thro a wall, should have a minimum clearnace all around pipe of six inches. �_y 1950 uLY 1950 LOG BOOK mps PAGE 7 Electrical Wiring: In a modern camp wired for electricity according to Hydro specifications, there is very little danger. TherE are some things though that come about and that should be checked. Fuse boxes should always be kept dry. Fuses that burn out should not be replaced with pennies or any other metallic object. Too many appliances should not be plugged in to the same outlet. Check for amateur electricians wiring in unauthorized extensions. Replace burnt out fuses with new ones of the correct ;imperage. In all cases of doubt as to just what should be done with defective wiring, call the electrician. of Jacks: These are merely a commercially-made p:pe thatow a safe passage of heated air or smoke through E f. These are safer and easier to install than pieces ,at stT0 ¥ flattened tin with holes cut in them. =r. heater. ark Arrestors: east or These are simply to trap large sparks that could :~om an11 to the roof or ground and start a fire . These are E five fe st for any camps operating during the fire season. ey should be checked at regular intervals to keep m clean as they frequently plug up. Coleman Lamps: These are safe to use and operate when precau t;ons are observed. Practically all fires started by the use of these lamps is because of carelessness on someones part. The following simple rules will result in safe operation: l. Al I parts should be tightly connected. 2. Never fi II a lamp ti II it has cooled off. 3. Heat the generator before opening the gas. 4. Use only unbroken mantles. 5. Always use a globe. In camp, one man should be designated to look after all lamps. He should be well briefed in how to handle them. They should never be filled in a habitable bu;jding nor should they be hung closer than 18 inches e of Gasoline, Coal Oil and Fuel Oil: tted an The use of gasoline, coal oil and fuel oil for starting :ked f forcing fires is something that has been going on tight. r since these things were discovered . In spite of the 'leater t that the use of these is strictly forbidden, it is still then r ing on, and will continue as long as there is access these liquids. This is the most dangerous condition rson w t exists in a camp and can only be halted by the ,ok aft ictest regulations and severest of penalties. No other , instru Y will work. •ained. ontaneous Combustion: In modern camps there are more opportunities for =red wi es to start this way than there were a few years ago ing fro ly rags and waste should never be allowed to pile up ammab a ci;:-rner of the shop or garage. Fires from this causE: ishe of. the result of negligence. t row1 (Continued on Page 8) ~~~~rt--T-HE-NO_R_T-HE_R_N_E_N-GI-N-EE_R_IN_G_&_S_UP_P_LY-CO_M_P_A-NY-LI_M_IT-ED_ __ FORT WILLIAM ase of the ca nd Ieng . ; _a ~ec . 115 Sim iper th 1 ~ha bl ipes at ,es sho They I hose us should ie smal CANADA ONTARIO r f .. close ast twe than t F---= - ' shou Id ! i p ; r s o t . u.s. thro 1round =S MODEL HS 2000 1948 PATENT-41135-6 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �LOG BOOK PAGE 8 THE PREVENTION OF HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND LOGGING CAMPS (Continued from Page 7) to an inflammable surface. Do not use anywhere where there may be an accumulation of explosive fumes i.e. - boat halls, unventilated garages, etc . Stable Lanterns: Thousands .of dollars of fire damage has been caused by these innocent lanterns, and all through sheer carelessness. Always set down out of harms way so that they can't fall to the ground, be knocked over or kicked over by horses. Keep them clear of dry hay, gasoline and oi I fumes. Never use them in places where there may be an accumulation of explosive gases - i.e. - in around gasoline storages, unventilated engine shacks, boa! hulls, etc. Flashlights should be used here instead . Always turn down when being left unattended. Exhaust Pipes: The exhaust pipes of housed motors usually pass through a wooden wal I. More than one pumphouse and generator shack has burned because the clearance between pipe and wall was insufficient. There should be a metal collar around the exhaust pipe that will allow at least a six inch clearance. Welding: This is frequently- and unnecessarily - a source of fire. A few easily observed precautions will eliminate welding as a source of hazard. •• Welding should be done on iron saw horses or on iron tables. The floor beneath should be covered with tin . This should be wide enough so that all sparks will fall on tin. If the place where the welding is to be done will be used frequently, nearby walls should be protected with tin for about 5 feet u·p from the floor . In gas welding, the welder should be cautioned to avoid accidentally cutting through the hose lines. Welding should never be attempted in the hulls of boats or any kind of container which has contained fuel oil, gasoline, coal oil, etc., without adequate ventilation and standby extinguishers. Welders are not the most careful men in the world Their working habits should be checked often. Spark igniter to be used at all times. Blow Torches: Properly used, blow torches are safe. Trouble occurs usually when a careless workman tries to start them up before they are properly heated. This results in a spurting stream of fire over the fl6or in front of the torch . Or, the torch may be set down carelessly with JULY 1950 its full heat directed upon an inflammable surface. In the Winter time, more than one vehicle has burned when a blowtorch was turned onto a grease and oil saturated motor in an attempt to warm it up for starting. Smoking in Bed: This is a common habit in logging camps. It is a ha~ard almost impossible to eliminate, yet one over which there should be some control. Each cot should have an easily accessible ash can. The nightman should be specially briefed to watch for any signs of fire in around the cots. When there is no nightman, smoking in bed should not be allowed . This won't be a popular regulation but it will be safe. CLASSES OF FIRES: Class A: Fires in ordinary combustible materials such as paper or wood which can be put out by dousing with water. Most of the fires occurring in camps are of this type. Soda acid and pyrene extinguishers are good . Sand is effective. Class B: Fires in flammable liquids, greases and waxes which must be smothered and deprived of oxygen. These are usually the kind of fires that happen in shops, garages or in the cookery when frying doughnuts. Use foam type extinguishers. Sand properly applied is effective. Class C: Fires in electrical equipment where water cannot be used and where special liquids are needed. Water cannot be used as the electricity wi 11 fol low it and is apt to electrocute the fellow throwing the water. In addition, water will not in any case put out the mairi fire . Cutting off the electricity is the best way. C0-2 extinguishers and ·pyrene work well here. SAFETY REGULATIONS AND EQUIPMENT: Good rules and regulations properly enforced are the best weapons to combat carelessness with regard to allowing hazardous conditions to appear and develop. Extinguishing equipment is but a second line of defence and is not too effective when in inexperienced hands. FIRE HAZARD REGULATIONS: l . The doors on all camp buildings should opeP outward. In the event of a quick exit being necessary, the danger of a pile-up around the doors is lessened. 2 . Before Iights out, in bunkhousees and washrooms, lanterns with red globes should be lit and hung over the exits. This is a must with some Companies. (C; nt nued on Page l 8) SUPPLIERS OF Henry Disston & Sons Ltd. Products pendoble sows that run true and straight and produce profits. Disston Steel-for long llfe. Inserted Tooth Saws Solid Tooth Circular Saws, Wide and Narrow Band Saws for Wood - Metal Cutting Band Saws Planer Knives Cutter Heads Hack lw Blades Saw Filing Equipment YOUR ENQUIRIES ARE SOLICITED AND EXPERT ADVICE OBTAINED FOR YOUR PROBLEMS. ROY GIBBftN AGENCIES 45A Cumberland St. S. INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & SUPPLIES Part Arthur, Ontario Phone 5-8352 �LOG BOOK JULY 1950 PAGE 9 COCHRANE'S HEADQUARTERS Jt10R • VACATION NEEDS JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS PETERBOROUGH BOATS BURGESS FLASHLIGHTS and BATTERIES COLEMAN CAMP STOVES - LANTERNS - LAMPS ALLCOCK, LAIGHT & WESTWOOD FISHING TACKLE SHAKESPEAR LEVEL WIND REEL Sl,op OHci Saoe ai C()CHRANES Dial 57345 Dial 57345 SOIL CLASSIFICATION COURSE HELD IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Under arrangements made by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators Association with Mr. R. N. Johnston, Chief, Division of Research, Department of Lands and Forests, a soil classification course was held in the Black Sturgeon District at Great Lakes Paper Company Camp Depot l from June 18th, to 24th, 1950. Mr. G. Angus Hills of the Research Division, Department of Lands and Forests, has been carrying on research on forestry site classification and studying the factors of soil and moisture, growth and yield . Mr. W. G. E. Brown conducted the course and company personnel taking the course were: K. Hearnden Abitibi Power & Paper Co,, Ltd. T. Bjerkelund Brampton Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. P. Ward Great Lakes Paper Company, Ltd. J. M. McMahon G. R. Sonley Norman Kissick H. 0 . Kantola S. White Graham Cox Bruno Seppala Ray Miller Longlac Pulp &Paper Co., Ltd . Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Newaygo Timber Company, Ltd. Limited Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co., Limited Ontario Paper Company, Limited -----u--- ISN'T IT THE T~UTH? The Horse and Mule live 30 years, And nothing know of wine or beers. The Goat and Sheep at 30 die And never taste of Scotch or Rye. The Cow drinks water by the ton And at 18 is mostly done. The Dog at 15 cashes in Without the aid of Rum or Gin . The Cat in milk and water soaks And then in 12 short years it croaks. The modest, sober, bone dry Hen Lays eggs for noggs, then dies at 10. All animals are strictly dry, They sinless live and swiftly die. But sinful, ginful, rum soaked men Survive for three score years and ten - And some of us, the mighty few Stay pickled 'til we're 92 . 8 Cl~;-C. Yeado OLD PAUL'S NIM&LE THINKING DEVISED • ,-.,· SCHEME TO RECOVER &IG SVEDE OLE's FALSE TEETH FROM "PEA SOUP" LAKE. AFTER THE CREW FAILED WITH ORA.G,•HETS AHO WHAT HOT, PAUL, KH0WIKG 61fi OLE'S LOVE FOR. PORK HAD THE MEN LOWER A &.A.Ft.6£ HAM BY MEANS OF A ROPE, AN0 "KER•SHAP,"-THE 616 TEETH COULD NOT RESIST• OLE A.LWA.YS FEI.T lNDE&TED TO PAUi. FOR THE REC.OVERY OF HIS TEETH• This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" manufactured at Provincial 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 JULY 1950 UOHPANY PERSONNEL APPOINTED 19~0 IONOURARY FIRE WARDENS GREAT WEST TIMBER COMPANY Fred Westerberg Aldina Limits II II W. Faber RUSSELL McKECHNIE Jim Forrest Block "A" Joe Webb " " MASAHBA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY A. Silen Fowler Twp. II II W. Cook MACKINEN & ASMUNT J. Asmunt F. Mackinen ,. K. Mikkola Listed here are the names of company personnel appointed Honourary Fire Wardens by the Honourable Minister of Lands and Forests, Province of Ontario for the year 19S0. These lists have been supplied through the courtesy of the Department of Lands and Forests officials. The men listed hereunder, in addition to their regular duties, have undertaken additional responsibility and credit should be given to these men for undertaking this public spirited duty. PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY G. Withenshaw D. Rody H. W. Davidson M. Lockhart F. S. Hick M. Seeley T. C. Armstrong J. Eynon Port ,, Arthur ,, ,, ,," ,, ,, ,, K. Nielsen R. Moodie K.Ratz H. Craig N. Gregory A. J. K. H. A. E. J. E. Pingree Auden, Ontario McLeod " " II Crowhurst Johnston ,, Sletback ,, Johnston ,, Langtree O'Gorman C. Nelson I. Mutch R. Matchett H. Fell H. McCormack 33 41 Dave Hornblower Gus Raita Len Faubert Jas. Brillinger Elmer Korkola Joe Gagne Uno Granros Dan Pickard Oliver Santala A. L. McDonald Louis Giles Tom Kelly A. Jorgenson A. Steinke E. Hadley Jos. Grenier H. Taisey N. Nylund E. A. Smith w. Tuomala L. M. Lein E. Leskinen W. D. Sainsbury A. Roy w. Baker T. Tansley T. Heaver G. Thompson T. Peterson M. Campbell w. Sinclair T. Bourkeland A. Schulcz E. Faubert Beardmore ,, ,, " ,, ., " II ,, ,. J. H. Merrill D. R. Stevens W. Moore C. Mcinnis A. Allin D. Gordon G. Bernard R. Clerihew F. Morton A. Judson N. K. Arthurs W. Myles E. Chedore A. M. Jones S. Hughes w. Stillwell A. Lappalainen H. Felaber 46 Camp 40 43 47 Nipigon ,, ., ,, ,. ., ., " ,, ,. ,, THE GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY Bert Sellers Maurice Helie Bill Campbell Paul S.iari Bob Thornes Harry Stark Wm. Bushey C. Dolan M. Oster H. Carnahan A. Thiebert M. Lukach H. Hall W. Irvine T. McClelland G. Staub J. O'Malley S. Kamat M. Midguard Geo. Edwards H. Maki W. B. Southon K. Porter D. Graham A. Sideen P. Ward J. Godden NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY, LIMITED Black Bay Division Meis Erickson. E. Michon S. Olson J. Finstead S. Wierikko V. Nordgard W. Olafson L. Nemcek A. Nyberg G. Sikerbol Y. ldman NIPIGOM LAKE TIMBER COMPANY Louis Bell Gus Pearson A. Swanson Victor May W. S. Collins Ed. Lund E. H. Pelky M. Spidell R. J. Shemanski G. C. Rowlandson H. C. Laundy W. C. Borsum E. R. Heuser J. C. Wig Ray Wood Camp 3S BROMPTON PULP & PAPER COMPANY F. Brassier A. R. McDonald GERALDTON DISTRICT LONGLAC PULP & PAPER CO. LTD., - W. G. Hurd Ben Hey F. Miron 9 10 32 Herman Roberts Robert Sheppard Jack Welling P. Gombola E. J. Brady D. C. Porter Geo. Maitland Jim Reeves Hugo Seppalainen Jim Humphreys Bill Dawidowich Mike Tracey Eino Heino Ray Johnston Sandy Kuzik Ed Olsen Tom Ballantyne Paul Thors Alex Kosmenchuk Stan Dodds Jim Wellington Angus McPherson E. Little R. Caron B. Thomson TERRACE BAY AREA Drive Camps 2-A Dick Taylor Iceberg Ted Harris Rapids Gilbert Venne 3-G Joe Ouelette 2-D John Finlayson Andy Gro1,1lx D-1 D-2 Fred Cote D-3 George Binette 30 Albert Leduc Henry Silke ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LTD. R. Miller J. Fortune MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LTD. Caramat and Drive Stevens Depot J. F. Stilwell E. A. Lunam W. E. Mair E. Lefave S. Cowan J. A. Clairmont A. Amesse N. Dumonski L. Hawkins I. Barrett R. Coleman W. D. Harkness J. Jamieson L. J. Devine E. Kauhanen N. E. Karlstedt A. Inglis 0. Olson H. Hopkins S. Masters W. Cassidy D. P. Hamilton M. Tateishi Caramat Camp SJ D. Whitney J. Gowan W. E. Douglas D. M. Healey H. Carson 0. Laine c~mp 12 Stevens R. Ingram T. Millen Stevens Camp 2 R. Brown J. Larson A. Kauppi R. Lunam Port Arthur D. Jones G. R. Sonley D. Davidson H. P. Klinestiver Steve11s Camp s P. V. LeMay M. Husack Marathon T. Bosvik M. Johnson w. Miettinen BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO. Camp 51 Meil K. Arthurs (Continued on Page 11) - �SIOUX LOOKOUT DISTRICT N__EWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED L. Johnson, Sturgeon Lake N. Melnychuk, P. Ketonen, Sturgeon Lake C. Tulonen, Camp 2A Cameron Gilbert, F. Moran, Camp 3 J. Kotanen, Camp 2 K. Lehtinen, Camp 3 J. White, Camp 2 Lloyd Stuart, Camp 3 THE GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LTD. Valora Area J. A. Kutzner G. V. Calhoun A. L. MacKenzie A. Hamm A. Sq11ires LAC SEUL LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED Alex Swee, Camp 16, Lac Seul HAMMERMILL PULP & PAPER COMPANY Ycliff Area Bud Jarvis Fred Alexander Harvey Bishop Steve Zuffa R. Young Allan Miller ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY CAMP P 200 W. White J. T. Sniezek E. Wheatley J. Tairney B. Hanley W. Rigey J. Joseph, Jr. A. Bradley J. Burnett H. Olson CAMP P 207 E. Black A. Harkovsky R. Murphy Harry Kemp Fire Supt. Bill Griffith CAMP P 208 A. Livingston N. Laroche E. Kitt STEIN HAMAR Ronald Show MANDO Bert Owchar, Bert Weller, A. Fourtien, H. Kelberg, Dept. Henry Holstrom Camp P 207 Steve Gedes, Camp P 207 Steve Lukinuk, Camp P 207 of Highways, Perrault Falls Camp P 208 Camp P 208 KENORA DISTRICT ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY R. McMillan F. Kozel F. Sas C. Ricklefs F. Elders A. E. Coak H. Hickey P. Tutkaluk S. N. Golder M. Ricklefs S. Sundin N. McMillan W. Cuff F. Morton W. Faulkner W. Moore DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY M. Poraykcf C. Latimer A. Lindquist C. Hodgkinson G. Hohn THE GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LTD. H. Beattie J. Charbonneau P. Elder W. Honkinen H. Jackson CONTRACTORS M. Jensen, Andy Lake G. Foister, Ghost Bay J. Shamlock, Willard Lake 0. B. Oien, Ghost Bay FORT FRANCES DISTRICT ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY Carl Pachailo Joseph Stromberg R. Potts J. Gcirup M. Haselstead R. O'Donnel S. Fowler Harry Cain Erick Trorsen M. Colepa·:1gh W. Lanigan V. McVoy F. McKay W . Woods I. Salgren W. Martin M. Clement C. Anderson J. Michasiw M. Tychonuk E. Rogers W. Maslanka J. A. MATHIEU LIMITED Edgar Clement Ed. Holmquist ARNOLD KAUS Arnold Kaus ALEX SAWICKI 0 J PAGE 11 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 Alex Sawicki John Banks COMPANIES TRAINING PERSONNEL IN Fl RE FIGHTING While the prevention, detection and suppression of forest fires is the prime responsibility of the Department of Lands and Forests and, while the license holders pay in addition to ground rent and dues on timber cut, a fire tax, operators realize their responsibility to protect the timber from fire. To carry out these responsibiliies, companies which have men in the woods during the summer season carry out training program~ to ensure that: (l) Every employee is fire conscious and thinking fire prevention all the time. (2) If a fire is detected, it is reported at once. (3) Each individual knows his duty if called on to fight a fire. While all operators in one way or another have instructed their employees in their responsibilities, it is desired to include in this Log Book a report of two meetings held as follows: LONG LAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY LIMITED HOLD A FOREST FIRE TRAINING MEETING In order to impress upon the Company employees the importance of Fi re Protection, the second annual Fire Meeting was held in the Longlac Headquarters ori June 8th and 9th. Among those present were representatives from the Department of Lands and Forests, including U. W. Fiskar, District Forester, George McAdam, Fire Protection Specialist, Dick Brady and Len Ridgedell, Chief Rangers from Longlac and Geraldton respectively. Throughout the two day session all department heads, district superintendents, foremen .,nd fire wardens were able to attend at least part of the meeting. Mr. C. A. Samuelson, Logging Superintendent, presided over the meeting and was assisted by his superintendents. During the meeting the three phases of Fi re Protection were covered under Fi re Prevention, Fire Presuppression and Fire Suppression . In each of these phases, the viewpoints of the Department of Lands and Forests and the Company were given by representatives of each. The theme of the meeting was Fire Weather and d iscussions on all three phases centred about it. It was pointed out that the same fire weather classification used by the Department will be used by the Company. Each day the Company fire dispatcher will receive the fire danger existing and report it to the camps . Upon the fire danger existing depends the degree of preparedness expected in the camps the classification wi 11 appear on a fire danger sign in the camp area. Two fire problems were given the men, one on fire pre-suppression and another on crew organization for fire fighting. The fire danger element was introduced in each to help give the men a fuller appreciation o' its significance. Many good ideas were introduced mostly from the men from the field . One suggestio~ was that portable field telephones be used for summon ing purposes, especially where work areas are close to telephone lines; another was the use of icing tanks for emergency wat er reservoirs in jackpine country or in any area remote from a good water source. The_ D~partment of Lands and Forests put on a ~<?mmun1~at1ons der:ionstration at their Longlac Division ?Hice. A radio van used for co-operative work wit~ aircraft and fire fight>ers on the ground was the main feature of the demonstration . A portable telephone (Continued on Page 14) �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 FIRE RETARDANT PAINT! PHONE, WRITE or WIRE FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND PRICES. NOT FIRE-PROOF: but upon subjections to strong heat prevents ignition of wood with no after flame. MARSHALL WELLS leads again . . .. .. now a Fire Retardant Paint that actually retards fire. Tested and approved by b o t h t h e Manitoba a n d Dominion Governments. Applied in the same manner as all QUALITY PAINTS. MARSHALL- WELLS PORTABLE CHIPPERS - PORT ARTHUR THE NEW LOOK TO BE? The March 1950 Log Book featured an arti cle entitled " Time Marches On -Portable Chippers the New Look To Be?" which gave general information about the Chipper unit and the woods operat ion of producing chips. Through the courtsy of the Timber Producers' Association of Michigan, the following pictures are printed to ill- ( ustrate the wood chipper in act ion . l i/ With the aid of a crane to un load pu lpwood from cars or trucks onto the superstructure of the "wood chipper," workmen a re supplied with a simple method of inse rting the wood into the chipper. Th~ spout is directed to fill railroad cars or trucks depending upon destination of the chipped product. �JULY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 13 1950 Annual Meeting Canadian Soeiety OF Forest Engineers Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario October 26, 27, 28 National Container Corporation's portable "wood-chipper" in actual operation in the woods. Here the machine has been removed from its transportation unit for extended use at one position. The pictured model is the second made by the company before the addition of superstructure to facilitate feeding of the machine. Also clearly illustrated is the design of the chip trailer used for transporting the chips from the chipper to the mill. 1950 The program will stress discussions of the practical application of silviculture under existing Canadian forest and economic conditions. i . . ,• • , , , # # # - # # # # # # ~ # , . , _ # . , . , . , . ~ # # # # # # # . . . . , . , . ~ l ' ~ . ' ... - ~- 1". ..,.. •• I<~ ~ ... "' ,- .,,- ".-,; A COMBINATION THAT CAN'T BE BEAT! •.• ..,_ . !• .. , The Model 60 Drott Skidloader '. ON THE ~.. ' ~ ....'1: ~' lo- ALLIS-CHALMERS H.D.7.W. TRACTOR These versatile units have been g1v1ng trouble free service to pulpwood companies and individual contractors in Thunder Bay District for a nurriber of years, saving labour and expense for their owners. Complete information on the suitability of this type of equipment in your operation may be obtained without obligation from: Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Co. HEAD OFFICE: SUTHERLAND and MAPLE STS. WINNIPEG, MAN. Phone 5-7121 1 SALES PARTS SERVICE Branch Office: 725 North May Street Fort William, Ont. Phone 2-1061 �PAGE JULY 1950 LOG BOOK 14 LONGLAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY LIMITED HOLD A FOREST FIRE TRAINING MEETING (Continued from Page l l) set-up was also shown and its use in the field explained . It is hoped that by such meetings as this a greater feeling ot fire consciousness will be developed and that the results will contribute towards a good fire organization in the end. PROGRAM Longlac Pulp and Paper Company Limited Woodlands Department, Longlac, Ontario Forest Fire Training Meeting June 8th & 9th, 1950 June 8th 9.00 a.m . Welcome ............... ........ A F. Buell 9.15a.m. Purpose of Meeting C. A Samuelson 9.30 a .m. Department of Lands and Forests ... , U, W. Fiskar 1. Organization 2. Duties and Responsibilities and Authority 3 , Relation of Department 4. Payment of Fire Fighters 5. Law Enforcement (Special Reference to Duties of Honourary Fire Wardens) 6. Permits 10.15 a.m. Film: "Tomorrow's Timber" 10.45 a.m. Fire Protection and Control Planning . . C. A Samuelson Fi re Prevention, Pre-suppression and Suppression 11 .00 a.m. Fi re Prevention Fire Prevention, Department of Lands and Forests .............. George McAdam Fire Prevention, LongLac Pulp and Paper Company .... E. R. Sexsmitl11.30 a.m. Fi re Pre-suppression 1. Fire Weather, Fire Danger Meter ................................. .... J. Pringle 12.30 p.m. LUNCH 1.30 p.m. 2. Department of Lands & Forests Pre-suppression Plans, George McAdam 3. LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Pre-suppression Plans - Camps and LongLac Headquarters, ...... J. Pringl~ 2 .30 p.m. Problem: Organization of Pre-suppression ..... .. .. .. J. Pringle Planning in a camp on a high fire danger day - for work day and for weekend 3.00 p.m. Discussion of Problem 4 .00 p.m. Fi re Suppression, General Characteristics of Fire ................. ......... . ............ H. Renaud 1. Kinds of Fires 2. Principal Parts of Fires 3 . Fire Behaviour 4.45 p.m. Fire Suppression - Fire Fighting c Technique ... ....... ... ..... C. A Samuelson Technique of Attack General Rules of Strategy Principal Steps in Fire Fighting Standard Methods of Attack Means of Suppression 5.30 p.m. Film : "Common Errors in Forest Fire Fighting" 6. 15p.m. DINNER June 9th 8.00 a .m. Fire Suppression - Fire Line Construction George McAdam 8.45 a .m. Fire Suppression Personnel and if Organization .. ... C. A Samuelson 1\ 9.30 a.m. Problem: Organization on 1[ a Fi re . ... ... C. A Samuelson 10.lSa.m. Discussion of Problem 10.45a.m. Problem : Organization on a Fire from report time to mop-up time .... J. Pringle 11.30 a.m. Discussion of Problem 12.30 p.m. LUNCH 1.30 p.m. Field Demonstration (Meet Company bus at Cookery) 4 .30 p.m. Return to Longlac 6.00 p.m. DINNER 7.00 p.m. Communications Demonstration Department of Lands and Forests Company Warehouse and Shop 8.00 p.m. Staff House CRUISING - FOR THREE GENERATIONS (Continued from Page 4) time . Fourthly, and this is a very important asset, our system is much faster and cheaper." All three Blows sat back and were silent again . Grandfather Blow at last emptied his glass, looked at the other two and with a twinkle in his eye said, "Son, indeed your system of cruising was much better than mine, since I actually had no system. And Joe, you have a system much superior to your father's." The old man hesitated, looked very thoughtful for a moment, and continued, "I wonder what in hell kind of a system Joe Junior will be using." More Power ... Less Weight ! For ONE or TWO.MAN OPERATION For Demonstration, Sales or Service Contact The WOODBOSS REDHEAD gives more power per pound than any other chain saw on the market. Here's the latest development in power chain saws! The 5 B.H.P. motor provides ample power to use cutter bars up to 60 inches, yet the complete saw, ready to use, is LIGHT, handy to carry, easy to operate. P.M. PRODUtTS (1947) LTD. 278 BAY ST., PORT ARTHUR, ONT. or HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. offices in Orillia, Ont.; Quebec, Que.; Vancouver, B. C., and regional distributors across Canada. �PAGE 15 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan, where t h i s Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! MORE Records 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 CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS "The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled." WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID " TRACTORS PULPWOOD AND TR A I L ER S WITH UP TO 20 CORDS \ CAPACITY. Showing Adverse Grades Encountered For Further Information Please Contact G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO - i 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR TEL. 5-6753 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 Benefits of First Aid lnstruutions in Woods Operations By DR. L. A. REMUS (An Address at the May 26th Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Safety Association) I have been asked to give a short tali< on the Benefits of First Aid Instruction in Woods Operations. First Aid treatment is particularly important in Woods operations because the injured man is usually far away from medical attention, whereas the injured workman in industries in towns or cities, is usually within easy call of a doctor. Accidents which occur in bush operations may be of the major variety, e.g. fractured skull, etc., where proper first aid treatment may mean the difference between a live or a dead patient. Furthermore, it is an established surgical principle that the earlier a wound is properly treated the less likelihood that infection will supervene. As many of the accidents occuring in the Woods are of a minor nature, all that is necessary is the proper first aid dressing. If it is deemed advisable to send an injured man in for surgical or hospital treatment, the proper first aid dressing will lessen the amount of wound contamination and therefore prevent infection before the patient re~che--: the hospital. I will now give a short resume of the first aid treatment of the usual accidents met with in the Woods and discourage some of the older beliefs. In speaking of first aid, I mean good first aid, as a good first aid man is worth his weight in gold, while a poor first aid man just bungles things up and may make a very minor accident a major catastroohe. Better no first aid treatment at all. ' Most minor accidents such as small cuts, abrasions and lacerations, only require rhat the wound be well washed with soap and plenty of clean water and a clean dressing be applied. Antiseptic ointments with the exception of penicillin and sulpha are usually better left alone, as they tend to macerate a wound . A certain percentage of people, about 20 % , are sensitive to penicillin and sulpha and these may cause a widespread and ver~ annoying rash, which often takes weeks to clear up. Therefore, although these two drugs have been a boon in the fight against infection, they must be watched . These ointments may also sensitize patients to these drugs at later periods. Too many people have the mistaken idea that one should immediately douse any fresh wound with a strong antiseptis, such as iodine (at it is supposed to kill germs). This is an outmoded idea . . . as the antiseptic causes "SERVING THE TIMBER a coagulation of the serum, blood and surface cells of the wound (or kills tissue, too) and makes the conditions ideal for the growth of germs. If an antiseptic solution is used, it should be painted on to the skin up to the edge of the wound, but not into the wound. I repeat, washing the wound with clean soap and water and applying a dry sterile dressing is the best and most modern treatment. Arterial bleeding can in almost all cases be controlled by placing a pad of clean dressing over the bleeding point and applying a snug dressing. The pressure and tourniquet points, as shown in many first aid charts, are outmoded and should be discarded. I hav€ frequently seen patients (not from the Great Lakes) come in with a tourniquet applied and a wound oozing with blood, which stopped bleeding as soon as the tour"" niquet was removed. Fractures are important injuries which can probably be harmed more by poor first aid treatment than almost any other Injury. These should be splinted where the patient is injured if possible, and the patient kept warm before removing him to camp or ambulance . C?mpo_u nd fractures are extremely important and ~oor first aid may cause permanent deformity, loss of limb or prolonged convalescence. A sterile dressing should be bandaged over the compound wound, the, fractured limb splinted and the patient sent to hospital. If_an end of_bone sticks out of the wound, cover it up with a dressing, not with skin. By that I mean, don't attempt to _Pl!II _the protrudinQ bone back into place. Back ~niunes should be moved with the patient's bo~y held in a straight position, onto a solid stretcher which does not sag and be removed to hospital as soon as possible. . Head injuries are serious. The head should be 1m':1obilized with pillows and raised slightly with the patient. turned on his side. This will usually insure a clear airway and prevent blood and secretions from bl?cking his breathing. If these patients are unconscious one should pull out their tongue, swab out the mouth to remove blood and mucous and loosen tight neckware. These people should be kept warm. . _Burns and scalds should be covered with a mild ointment or vaseline and a thick dressing snugly band aged. If these burns are extensive the patient should be sent to hospital as they will probably require plasma for shock. Coffee is supposed to be as good a stimulant- J i ill U. fl II " (Continued on Page 17) OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" WHOLE SALE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. Fort William GROCERIES, FRUiTS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. I- �JULY 1950 PAGE 17 LOG BOOK OSCO BLOC KS WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED ( "JOE BEAVER" BENEFITS OF FIRST AID INSTRUCTIONS IN WOODS OPERATIONS (Continued from Page 16) ED NOFZIGER 1as liquor. (There is never any liquor around a Camp \ anyway, is there?) l Frost bites are also fairly frequent as Woods accidents; these fortunately are usually of a minor degree and only require gradual thawing in cool water and should be covered with a dry dressing. Dryness wi I prevent spreading infection until the dead tissue separates. From the above mentioned conclusions, it will be seien that the benefits of good first aid instruction ir Woods operations will d9 much to shorten the patient's period of disability, lessen his suffering and save a limb or the function thereof. The patient, therefore, should be very grateful and appreciative of the help thus afforded him. Good first aid instruction will also geatly benefit the Employer by lessening the number of lost time ~ accidents, and keeping down Compensation costs by I lessening the severity and complications of accidents. Thus both Employer and employee reap the ben· ..fit of good first aid 1nstruct1on. ADVERTISERS' NEWS C A new wire rope catalogue is now available to logg:ng and sawmill operators, according to John E. Usborne, Sales Manager, Wrights' Canadian Ropes Limited, Granville Island, Vancouver. Profusely illustrated and very colourful, the new catalogue discusses the history, construction, maintenance and uses of the wide range of wire rope made by Wrights. Operators' requests for copies wi 11 be attended to promptly, advises Mr. Usborne. Forest Service, U. 5. Department of Agriculture "We're having a bad dream, Joe, There can't be people like that any more!'' '!fl'.• J. T. Russell Motors Ltd. ........~;•~:•:~··"··········· · ~:: : 120 N. Archibald St. -:Fort William, Ont. Distributors for THE FAMOUS FARGO TRUCKS 'Built to Fit the I ob' A FARGO BUILT FOR EVERY JOB GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS From 4,600 lbs. :to 40,000 lbs. 1 For Complete Information DIAL 3-7421 .... ······· ~.. ::::::::......... ..................... t:=:??=\(\}::::;.;......... :::..... ·•:•: .:,.:.-:?}:???:?:=:?:?:?::::.. . . .•::··:·:·:: : .:•_:_ ::•:_·:._ ·:::_:__·_:_ .. ••••••• ••••••••••• �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK THE PREVENTION OF HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND LOGGING CAMPS (Continued from Page 8) 3. Gasoline, fuel oil or coal oil must not be used to start or force fires. 4. No clothes should be hung over stoves for drying. 5. Bullcooks should not eat with the men. They should spend this time checking stoves in bunkhouses and washrooms that are deserted during this period. An unattended stove with draught and damper wide open can quickly cause a fire . 6. All persons living apart from the main body of the camp or in private quarters (cookees) should be briefed on fire hazards. Female cookees have been known to start fires with their electric irons. 7. There should be no smoking around the stable where there is apt to be piles of loose dry hay; nor in the garage where there is apt to be containers of fuel oil or gasoline exposed. 8. Lamps or lanterns should not be closer to a wall than about eighteen inches. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: Commercial and packcan extinguishers should be on hand . Both should be placed around camp so that they are readily accessible. Some commercial extinguishers are a necessity since many camp fires arisf from the improper use of gasoline and coal oil. In each washroom there should be a 2½ gallon Thermene extinguisher. In each cookery there should be one. In each bunkhouse of 25 men or less there should be one; two if there are more than 50 men. For small portable bunkhouses where there are only eight to ten men, a P y r e n e hand extinguisher should be enough. In each stable there should be one 2½ gal. Thermene and one in each shop, garage and steambath. An 18 lb. Randolph CO-2 extingui~her ~should be in the cookery in case of a grease fire and also in th€' shop and garage where gasoline and fuel oil might be the cause of a fire . Packcans filled with water and placed in strategic positions about the camp are good insurance. BUT DON'T USE THEM ON AN ELECTRICAL FIRE - USE PYRENE OR THERMENE EXTINGUISHERS. To keep the water in the packcans from freezing in the winter time add six pounds of Calcium Chloride per gallon of water. Thermene and Pyrene extinguishers will not freeze. FIRE PLANS: Good rules and regulations properly enforced, ef- JULY 1950 f1cient extinguishers in the right places, are still no guarantee· that a fire will not break out. A plan of action in the case of a fire breaking out is needed. Each camp has its own special needs. )l Usually when a fire breaks out in camp, each lumberjack tries to save his packsack and clothes first ' and the buildings next. This practically always results .,. in one building at least being burned. The foreman and the ·strip bosses should have c plan mapped out as to what to do in case of a fire breaking out. In some camps there is no foreman at nights. This is not desirable as it leaves the camp without an efficient leader. Special attention should be paid to that time of the day when the camp is practically deserted with the mer> all out in the bush. In this case, all chore boys, blacksmiths and anyone else around should be briefed on just exactly what to do if a fire breaks out. A fire plan for a camp is a must. It should be made up by the foreman or contractor and approved by \ the operating superintendent. GENERAL YARD CONDITIONS: ' Camp yards should be kept clean and tidy with all inflammable debris kept pushed well back away from the buildings. In the summer and fall, places should be arranged outside where men could sit and smoke without the danger of starting a fire. I REPORTING FIRES: All fires occurring in camp should be reported, no matter how small. A complete record should be kept of anything destroyed in a fire. These things are important. They provide accurate information for the purposes of recovering some of the loss from insurance and they help to take steps to prevent a fire starting again from _ this same cause . ~ COST OF EXTINGUISHERS: Commercial extinguishers are expensive and should ~ be treated with respect. Note the following: Foamite 10 lb. 56.00 Guardene l ½ qt. 15.25 Pyrene 1 qt. 12. 60 Pyrene 2½ gal. 30.00 Lafrance 2½ gal. 30.00 Randolph CO-2 2 ½ gal. $30.00 CHECKING ON HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS: Assuming that a good system has been set up to keep hazardous conditions at a minimum, there still remains one thing to be done to keep the system good . I\ This is a regular systematic checking on each camp to I (Continued on Page l 9) FOR FIRE PROTECTION La France Fire Engine & Foamite Ltd. equipment carried in stock: EXTINGUISHERS LOG PILE NOZZLES REFILLS FIRE HOSE FIREGUNS ETC. NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. 203 HARDISTY ST. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. Phone 3-7 407 I / �PAGE 19 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 THE PREVENTION OF HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND LOGGING CAMPS (Continued from Page 18) see that existing hazards are removed and that no new ones be allowed to appear. Pulpwood camps being .- what they are, and lumberjacks being a special kind o . people, this means that there can be no let down on inspections. Hazards should be reported and follow-ups made to see that action is being taken. 1• COST OF HAZARD SYSTEM: Commercial extinguishers are expensive . Two of this type is a minimum. One Pyrene for the Cookery ir case of a grease fire and one Pyrene in the generator shack in case of an electrical fire. There· should be c CO-2 of ten pound capacity in the garage if there is one. 1 Practically all the other danger spots can be taken care of by the use of water and sand pails. J . This means that minimum protection can be provided for about fifty dollars. Where a CO-2 is needed \ it would be about one hundred and ten dollars. 1 In a camp worth $15,000.00, this investment is good insurance. Mines are operated in every province of Canada except Prince Edward Island . - Quick Canadian Facts. THERE'S A NEW INTERNATIONAL BROMPTON HEAVY FIRE EQUIPMENT In 1949 member companies reported that there on hand fire-fighting equipment valued at well over $365,000 in addition to fire patrol trucks, tents, axes, shovels, radio-telephone equipment, etc ., which are used in logging operations but are available for fire fighting . Some companies h a v e extra heayy equipment and shown here are two pumps. One an Ajax pressure pump and a Chrysler Mobile Pump Unit which are owned by the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited for fire fighting purp~ses. Workers in Russia have to work twenty times as long as Canadians to earn a pound of sugar. The average Canadian industrial worker earns the price of a pound of sugar in six minutes; the Russian works two hours for his. - Quick Canadian Facts. ~l.Yf-/?Jdf l!!t!i/i!~( INTERNATIONAL♦TRUCIS OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Construction W9rk Mining and Lumbering Operations Wherever the Work is Heaviest Canada' s most complete line of trucks, 87 basic models, thousands of speci al ized variations' every truck heav y-duty engineered. The All New 1950 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT S. J. DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization PORT ARTHUR Red River Road Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �POWELL EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED '"' Clua\led servl e un_e d ersonn ~•a·nefacilities a odern o\s malc.e y rrect t.011 .. Dealer aterp1 ar buY e ce to Direc\orY ol • Enquire About Our Rental a nd R e ntal P ur e ha se P lans Bargains 'INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD-14A" Diesel Tractor, 56" Gouge, Serial No. TDF-2207 TIIN . equipped with " Isaacson" Hydraulic Angl edozer and " Isaacson" Towing Winch . This tractor originally purchased new in 1948. Checked over in our shop and newiy painted good condition . Price ................ ..... . ................................. $7,500.00 "INTi:RNATIONA_L " Model "TD9" Diesel Tractor. 60" Gauge, Ser;a1 No. TDCD-268257CC. Equipped with " Bucyrus Erie" Front End Hydraulic Bucket Loader. Tractor in splendid condition having worked only two summers since cieing purchased ,n 1947. Its owner has kept it in good mechanical condition and it has been inspe~ted and oewly painted in our shop . $7,500.00 Price ......~···· ..······ .. .. 'INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD9" Diesel Tractor, 60" Gauge, Serial TDCB-32436 T7BJ . Equipped 11ith Hydrau:ic Angledozer and "Carco" Towing Winch . Tractor as equipped was purchased new ,n 1948. It has been inspected in our shop and found to be in good running order. A new machine as above would sell for approx imately $10,500 .00 today. .. ....................... .... ...... $S300.00 Price Write fo r ~omplete Listings o f Use d and R e built Maebinery "CATERPILLAR" Model "D-6" Diesel Tractor, SO" Gauge, Serial Na. 5Rl684SP . Equipped with 'La Plant-Choate" Hydraulic Angledozer and 'Hyster" Towing Winch. This Tro~tor has been :ompletely re-built at a cost of approximately $2.800 .00 for labour and new pa,·ts. Price of a Tractor of this model as equipped above today would be ,pprox imate!y $11 ,860.00 Price "CATERPILLAR" Model D-2 Diesel Tractor, 50" Gauge, Serial No. 5J5836SP. Equipped with "La Plant-Choate" Hydraulic Angledozer. Tractor is now being overhauled in our shop and wi ll be in ~ood condition pai!'lted and GUARANTEED. Exceptional buy at this price. Price .............. $3,400.00 "International" Model TD - 14 Diesel Tractor, 56" Gauge, Serial No. 22601Tl ii~. Equipped with "Isaacson" Hydraulic Angledozer and "Isaacson" Towing Winch . Th is tractor was originally purchased ne ,v 111 the summer of 1948. Deductions will be made if the Angledozer or Towing Winct'\ are not required . Price .................................. .... ........... ........ $6500.00 "CATERPILLAR" Model "D6" Diesel Tractor, 56" Gauge, Serial 2H6325SP . Equipped with 'Balderson" Hydraulic Angledozer. Tractor has recently been overhauled in our shop and new parts totalling approximately $2,100 .00 installed. Both Tractor and Bulldozer are in "A-1" condition and are an excel lent buy for a small investment. Price . $5,800.00 "ALLIS-CHALMERS" Model "HD- 10" Di.!a-el Tractor, 74" Gauge, Serial No. 7362. Equipped with "Baker" H\<draulic Angledozer and a "Car:o" Towing Winch . A new Tractor of this model ,vould cost approximately $17,500.00 today. Driginally purchased new in 1947 it has worked approximately twelve months. The Hour Meter reading is 2,308 hours. Presently going through our shop this Tractor will be in good condition . If winch is no~ required deduct $900.00 . Price .. $8,000.0C .......... $7100.00 "CATERPILLAR" Model "D-4" Diesel Tractor, 60" Gauge, Serial No. 3T-6278W. This tractor is now being reconditioned in our shop and wil' Je in good mechanical condition painted and :;uARANTEED. New tractor of this model would ;ell for ar,proximately $5,980.00 today. Price ......... $4,200.00 "Caterpillar" Model D - 13000 Diesel Engine 6 - cylinder, 5¾" bore, 8" stroke, maximum horsepower - 150. Equipped with standard gasoline starting engine, extended base with open clutch and pillow blocks, - 14" diameter X 13" Face Belt Pulley and all standard equipment. Used three months. GUARANTEED Price ........ $6900.00 I 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/. 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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 1950-07 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/c2867204eb46955e00a7c43d4dadcb7d.pdf 671fdc99af26490a19e83b334e052747 PDF Text Text �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK MAY 1950 TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATION·A L INDUSTRIAL POWER Crawler Tractors Diesel Engines Power Units NOTE: - WE WAREHOUSE A LARGE COMPLETE STOCK OF: WRIGHTS CANADIAN WIRE ROPE PRENCO HOSE LINES AND FITTINGS Attention Tractor Owners O'11r Service Department is composed of experienced and factory trained mechanics. Our special shop equipment and complete working facilities enable us to repair your tractor from a minor repair to a complete overhaul. PROMPT EFFICIENT SERVICE ALL WORK GUARANTEED TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. Logging -- Industrial -- Construction -- Municipal and Mining Equipment OFFICES AND SHOPS - 91S MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �MAY 1950 LOG BOOK THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: H. H. STYFFE ....................... ..... ........ ......... .......................... ...... .... ...... . ......... President A. J. AUDEN .. ........................................ . ............................ ........................ Vice-President EXECUTIVE: J. H. MERRILL H. P. KLINESl IVER M. COCHRAN W B. SOUTHON H. S. MOSHER Secretory-Manager, T. S. JONES Published by THE THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION Edited by T. S. JONES By the time this issue of the Log Book reaches yoLl we hope we will have terminated one· of the most rigorous winter and spring seasons in our history. Certainly the vagaries of the weather man can only make us conjecture on what the summer season will bring. At least we know anything is possible and that it might be wise to prepare for the worst. The fire season wi 11 soon be with us, and to those of us who will have to do with summer bush operations of any description, it would be wise to add a word or two regarding Fire Prevention. During the past two seasons much good has come from joint meetings between Operators and the Department of Lands and Forests. It is agreed that all of the things we would like to see accomplished by both partie!· have by no :-neans oeen implemented. However, the seed of mutual co-operation has been sown and I believe we can expect much improvement in matters of fire prevention and suppression as the seasons go by. From an operator's viewpoint, I befieve we can lead the way starting this year. Instead of looking upon the Fire Prevention Plan as a necessary evil in order to carry on summer operations, we should readily set up a Firr ation gets under way. The Prevention Plan should be foremost in everyone's mind and be an integral part c the operation itself. A one day course was set up by the Department in May in the Sturgeon River Area. One day does not appear to be sufficient for such a meeting. However, the success of this initial step will lead to something we have advocated for a long time and that is a spring training course for fire fighters. In the meantime here is wishing every success to Spri_ng and Summer operations. -H. H. "Bert" Styffe, President. FIRE TAX DOUBLED Operators in Ontario were notified by the Department of Lands and Forests that under the Crown Timber Act by Order-in-Council dated 23rd day of March, 1950, "The Fi re Protection Charges payable in respect of any timber berth or limit or concession area is increased from $6.40 a square mile to $12.80 a square mile to take effect on the list of April 1950." Cover Picture AIRVIEW OF THE TOWN OF NIPIGON In the foreground can be seen a raft of pulpwood from the Lake Nipigon area being held prior to towing to the Lakehead. Near the mouth of the river is a tug towing a raft and in the background can be seen the Red Rock mill. PAGE 3 UNEMPLOYMNET INSURANCE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 1950 Unemployment Insurance Coverage was extended to cover woods workers in Eastern Canada effective April ~· 1st, 1950. The regulations cover all employment in Lumbering and Logging and all operators, including contractors or jobbers who employ labour, must be registered with the Unemployment Insurance Commission. The Unemployment Insurance Commission has issued to all operators a memorandum entitled, "Additional information for Employers in Lumbering and Logging," which gives details of the application and administration of the Act in so far as the Woods Industry is concerned. A successful meeting was held in Port Arthur on March 27th and representatives of companies heard Mr. W. J. E. Smyth of the Unemployment Insurance Commission, Ottawa, go into details of co-operation between companies, and the Unemployment Insurance Commission, to try a·nd foretell and avoid the many administration difficulties that will probably occur. , Mr. G A McCauley, Regional Auditor from Win nipeg, local officials of the Unemployment l":'surance Commission and the National Employment Service were also present along with representatives of operators One action that can assist both the Unemployment Insurance Commision and the operators is for employees to have their Unemployemnt Insurance Book when they accept employment and all employees should be urged not to lose these as they are necessary if unemployment insurance benefits are applied for ABITIBI QUARTER CENTURY CLUB INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES OF WOODS DEPARTMENT 31 of 501 active members of the Abitibi Quarter Century Club are members of Woods Departments. The break-down is as follows: Iroquois Falls Woods Division 18 members. Sault Ste. Marie 8 " Port Arthur 3 Beaupre " 2 " The three Port Arthur members are J . C. McLeod 32 years. F. Bereziuk - 28 years. A. J. Auden - 27 years. 11 " 11 11 11 11 TWO WOODS EMPLOYE~S QUALIFY F.9R 0 - MOLD TIMERS' .CLUB Having completed' ."25 ye~rs of service with the Woodlands Division of the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Captain H. Hickey and G. Sippets (pensioned) were made members of the Old Timers' Club recently. LUMBERMEN'S SAFETY ASSOCIATION HOLD ANNUAL MEETING At the Annual Meeting of the Lumbermen's Safety Association held in North Bay, April 17th, the following· Board of Directors were elected for 1950: President: Malcolm Cochran. Vice-President: G. H. Potts. Directors: J. Pousette, Sultan. J. W. Austin, Chapleau. A. E. Wicks, Cochrane. D. A. Gillies, Braeside. E. V. Woollings, Englehart. B. F. Merwin, Sudbury. H. S. Mosher, Port Arthur. Mr. Young, Elk Lake. J. Omanique, Barry's Bay. J. W . McNutt, North ~ay. �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK MAY 19 YOUR PART IN FOREST PROTECTION By R. BOULTBEE One of a series of articles by members of the Northwest- ern Ontario Section-Canadian Society of Forest Engineers Forest Protection today is a concern of the average citizen, especially if he is working in the bush. Just as the average citizen fought and won our last two wars, so he is the man on whom effective forest protection de-, pends.. It is everyone's job to be on guard against the starting of fires, and to fight them vigorously if and when they do start. There was a time when these unpleasant chores were left to a specially appointed government agency known loosely as "The Forestry." Today most people realize that the best man to fight a fire is the one closest to it. Such being the case, it is easy to see why men in logging camps are key personnel in forest protection. Naturally the best state is never to permit a fire to start. This calls for a conscious and continuous effort on the part of all of us to obey the rules of common sense regarding matches, camp-fires, smoking material, etc. All timber companies have such rules based on common sense which any good citizen will adhere to without question. The first person to watch is oneself; after that we should watch our companions. Mutual care is essential. Fire will start occasionally in spite of the best preventive efforts. When this happens it pays off to know what to do. Skill in fighting fires is just as important as skill in cutting and piling pulpwood or sawlogs. One of the oldest rules of existence is to guard your means of livelihood. If you are a camp foreman you carry certain definite responsibilities for forest protection placed directly on your shoulders by yow company. The Government of Ontario makes al I companies responsible for forest protection in their own areas. The company is obliged to place a prescribed amount of fire fighting equipment in each camp and to appoint Honorary Fire Wardens. Your first responsibility as a camp foreman therefore is to maintain your fire fighting equipment in good condition ready to use, and ·to keep your key men alert and informed of their duties in the event of fire. As a camp ~oreman you will also find it to your ad~ vantage to consider what you would do in the different parts of the area under your care in case of fire. This means that you should size up where your dangerous areas are. Usually ac,umulations of slash are the outstanding danger, especially by routes of travel. Old grass, slab piles and other refuse can be dangerous too. You should decide in advance what you would do in or near any of these areas in the event of fire, keeping in mind the movements and numbers of your men. The following ·points should be kept in mind w~ you are deciding what you would do to fight a fire the various parts of your camp area. Where are the r0c and trails you which your men can use to get to each a, most quickly? What roads, trails or wet spots can lu~ed for holding the fire? Where is the nearest wa· for pumps and pai Is? Are the trai Is good enough to ~ the necessary equipment to the fire? Where are t nearest hardwood stands that can usually be count on to slow down a fire? Which way does the prevaili1 wind blow in relation to the danger spots? Which are wi 11 be most dangerous to your men, camps and equi ment? Where can you go for the quickest additior help and how can you inform your superiors about ti fire? All these and many more problems should be ti constant subject of your thoughts. . It will pay you as a camp foreman to discuss yo plans with your Honorary Fire v\/arden and other k, men, and also with the bush worker himself. Only in tr way can you be sure that your key men know what to c if a fire starts, and only in thi.? way can you impre other men with the importance of moving quickly ar independently to the scene of an outbreak of fire. Do not neglect to inform the nearest station of H Department of Lands and Forests when you have an ou break of fire. The Department will send extra equipmer and experienced help as soon as possible, though it seldom possible for the Department to ·get to the fire c quickly as those working in the camp. If you are a bush worker in a camp rather than a official of the timber company, it is still your duty as citizen to give serious thought to forest protection. Yo should be familiar with the supply of fire fighting equi~ ment and its condition; you should size up the dange spots in your camp area and the best way to fight fire in them. You should be ready to move to the scene o a fire as soon as you know about it, and to take you companions with you. Of course if you have been give, a special job in case of fire, that will be your first concen As a citizen and bushworker it is your privilege t< go to your camp foreman and other key men in the camp and have them show you their fire fighting equipmen· and explain what plans they intend to follow in case o· fire and what your own fire fighting job would be. As, citizen you are part owner of the forest. Thousands o· other citizens in the Province are also part owners of thE forest in which you are working but onil' you are actual I) present to prefect the interests of them all. BUNDLE YARDING J. C. McLEOD RETIRES John Charles "Charlie" McLeod, well-known to the Timber Industry in Northwestern Ontario, had the honour of being the first employee of the Port Arthur Woods Division, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, to retire with an annuity provided by the Abitibi Retirement Income Plan. Charlie started out in 1917 with the Provincial Paper Woods Department and became Provincial's Woods Superintendent. When Abitibi took over the Provincial operations. Charlie was made Marine Transportation Superintendent, the position he held when poor health forced his retirement this year. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU, CHARLIE! The latest method of yarding at Stevens and Caramat is a combined yarding and loading system. The wood, as for a manual cut, is piled in 8 ft. lengths on cross skids (to keep it clear of the ground). No strip roads have to be cleared. A conventional highlead yarder then yards it in to the landing by means of two chokers, one around each end of the bundle. When the bundle arrives at the landing, it is picked up into the air and dropped on the back of a waiting truck, and the chokers are unhooked and return for another bundle. it takes approximately fifteen minutes to yard and load a truck load.-"Marathon Courier." �MAY 1950 PAGE 5 LOG BOOK what's your rope problem ? For 180 years Wrights' have led the field in the creation and development of both fibre and steel industrial ropes. Throughout these years the latest scientific processes have been vigilantly maintained to produce ropes of the highest standards required by today's high speed, heavy duty operations. · Call your nearest Wrights' representative today. He will gladly help you select the right construction of Greenheart for your particular job, STOCKS OF WIRE ROPE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ARE CARRIED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA= ALBERT A: Marshall-Wells Companies Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria, Prince George SASKATCHEWAN: W. F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina Lucy Export of Canada Ltd. Edmonton, Calgary NORTHWESTERN ONT ARIO: Twin City Industrial Eqpt. Ltd. Port Arthur Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge MANITOBA: Kipp-Kelly Ltd. Winnipeg �PAGE 6 MAY 1950 LOG BOOK INCREASED FIRE HAZARD FOLLOWING SPllUCE BUDWORM OUTBREAKS J. E. MacDONALD and A: A. HARNDEN The spruce budworm infestation, after persisting for a variable number of years in parts of the Thunder Bay area, began to decline in 1948 and this process continued in 1949. During the early larval period of the insects, the infestation dropped sharply to a very low level. Larvel counts were made at four points in the eastern portion of the infestation shortly after the budworm began feeding in the spring and a second series of counts was taken when the larvae were almost fully developed. These showed a marked reduction in the larval population (see Table l). TABLE 1 Number of Spruce BMdworm Larvae per 18" Branch Tip on Balsam Fir at Four Points in the Infestation in 1949 Location Date sampled June 7 GeraldtonKapuskasing border No. of 18" sample tips examined 16 July 8 West shore of Long Lake May 31 June 28 May 27 Legault tp. July 9 Gurney Station Pays Plat May 23 July 10 16 20 16 12 Average no. of larvae per tip 3.7 .3 6.6 0 10 1.6 1 i.8 2.6 This decline · in population was general in the Port Arthur and Geraldton districts except in relatively small areas immediately north of Lake Superior. Heavy infestation persisted in four areas from Disraili Lake eastward to the vicinity of Kam, and on the Sibley and Black Bay peninsulas where approximately 85 percent defoliation of the current year's growth of balsam fir occurrec (see Figure 1). Moderate mortality of balsam fir as a result of defoliation by the spruce budworm was noted in the Chief Bay area west of Lake Nipigon in 1945. Mortality was heavy in that area in 1946 and by 1948 a large percentage of the balsam fir had died from Castle Lake south to Black Sturgeon Bay and west to Obonga Lake. Mortality increased greatly south and east of Lake . Nipigon in 1949 (see Figure 2). High fire hazard has developed in recent years in many parts of Ontario where the spruce budworm has killed extensive stands of balsam fir. The hazard varies from district to district depending upon the balsam fir content of stands and upon the percentage of dead anc windthrown trees. Judging from a number of large fires in recent years the fire hazard reaches an extremely high level when windfall occurs and may remair. high for at least ten years. The Gogama fire north of Sudbury in 1941 and the Mississagi fire east of Sault1 Ste. Marie both occurred approximately ten years after balsam fir windfall became severe. Sample plots established in 1943 and 1944 in the Lake Nipigon area have provided data on the breaking up of balsam fir stands as a result of severe defoliation by the spruce budworm. Considerable windfal'I occurred in several of these plots in 1948. Severe windstorms ir October, 1949, caused additional windfall (see Table ; TABLE 2 Timing of Severe Defoliation and Deterioration of Balsam Fir in Five Sample Plots in the Lake Nipigon Area Area Figure l (The .Area Within Wbich Hea'f)' lnteatat1on Occurred in 1948 Elltendecl trca Carden I.alee in the Port Arthur D1atr1ct Eaat to Paa· wachuan I.eke 1D the Geralclton D1atrict and rrom tb6 Areaa Hatcbecl OD the AbOTe Map North to Ogok1 I.eke) Legend Hea'f)' lnteatation in 1949 ........ ~ First year significant mortality (20% to First Year considerable broken tops and some windthrown trees Per cent mortality 49%) First year severe mortality (50% to 100%) 1949 Chief Bay 1939* 1944 1946 1948 100 Kaiashk Bay 1939* 1945 1947 1948 99 Obonga Lake 1942 1946 1947 i949 94 MacDiarmid 1944 1947 1949 Barbara Lake 1944 1947 1949 * Estimated Areas Within Which Hea-.y Spruce Budwol'III Inteatat1on Occurred in 1949 Determined b7 Growicl and Aerial SUrnya First year severe defoliation - 62 59 from observations of affected stands since 1943. If it may be assumed that fire hazard is at it: maximum after windfall becomes severe, the hazard in the area immediately west of Lake Nipigon was approaching that maximum in 1949. The hazard increase. also east of Lake Nipigon, particularly in the vicinity o Barbara and Jean Lakes. The f~rest protection division of the Department of Lands and Forests uses balsam fir mortality maps prepared by the insect rangers to compile fire hazard maps. This phase of forest insect survey work wi II be carried out more intensively in Northern Ontario in 1950 to provide detailed information on fire hazard resulting from forest insect infestations. �MAY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 7 INSECT SAMPLES GREAT ASSISTANCE TO FOREST INSECT LABORATORY The following insects were collected and Field Records taken in the Port Arthur District in 1949. Spruce Budworm Red pine sawfly Jack pine Budworm Balsam fir sawfly Black-Headed Budworm Red-headed jack pine Larch sawfly sawfly Birch sawfly Black-headed jack pine Yellow-Headed Spruce sawfly Sawfly Poplar leaf miner Forest tent caterpillar Larch case bearer Western tent caterpillar Crysomelidae Hemlock looper Other insects. Industry personnel have assisted in the work by sending samples of insects to the Forest Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie. You are urged to keep up the good work. If you wish sample boxes to send your insects in, contact the Department of Lands and Forests or this Association. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ACTIVE ORGANIZATION IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Figure 2 J.reas ~/1th1n Which Heavy and l.:oderate ~ortel1t7 of Beleem nr Occurred Up to and Including 1949, Determined by GroWld end Aeriel Surnya, end Percentage 1:ortelity, by Volume, or Balaam Fir 111 SeJ.ple Plots. Legend Heovy mortal1t7 .••• , •• ,., ••• , •• , .rnJ W.oderete a.ortelit7 .••• , •••• ,, •'•, .[I]] Q Percentage lll0rtelit7 of Beleam Fir in eemple plote; ............. . A successful Winnipeg doctor was the main speaker at the second anniversary dinner of the Thunder Bay group of Alcoholics Anonyrrlous recently. In al I more than 100 persons were present at the meeting and this attendance is evidence of the steady growth of A. A. in this area. The Thunder Bay group is a well established part of an organizati.on of nearly 100,000 who have recovered from alcoholism through the practice of the A. A. program. The postal address of the A. A. in Northwestern Ontario is Box 114, Port Arthur, Ontario Nesco Equipment Ensures Economical Speedy Continuous Operation NESCO GRAPPLERS •FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS (Made in Canada) Pulp, Logging & Sawmill Machinery THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK MAY 195 THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVANTAGES OF YEAR ROUND OPERATING (A paper delivered at the recent C.P.P.A. Woodlands Section Meeting in Montreal) By A. F. BUELL It has always been one of the goals of the LongLac Pulp and Paper Company and its predecessor to run woodlands operations insofar as possible on a uniform year round basis. The completion of the Terrace Bay bleached sulphate mill, and the inclusion in ~he wood order of jackpine to the extent of 40 per cent of the total softwood, has made it possible to operate through 12 months of the year with only minor and short term ·fluctuations in the labour force. It is not the object of this short paper to describe logging methods in detail or to. dwell on the means b~ which employees are kept profitably occupied in every season. In brief, jackpine cutting and skidding operations start _in May and continue until October. Jackpine hauling starts in June and continues until November. It is possible to haul to water during this period from onethird to one-half of the total wood order, depending on the percentage of spruce in the jackpine stands, and to some degree on the fall weather. Spruce cutting starts as jackpine cutting tapers off in the fall and continues until December with a few cutters carrying on through the winter in each camp. Spruce hauling starts as soon as roads and landings a re ready in December and continues until March . In March spruce cutting again becomes the major activity, to the extent that snow conditions· will allow it, and continues throughout the break up period until the jackpine cutting gets under way in May. By jackpine cutting_is meant -cutting operations in stands predominently jackpine in composition, but which may run up to 25 per cent spruce by volume. Likewise a spruce cut may contain a small proportion of jackpine. Naturally, as jackpine and jackpine - spruce stands are found on sandy areas, they lend themselve!I to summer truck operations using bulldozed roads. Stands predominating in spruce are generally in swampy areas which must be logged during the winter. River driving and lake rafting operations are carried out from May until November. Other activities such as road and camp construction, equipment maintenance, and fire hazard removal are scheduled, where possible, to be carried out at those times in the operating year when it is most difficult to keep the labor force economically employed in the direct p~oduction and delivery of wood. . It is self evident that a prerequisite to carrying c continuous all season operations is a system of all-se son access roads. Two years of year round operating on a substanti scope have pointed out several distinct advantages c the side of year round rather than seasonal operatic These are listed below. 1. Staff and Labour When camp staff, cutters, haulers, handyme1 blacksmiths, mechanics, machine operators, etceter. are assured of year round employment they acquire sense of security and attachment to the employer whic makes for better relations and, indirectly, higher pre duction and cheaper wood. The security which goes with year round emplo~ ment attra.cts in general a more stable type of employe• A married man, unless he has other employment in th off seasons, cannot keep a family on seasonal woods err ployment. With all-season roads to the camps it is nc difficult for a man to work in the woods and at th same time to establish a home in a nearby village. Ther is a noticeable increase in the number of married me from settlements within the limits working in the bus, as all-season operating develops. It should not be necessary to enlarge further on th advantages of all-season operating insofar as its effec on labour is concerned. They are simply the advantage which go with steady work, security, opportunities fo home life and increased loyalty to the employer. The type of employee drawn to the woods by th, attractions of all-season operating is the type requirec if our branch of the industry is to successfully modern ize its methods. Good forest management, includinf silviculture mechanization and protection, depend: largely on the attitude of the man who handles the axe saw or the wrench. 2. Equipment and Horses It is far more economical to operate all year wit~ a given capital outlay in mechanical equipment, camp~ and horses, than half the year with twice the capital outlay. There is no need of enlarging on this point for an) one familiar with the economics of wood production. (Continued on Page 9) Multiple belts in matched sets and Fractional Horse Power. P. L. P. AIR DRILL, PNEUMATIC AND WATER HOSE. Conveyor Belting, Steam Hose, Suction Hose. Fire Hose (all types), Unlined Linen Hose. Special Agent for DOMINION RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED YOUR ENQUIRIES ARE SOLICITED AND EXPERT ADVICE OBTAINED FOR YOUR PROBLEMS. ROY GIBBftN 45A Cumberland St. S. AGEN~IES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & SUPPLIES Port Arthur, Ontario Phone 5-8352 �MAY 1950 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRANE'S HEADQUARTERS FOR GIFTS for the BRIDE COMMUNITY PLATE SILVERWARE CANADIAN CHINAWARE GENERAL ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ECKO SOLID COPPER CHROME FINISH COOKING UTENSILS PYREXWARE ALWAYS SATISFIES COCHRANE HARDWARE PORT ARTHUR LIMITED YOUR FAVOURITE SHOPPING CENTRE Dial 57345 3. Fire Protection There has always been widespread opinion that summer operations constitute a fire hazard. This is undoubtedly true but experience to date has indicated that, _providing proper education is carried on and other safeguards established, the advantages of summer operating can outweigh the disadvantages. The network of allseason roads, both access and haul roads, which are essent;al to summer operating increase the accessibility of the areas being operated, and thereby are an important factor in both detection and suppression. As pointed out in connection with the effect of ye~r round operating on labour we are dealing with men who have a different attitude from that which is so evident on an operation employing transient labour. They are far less likely to be careless with fire as it is one of the few menaces to the steady employment which means so much to them. Where there are summer operations the camp crews are organized into fire gangs, each under a competent fire boss. This organization is ready to go into action as soon as a fire is discovered . Therefore the time lost in rounding up fire fighters and organizing them into effective fire crews is eliminated where summer operations are carried on. 4. 6. General If conditions make it feasible wood may be delivered directly to the mill in the same summer in which it is cut, thereby reducing carrying charges. No attempt has been made in the foregoing to evaluate in dollars and cents the advaQtages of year round as against seasonal operating. This will vary so sharply as between limits with different topography, weather conditions, labour supply and wood species requirements. that a cost comparison would be of little value. It is quite evident, however, that where circumstances wi 11 allow it year round operation will be, in the long run, more economical than the seasonal method. IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS (TM Reg. Pat. Office \ Sylviculture Permanent employees can be trained to cut and skid in such a manner as to damage as little as possible of the advance growth . This wi II result in lower planting costs. With permanent or semi-permanent all-season transportation systems which are a part of year round operations, cutting methods which result in maximum utilization and bring about improved regeneration of the best species can be employed. This is less practical under the former system of operating. It is quite evident that planting is the only solution to some of our regeneration problems. The probable results of planting with seasonal transient labour could not be compared to the results which could be expected from permanent trained labour. S. Dial 57345 Operations Providing the topography and soil will allow it summer hauling is cheaper than winter hauling . Although road construction is expensive it is more than offset by cheaper road maintenance, loading, ice landing prepara tion and maintenance, and unloading costs. Where wood can be both cut and hauled before winter the cost of firewood and camp expenses is substantially reduced. . - ,,. ~ ,._ __,,,__ ~ - ~ ~ ~ e-:. -.,,'' • ~<-~> ~~~ C..,;;:.t 1948 Clyde G. Yeadon The toughest iob of all, was the task of adding the vegetables to "Pea Soup" Lake. Imagine having to roll these giant cabbages, carrots, etc. from Paul's own garden, into a scalding whirlpool with a canthook. "Pea Soup" Lake was brought to a terrific boil by setting the surrounding forties ablaze. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOREST PROTECTION MEETINGS HELD In Northwestern Ontario three meetings were held in March to discuss Forest Protection in 1950. Meetings were held in Port Arthur for the Port Arthur District; in Geraldton for the Geraldton District and in Kenora for the Kenora, Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout Districts. Mr. R. Boultbee presided at the Port Arthur Meeting, Mr. U. W. Fiskar at the Geraldton Meeting and Mr. K. Acheson at the Kenora Meeting. Mr. T. E. Mackey, Chief, Forest Protection Division, Department of Lands and Forests, Toronto, was present at the Kenora meeting and expressed his appreciation for the interest shown by operators and their efforts in the prevention, detection and suppression of forest fires. The need for uniformity in training, tower situa-· tion, public publicity and other aspects of forest protection were discussed at all meetings. At the end of the meetings, operators' committees were appointed as follows: MID-WESTERN REGION Port Arthur District • C0 I. R• H • Bl ,ss, Nipigon Lake Timber Co., Ltd. J. H. Godden, Great Lakes Paper Company_ Ltd. A. S. Harrington, Hydro Electric Power Commission. F. S. Hick, Abitibi Power & Paper Co., Ltd. A. M . .tones, Brompton Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. WESTERN 'REGION Geraldton District C0 I. R. H . Bl"ISS, Nipigon I ake Timber Co., Ltd. A. M. Jones, Bromptor Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (All Districts) H. H Bishop,· 11 p ammerm, aper Company. S. Farlinger, Patricia Lumber Co., ltd. J. H. Godden, Great lakes Paper John McLeod, Co., Ltd. Abitibi Power & Paper N. Golder, Co., Ltd. Ontario-Minnesota (Lake of the Woods). C. A. Samuelson, F. S. Hick, Long Lac Pulp & Abitibi Power & Paper Paper Co., Ltd . Co., Ltd. Geo. Sonlt;y, N. McMillan, Marathon Paper Mills Dryden Paper Co. of Can. Ltd. Ltd. H. L. Moffatt, Alexander-Clark Tbr. B. Thomson, Co., Ltd . Ontario Paper G. Potts, Company, Ltd. Ontario-Minnesota (Fort Frances). w . White, Ontario-Minnesota IPa•ric:i~ Limited) Any other operator wishing to be represented on these Committees or to attend meetings will be welcome to do so. Please notify this office and you will be kept informed of meetings. COMMITTEE AIMS l. As representatives of operators, to give the utmost co-operation to the Department of Lands and Forests in the prevention, detection and suppression of fires. 2. To assist in the integration and co-ordination of the operators' fire protection systems and the over-all Government system. 3. To co-operate in keeping up-to-date the Department of Lands and Forests' District Forest Protection Plan by having available general knowledge of operators' plans and thoughts. 4. Promotion of fire prevention awareness and training of fire crews amongst all operators. A Special Issue of the Log Book dealing with forest fire crew organization was issued early in May t<t all key personnel in Northwestern Ontario. Some additional copies of this pamphlet are available upon request. MAY 1950 INDUSTRY MEN LECTURE AT LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE The following men from woods companies in North western Ontario lectured during the past year to thE Forestry Students of the Lakehead Technical lnstitue Dr. M. Bartley, Principal, and Mr. C. J. Campbell Master in Forestry, wish to thank the lecturers and thei 1 companies for the time and effort spent on this work. Mr. P. V. LeMay, (Operating Manager, Marathon Pape, Mills of Canada) "The Purpose of the Technica l Forestry Course and what Industry expects of Technical Graduates". Mr. F. L. Stevens, (Assistant Divisional Woodlands Manager, Abitibi Power and Paper Company Limited) "History of Development of 8' Pulpwood Cutting at the Lake head". Mr. A. Pingree (District Logging Superintendent, Provincial Concession, Abitibi Power and Paper Company Limited) "Methods Employed Locally in 8' Pulpwood Cutting". Mr. N. L. Kissick, (Assistant Chief Forester, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada) "Mechanical Logging" two lectures. Mr. D. Graham, (Construction Engineer, Great Lakes Pulp and Paper Company Limited) "Camp Construction and Layout" - two lectures Mr. D. C. Clark, (Assistant Manager, Nipigon Lake Timber Co. Ltd.) "Cutting, Hauling and Marketing of Pole Timber" - two lectures. Mr. H. L. Moffatt, (General Manager, Alexander-Clark Timber Co. Ltd.) "Eight Foot Pulpwood Hauling". Mr. R. . Prettie (General Manager, Northern Wood Preservers Ltd.), "Treating and Marketing of Treated Forest Products" - two lectures. Mr. T. S. Jones (Secretary-Manager, Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Assn.), Labour Relations in Woods Industry". Mr. H. H. Styffe, (Oscar Styffe Limited), "The Rafting of Pulpwood". Mr. F. L. Stevens, (Assistant Divisional Woodlands Manager, Abitibi Power and Paper Company Limited), "Administrative Genius and Related Departments" two Iectu res. Mr. J. Merrill, (Woodlands Manager, Brampton Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd.), "Fire Suppression." Mr. R. Hallonquist, (Personnel Manager, Brampton Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd.), "Personnel Administration". Mr. K. W. Hearnden, (Chief Divisional Forester, Abitibi Power and Paper Companp Limited), "Methods of Cruising" - one day of instruction. Mr. N. L. Kissick, (Assistant Chief Forester, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada), "Methods of Cruising" three hour laboratory instruction. Mr. W. Taylor, (Marathon Paper Mills of Canada), (Chief Draftman) "History of Photography", Aerial Camera and its Application to Forestry". Mr. P. Addison, (Regional Forester, Department of Lands and Forests), "Nursery Practice". . Mr. J. Barron, (Management Forester, Department of Lands and Forests), "Working Plans". Mr. C. Horncastle {Logging Engineer, Ontario Paper Co. Ltd.) "Sloop Logging". Mr. R. W. B. Thomson (Chief Forester, Heron Bay Division, Ontario Paper Co. Ltd.), "Forest Regeneration". Total hours of guest lecturing - 20 Special instruction - 9 In addition to this instruction which has been given by field specialists, it is perhaps of interest to point out that twenty-eight days of instrucion were given on Company limits, and six afternoons during the term were devoted to conducted tours of local Forest Enterprises. 11 �LOG BOOK MAY 1950 PAGE 11 C.P.P.A. Award to Marathon CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER ASSOCIATION 2280 Sun Life Building Montreal 2, Canada WOODLANDS SECTION March 3, 1950 Mr. P. V. LeMay, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Public Utilities Building, Port Arthur, Ontario. Dear Peavey: It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the Awards Committee of this Section has voted to present you with the Ellwood Wilson Award for the year 1949. The Committee's decision is based upon your work in the development of the cable yarding system used by Marathon as described in your paper "Logging at Marathon.'' As you probably know , this Award is granted to a member of the Section for the most effective industrial application of research projects instigated and carried out either by the Section (in co-operation with the Research Institute) or by a member company. The Committee feels that your work in spark plugging and carrying out the development and application of the cable yarding system employed by your Company makes you a most worthy recipient of this award . The award consists of $100.00 and an engraved plaque which wi II be presented to you at the Annual Luncheon of the S:;ction being held in the t--!ormandie Roof of the Mount Royal Hotel March 22. We sincerely hope that you can be on hand to receive the award personally at that time. Please accept the sincere congratulations of the Committee and of myself personally on your attainment of this award. Yours sincerely, W. A. E. Pe.pier, Manager, Woodlands Section. WDB/EA Presentation of the Ellwood Wilson Award by Harold Burk to P. V. LeMay. March 6, 1950. Mr. W. A. E. Pepler, Manager, y\/oodlands Section, Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, 2280 Sun Life Building, Montreal, Quebec. Dear Pep: I have just received your letter of March 3rd in which you state that the Awards Committee have favourably considered m8 for the Ellwood Wi Ison Award for 1949. Needless ·to say, I feel greatly honoured, but on the other hand, I also feel a certain embarrassment in being singled out from this great Marathon team. Any success that we have had is due entirely to teamwork in our organization. I shall not name any of our staff, because I would have to name them all. In accepting this award, which I do very gratefully, I do so in the name of the Marathon team. Your very truly, MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED, CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FOREST ENGINEERS NEWS The Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers have held three meetings ~o far th;s year. The meetings were held January 27th, February 17th and March l 0th. At the March meeting Mr. N. W . Harrison, Dis trict Representative for the Thunder Bay Area, Department of Agriculture, was the guest speaker and delivered a very instructive and interesting address about the agricultural industry at the Lakehead. Mr. Harrison pointed out that there are 2,800 farms between Upsala to the West and Nipigon to the East. Principal farm products were milk, eggs, poultry potaroes and other vegetables. Mr. Harrison stated that a soil survey of the Thunder Bay District showed it to have the greatest variation of soil conditions of any place in Ontario. In concluding his address, Mr. Harrison dealt briefly with the local woodlot situation and advised that in this area woodlot operation must harmonize with farming if it is going to be successful and enjoy its fullest potential. PVL/MEF P. V. LeMay, Operating Manager. �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK MAY 1951 WE CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK of the FOLLOWING FAMOUS SUPPLIES PUROX WELDING EQUIPMENT DOMINION OXYGEN GAS WELDING RODS PYRENE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS GRAY BONNEY WRENCHES Dial 5-6511 ELECTRICAL WIRE AND SUPPLIES BLACK & DECKER DRILLS EVEREADY FLASHLIGHTS EVEREADY BATTERIES MARS BALL-WELLS Dial S-6511 SILVICULTURE IN THE LAKEHEAD AREA By R. N. JOHNSTON Division of Research, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests The main issue in silvicultural practice, ~ot only in the Lakehead area, but also throughout Ontario and the greater part of Canada, is forest regeneration, or, the re-establishment of commercially valuable forests by natural seeding following logging or fire. or various combinations of both. Some regeneration effort is concerned with the reestablishment of a forest by planting. Because of it~ relatively high initial cost, however, tree planting probably will be for a considerable time, used only on submarginal agricultural lands or the small area of favorable planting locations that can be found in the forest. Present planting methods are very largely dependent on the use of agricultural implements, the spade, the plough, and the cabbage planter and are, therefore, tied to conditions which will permit the successful operation of such equipment. Unfortunately most forest soi Is, either by inherent physical character or because of the terra:n and tree growth, are not usually "tillable." Due to a variety of factors, and the existence of agricultural procedures and equipment which could bt. readily adapted, the tree planting phase of forest regeneration is at present more thoroughly understood and has been more widely exploited than any other regeneration techn:que, although it has long been recognized that planting can be applied to only a small proportion of the forest area of the Province. Regeneration by seed under forest conditions is unfortunately a problem which forest users must accept as the= r own and solve by their own largely unaided efforts. Unlike planting, the possibilities of adapting equipment or techniques are strictly limited. Unfortunately, too, it seems that any si lvicultural practice which wi II provide a better chance for the establishment of a new forest crop, will eventually require additional effort and added cost, over and above present wood's operating practice . Though less costly than planting regeneration by seed will still cost something; an unpalatable fact which wood users must be prepared to accept. The challenge tC' industry here is to introduce new techniques which wi 11 permit "silvicultural logging" with a minimum of additional cost. • .As we all know, but sometimes overlook, it is cost which makes regeneration a problem. It has often been stated rather loosely that "we do not know how to se • cure regeneration." This, however, is not strictly true. In some favourable areas only intelligent handling is required and in most others, a forest can be restored if cost and time are not considered. A good forest at an:., price does not solve the regeneration problem. What is required are techniques which will produce a good fores1 at a price our present standard of living and price structure can afford to pay. It is perhaps obvious to the operator at least, that government regulations which cripple industry are unwise, even though they may result in a better forest. L is equally true, though perhaps not so obvious, that the logger who put wood on the jack-ladder at the lowest unit cost during the first cut is not necessarily the best logger. The best logger cuts at a profit so that the highest possible wood values continue to reach the same jackladder year after year. Successful silviculture is related to cost and ir, practice is dependent upon increased efficiency through the whole cycle of regeneration, protection, harvesting, and wood processing. So long, therefore, as industry i: concerned with harvesting and processing and Govern ment with regeneratiqn and protection, the best inter ests of both require the utmost in co-operation and understanding looking to a more efficient overall operation. Under the existing pattern of co-operation between industry and government in Ontario, logging or tree crop harvesting appears to be the most obvious point of mutual technical interest. (It seems logical, therefore . not only in the Lakehead region but throughout th('whole Province.) , · In organizing the Provincial regeneration program, the Department of Lands and Forests has divided its efforts into two general fields; the study of tree seeds and the study of tree seed beds. Seed studies are at present very largely confined to white spruce and red and white pine outside of the Lakehead area and general principles may be applied cautiously to the seeds of many othe,· forest trees and therefore to the other species in the Lakehead region. Some observations on the behaviour of jack pine seeds and cones have also been undertaken. A great deal of preliminary seed investigation has been done in the laboratory because it can be done under controlled conditions and has, therefore, no particular local flavor. �MAY 1950 LOG BOOK Seed bed studies by contrast are involved with spe cific localities. The Department has carried out a great deal of this type of regeneration study in the Lakehead region during the past three years. Re_sults of this work have been presented in the Division's reports numbers 14, 17 and 19. If details are required, they may be found in these publications. All that can be done here is to indicate· the organization, kind and amount of work performed. It has been said that the initiation of all research can be summed up in three words, "oh", an exclamation of surprise; "my'', an indication of wonder; "why", an indication of curiosity. But no matter how it may be initiated, a research program, once underway, almost invariably follows a fairly uniform patern. There is, first, a primary stage in which natura' phenomena are observed, a second in which theories are evolved in explanation of the _phenomena; a third ir which experiments are set up to test theories and a fourth in which experimental results are recorded and related. It is well to remember these four steps and to realiZf that they are all necessary. Failure to appreciate ·the im • portance of experimental testing, was very largely re sponsible for the absurdities of so-called science in me dieval times. Recognition of the importance of experi mental testing has probably been the most important single factor responsible for the present practical value of research . Seed bed research not only in the Department bu: throughout Canada and the United States, is still largely in the initial stages of observing phenomena and evolving theories. Hence the popularity of so-called "re generation surveys." A great deal more "observing" o, "surveying" is required. For example, the Departmental GENERAL MOTORS PAGE 13 reports listed above are mainly concerned with a detailed record of findings or observations in the forests of the Lakehead region and conclusions drawn from them. The conclusions or findings of a regeneration survev are sometimes treated as established facts. This is a da'nger• ous practice. It is true that such conclusions, may by some happy chance, be factual. But because of the wide. variety of natural conditions in the Forest, it is very dif. ficult to be certain that all the essential facts are known. The results of regeneration, or any biological surveys,, are likely to be influenced by the ideas of the writer. The proper use of regeneration survey data is as a basis for the design of experimental tests. , Proof of regeneration survey observations and conclusions is usually secured through the establishment of permanent sample lots, and in the Department's Lakehead regeneration program, the establishment of plots. of this kind is now going forward. Since logging is required to implement some of the tests, many propf pl(?tS are being established in co-operation with industry. In due course, we believe facts will emerge! In brief, this is the outline of the Department's three years of regeneration research in the Lakehead reg:on. As stated, it does not appear as a very great acccmpl ishment for the expenditure of three years' time and a sum of approximately $40,000. Some indication of the extent of th,e program may be provided, however, by a statement of the number of survey plots examined. In considering the bare total of plots as a means of assessing the effort involved, it is well to remember that each and every plot must be located, often in very difficult country, measured by approved survey methods, defined by taut string boundaries, examined on hands and (Continued on Page 16) TWO CYCLE DIESEL ENGINES SS H.P. TO 660 H.P. SO H.P. TO 600 H.P. FAN TO FLYWHEEL UNITS FINGER TIP SHIFT CON- OR TROL IS MADE POSSIBLE PACKAGE POWER BY THE G.M. HYDRAULIC UNITS MARINE GEAR, STANDARD FOR ALL YOUR POWER WITH ALL 3, 4, 6 . AND REQUIREMENTS TWIN G.M. UNITS - - - DISTRIBUTORS FOR - - - Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Tractor Division Baker Manufacturing Co. Pacific Car & Foundry Co. SALE S PARTS SERVICE G. M. Detroit Diesel Engine Division Gar Wood Industries Inc. Drott Manufacturing Corp. Northern Tractor &Equipment Limited HEAD OFFICE: 787 St. Joseph Street, St. Boniface, Man. Phone 204808 BRANCH OFFICE: 725 N. May Street, Fort William, Ont. Phone 21061 �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK MAY 1950 Kraft Pulping By A. S. KADZIELAWA of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A. Cellulose has gained a very important position in our present way of living. Although it is found in most plants, wood is the most economical source for a large portion of eel lulose required for manufacture of th( many grades of paper, boards and cellulose derivatives such as rayons, eel lophane and plastics. In the manufacture of this great diversity of products, the first step is to reduce the wood to a pulp. This is accomplished either mechanically, chemically or a combination of the two processes. There are a number of chemical procedures that can be used, but the characteristics of the pulp produced and costs vary considerably. Therefore, the economy and end use of the pulp determines the process employed. The kraft pulping process falls under the classification alkaline pulping utilizing a combination of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, as the active pulping agent. The pulp produced is brown in color, but has high strength qualities which make it particularly suitable for making strong wrapping papers, and variow= types of boxboards. In these materials the dark color is not objectionable, however, where lighter colors are required the pulp can be economically bleached withou · affecting the strength appreciably. The process is also gaining favour in that it has been used to produce pulps from practically all the commercial wood species, either on full plant scale or in laboratories. It is particularl~suited to the manufacture of high grade pulps from the wood species found in North Western Ontario. In the limited space available, it is impossible t , go into any detail of the p_rocess and equipment, there fore, only a very general description of the method an( equipment will be given. The wood entering the mill is all cut to approximately four foot lengths and barked in drum barkers. The clean wood is chipped in multiple knife chippers. Uniformity in size of chips is important to good cooking, therefore, the chips are screened. The oversize chips pass through a rechipper and are returned to the screen. Depending upon the quality of pulp being made the fines may or may not be screened out. As the fines usually carry a fair percentage of dust and di rt, they are screened out where high quality clean pulps are desired. The screened chips are stored in bins until required to fill the digesters. In most recent installations, the d;gesters are tall cylindrical vessels, nine to eleven feet in diameter, and about forty feet high with a cone shaped bottom. Each digester will produce from seven to ten tons of pulp per cook. When the digester is ful I of chips, measured quantities of black and white liquors are added. The diqester is then closed and heating with steam is started. The heating may be done directly by blowing the steam in at the bottom or by a forced circulation of the liquor from the bottom of the digester through steam heated heat exchangers back to the top of the digester. Heating is continued while gas and vapors are relieved from the top of the digester, unti I a pressure of approximately 110 pounds per square inch is obtained with a corresponding temperature of 340 degrees F is reached and then held at this temperature and pressure until the cooking is complete. The quantity of liquors, the rate of heating and cooking time are all governed by the quality of pulp being made. When the cooking is completed, a valve at the bottom of the digester is opened and the contents blown 1 out into the blow tank. The cooking softens the wood to such an extent that during blowing the wood breaks up into pulp. The thick slurry of pulp is diluted with black liquor and pumped to the pulp washers. The washing is usually done on rotary drum type washers in two or more stages. In the final stage, hot water is used and the recovered water containing some of the spent chemicals and dissolved portion of the wood is known as weak black liquor. This weak liquor is used to wash the pulp in the preceding stage, thus as the pulp is being washed a strong black liquor is being formed. The liquor from the first working stage is the black liquor used when filling the digester and dilution at the blow tank. The s~rplus black liquor is concentrated in mult:ple effect evaporators unti I a solution of about 50% solids is obtained. This· is further concentrated in cas .. cade evqporators and mixed with saltcake and burned in the recovery furnace. The saltcake is added to make up the unavoidable losses of soda in the system. By burning the concentrated black liquor and saltcake under carefully controlled conditions, a molten ash of sodium carbonate and sodium sulfide is produced. The hot combustion gases are passed through a specially designed steam boiler producing in many mills practically all the steam required for the pulp mi 11. The hot ash is dissolved in water, clarified and treated with lime. The lime converts the sodium car(Continued on Afeclu»,,'16 '°'1, Page 1 6) MOJUJ CCOH,OIHkat Pulpw.ooJ P11,oc/,uduu,, . . . 'kid/,, tl,,e Increase production in your woods operations . . . and decrease cutting costs! The P.M. Woodboss is light, easy to hande and operate, runs economically. Built to give dependable, trouble-free cutting. Ask for a demonstration . . . the WOODBOSS is ideal for pulpwood cutting. For Demonstration, Sales or Service, Contact . .. P.M. PRODUCTS (194,) LTD. 278 BAY ST., PORT ARTHUR, ONT. or HEARST, ONT. Oth,er P.M. offices in Orillia, Ont.; Quebec, Que.; Vancouver, B.C. and regional distributors across Canada. • �MAY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 15 Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan, where th i s Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and' produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! MORE Records Broken! - MORE Satisfied C11stomers TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-S35 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAU LED PER TRI P-23S CORDS "The_latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled." WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS PULPWOOD AND T RA I L E R S 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. S-6753 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LPG f>AGE 16 BOOK 'Vhich now contains a large amount of water is passed over deckers to remove the. excess water and then goes to storage tanks to await the next step, on its way to ccn:;umer goods. SILVICULTURE IN THE LAKEHEAD AREA (Continued from Page 13) knees, tallied in detail, frequently under trying condi-tions, and the finding analysed statistically. -The number of plot st~dies by the Department as. indicat-ed above has been, 1946-20,806; 1947-44,057; • 1_948-3,746; 1949-5,820; total 74,429. • • . ; 240 check plots, of one-tenth acre, w~re e~·tablished · jn 1948-49 for the testing of survey condusions to study the foll.owing s~~jects in their relation to Jorest renewal: i. The effeGt;:of different .cutting methods and degrees of cutting~ :• • , ' . , • 2. The affect· of soil . scarification ·or disturb~nce. 3. The effect of slash burning and removal by other means. 4. The effect of artificial seeding. As indicated, many of the results of the Department's Regeneration Research have not yet reached · the level of established fact: many individual studies seem .likely to move slowly because the problems are not simple. It should never be forgotten that money invested jn research must be "patient money.'' ~ We are definitely "on our way" towards the solution of the problems of regeneration of northern com- .mercial species. We are sure that no matter how easy or difficult the eventual solution may be, it will be achieved with less delay and effort if we have the support and •confidence of the industrial operators. KRAFT PULPING (Continued from Page 14) bonate to sodium hydroxide. After the spent lime is :removed, the resulting clear liquor is known as white liquor and is the source of active chemicals added to the digester. The washed pulp is diluted to a low consistency and screened. The first stage of screening is done on c;oarse screens, referred to as knotters. This step is often carried out before the pulp is washed. The. rejects called ls.nots consist of liard pieces of wood which did not cook . completeJy.• --.In some mills they are returned to the di.:. gesters, in others burned in the recovery furnace and in others broken down to a coarse fibered pulp by mechan ◄ ical means. . . The accepted stock from the knotters passes ·throagh s·eries of finer screens. The types 6f screens and ·the size of the perforations in the screen plates depend ,on the quality of pulp being made. The fine screen • •rejects known . as tailings _are usually· refined and used iin making coarse paper or board. The accepted stock MAY 19~0 The third of a series of articles by · members of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A. First article - January Issue - "Wood Used in Northwestern Ontario Pulp and Paper Industry" by Mr. A. Johnson. , Second article - March Issue - "Some of the Reasons a Pulp M:11 Requires Wood of a Certain Length" by F. I. Anderson and B. C. Barrington. - HOSE. • WINDER IDEA DEVELOPED AT LONGLAC 1 Linen firehouse .is valuable eq uipment that requires thoughtful handling H it is to give economical service. Observation on a co~ple of forest fires in recent years showed hose on a fire having to take unnecessarily rough treatment. Dragged through the bu_sh by fire fighters and even dragged behind a truck on the highway from one position to another during a fire, the hose took quite a beating and showed the necessity for a light portable' hose winder. . The need for such equipment and the basic idea of construction was suggested by Ken Switzer- ·to two of his co workers with the LongLac Pulp and Paper '. Company, Norm Skinner; Y~rd Foreman at Longlac and one of his men, Bruce· Sloan. . These men built a working model in the Company's Longlac Shop and this model proved very satisfactory when tested: • · The Company made the model available to Watson Jack and Co. Ltd., Manufacturers of fire fighting equip., ment, for production and sale to fire protective organj- . zations The model was modified and improved by Watson ·. • Jack and Co. Ltd., who now have on sale an improved lightweight Portable Hose Winder for winding 1½'' un- • lined linen Forestry Hose, either wet or dry, l 00-foot ' lengths coupled. Other features are adjustable cranking handles, instantly detachable spindle for removing hose after winding,. spri,:ag rubber-covered .tension rollers for flattening hose, c~nvas .chest protector and adjustable . shoulder straps~ weight 17 pounds. Abrasion of the hose is eliminated since the operator walks forward into · tha hose line as he winds i~ up. . For further information on this hose winder, apply to Watson Jack and Company Umited, 1543 Crescent Street, Montreal 25, P.Q. It is a pleasure to record here and officially give ·• -..l. credit to Ken Switzer for the idea behind this equipment and to Norm Skinner and Bruce Sloan for making · up •• •• • the first working model. .. :; I., "SERVING THE TIMBER OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARI0'1 ,,I iI LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. Fort William ,GROCERIES. ·,FR~ITS & VEGETABLES1 TOBACCO, E'."C, •: ·' �MAY 1950 MGE 17 · ••• LOG BOOK • o s co e L·o c KS WHEREVER cABLEs ARE useo ' . .. Port J\rthur, Ontario. '-March 15th, 1950. "JOE BEAVER" Dear Mr. Jones: I want to take this opportunity to thank those who have been helptul to the 'Shantymen· in their access to· the lumber camps, and to those ·who have gone put of. their way in·making it possible for our getting around to each camp this winter. I found a general concern with all men, with who·ever I have talked, regarding conditions as they are today. These men a.re greatly consciqus of a power greater than that they _have ·~xperienced in the past, which has made them think more serious_ly of the future. I have pointed them to the Bible for what God ·has to say, and as we read in His Word found in Chapters Matthew 24, ~lso Luke 21: 25 - 38, Christ gives the signs of His cory,ing cJnd Judgment. The men in th~ camps I am happy to say, have· shown · splendid attention and interest in tne meetings, which we thank God -~or and each man receives a tract .in his own langµage. One camp alone, 31 Gospels of John were given out in the Finn language, Also Shantymen papers were left~ New • ' Testaments also left, and Biples were ordered from our office in Toronto to each man that asked for them, these are given out free. • I do -not know what next may come, Across my pilgrim way, I do not know to-morrow's load, Nor see beyond today, · But this I know-my Saviour knows The path I cannot see; • And I can trust His wounded hands To guide and care for me._ r . . . Thc1nking you for your interest i~ our work. .. • Sincerely yours, J. H. Allen. ------~--~- ·. By Ed · ~ofziger /< •.·-:;i ( ). Forest Se~oe, U. B. Department of Agriculture "Please don't go_ to any bothe; ..... J. T. Russell Motors .Ltd~ · • ....................•':f'•-··•:·:•:••;.· . ~==== 120 N. Archibald St. . -:Fort William, Qnt. • Distributors for . · • • ·THE FAMOUS FARGO · TRUCKS 'Built to Fit the, Job' A FARGO BUILT. FOR EVERY JOB GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS · . . 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The rate of growth' of a stand is, of course, independent of which company's limit it happens to be on. It is _mainly dependent on the site on which it stands, the latitude and the climate. With this in mind Mr. Bedell of the Dominion Forest Service, during ~ visit to this district in 1947, suggested that the companies of the Thunder Bay District combine their work on ·growth- study. Instead of each company obtaining yield figures for their respective limits, a common set of yield data could be obtained for a forest region, applicable to all limits in that region. In this way much duplicate work could be avoided, the work would be much cheaper for each company, and probably .better data obtained. .. During 1947 several meetings were arranged be1 tween seven interested pulp and paper companies of this District. It was eventually decided to request the • Dominion Forest Service to conduct some experimental . growth study work in this area. They have evolved an improved m~thod for predicting yield but which has not yet been applied to large pulpwood tracts such as exist in this district: Therefore, it was thought that it was an excellent opportunity for mutual aid between the Thunder Bay companies and the Dominion Forest Service. This was agreed. to and a start was made last' ~~u.mmer. • : ,.,·· _ Briefly, the tec~nique used is to establish' peri'na_rlent sample plots in several different age classes in each important cover type, :and for various -sites. The stems· on each plot are measured along with a w~~ltH of other _pertinent data. After at least · fi.ve ,years, and better ten years, the plots are re.:measured ·to establish changes in density arid composition. These ~data car, then be plotted and yield curves thus.obtained for each c;:over type on each important site and for. a fixed den• sit_y. ~f the stands on a limit are similarly dassified, t~,s yield data can be applied to determine rotation age_ yield at maturity, etc. . The most important factor affecting growth is site, which can be roughly defined as the inherent abil!ty of an area to pr6du_ce. Many differe.n t site classif~ ,cations have been used but the Dominion Forest Service is using a system in this growth study work that they have adapted from one developed by Mr. G. A. Hills of the Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests. This classification gives promise of being one of the best in existence and has the advantage that sites can be recognized. from aerial photos. It is hoped that a by-product of this growth study co-operative effort will be the training of company men in the knowledge of soils essential to accurate site classification.The present basis of co-operation between the companies and the Dominion Forest Service is that· the latter provide the staff, establish ·the plots, do the office work and publi.sh the final results. The.companies agree to protect the plots established for at least five years, to supply the necesary maps and aerial photos, to provide transportation to the parties when required, and to loan equipment if necessary. Last summer the companies _also absorbed some of the meal cost. The companies have agreed to share their costs among themselves on a limit area basis. The Dominion Forest Service hope by the end of this summer to have established enough plots, along with the· use of some plots established by the companies, to draw fairly accurate yield curves f9r the ·mo~t important types on the most common sites in what i'S. known ·as Forest Region 8-9; which ext~nds along the North Shore of Lake Superior from Savanne to near White 'River. They have not committed themselves to do further work in any of the other regions, but it is hoped that they will at least be able to dq enough work to show the relative growth rates between the region~, in this district. The results will of course be available· to everyone, but they will particularly benefit the companies in the Thunder Bay Disric_t. -Eyen if l'.\O fur_ther . work on this project -is done by the Dominion Fore~t . Service after this year, the system of srte classification and the general technique used will be·very usefol if the companies exter:id this work themselves. F.urthermore, the project has again emphasized the -value ·of cooperative effort" betw._e en timber. oper.ators: This Booklet is· printed ~n 11Thrift-Coat Ena~~I" produced at the Provincial" Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, O'.Ut of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, Fort William, Ontario. . . La France Fire Engine & Foamite Ltd. equipment carried in stock: EXTINGUISHERS LOG PILE NOZZLES REFILLS FIRE HOSE FIREGUNS ETC. . , NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. 203 HARDISTY ST. FOR:r _WILLIAM, ONT. Phone 3-7407 · / �PAGE . 19 -. _'.\ LVU DVVI\. LUDIVIG CYR THIRD IN CANADIAN BUCKSAWING CHAMPIONSHIP • Dominique Chenard, Quebec North Shore Paper Company, is the new Canadian Bucksaw Champfon. winning with a total of 8 of the possible 9 points in the thr_ee-day Buck-Sawing Contest at the Sportsmen's Show in Montreal on March 5th. 6th and 7th, 1950. ,· Champions from six Eastern companies competed Competitors cut once each afternoon and twice each evening; the average_time was computed each n!ght for the three cuts. and winner was allowed three points. Chenard's ·average time for the 10" spruce log was 8.7 seconds and his best single cut was 7.2 seconds. All of the men who took part in ttie Contest were the finest ·examples of the best type of men found in our pulpwood operations to-day. They had a great com. petitive spirit but, win o.r lose, were good sports. They were fine representatives of the Woods Industry at such a public event as the Sportsmen's Show. , Ludivig Cyr, who won the Northwestern Ontario Championship at the Fort William Winter Carnlval 1949 and finished 5th at the Sportmen's Show that year, competed thi's year as the representative of the Ontario Paper Company, Limited and finished 3rd. LAKEHEAD MEN ON C.P.P.A. WOODLANDS SECTION COUNCIL W. Bruce Southon, Woods Manager, Great Lakes Paper Company Limited and J. H. Merril}, Divisional Woods Manager, B,rompton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, were both elected to the Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section Council for the year 1950. ,~Elected as Chairman was Gordon Godwin of the Ontario Paper Company Limited and as Vice Chairman Jack Matthews, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, Toronto. . Other Di rectors elected were: R. S. Armitage, Quebec A. H. Burk, Espanola, Ont. G. H. Fisk and F. A. Harrison, Montreal R. G. Macfarlane, Edmundston, .N. B. J. A. Michaud, Grand'mere, Que. • J. W. Paterson, Hull. . W. G. Phipps, Kapuskasing, Ont. SUCCESSFUL ·ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN PORT ARTHUR APRIL 10TH, 1950 BY THE .TIMBER -'.c u LLERS' ASSOCIATION • . The highlight of the Annual Meeti~g of .the Timqer Culler~' Association was the presentation of a Provincial Charter to the Timber- Cullers' Association by Mr. J. H. Merrill, Divisional Woods Superintendent of the Brompton PulP. & Paper Company, Limited, who was also the guest speaker. • • Ken Mason was re~elected '?resident by acclamation as were .W. J. Hughes, Vice-President and J. R. Denley, Secretary. - • The Association Directors elected were: • . Lester Murphy, Gilbert Lalonde, Sam Cowan. L. Malmberg, Len Neva and W. Reid. • . .. Mr. Merrill gave a very interesting address on For~st Management and went into some· detail of the careful and serious studies and steps being taken by oper3ting companies and provincial and federal governments, :o -further forest management. towards -a sutained yield ,f wood from the forests ·o f Northwestern Ontario . . -, ~-- :. •• ~-11 '· ~ . ...., • - - ,r: ,, • ~; ~-( 6 ·-fi 7, ...T' • He's International Truck trained. That .means he's u~uied in the best and late~i servicing and •repa4" practices according to International Truck methods. And that means he's an expert in the use of In~~ational desig.n~d and approved machines and tools for testing, repairing and reconditio~g. He can make money for you two ways. By holding your service and. maintenance costs at a minimum, and by putting your • trucks in shape to roll out money making miles. You find him busily at work in our shop. Take adv~tage of his skill and e.perience by bringing your trucks. to US#<nll S. 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' . ,, _. _ .:tt "CATERPILLAR" Model D-2 . Diesel Tractor;· SO~' ~ i:; · Gauge, Serial . No. 5J5836SP . . Eq11dP,ped .~itti "~a - ·. ? -:: Plant-Choa.te" Hydraulic Angledozer. .Tractor. ls · ':. now being ~verhauled in our shop will b~ In · ,:'!'~· , ~ood condition ~ - painted and GUARANTEEb: ,· ':·· Exceptional buy at this price. •. . • , Price' _____ - - - - - ~ - - $3;400:00 -' ·,. ani ' "• • •I : • =•• •• ; -- ·-::• . "INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD9" Diesel Tractor. 60" Gauge, Serial No, TDCD-268257CC. Equipped • with "~ucyrus Erie" Front End Hydraulic Bucket ·Loader. Tractor fn splendid condition having worked only ·two su~mers since !.>eing purchased in 1947, Its owner has kept it in good mech-,.. anical condition and it has been inspec-ted and 'lewly. painted in our shop. . . • Prlc• - -······............. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $7,500.0~ Y.. "CATERPILLAR" Model "06". Diesel Tractor, 60'; . :;auge, Serial No. 5R4987SP. Equipped with new· •,, "Caterpillar" · Hydraulic Angledozer. This . 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Price - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500.00 "CATERPILL~R'f Model "D-4" Diesel Tra~tor, 60" Gauge, Serial No. 3T-6278W. This tractor is • now being reconditioned in our . shop and wil! :>e in good mechanical condition ~ painted • and ~ :;UARANTEED. _ New tractor. · of this. model wpuld sell for app~oximately $5,980.00 ' ,today. . . Price • • • ~4,200.00 _ "I , ' Write· for ColDJ)lete' -. _·. ·=: __ • ( --~(· --: r " ; ;•; • .;: . • ~ \. . ·-"~ ~ -~ ~-:::·'~ ._:: \ ,; ·_ t / ' ;:::-"'; •• •• ::•.• ~--7~::l'.~~~~:i~(1t "ALLIS-CHALMERS,;. ' Model "HD,-10" Di.:..ef' -~:\ '-;. : ,Tractor,· 7~~ ~~u_g_e,,,'_Seri_al N~. • i'3.t$2.: ~qi.Jipp;d -~ ./ ~ with. '~Bak~r:''. . Hydraulic ~gledozer. an.d a •~c~r-:.- ;_:,~:, • :o'~ Towing ·winch. ·A new .Tractor of:~,h.t~ ~odel.,'~1 ..: ..: .vould cost,· approximately $1 ~,so.0.9~-;.·i• tod~y·, - 't " ·i Originally purchased new· in 1947~ it has· wo~~:· B(?s>roxlm~t~ly :~e!~e,. m,011ths. . T~~ •!iC?Ur_ tfi~!~r.:nii_ reading_ is. 1,,2,3.0ji ho1,.1rs. Pre~ntly g~!ng~JbrRYQh.:;1;~ .. o~r shoi> _tryi,s" Ti-~cto,r wi II be •in goo~f:ioncli~i~·~.;'":f~ 1 If. winch$900.QO.. . •is"not• rei:iuired . deduct .. . . ·•: i J .~- 'S~ ,cI..:.::; •, Price ..........;,. _ , • $8,0_!0.0~;· ~f'{y: f •• :/ ·' • r: .~: :i ✓-~. t ,, \:, POWELL EQUlPlENT- Li~•-~gJ :,! )f.~Sed· ~lld. B ~e built~ltia.j_~i":~~Y: •'• "CATERPILLAR'~ -M~del,. ".D~" . Diesel·. 'Tractor, 56" • G~,YJ;Je,, _,:serial _2.H6325SP. • Eq':'ipp~d. ~ith ._ ~;~alderso,:a" Hydr<!ulic Angledozer. • Tr~or • }111s.,'. •'} recently. been .-9~rhauled in pur sh~P- a!"d, !"8W/ ~!- 1; · • parts totall_inQ :-appr~!111ately $2, 1oo.po. ,. inst~II~~-: ., ' . • Both Tract.or .and BJdldozor are in r"A:-l" CQndj~ / r< . tion • .and_- -a.:re ~n e~~&lle~t buy' for . a . -~11 ,{ 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 1950MayJuneLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - May June 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. May June 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 1950-05 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/4763c5c71c327c12196fc8bbecba7eec.pdf dca07fbc62951e7ad109d0974c9b1694 PDF Text Text ETURN TO .FORESJR1L UBRARY l 1 I �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK MARCH 1950 For Timber Operators who want a Tractor that will load gravel for road fill and also bulldoze on any type of •ob -- here is the long awaited answer . \LO LOADER DOZER 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 and at lower cost. This 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 • 91 S MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARl �0 LOG BOOK UNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATI PAGE 3 Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Scholorship Renewed For 1950 At the Annual Meeting of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Asociation, Mr. P. V. LeMay, Ch~irman of the Forestry Advisory Committee of the Lakehead Technical Institute gave a full report on the two forestn , ourses being conducted at the L. T. I. The two course~ arie: e. Many of us, past few years, have been king that our wi s were getting milder and shorter. y theories had been expressed around the "HotLeague" that Northern Ontario wiuld soon become anana" belt. Some said the earth was tipping because he weight of ice at the North Pole and that at any we might expect the Earth to shift its position suf-l ntly to give our District a tropical climate. Others ght that instead of the usual two month's poor sleigh during July and August, we would then have only month's of poor sap-peeling in January and February. Well, Old Man ·w inter crossed us up this year and e forth with a good old fashioned winter which prod a few records that take us away back according to cial records. Some of the old timers we are told have. e into hiding as January temperatures pushed the rds back for fifty or more years. Even Paul Bunyan complaining of the cold this year. He said all of his s and creeks froze clean to the bottom so he couldn't water for icing his roads. This year he cut ice blocks laid them end to end in order to make his ice road .had to ship in ·beer for the horses as there was no er supply for them. Sure was tough. It would appear then that we can fully expect gh ice and snow next winter to haul out this year's e 1t I- As we look forward to this Spring it is quite safe td ict that although the months of March and Apri I be very quiet, things should really begin to hum May on for the rest of the season. All indications are for quite a reasonable cut by t producers for 1950-51 delivery. Once again, we wish you good driving and good ing for 1950. H. H. ''Bert 11 Styffe, President P.S. Don't forget the fire season starts April l st. Get y now! ODLANDS SECTION, C.P.P.A. NUAL MEETING The 32nd Annual Meeting of the C.P.P.A. Woods Section will be held March 22nd, 23rd and 24tf he Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal. This meeting will receded by a meeting on March 21st by the Pulp & er Research Institute of Canada under the direction . Koroleff. - ER PICTURE T R Picture of Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited at Depot. The Canadian National Railway Station to the right of the picture.- The two year Technical Forestry Course w hi~ h opened in September 1948 - has 12 students in the l st year and 4 in the 2nd year. The First-Year University Course qualifying students who enter the second year at the University of Toronto - has 3 students. !rips to the woods to study utilization and logging pr~ctrces are held periodically and this report is contained elsewhere in this booklet. Abitibi and Brompton Offer Areas In order to do practical work in the forest, it i~ necessary that the School have a forest area of its own for the following reasons: ( l) To support the lecture course; (2) To improve quality of instruction; (3) To facilitate planning; (4) To obviate the necessity of approaching people annually for use of an area; • (5) A requisite for progress; (6) The establishment of an esprit de corps. The Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited and the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited have offered to make areas available to the school and detai Is are to be worked out by the Advisory Committee. In addition to Mr. P. V. LeMay, members of the Committee are: D. A. Clark, J. H. Merrill, H. L. Moffatt and F. L. Stevens. T.B. X-RAY SURVEY PLANNING CONTINUES The proposed T.B. X-Ray Survey of all bush camps· in Northwestern Ontario is still in the planning stage and it is hoped that plans will be completed and equipment available to start this work next fall. TIMBER CULLERS' ANNUAL MEETING APRIL 10th, 1950 The annual meeting of the Timber Cullers' Association will be held at the New Legion Hall, Port Arthur, Ontario, April l 0th, 1950, with the business session starting at 2:30 p.m. to be followed by a banquet at 6:30 p.m. An invitation has been extended to Mr. B. F. Avery, Vice-President of the KVP Company, Limited to address the members at the banquet. Tickets may bt obtained by contacting Mr. J. R. Denley, P.O. Box 365, Port Arthur, Ontario. LUMBERMEN'S SAFETY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING-APRIL 17th, 1950 The Annual Meeting of the Lumbermen's Safety Association will be held in North Bay, Monday. April 17th, 1950. Malcolm Cochran is the president of this association �MARCH 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 4 Some of the Reasons a Pulp Mill Requires Wood of a Certain Length By F. I. Anderson and B. C. Barrington of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A. This article is not meant as a setting up of a standard for lengths of logs to be cut in Woods operations, but is an illustration of what disadvantages there are' to the user of the wood and waste entailed in overlength or underlength logs. , There are usually two types of pulp required in a paper mill, mechanical or groundwood pulp, and chemical pulp, which covers sulphite and sulphate pulps. The groundwood pulp is made f~om bolt~ wo_od cut to a length at the mill to fit the size of grinaers installed at that mill. 4 The three most common sizes are 48", 32" and 24'· grinders, and require wood in these approximate len~th_s: The wood used in the chemical pulp process 1s in the form of chips of a controlled size. We will deal with a particular mill with an installation of nominal four foot grinders. The ideal length of a barked bolt of wood for these particular grinders is actually 50¼ inches, which is not long enough to jam in the grinder pockets but long enough to get maximum production from the grinders. To obtain these the saws at the slasher rooms are spaced accordingly, and are checked regularly so as td maintain this length as closely as possible. Wood brought to the mill in summer via water may be in 8 foot or i 6 foot nominal lengths. In dea Ii ng with the 8 foot wood we expect to ob t tain two 50¼ inch bolts from each log. There is a space or kerf of approximately ¾ inches cut out by each saw, so a log of 1001/a inches, or 101 inches, length would be about ideal as an 8 foot log for this mill. If we deal with 16 foot wood along the same line of reasoning, the three saws cutting bolts 50¼ inches, the ideal length would be 2011/a inches, or 202 inches. In each of these log lengths anything over these} lengths would be waste, and costs to collect and dispose of the resulting snipes are appreciable. Any length short short of these requirements causes inefficiency of the pulp grinders as we wish to make full use of the grinding surface of the stones at all times. Some winter wood, we understand, has to be cut to 98 inch lengths in the bush as this is the maximum length that wi 11 fit certain types of railway cars. of TWO NEW CANADIAN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AVAILABLE A story written for children from 7 - 12 and illustrated in colour throughout, is the current juvenile best ... seller owned by more children than any other current Canadian book. It is entitled "The Children's Book of Trees" and may be purchased for $1.00 from the Canadian Forestry Association, 229 College Street. Toronto, Ontario. Another of the books written by Leonard L. Knott is the "Children's Book About Pulp and Paper". This book tells in simple, straighforward language, the story of a great Canadian industry. This book may be purchased for $1 .00 from the Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Sun Life Building, Montreal, P.Q. Both these books should be in all schools and they will make a handsome birthday present to any child. This means that we are going to obtain only'~,e 50¼ _i nch bolt out of each 98 inch bolt, the other length will be 47¾ inches, which works out to the fact that half of our wood will not be touching the full grindstone surface, giving only about 97 per cent of the production obtainable with all 50¼ inch wood. Grinders are calibrated periodically for yield determination. If the bolt lengths are short the calibration will be thrown off. From this data one can appreciate to what extent waste and loss of production can develop from longer or shorter log lengths than those exemplified above. In the chipping process we can make use of bolts too long for the grinders that have not been sniped. These logs are fed into a chute which is at about a 45 degree angle to the high speed vertical revolving chipper knives. The only pressure exerted here is the weight of th log itself holding it in place again~t the chippers. Snipe or other very short lengths jump around when the knives hit them and give very inefficient chipping as to chip size and chipper capacity so are not used. About the only way to dispose of these snipes is to burn them, but handling costs for this are high. The fewer snipes we have the better we like it. Last, but still very important, is the manner in whic these logs are cut in the bush as to right angle cuts. Many of our logs have been cut at an oblique angle sometimes as much as 12 inches from the point at whic the cut started to where it ended up on the other sid of the log. Considerable loss of production can result from this and considerable difficulty can be caused at the slasher, as when this log is pulled over against the butting plate it is not held rigidly in place and moves when contact ! is made with the saw-'- thus cal!_sing another o~lique cut. / These oblique cuts sometimes are not d1scernable, and such logs, if they get into the grinder pocket_s, can cause jamming. It is a tough and costly und_er!aking to free a jammed pocket where four foot wood 1s 1n use. The second of a series of articles by members of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A. ,, . First article-January Issue- Wood Used in Northwester Ontario Pulp and Paper Industry" by Mr. A. Johnson. DIFFERENCE The difference between Dollars and Ideas is this. You have a dollar, And I have a dollar. We swap. Now you have my dollar, And I have yours. We are no better off. You have an idea, And I have an idea. We swap. Now you have two ideas, And I have two. That's the difference. (Credit: The Tear Sheet, Vancouver Advertising & Sales Bureau). MA �so LOG BOOK MARCH 1950 PAGE 5 e 1th ,at ne on erti II mt Jer 1lts ~d. 45 >er ·h >e~ ,es 1ip I \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ '\ \ \ ---- \• \ I . _., .. ·I f.,..;i:·.-:-=--·.:~ . 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For general interest, to the readers of the "Log Book", the Aerial Timber Sketching programme for the 1949 season, provided the following details. The season commenced in early March, where some 960,000 acres were detailed for pulp and paper interests in vicinity of Fort Frances. Prior to break-up an a·dditional 35,000 acres were completed, primarily for jackpine sawtimber and spruce pulpwood, in the Sioux Lookout area. Following break-up and in sequence; Hearst, Ka -1 wartha and the Bonnechere River indicated the locale of remainder of the summer's projects with the season ending ahead of freeze-up at Orient Bay on Lake Nipigon. In all some eight programmes were completed totalling 1,784,160 acres in the detailed examination of• which some 300 flying hours were spent. Of this amount 90.6 per cent constituted work completed for industry and 9.4 per cent for the Government. Approximately half of the aggregate acreage was completed for licensed operators and the remainder for pulp ~oncessionaires. In addition to the above aerial work and to supplement the results of this phase of forest inventory; three ground parties were engaged in type sampling for most of the summer season. This work together with the detailed type map provided the basis for a complete inventory. In one of the eight programmes listed above a complete inventory was requested. In two others similar ground work was done for the eventual completion of "Management and Operating Plans." This additional ser.! vice to aerial forest typing is now provided. Of the eight jobs completed it might be of further interest to state that two of these were done at the scale of 20 chains to the inch; four at 40 chains and two at the scale of one mile to the inch. With respect to Management and operating plans it might be in order to briefly outline the procedure in so far as the above work is related. The resultant reports provide an economical method of completing same; acceptable and conforming to the regulations issued by the Department of Lands and Forests under the authority of the Forest Management Act. The area in question is first mapped in detail from the air at the scale of 20 chains to the inch. Immediately following completion of the final maps the contained types are examined and continuous strips are plotted on the type map, in order to sample the representative stands and at the same time do a minimum amount o~ ground sampling. Detailed field instructions are issued to the ground parties comprising a three man crew of competent cruisers, the party chief of which supplies the requisite supervision and interpretation of instruc.: ti_ons. The sampling then progresse~ over the strips preV10usly plotted and as outlined. During the winter months the compilation of this wor~ proceeds. Stand per acre figures are computed in cubic or board feet and reduced to their respective mer ; chantibility. The annual cuttign requirements of the chance are then ascertained and cutting budgets determined or the interval of the cutting cycle denoted, Growth charts are included indicating the volume at rotation age and any excess forest if present by age classes; these charts indicate the comparison of the present forest, to the same forest under sustained yield management. The stand per acre figures provide the basis along with information supplied by the operator for the delimiting of cutting areas for the following two or three seasons. MARCH 1 Owners? We have added to our service facilities a "Wadell" Boring Fixture - a precision machine for a precision job. Its job? The precision boring of new piston pin bushings to "factory standards" of clearance, finish, alignment and parallelism. II When properly done, fitting piston pins is a highly precise job. Factory specifications allow less than a thousandth of an inch maximum tolerance in clearance between pin and bushing (.0010 to .0018). Centre to centre distance of the pin bushing and the rod bearing should not exceed + .001 or -.001 inches. The two bores should be absolutely parallel. Surface finish of the pin bushing after boring must be excellent. These specifications can not be met by the use of hand-feed hones, reaming or other devices. With the addition of the "Wadell" Boring Fixture, we are abl~ to do the boring of piston pin bushings for all "Caterpillar" Tractors to "Caterpillar'~ factory standards of precision and workmanship. We take pleasure in announcing this new service to you. PJJillEll t:o. EquipDlent Ltd. Cat~~pjllar DEALERS PORT ARTHUR WINNIPEG �LOG BOOK RCH 1950 dvertisers' News !es e~gines, and a host _of new mechanical and engineering improvements designed to effect important cost reductions for the operator. More than $30,000,000 was spent for the vast production changeover and over three years of road tests went into proving the new trucks. The new L-Line is spearheaded by four classifications of four-wheel model trucks-the Standard, ranging from 4,200 pounds to 40,000 pounds, gross vehicle weight; the Schoolmaster, comprising five bus models rang ing from 12,500 to 24,00 pounds, GVW; the Load-· star, ranging from ·, 6,500 to 29,500 pounds, GVW; and the Roadliner, ranging from 16 000 to 30 000 pounds GVW. , I , The Northern Eng ineering & Supply Company, Limd of Fort William, Ontario, manufacturers of machiny for the pulp and paper industry, have recently cirlated literature to timber operators giving complete 9ils of the NESCO slashers, grapples, log tongs and t:SCO portable saw mills. NESCO slashers and grapples e being used by the following companies: Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Umited, Iroquois lls, Ont.; Hollingsworth & Whitney Company, Waterlie, Maine, U.S.A.; International Paper Company,. Cann, t.; Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited1 Maraon, . Ont.; Minnesota-Ontario Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd., ternational Falls, Minn., U.S.A.; Ontario-Minnesota Ip & Paper Company, Ltd., Kenora, Ont.; Ontario aper Company, Limited, Heron Bay, Ont. Their equipment is manufactured 100 per cent in anada and further details are available on request from e Northern Engineering & Supply Company Limited, rt Wi 11 iam, Ontario. Russel- Hipwell Engines Limited have recently circulated a booklet entited "The Dependable Diesel." In this new edition there are 36 articles on many varied operations w_t,ich depend on Cummings Dependable Die sels. It you want a copy, write to the local branch .. Russel-Hipwell Engines Limited also advertised operators to order Steelcraft boats as soon as possible. Their Port Arthur Branch looks after the needs of North-) western Ontario and is located at corner of Bay and Johnson Streets. S. J. Hm & Sons Limited have on display a comete re-designed and re-engineered line of International u.c ks in their show rooms in Port Arthur and Fort Wilm. The new L-Line features complete restyling, a new omfo-Vision" cab, new chassis dimension engineerg, new improved valve-in-head lnternatior-ial truck ser4 This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at the Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, 011t of wood Produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated llress, 137 South May Street, Fort William, Ontario. THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING FORT WILLIAM , PAGE 7 & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ONTARIO CANADA r U.S. PATENT-41135-6 MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-L[;:NGTH SLASHE·R AND LOADER Nesco Equ[pment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK CABLE - MARCH Yarding Systems (LET'S ALL TALK THE SAME LANGUAGE) Main Load Line ___ Sec. Load Line - · - Haulback Une ---Grcund Line (rat.) UQ Ro.a. BIG!ltUI) S"!ST!II NORTH SHORII SYSTBII For a description of these methods read the article by Mr. B. J. McColl, Mechanical Engineer, Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A., in the December 1949, Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada. FORANO LIMITED POWER TRANSMISSION MACHINERY V Belt Drives Speed Reducers and Variators Gears Sprockets Chain Pulleys Clutches Bearings Dryer Gears, etc. MATERIAL HANDLING DIVISION Stationary & Portable Conveyors, Bucket Elevators, Hoists, etc. PULP MILL AND SAWMILL MACHINERY Log Ha-!d-ups Slashers Conveyor Chains Band and Circular Sawmills Friction Feeds Bolters Planers, etc. CUSTOM BUilT MACHINERY Resaws Edgers Represente·d by BOY GIBBON AGENCIES 45 A Cumberland Street South PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Phone 5-8352 �~CH 19 RCH 1950 l OG BOOK PAGE 9 COCHRAN E'S HEADQUARTERS FOR GLIDDENS PAINTS AND VARNISHES JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS STANLEY TOOLS BARRETTS QUALITY SHINGLES AND READY ROLL ROOFING DISSTON SAWS CORBIN BUILDERS HARDWARE IF ITS HARDWARE WE HA VE IT COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED S. CUMBERLAND STREET YOUR FAVORITE SHOPPING CENTRE DIAL 5-7345 erators Visit lead Operations At the invitation of Mr. H. S. Mosher, Secretary- . anager of the Newaygo Timber Company, Limited, the ead operations were visited by representatives of comnies in Northwestern Ontario February 6-8th, 1950. he Newaygo Timber Company also have divisions at earst, Ontario; Clarkdon, Ontario and on Black Bay eninsula. The main party arrived at Mead via A.C.R. on the vening of February 6th anl that evening inspected the ead Depot. Garages, warehouses, cookery, stores, ofces and recreation hut were viewed with Mr. K. Moland, upe-rintendent, in charge of the tour, assisted by Mr 1 . _Wiley. ' • February 7th was Spent viewing the hauling operaons. The camps are approximately 20 miles from the ead Depot and this year International K - l I, F & K 11 's are hauling five sleighs with approximately 25 rds (including wood on truck body) on an iced road. he road is rutted by a special rutter made by the chief • echanic at Mead, Mr. Harold Knud~en. The majority f wood handled this year was peeled wood. Portable camps including stables that have been oved several times in the last 20 years were inspected. A number of the party were able to ride with the ucks on the return journey to Mead. As the wood is ock-piled at Mead and loaded in the summer time or s needed by the mi II, a Diesel locomotive crane is used o unload the sleighs and stock-pi le the wood. The same rane is also used to load the flats and gondolas when hipping the wood. A visit to the laundry, steam bath and steam crane. torage shed completed the day's tour. In the evening, otion pictures of the Mead and Clarkdon operations ere shown including one reel taken in 1930 when the ewaygo Timber Company Limited inaugurated the use --&..f trucks for hauling sleighs. This film is a very intersting one as one can compare hauling methods of 20 ea rs ago to today's methods. Mr. Mosher distributed to all on the trip a detailed ruck Production Report showing a comparison of thii 947-48 season with the 1948-49 season including cord, istance, time and cost statistics. On behalf of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' sso~iation, President H. H. Styffe thanked Mr. Mosher, r. Moland and Staff for the in~tructive and enjoyable isit. Attending were: Abitibi Power & Paper Co., Ltd. (Soo Division) - E. . -'Grainger. Brampton Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. - J. H. Merrill, A. . Jones. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS <TM Reg. Pat. Of!ice)_ 'MON BA 100.4P,. !THAT TOOT I . . PAUL GAVE HIS CREW A BAD TIME AND A GENERAL WORKOUT IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A MOL~R. THI-S GIANT TOOTH WAS LAlER SOLO TO A MANUFACTURING CONCERN,WHICH USED THIS GIANT RESOURCE TO MANU- FACTURE SEVERAL DOZEN &ILLIARD BALLS. Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited - D. Graham. Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited - C. A. Samuelson, K. McCron. Northern Paper Mills Limited - D. G. Lambrecht, L. Campeau, H. Hicks. Ontario Paper Company, Limited - G. Mikkelborg . Oscar Styffe Limited - H. H. Styffe. Ripco Timber Company, Limited - V. Martin . Mr. Earl Greer, Mr. Basil Howard and T. S. Jones. �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 MARCH 1 Study This! SOME 1949 FO NORTHERN REGION Chapleau No. Gogama No. North Bay No. CENTRAL Sault Ste. Marie No. Sudbury Total Kapuskasing Cochrane No. No. REGION Temiskaming No. Tot FIRES BY MONTH March ... .......................... April ................................. May ....... .. ..... ................. .... . June: ........................ ........... July ..................... ............ . August ..................... ....... . September ................... . October .......................... . November .................... . 2 3 10 24 4 TOTAL ...................... . 45 4 3 10 18 2 2 39 73 19 26 32 23 61 i 5 5 8 6 26 13 9 133 2 30 33 33 47 95 3 20 3 176 264 57 91 84 99 271 15 35 ,· 1 1 3 11 7 9 2 i0 2 16 17 15 29 9 7 40 29 37 29 78 4 4 3 2 5 657 34 77 75 186 10 27 11 4 14 23 Sl 38 9 5 13 7 29 i7 1 13 36 l 2 3 3 1 FIRES BY ORIGIN Settlers ........................... -, Campers ...................... . Railways ....................... . Lightning ........... . ....... Logging Operations Mining Operations .. Smokers .......................... Road Construction .. Incendiary .................. Prospectors .. ............. Miscellaneous .......... . Unknown .......... .......... . 3 33 4 5 24 4 3 2 13 38 3 42 5 34 2 l 9 2 23 35 16 3 2 7 58 21 63 30 39 6 74 11 6 39 142 45 196 21 3 137 28 12 4 3 7 4 1 6 2 5 2 7 34 77 75 186 164 60 34 48 l TOTAL ...................... . 2 2 9 3 3 14 30 3 45 39 133 176 264 657 46 51 58 30 146 181 185 238 170 327 605 827 In Comparison Total of 1947 Fires Total of 1948 Fi res 10 New District 82 198 190 1815.52 3792.83 5652 AREA BURNED - ACRES 658.53 154.68 1536.66 2402.58 5117.63 9870 .08 44.40 In Comparison Area Burned 1947 5717.6 530. 1 Area Burned 1948 151825.08 29279. 7 4 7164.2 29309 .6 2636 .25 588271. 13 6291.5 49013 21150.84 793163.04 4821 New 15003.47 District 3878.25 6110.84 19824 3436.5 1342 MEANS OF DETECTION Rangers ............. ... .. ....... .. Towers ...... ..................... . Air Patrol ... ................... Public ..... ....................... TOTAL .......... .. ...... .... . 12 4 24 3 8 45 39 26 7 7 28 48 20 32 57 67 22 114 19 109 53 246 114 244 133 176 264 657 so 7 10 9 35 13 20 42 14 14 3 4 34 77 75 18 10 7 5 2 8~ �LOG BOOK ·on RE PAGE 11 Know th~ Score! STATISTICS WESTERN REGION MID-WESTERN REGION Port Arthur No. Tot Geraldton No. Total Sioux Lookout No. Fort Frances No. Kenora No. Total Total of Four Regions FIRES BY MONTH - 29 78 27 16 20 21 30 4 1 - 1 - ri I ........ ...... .. ............. . · 3 tober .......................... . 186 l 2 6 14 15 - 116 38 28 18 26 35 45 1 1 154 - - 1 151 208 206 238 481 38 39 5 122 370 1367 2 35 37 89 37 130 7 3 39 1 8 1 18 136 305 106 401 49 7 232 36 26 - - - - 30 42 31 22 8 7 2 14 2 9 20 21 33 33 61 70 59 75 87 18 40 40 10 - - - - 193 I 55 6 - FIRES BY ORIGIN • 5l 38 mpers ..................... . 7 ilways .......................... 29 ghtning ....................... 1O gging Operations 1 ining Operations .. 9 32 13 28 6 - - - i 16 38 154 193 55 122 370 1367 133 13:S 31 62 164 195 45 173 34 61 108 183 187 417 1154 1629 okers ............... ....... . 2 3 2 7 ad Construction .. 15 5 3 ospectors ....... ......... . 5 iscellaneous ........ .. . TOTAL ...................... . 17 11 1 l 36 186 i8 43 33 65 2 9 36 17 46 11 20 5 3 6 1 4 4 18 5 5 - 4 1i 1 2 12 - - - 51 3 3 15 6 1 6 - - - 14 2 7 - 4 61 4 In Comparison 198 190 otal of otal of 1947 1948 Fires Fi res AREA BURNED - ACRES 9016.5 460.93 9477.43 3759 6068.40 3039.91 12867.31 37867.583 In Comparison rea Burned rea Burned 1947 6234 1948 44379 4461 17449 10695 61828 26.28 2233.8 107033 12809 539.26 8078 2799.76 82332.23 127920 996336.63 MEANS OF DETECTION & 4 blic ·····~·· ................. . 21 28 59 186 TOTAL ...................... 116 ;r Patrol ........... ........... . 7 13 14 12 28 41 73 38 154 4 7 81 50 55 193 . 12 8 12 23 40 33 109 110 118 55 122 370 14 20 48 479 299 470 · 119 1367 �LOG BOOK PAGE 12 I ,,(J~:r,I MARCH l 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 Dial 5-6511 FOREST R'EGENERATION An address delivered to the O.F.I.A. Annual Meeting by R. C. Hosie Forest regeneration surveys in Ontario dflte back approximately thirty years; the first being that conducted in the Lake Abitibi District by C.R. Mills, 1919. That investigation included rate of growth studies and was sponsored by the ~ate Commission of Conservation in cooperation with the Abitibi Powe:r and Paper Company and was car'ried out on the limits of the Company. Since that time some thirty odd surveys have been made by the Ontario Forestry Branch, now the Department of Lands and Forests; the Dominion Forest Service and several pulp and paper companies; these in various parts of the forest area of the province. The procedure followed in carrying out these surveys and in reporting them has been almost as varied as the forest itself; with the result that it is difficult to compare the results of one investigator with those of another. This has had the effect of creating a divergence of op:nion with regard to the condition of regeneration on cut-over lands. Moreover some of the reports have not been published and the results of certain surveys have therefore never been available for general study. /\ few surveys were not even reported on. Until about 1940, the tally plot method of recording the regeneration was used by the majority of investigators. That system of recording the regeneration ha I been gradually replaced by the stocked quadrat method. In the application of the stocked quadrat system however, there are many irregularities. As a result of these varying differences in application of the method different investigators, covering the same area, may reach quite different conclusions with regard to the regeneration. It is therefore necessary when comparing the results of different investigators, who have used different sized quadrats, to convert the figures obtained to equivalents of the figures that would have been obtained had all used the same sized quadrat. Judging the results of the investigations on the basis of these revised figures, one is inclined to conclude that many of the differences of opinion that pre, vail with regard to the condition of forest regeneration have resulted largely from a wrong interpretation of re_p:::>rts. From that observation comes the suggestion that perhaps one of the most important matters requiring attention is the need for trained investigators. A grea many of them are needed on the problem of forest re generation, to say nothing at all of the many other fores problems that await research. , Out of the reports that I have examined (some forty odd) and as a result of the trips that I have made to the limits of various forest operators, another m~tter appears to me to be of particular importance in addition to the one just referred to. It is however perhaps better prefaced with the following four conclusions that arise out of the reports: l. There are young stands on some cut-over areas that give promise of a future cut as good or perhaps better tbian that just taken off, but there is ample evidence that on a good many cut-over areas the present young growth does not represent a future conifer cut anywhere nearly as good as the one that was harvested. In fac: on not a few areas it is doubtful that there will be a pulpwood cut at the end of the rotation. 2. There is overwhelming evidence that advance growth is the main reproduction on many cut-over areas and that for successful regeneration of spruce nearly total dependance must be placed on that advance growth. Black spruce swamps, except where very wet, form the, main exception to this statement. 3. Mixed hadwood-conifer stands and stands that are predominently hardwood are generally succeeded after cutting by hardwoods or dense shrubbery or both, and have therefore a lower conifer content, than before cutting. 4. The pines do not reproduce to any great extent in the undisturbed forest. Logging generally mepns their replacement by hardwoods. These four statements indicate the need for determining the factors responsible for the success or failurr of reproduction following logging, which is the second important matter confronting all interested in, or concerned with forest regeneration that I want to refer to. Certain steps in that direction have already been taken, in fact most of the investigators have made .. 4-_ tempts of various kinds in an effort to determine cau ~ We require a more concentrated study however and for that I would suggest that permanent research centres �LOG BOOK 1 ty e P- established, preferably on the limits of the operators with their sanction and cooperation. The investigative k that is to be done could then be retained within an essible area and repeated observation throughout whole period of the year could be made. One man on t work on the limits of a company could find out much alue. A further value would be the viewpoint tha·, ritact with the operator would develop in the investigar. At the present time research work on forest regenation is much too widespread and the research worke rough lack of contact with operating problems is to( arrow in his thinking. Permanent or semi-permanent mple plots are scattered all over the northern part of he province, often in such inaccessible areas that they re not revisited, or if they are, only periodically, the per. ods sometimes being many years. A great deal of tim( • s wasted in getting to these plots and in locating thenand in being so seldom seen, what is happening on them is lost. Moreover there is a definite need for a better feel"'! ing of mutual benefit between the research workers and • industry. Fina_l _ly, there are two other matters that seem to me to be obstructing the path of research in forest regeneration. Briefly, they are - the uncertainty with regard tr ownership and the inadequacy of fire protection. These two facts are in some measure responsible for the al · too apparent lassitude that lies latent withiQ the subconscious mind of most of us and that frequently expresses itself in the outburst, "Oh, what's the use, no one knows who owns it and it will all burn up anyway." PAGE 13 E. V. Woollings, E. V. Woollings. H. S. Mosher, Newaygo Timber C..9mpany Ltd. R. V. Perry, Arrow Timber Company Ltd. Quebec's Pulp &Paper Industry In the province of Quebec there are 55 mills which make pulp, make paper and pulp, or do both. In 1949 they paid out an estimated $70 millions in wages, $19 millions for fuels, $16 millions for electricity, $130 millions for pulpwood, $30 millions for other materials and supplies. They provide employment for about 24,000, not counting nearly 175,000 men from Quebec who take part in the woods operations for a few weeks each year, not only in their own province but in adjoining areas as well. Quebec accounts for roughly half the country's production of both newsprint and wood pulp, and on this basis, contributed $215 millions from newsprint and $80 millions from pulp to the national export total, as well as $7-8 millions from other paper products. The year 1949 was a significant one for Quebec pulp and paper makers because it marked the change from short supply to a buyer's market in pulp and roughly a saw-off in the newsprint supply-demand picture. >n ~r e Officers Elected at O.F.I.A ·Annual Meeting The Seventh Annual Meetin'g of the Ontario Forest Industries Association was held at the Royal York Hotel, on January 23rd. Officers elected for the year were: President: Hon. W. E. Rowe, The Great Lakes Paper Company Ltd. Vice-Presidents: K. 0. Roos, Booth Lumber Limited. M. Cochran, Hammermi II Paper Company. Boa rd· of Directors: Representing the pulp and paper producers or oper4tors: C. B. Davis, Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd. B. F. Avery, The K. V. P. Company Ltd. A. E. H. Fair, Howard Smith Paper Mills Ltd. J. W. Fries, Brampton Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. Lorne Goodall, Dryden Paper Company Ltd. H. P. Klinestiver, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd. J. W. Paterson, The E. B. Eddy Company. Gordon Godwin, The Ontario Paper Company Ltd . Representing lumbermen or sawmill operators: J. W. Austin, Austin Lumber (Dalton) Limited. L. M. Crandall, Pembroke Shook Mills Ltd. D. A. Gillies, Gillies Bros & Co. Ltd. F. W. Hutcheson, Muskoka Wood Products Ltd. J. W. McNutt, William Milne & Sons Ltd. B. F. Merwin, Pineland Timber Co. Ltd. R. J. Prettie, Northern Wood Preservers Ltd. A. E. Wicks, A. E. Wicks Limited. Representing the pulpwood exporters or indepen t operators: H. H. Styffe, Oscar Styffe Co. Ltd. W. H. Nasi, Driftwood Lands & Timber Co. Ltd. A REMINDER TO SCALERS The Timl;er Cullers' Association reminds all scalers to renew their Scaler's Licenses by March 31st, 1950. SECRETARY TO NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO SECTION, C.S.F.E. Mr. C. J. Campbell, Master in Forestry, Lakehead Technical Institute has been appointed the Secretary to the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers, for 1950. SPRUCE FALLS DOUBLE CAPACITY OF MILL The Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced plans. for a $3,000,000 expansion plan to double the capacity of the mill built at Kapuskasing in 1945, for conversion of pulp into finished products. This will, naturally, increase their woods production. WANTED An inexpensive and easy method of blowing a mixture of shavings, chips, lime or other insulation into building walls. Some consideration must be given to using and mixing dry materials, cost of transport vs. savings effected in fuel. camp comfort, etc. The Brampton Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Nipigon, Ontario �PAGE 14 -- LOG BOOK Lakehead Technical Students Visit Woods Operations A trip was made to the Auden area of the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Limited and to the Stevens and Caramat areas of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited last year. This year, to complete a survey of Northwestern Ontario logging operations, the students visited the operations of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited, The Patricia Lumber Company, Limited, The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Limited and the Dryden Paper Company, Limited on February l st - 8th, 1950. At the Great Lakes Valora Limits, students observed a truck deck haul to a lake landing and a semi-trailer truck haul to the railway. In both instances, wood was being hauled from the strips by horse-drawn sleighs and transferred into the trucks by mechanically pow e red swing boom jammers. At the railroad tracks, the transferring from the semi-trailer onto the railroad flat cars and gondolas was done by a steam powered jammer. In addition, the students visited Camps 306, 309 and 310 and studied the various methods of camp construction and lay-out including the central steam heating system at the Valora Headquarters Camp. At the Patricia Lumber Company Limits at Sioux Lookout, the students saw logs being hauled by truck trailers and landed on Minataki Lake ready to be rafted to the sawmi II 40 or 50 miles away. The logs were loaded from skidways onto the trucks by a tractor rigged with a ½-yard boom in place of the customary winch. The students proceeded next to the Ontario-Min- See <Jl,,u ..fu;ld, Powell/ut, (!)11e-MaH POWER CHAIN SAW in Action! A demonstration wm il ' ~ --;,~ , :::vi;~~- yoWO~h~~ BOSS can cut more wood - more etticiently and economically . .. that is ideal for pulpwood operations. Parts and service are readily available! For Demonstration, Sales or Service, Contact P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LTD. 278 BAY ST., PORT ARTHUR, ONT. Other P.M. offices in Orillia, Ont.; Hurst, Ont.; Quebec, Que.; Vancouver, B.C.; and regional Distributors across Canada. MARCH l 950 MARO nestota Pl!Jp & Paper Company Vermilion Bay operations and witnessed a tree length slasher operation with arches used for skidding. They also witnessed a portable saw mill and visited the sectional camps of the Company which were heated by central hot air system and others which were heated by a central steam heat system. At Vermilion Bay the students studied a crane a clam bucket transferring pulpwood from truck decks into high-sided gondolas. The trip was completed at the logging operations of the Dryden Paper Company Limits and the students witnesed pulpwood being hauled out of the strips by horse-drawn sleighs and the wood transferred onto truck decks by a drag line crane, equipped with pulp slings. The techniques employed when wood was placed on ice by heavy hauling vehicles were described. These trips throughout the woods operations of Northwestern Ontario has awarded the Second Year tech. nical Forestry Students at the Lakehead Technical In.., stitute an excellent opportunity to view first hand most of the woods operating methods employed by the Woods Industry. Dr. M. Bartley, Principal, and Mr. J. ~- Campbell, Master in Forestry, wish to thank the Companies concerned and each and every person who contributed to the interesting and enjoyable trips of the students. Students from the Lake head Technical Institute made a one-day visit to the camp of Y. W. Nelson at Linko, Ontario, to view the hauling operations there. ANOTHER BY-PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN WOOD PRESERVERS LIMITED A Go-Dust Sweeping Compound (Disinfected) is now on the market and is a by-product manufactured by the Port Arthur Plant of the Northern Wood Preservers Limited. Northern Wood Preservers Limited, Port Arthur, Ontario, recently demonstrated the laminated arches it is now building to a group of architects and engineers. They were shown how these arches are being used in the construction of a bui Iding at the Fort Wi II iam fair grounds and were then taken to the plant in Port Arthur where they saw these arches being fabricated and glued. I BE CAREFUL! PREVENT ACCIDENTS ,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,,«,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_ The drive will soon be on! Drive safety precautions should be reviewed and instructions issued to refresh the memories of all concerned. Points such as ensuring that boats and canoes are is good shape; that all gasoline boats with inboard motors have at lea5t one fire extinguisher; that there are suf., ficient life preservers on board each motor boat for each, member of the crew; no smoking or using matches when fil_ling a gasoline tank; pagdles or oars available in alf motor boats for emergencies all these shoul ., ~ checked. Do not forget that all river drivers should wear caulked boots in good repair. �1950 - - MARCH 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 15 ictures taken on The Pas umber Co. operation at Reerve, Saskatchewan, where h i s Euclid Tractor again roved its ability to go out nd· produce against terrific 1- dds and elements. ... t s EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! MORE Records 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 CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS "The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled." WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS PULPWOOD AND T RA I L E RS WITH UP TO 20 CORDS CAPACITY. Showing Adverse Grades Encountered For Further Information Please Contact H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO - PORT ARTHUR TEL. 5-6753 MONTREAL l>ORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 MARCH 1950 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -• M Time Marches On -- Portable Uhippers, The New Look To Be1 Mr. A. Koroleff, Director of Woodlands Research~ Pulp and Paper Research lnstitu.te of Canada, has issued some interesting information about the use of portable chippers in the woods. Last year a chipper manufactured by the Fitchburg_ Engineering Corporation was briefly tried out at the Windsor Mills operations of the Howard Smith Paper Mills Ltd. (chips for pulp), at the farm of Robert Schon, St. Augustin des Deaux Montagnes, P.Q. (chips used _for compost preparation), and at the operations of the Canadian International Paper Company, Riviere a Pierre, P.Q. (slash chipped for use in camp heaters). Additional trials are being planned. The following description of the Portable (heavy type) Wood Chipper of the National Container Corporation, Tomahawk, Wis., U.S.A., was received through th, courtesy of Marlowe Burgy, forester of that company: "CH IPPER UN IT - Consists of Chipper, Engine, Structural. Skid Base, Pulpwood Rack Superstructure anl • Chipper Hquse. Chipper - Manufactured by D. J. Murray Manufacturing Company of Wausau, Wisconsin. 60" disc - l 0 knives - with chip blowing arrangement. Weight of Chipper - 18,000 lbs. Maximum size round wood - 12½". Operating RPM - 450. Capacity - Cords per hour - l 0 to 15. Driven by Y-belts. Engine-Manufactured by General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. Model No. 6029-A, 6 cylinder die~el. Approximate weight - 3,300 lbs. Operating RPM - 1600. Develops 170 H.P. at 1600 RPM. Pulpwood Rack Superstructure and House Designed by National Container Corporation of Wisconsin, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, to facilitate feeding_ the chipper. Approximate weight - 6,000 lbs. General Information - The original chipper unit consisting of the chipper unit with chip-blowing arrangement, structural skid base and engine were designed and manufactured by the D. J. Murray Manufacturing Com-, pany, based on specifications submitted to them by the National Container Corporation. Since receipt of the, above unit, the National Container Corporation has built the pulpwood rack and the house enclosing the unit. As constructed, the chipper unit can be used either mounted "SERVING THE TIMBER on a semi-trailer or on its own skid base on the ground. When the unit is transported on public highways, • ~ necessary to remove the pulpwood rack in order to h e road clearance. The approximate weight of the complete chipper unit is 30,000 lbs. The cost of the complete unit is approximately $17,500. Semi-trailer Chip Conveyor Trucks - Manufactured by Baughman Manufacturin~ Company of Jerseyville, Illinois. , Capacity - l 0 tons - 1,300 cubic feet. Designed with a conveyor chain in the botom of the box which, when attached to a stationary source of power, unloads the chips from the rear of the load. WOODS OPERATION OF PRODUCING CHIPS: •in our operating area, the cutting is laid out i_n strips or patches so as to result in landings whic~ will have from thirty to fifty cords on them. The wo?d 1s the~ c~t and skidded to these landings. The chipper unit 1s spotted on these landings, the pulpwood loade~ on _the rack by a crane and the chipperman fe~ds the sticks ~ntc, the chipper by upending them and letting them ~all into the spout. The chip-blower arrangement on the disc conveys the chips into the semi-trailer chip conveyor truck wrich is spotted underneath the blower spout. The chips are then hauled to the mill at Tomahawk. At the mil~ we have designed an unloading device consisting of ar- 1 electric motor coupled to a shaft which can be connected to the drive shaft of the conveyors on the trucks . The chips are unloaded into the mill conveyor system whid carries them to the chip silo for use by the semi-chemical pulp mill. The pulp from these chips is made into corrugating medium for corrugated shipping containers. REMARKS: The use of rough pulpwood in the chipper unit is permissible for the semi-chemical pulping process and no bark removal is attempted before chipping. Our operational costs have not been worked out as yet inasmuch as we have had the unit only for a short time. However, we expect the cost of chips delivered to the pulp mill will be reduced by the equivalent of $1.SG per cord as compared to present methods of handling pulpwood and chips. Some advantages of chipping in the woods are as follows: l. Permits closer utilization. 2 . Lessens fire hazard. 3. Eliminates storage in mill yard and subsequent decay. 4. Eliminates handling of wood in Wood Room o Mill." OPERATORS OF. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" WHO LE_SA LE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. Fort William I ~==========================================================================================================:ii) • �1950 s LOG BOOK MARCH 1950 Ontario Pulp &Paper Makers' Safety Association . Forms Northwestern Ontario Woods Branch PAGE 17 "JOE BEAVER 0 A meeting was held at the Royal Edward Hotel, Fort William, Ontario, Thursday, February 23rd, attended by representatives of the Woodlands Divisions of members of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association. It was the unanimous decision to form a Northwestern Woods Branch and J. H. Merrill, Woods Manager of the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited; was elected Honourary Chairman and, J. Currie of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited, was elected Chairman and, K. Eoll of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited elected Secretary. The Executive will consist of two or more representatives from each member company, a representative from the Tnunder Bay Timber Operators' Association and two representatives from the Lumber & Sawfill Workers' Union. D. B. Chant, Secretary-Engineer of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, took a prominent part in the discussions stating that pulp and paper mills in the Niagara Peninsula had formed a branch last year which was operating quite successfully. Mr. Chant outlined the general policy of the Safety Association in regard to branches. It was decided to hold four meetings a year with one meeting being the Annual Meeting. Included in the discussions were methods of exchanging ideas; accident experiences of member comp~nies; reporting of unusual accidents; safety films and film strips; first-aid work and safety competitions. Present at the meeting were: Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited - A. Wal- By Ed Nofziger Forest Service, U. s_ Department of Agriculture (Continued on Page 19) "1-1-1-t s-s-says 'b-b-b-be c-c-careful w-w-ith f-f-f-fire'." fr····· ........;:...'; ...... _ _ _ J. T. Russell Motors Ltd~ 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:???????t:??:·:-:_ ·- -· ..._: ._ _{:/:}:}:\) �PAGE 18 LOG Boo·-: MARCH REV. JACK E. PATERSON T~e 'bushman . . . the lumberjack . . . he is: _the romantic hero of the north, a strong, sturdy, uprighf and .,. forward-looking individual pushing back the frontiers of civilization! He is a pioneer who knows the habits o+ nature and how to cope with them! Dressed in plaid shirt, breeches and highboots, with axe in hand he has be-. come a symbol of Canadian manhood . This is the bushman described in the story books of the adventuresome north. But to those who know him personally, or think they do, he is quite a different character. He is not sc much rugged but rough. In town he is not recognized as a_ producer but a street walker. He is not the symbol of ~1gqrous manhood but th~ bushman to be tolerated. This 1s the bushman we see on the streets. \/!e could name a few fellows who just fit these two p,ort.~a1ts but to g~neralize and to judge the many by the •, few 1s not only misleading but unfair. The, workers in the ,bush a? anywhere else are very human people. Like any 1 • ·; other g~oup they .. have their good points and bad and thei_r succ~ss~s and failures. The ,average bushman ~hen if, d_~scr~b~cf ~s ,a hero is modest and .described as irrespon-, J J9le 1s rn,.d,rg_m-int'. As a matter of fact as a class of work, ers on the jot, ~hey are as mannerly_~nd clean spoken and as good natured and loyal as you could hope .to find any..1 ~here. Perhaps the work out of doors close to nature r,:iakes this so, for as jobs go, working in the bush has s9me very attractive and compensating features. But when the bushman returns to town with his winter's efrnings, he is not always received with the- hospitality due him as a prime producer whose work has started the wheels of many industries rolling. I have heard some bushmen describe themselves as "hard workers and hard players," and by some standards that they are. They touch the extremes of living. One reason for this i's the extremes of living conditions. In the bush they are at home, they know the score, they have an important part to play in cooperation with others,they count for something. Their daily needs are adequately if not luxuriously met. For the moment at least they have a sense of security, their worries are few and they find their place along with others. But all this i~, changed when they return to the city. Here they is no work for them to do, few places to go for fellowship anc', friendship, they are in a strange environment and become the easy prey for those who take an interest in them for ulterior motives. Perhaps I have said enough to i.,. suggest the outline of a very real situation that f everyone in areas surrounded by and dependent u our forests. c Any living_situation involving individuals has a habit very of changing and many of the men in the bush are cons er cious of their way of living compared with others. Per- a s~ haps I can best express this growing awareness by indicating the response I received from the men in thei camps in the Black Sturgeon this past season. My ap- to proach to these men was largely through the use of edu~ go cational and religious moving pictures. At every camp te these showings were well attended and they did provoke 0 ~ many discussions among the men. The contents of the pictures were both informative and stimulating and many expressed their appreciation for them. Furthermore with the help of the Lakehead Libraries a small circulating library was established with about 25 books in each camp. In several of the camps they were widely read, in others only a few made use of these books. The eagerness_, with which magazines and books were received suggested that a Iibrary made up of .books to suit the language and cul 1 tural need of the men would contribute a 9-reat deal to enrich camp life. Toward the close of the season I ap . . preached the men about purchasing · recreation equipment on a 50-:50. basis with the company. Circumstances limited the scope of the project for this season but thres camps obtained ping-pong tables and for the- first time· the small recreation huts were kept heated and used for several nights each week. One camp in particular took a keen interest in a recreation program. At Christmas a ping-pong table was put in and later dart boards and a few games. The recreation hall was then in use every night and Sundays. When a subscription Iist was ci rculated by the men themselves over $60.00 or:i a $1.00 per person basis was collected. , I believe that once the men realize that they can take part in various camp programs and see them in action they will be only too willing to work to that end, particularly the young men who each year form a larger percentage of the bush population. Whenever circumstances permitted I held services of worship. Once established never less than 15 and occasionally as many as 30 attended these services. This I believe was a good response in view of the newness of the venture and reserved nature of the men. Furthermore several English language classes and various discussion groups grew out of a few visits and although these never NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED Representing ''Westeel" Products Metal Roofing, Ventilators, \Vell Curbing, Culverts, Reflector Signs, Etc. 203 HARDISTY STREET -, amouj they c ment AS I SEE IT lb MARCH FORT , WILLIAM, ONT. PH. 37.407 �LOG BOOK amounted to much with a Iittle more ti me and attention they could. There are several departments of the Government whose services could be utilized in the camps, for instance, the Travelling Library Dept. has promised a stock of books for next year, the Community Programs will help a great deal in sponsoring English and Citizen• classes, and the Department of Education of the rovince of British Columbia has an excellent curriculum, ,f correspondence courses which can be obtained at a r abit very modest cost. During the winter several of the youngzns- er men were interested in these courses and a few made er- a start on some of them. inthe During the war it was felt necessary and worthwhile ap- to provide the men with canteen huts where they couk' du~ -np ke e 1y 1 h go during off duty hours for recreation, relaxation and fellowship. Would it not be possible to provide something of this nature in the camps by making more use of tho recreation halls which are becoming standard equipment in most camps? Everywhere I went in the Black Sturgeon as a representative of the Churches I was very wel I received Unfortunately I speak with limited experience about this area only but I believe that given a little direction and encouragement the men themselves will take a definitE interest in making the camps more like a home Perhap~ the time is not so far away when the forests will provide opportunities for year round work and family life for more and more men who are finding their life's work in the bush. But whatever the future may hold I personally have appreciated my many contacts with men in the woods industry and feel that given a chance he will share in and responcf to any sincere efforts to replace many of PAGE 19 his off-l)_o urs with interesting and stimulating activities. (The United Church of Canada appointed on an ex-, peri mental basis, The Reverend J. E. Paterso'n, in September, 1949, to serve the ministerial needs of camps in, the Black Sturgeon Area. In effect, the United Church of Canada carried on non-denominational missionary work amongst the bushmen in that area and the above is a result of Rev. Mr. Paterson's work in that area.) ONTARIO PULP & PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION FORMS NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO (Continued From Page 17) terson. Brompton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited - J . H. Merrill, R. A. Hallonquist, W. Baker. Dryden Paper Company, Limited - W. Moore. Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited - W. B. Southen, J. Currie. Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited - H. P. Klinestiver, K. Eoll. Ontario Paper Company, Limited - W. I. Turner, H. Lilly. Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd., Kenora - J. A. Ryan, A. E. Minor; Fort Frances - F. T. Morrish\ In attendance were: D. B. Chant, Secretary-Engineer, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association; T. S. Jones, Secretary-Manager, Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. 1 Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall get it !/§IJ!f·l!!dr eJ/Lillf1'!f ~1u. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1950MarLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - March 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. March 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 1950-03 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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Canada For Information, Sales or Service Contact: pM PRODUCTS ()9{7) LTD • • • -PORT ARTHUR, ONT. - 278 Bay St. ----ORILLIA, ONT. - 74 C;:,lbourne St. -HEARST, ONT. QUEBEC, QUE. - 307 Dorchester St. VANCOUVER, B.C. _ 845 East Hastings St. or Your Closest REGIONAL DISTRIBUTORS: FREDERICTON, N.B. - John Kilburn, 153 King St. OTTAWA, ONT - Blair Equipment Ltd., 50 Queen St. W. SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. - Soo Equipment & Supply , WINNIPEG, MAN.-Mumford Medland Ltd., 576 Wall St. • •, PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. - J. Munro & Sons, 1522-2nd. Ave. W. EDMONTON, ALTA. - Industrial Supplies Ltd., 10771-101 St. / In U.S.A.-WOODBOSS INC. - 2712 North Mississippi Ave., Portland 12, Oregon, U.S.A. ,____/ ----------------------------------------· �PAGE 15 LOG BOOK JAN UARY 1950 Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan, where th is Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and· produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! 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/1803f6470d8e57daeae98f556a733a18.pdf 0c8b3f9a9fcea9308a3eec1bf37bf10e PDF Text Text Mr. r.L'ed Ormsby, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd PORT .ARTHUR, Ont. �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK SERVING •' THE - TIMBER INDU$TRY ·-.IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Wrights' Canadian Ropes Limited • Ready Power Company Prenco Aeroquip High Pressure Hose With Reusable Couplings Dominion Hoist & Shovel Company Limited International Harvester Company of Canada, Limited 'Drott Manufacturing Corporation Lombard Governor Corporation J. D. Adams Limited Pacific Car and Foundry Company Jiffy Hydraulic Lubricators Isaacson Iron Works Inc. Canadian Mobile Company Limited Bucyrus-Erie Company Northern Machine Works Limited Barber Engineering & Supply Co. Ltd. (Malo loaders) The Frank G. Hough Co. Worthington Pump & Machinery Corporation . Consolidated Diesel Electric Corporation Eastern Steel Products Ltd. 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 and Mining Equipment PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO OFFICES AND SHOPS - 91 > MEMORIAL AVE. �NOVEMBER 1949 PAGE 3 LOG BOOK .... Woodsmen Support the Uommonity Ubest OFFICERS: H. H. STYFFE ............................. ........ ..................... t-..... A. J. AUDEN .......................................... . • J. H. MERRILL H. P. KLINESTI E~ ~\s Q' .), C, G~ by O· HON SHE \ .• &o (.,&~ ~\ • \ TO~ '• ~ SOCI (;0' This will be ast issue of the "Log Book" for 1949. We trust the readers have found some useful material in this and past issues. It is the intention of the association to carry on with this publication for i 950. If the readers at any time have suggestions to offer us, we would be pleased to have them. We would be particularly interested in any articles the readers would care to submit, which would contain information of general benefit to the logging industry. By past standards, this has been a difficult year. However, it is hoped that with the approach of the hauling season, all of our local woods workers will be absorbed, and trust that all companies will be back with a more normal operation. We can all help towards this end by increasing our individual production and efficiency, so that we can more readily compete with outside sources, which are digging seriously into our markets. With this last issue of the "Log Book" for 1949, we take this opportunity of extending to our readers, one and all, the Season's Greetings for Christmas and the New Year. H. H. 'BERT STYFFE Dominion Government to Enact Forestry Legislation The House of Commons recently considered a Bi 11 that will enable the Government to establish National Forest Experimental areas and to enter into agreements with the Provinces on forestry development projects. Resources Minister Gibson said that national re-· sources come under the jurisdiction of the provinces, but the Federal Government realizes it has a direct interest in the development of the resources. The forestry resources provide revenue, employment and contributes to the general economy of the country. Under the proposed legislation, the Government would not invade any provincial field, but it would contribute to a national forestry program. That today woodsmen realize the value of the Community Chest is indicated by returns (at the time of this booklet going to press) from companies in the Lakehead area. Ontario Paper Company employees at Hemlo and Heron Bay contributed $698.00 to lead woods' operators in the Port Arthur area. Mr. Howard Lillie was in charge of the canvas. Other results from woods' employees: Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd Abitibi woods' employees contributed Newaygo Timber Co. (Shesheeb Bay) Alexander-Clark Timber Co. Hammermill Paper Co. (Ycliffe) $650.35 $419.00 $157.00 $ 28.00 $ 18.00 The Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited woods' employees lead woods' operators in the Fort William area by contributing $343.60. The Community Chest does valueable work in the outlying districts of the Lakehead and the efforts of company personnel who are in charge of canvassing have been well rewarded by the generous donations of the men. Officials of the Community Chest in Fort Wiliam and Port Arthur wish to thank all concerned for their efforts. Log Book Circulation Growing -- If You Wish to Receive Your Copy Regularly Please Read This The purpose of the Log Book is to publish information of the woods industry, and, in particular, information pertaining to Northwestern Ontario, for supervi.sory personnel of member companies. Lists of supervisory personnel are supplied by member companies and all such employees receive each issue. By request, this booklet is also sent to company personnel in other parts of Ontario, to Department of Lands and For_e sts' officials, to Forestry Associations in Canada and the United States and to interested individ .. uals. TO ALL READERS OF THE LOG BOOK WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF MEMBER COMPANIES In fairness to member companies and to our advertisers we do not wish to waste a single copy by sending it to someon,e who has ceased to have an interest in the Log Book. If you wish to receive the Log Book in 1950, please advise the Editor so that your name will be on our 1950 circulation list. Any comments, constructive criticisms, etc., will be welcomed. �PAGE 4 NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK THE IMPORTANUE OF .FOREST SUUUESSION I.N REGENERATION STUDIES By E. B. AYER In forestry articles written all over North America, the hue and cry is for regeneration research. When we discuss regeneration, we give the impression that we have cut down the forest and now are suddenly left with an immense problem of where the future crop is to come from. To my mind that is wrong. Actually, when we remove the forest we are merely interrupting, or in some cases speeding up, the natural process of forest succession. The forest cover that wi 11 grow on an area wi 11 depend on the site-site being a combination of climate and soil. Through the years the site is continually char:19ing through the action of the grow~h !here, en~blin_g different plant forms to exist. That in its essentials 1s forest succession. The various crops that appear in this suc~ession are primary, transitional and climax. In compam~g fore~t and agriculture crops, the farmer only deals ~1th a pri~ mary crop. He bares the soil, sows and reaps his c<?rn and then prepares the soil for the next crop-repeating the process over and over. !he forest~y pa~allel would be tree farming as is practised extensively in parts _of Europe. But this method of obtaining a future crop 1s considered too expensive in this country. A primary tree crop must able to _withstand exposure and a wide fluctu~tion in local cl.1mate, and to show a good growth rate in order to compete succe:sfully with other vegetation. Examples. of such ~pec1es are poplar, birch and jack pil'_le. But primary species are not able to reproduce in the1 r own shade. Therefore, a secondary or transitional species, which_ can taler.ate shade, becomes established under the_ primary species. Eventually when the primary trees die off, unable to reproduce' themselves, the transitional crop ta~es ~ver the stand. Tree species in this group may be white pine, spruce and balsam fir. This process may repeat itself two or three timeseach succeeding tree species being more shade tolerant than the former. Eventually a stage will be reached where a tree species can reproduce itself to the exclusion of all other tree species. This is known as a climax forest\ Cedar, spruce and balsam are climax types. When a tree dies out, enough light is admitted to the lower stratum ?e DO YOU KNOW THAT THESE INSECTS ARE IN OUR FORESTS? Swaine's jack pine sawfly Larch sawfly Yellow-headed spruce sawflyTent caterpillar Fall webworm Yellow-necked caterpi Ilar Birch sawfly Red-headed jack pine sawfly European spruce sawfly Hemlock looper Red-headed pine sawfly Green-striped maple worm Green-headed spruce sawflySpruce coneworm Spruce budworm White pine sawfly The Forest Insect Laboratory reports that in September, 1949, 4 i 9 collections were received at the Laboratory and included the above species. While the maiority of insect samples were sent in by Department of Agriculture employees, operators' employees also submitted samples thus assisting in the research work of the Laboratory. to enable existing though suppressed seedlings to gr and fi 11 the gap. In this region we have three major methods of removing the trees-fire, logging and insect epidemics. Windfalls could be included but its effects are very lo .. cal. What happens after a fire, the most disastrous method, is the simplest question to answer. The soil is bared and a primary species, tree or otherwise, starts the first successful stage. But, as the other two methods do not remove the forest cover completely or bare the soil 1 the future stand development is more indefinite. The conditions it:1 every stand will be different enough to require a separate diagnosis. If a young poplar stand is cut for firewood, is it not natural that poplar reproduction shoulc' return? But if a stand of white spruce is logged, it is more likely that a primary species will regenerate. If tent caterpillars defoliate a mature poplar stand for three successiye seasons, they may induce rotting in the poplar and admit enough light into the stand to allow transitional balsam regeneration to grow through and dominate th4 stand. This is speeding up the succession. These are examples of what may happen. Every situation will vary, requiring a different analysis. There should be no question of the outcome after logging an area. A study of the successful history of each stand should provide the answers. Competent foresters examining existing stands should be able to determine the history of that stand and indicate the result that logging will bring. The result may not be good. B this diagnosis is necessary before we can look for treatment. It is my opinion that an interruption in forest succession by logging should not be detriment~! and that management techniques will be developed to ensure continued forest production. Previous Forestry Articles by members of the Northwester11 Ontario Section-Canadian Society of Forest Engineers: March lssue-"The Commercial Tree Species of Northwestern Ontario," by H. H. Styffe. May lssue-"Forest Regeneration," by J . H. Godden. July lssue-"The Forest Community," by D. R. Stevens. Sept. lssue-"Reforestation," by J. Barron. FORESTRY GRADS ~anada's four forestry schools turned out approximately 400 graduates in 1949. About 600 trained foresters are presently employed in Canada. The Washington Biological Society, which puts metal bands on wild birds to study their migratory habits, recently ordered new bands with different and more detailed wording. They now read: "Notify Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C." Formerly the bands said simply: "Wash. Biol. Surv." Unofficial explanation of the change is that an irate citizen's letter complained: "Sirs, I shot down o of your pet crows and followed instructions. I washed boiled it, and surved it. It was terrible. Stop fooling the people!" �NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 5 ependable • 1s more Iha n a word w iIh US••• •I t' S our way of doing business. This 17-foot STEELCRAFT "Sluicer" is a dependable and economical push-tug, for moving logs to the jackladder faster. It is now "job-proven" and will do the work of 12 men with pike poles. WRITE FOR THE NEW SLUICER BULLETIN STEELURAFT LOGGING TUGS UUMMINS "DEPENDABLE" DIESELS POWERED WITH You can be sure, when buying STEELCRAFT that the design and construction is capable of taking the greatest stresses and can be operated with a minimum of manpower. You can also be sure that CUMMINS "DEPENDABLE" DIESELS will give maximum 'low-cost' power performance. Service to Cummins users is located right at your door. RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES LTD. 235 BAY STREET, PORT • • RUSSEL BROTHERS LTD. ARTHUR-PHONE PIET VOOGES 5-5914 �LOG PAGE 6 Why a Torque Converter? Sam, the equipment salesman, and logger, Jack Dawson, stood at the landing talking over the requirements of logging. nsam," Jack said, "I want the whole story on the torque converter. What is it? Why is it? What can I expect to get out of it?" "Good," Sam replied, "I'll start from the beginning. I realize that you probably know these basic facts but it won't do any harm to review them. First of all we will define torque. Any force which tries to turn or twist something is torque. There does not have to be any movement for torque to exist, but simply the force acting on a thing trying to twist or turn it. When you screw the top onto a bottle you are applying a twisting force or torque. When the top appears to be screwed on tight and you continue to try to twist it on further, you are applying maximum torque even though the top isn't moving. The look in your eye tells me that this principle means a lot to you, Jack." "Right, but go on with your story," Jack requested. "A torque converter," Sam continued, "is just as its name implies. It's a device which changes torque. The hydraulic torque converter is a device which changes torque by ·using a fluid as the conducting medium. Actually it is a fluid coupling connecting the power of the engine to the driving shaft of the crawler tracks. There is no direct mechanical connection. It is a torque con-, verter because it increases or decreases the twisting force PARTS '' Best • and NOVEMBER 1949 necessary to turn the tracks at a maximum speed according to the load requirements. Torque Converter Is Explained by Eqnipment Expert Genuine soo:~ "When you asked me to tell the whole story of the torque converter you said, 'Why is it?' You have watched a truck approach a hill, start up the grade, gradually slow down and almost come to a stop. But for a change conditions that took place, it might have stalled out D cause there would not have been sufficient torque or twisting action on the drive wheels to keep the vehicle in motion. However, the driver shifted to a lower gear and the truck proceeded to pul I steadily up the grade. Farther along the driver may have shifted to an even lower gear ratio to obtain a greater torque effort. This increase in torque has been brought about by gears in the transmission which, because of their various sizes, change leverages. It is the frequent changes in load on a vehicle which necessitate changes in torque output." "Yes," Jack said, "I've often thought about that. I know there is a definite disadvantage of a gear type of transmission, that is, that each set of gears in any given vehicle has a range of speed over which it is effective: The first gear in an automobile is used from start to about 12 m.p.h.; second gear from about 12 ".1,p.h. to about 25 m.p.h.; and third from 25 m.p.h. on up. It would be much simpler to use some type of transmission which would serve effectively over a greater speed range and eliminate or at least reduce gear shifting." "Right," Sam said approvingly, "and the hydraulic torque converter has proved to be the answer. It works effectively over a greater speed range and automatically increases or decreases torque as the load demand re- 'FORD ACCESSORIES ~ in the Long Run!" 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 Authorized Ford Dealer-'fhunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �NOVEMBER 1949 PAGE 7 LOG BOOK quires. Where a fluid coupling serves only to connect or transmit power of the engine fo the rear wheels, the hydraulic torque converter not only transmits power but increases the leverage, twisting force or torque output of the engine. By means of this device to automaticall·... change torque over a large speed range, gear shifting in successive stages has been reduced." "From your first description of torque," said Jack, ·' I gather that the hydraulic torque converter will develop its maximum torque output as the tractor starts tc move. If the tractor is in motion and starts to slow down due to increased load, the torque will automatically increase to meet the increased demand." "That's it," Sam replied, "If the load increases sufficiently the output will increase as necessary until the tracks slip. The greater the load demand the greater the torque on the drive sprocket's shaft. In a tractor equipped with a hydraulic torque converter the engine cannot be stalled and no matter how much the load, it will continue to operate at a speed where its torque and horsepower are high. This, of course, reduces engine overloading, gear shifting and clutch wear." "What," Jack asked, "are the advantages of using fluid as a transfer medium, such as you described in thE! hydraulic torque converter?" "The greatest overall advantage," Sam replied, "is that the fluid has a cushioning action on load shocks and reduces tractor wear. Further, at reduced engine speeds, or extreme loads it permits slippage, which eliminates the necessity for disengaging a master clutch, permits holding on a grade and prevents stalling the engine 0 1 heavy Ioad ing." Design "How is the hydraulic torque converter built-designed, that is?" asked Jack. Sam drew a circle in the ground and said, "Now follow me on this as I put this together. It is a 3 stage_ hydraulic turbine consisting of an impeller wheel with one set of blades which are driven by the engine a turbine with 3 sets of blades, connected to the tra nsmission input shaft, a stationary housing with 2 sets of reaction blades which redirect the flow of fluid between stages so that fluid strikes the turbine blades at the most effective angle." "That's something like a steam turbine, isn't it?" Jack interrupted. "No," Sam replied, "it is similar to a hydraulic turbine. Unlike a steam turbine, its energy does not come from pressure, but from the kinetic energy of the fluid set in motion by the impeller. Some pressure is necessary, however, to cause the liquid to circulate into the torque converter and out to the radiator for cooling and return. A large fuel transfer pump supplies fuel oil from and returns to the fuel tank as required." "Exactly what advantage can I get from the torque converter as a logger?" Jack asked. "The torque converter tractor offers you many additional tractor performance features. You are assured of more work output by the fact that the horsepower of the engine is held near maximum. Longer tractor life is assured by the elimination -o f the shock that always re.! 1 (Continued on Page l 9) THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY 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 NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK He Drinks Too Muuh (The following article is published as a public service by "The Log Book." No permission to reprint this article in whole, or in part, is required). Alcoholism-fourth ranking public health problem in the United States and recognized as a leading problem by Canadian health authorities is taking its toll from the ranks of this country's business and industry, including the forest products industry. Employers, deeply conscious of their responsibilities in regard to their employees' personal well-being, hav~ granted shorter working hours, pensions, and many other benefits. However, in the majority of cases, mainly through a lack of understanding, they have taken stern and de ~ cisive action in regard to problem drinkers who may be numbered among their employees. That action inevitably results in the termination of the alcoholic's employment, no matter how efficient an employee may be. During the last few years widespread and concerted efforts by organizations in Canada and the United States have brought to light many interesting facts concerning alcohol and its effect upon certainly constituted individ-· uals. First, and of major importance, is the fact that alcoholism is recognized by medical science as a disease and not as a character defect or weakness. The alcoholic's bodily makeup is such that he or she reacts differently from the social or moderate drinker. To an alcoholic one drink is too many and l 00 drinks are not enough. Once he or she takes the first drink the reaction is such that they are overcome by an uncontro~+ lable craving for more alcohol. The result is that the alcoholic continues each time to drink until he or she is drunk. These drinking orgies continue in many cases for days and weeks and even months. To the true alcoholic, all else is excluded from their minds but the obtaining of more to drink until they have drunk themselves into such a physical condition that hospitalization is required. The disease of alcoholism is not restricted to any particular section of society but takes its tol I from al I ranks. Its affect is such that a man or woman afflicted by this tragic disease is powerless after taking the first drink. The tragedy of alcoholism is more than a personal tragedy for the person so afflicted with this disease. The loss is tremendous in dollars and cents and in ability. For employers it is measured in the loss of the ser• vices of competent employees. To the community it is measured by merchants in the loss of trade, as the alcoholic is temporarily unfit for work. Alcoholism reaches into the home, breaking up families and destroying all that is good. Many employers, themselves moderate drinkers, w not tolerate alcoholic excesses by their employees, because they are ignorant of the problem faced by the alcoholic. However, an alert executive can recognize from the standpoint of his company's best interests and also with regard to the personal well-being of his employees, that understanding is a must in dealing with the alcoholic problem of any employee. Strong opinions and even prejudices, have to be discarded when an employer decides to take a part in the salvaging of such an employee. Many factors must be taken into consideration and much depends ori whether the employee is making a serious effort to stop his drinking. If there is little or no effort on his part he may as well be fired as the discharge of such an individual may be sufficient to bring him to his senses. In discussing his alcoholic problem with an employee the employer might use the following approach. The employee might be informed that his drinking problem -is known and that while his abi Iities when he is sober are recognized, he cannot be helped unless he makes .:. sincere effort to stop drinking. Once the employee has indicated that he sincerely wishes to stop drinking he should be advised to have , . complete physical examination and the necessary medical treatment taken. When he has returned to his job a valuable aid to the alcoholic's recovery can be rendered if his fellow employees are requested to treat him with understanding Criticism or any other action which would deter his recovery must be avoided at all costs for it is known that in the first stages of his recovery the alcoholic, deprived of his glass crutch, is highly sensitive and easily hurt. Although the man should not be babied, everything should be done by those around him to give him encouragement and' restore his self-confidence. Healthful, interesting outlets should be found, for it is known that alcoholics are energetic people. In addition, there are _a number of organizations which give assistance in the rehabilitation of alcoholics '1""IKING PlJMPS Viking is steadily progressing with Rotary Seals which eliminate the use of the Packing Gland and is pleased to announce that this feature is now available on their Centrifugal Pumps, another one of their varied lines of Industrial Pumping Equipment. If you have a pumping problem, our engineering dept. is at your service. ROTARY - SANITARY - TURBINE - CENTRIFUGAL - HYDRAULIC FUEL OIL-HOT WATER CIRCULATORS-DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEMS ROY GIBBON AGEN~IES 45A CUMBERLAND ST. S. Tel. 5-8352 PORT ARTHUR, ONT. Lakehead Distributors for VIKING PUMP COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED WINDSOR -:ONTARIO �EMBER 1949 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRAIE'S Headquarters for Hunters .Supplies When You Think of Hardware . . . THINK OF COCHRANE'S COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED · S. CUMBERLAND STREET YOUR FAVORITE SHOPPING CENTRE DIAL 5-7345 it should be suggested to the employee that he ht affiliate with one of these groups. An outstanding effort in the salvation of alcoholics eing carried out by the organization known as Alolics Anonymous. This organization, composed of alcoholics was eslished 15 years ago in the United States and has exienced a phenomenal growth since its inception. As alcoholics, the members bring understanding help to other victims of the disease as they know and e experienced the problems peculiar to those with alcoholic addiction. The proportion of those recovering who join A.A. ecognized at 85 per cent. The basis for the program of Alcoholics Anonymous hat the member must have a sincere desire to stop king and must be ready and willing to do his utmost achieve sobriety. The keys to the A.A. program of recovery, which found a remarkable success are as follows: ( l) Admit they are powerless over alcohol their s had become unmanageable. (2) Came to believe that Power greater than themes could restore them to sanity. (3) Made a decision to turn their will and their es over to the care of God as they understood Him. (4) Made a searching and fearless inventory of mselves. (5) Admitted to God, to themselves and to another an being the exact nature of their wrongs. (6) Were entirely ready to have God remove all se defects of character. (7) Humbly ask Him to remove their shortcomings. (8)Made a list of all persons they had harmed and ~ame willing to make amends to them all. ' (9) Made direct amends to such persons wherever sible, except when to do so would injure them or ers. ( 10) Continued to take personal inventory and when . y were wrong, promptly admitted it. ( 11) Sought through prayer and meditation to imve their conscious contact with God as they underod Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for m and the power for them to carry it out. ( 12) Having had spiritual awakenings as a result of se steps they tried to carry this message to other alolics and to practise these principles in all their afrs. I An alcoholic restored to sobriety regains his selflpect, the love of his family and the admiration of hi9 ends. He is once more a useful member of his comnity and an asset to his employer. The effort expend- PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-'KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS' (TM Reg. Pat. Officel IF PAUL HAON I OF MADE THESE POLES ~0 HIGH, W OULDHT M~VE 14 INGE 'EM T'LET TH' MOON GO . BY// , .,, ~HEN PAUL ERECTED HIS FIRST BIG "fEU:PHONE: LINE OUT TO CAMP NINE IT DIDN'T PROVE TOO PRACTICAL. HIS CREW MA.OTO INSTALL MINGES HALFWAY -\JP THE TOWE.RING POLES IN - ORDER THAT Tl-4EY COULD BE. LOWERED TO PEP.MIT THE MOON TO PASS EACH £\/EW\WG. ed in the rehabilitation of the alcoholic to a normal life has its own reward for all those affected in all ways. (Editor's Note: Alcoholics Anonymous have a branch in Northwestern Ontario. Their postal address is P.O. Box i 14, Port Arthur, Ontario. It is understood that there are branches in Sudbury and North Bay). �AGE 10 NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK BRAKING 01sTANCES ON VARIOUS RoAD Su RfACES Ar 20 M. P.H. AVERAGE BRAKIN~ DISTANCES ON CONCRETE PAVEMENT C,NAIN• R&AA WN&E&.S ............ 40 FT. ............ NO CH"INS OR S4ND -- ON PACKED SNOW ·ci.;.;NS··A.;.;.;;W.:••~••··•••-88 FT.. ............................... SAW•-~ ICtt • 25 ,J.- . 7 50 1 86 ri. ON GLARE ICE 7~ 100 DISTANCES IN FEET la:5 150 Forest Fire Season Over -Still too Many Fires; Department to Bold Regional Meetings Seventeen hundred and sixty fire burned over 59 ,140 acres of Ontario's forest land during 1949, according to statistics released by Lands and Forests' Minister, H. R. Scott. Mr. Scott also announced that woods operators and officials of the Department of Lands and forests will be holding a series of regional meetings. Discussions at these meetings will include plans for fighting next year's· forest fire hazard, fire protection generally, location of towers, transportation and forest resources of each area. The staging of Fall Meetings after the fire season is over is definitely a step forward and based on 1949 and previous years' experiences, plans may be formulated this Winter to organize better fire protection for 1950. (TEAR OFF AND POS1 �NOVEMBER l 949 PAGE 11 LOG BOOK Stur.4'1 <Jt.u, -- MORE THAN LIKELY SIMILAR ACCIDENTS WILL OCCUR THIS YEARWoods Operations Accidents as reported in the Annual Report, 1948, of the ONTARIO PULP & PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION C 1. L. 3. 4. ~ No. of Cases INVOLVING TIMBER Struck by falling trees or limbs Logs rolling or sliding Jammed between sticks Loads upsetting or spilling Strains in handling logs Other handling injurie~ INVOLVING HAND TOOLS Axe cuts Hook wounds Saw Cuts Other tool wounds INVOLVING HORSES OR EQUIPMENT Injured by horse Injured by vehicle Chains, ropes, cables Tractors, engines, plows, trucks Canoes, boats, alligators INVOLVING NATURAL ELEMENTS Frost bite Drowning or immersion Burns by fire , 5. 6. 7. 8. INVOLVING LOSS OF FOOTING Stumbling or falling Slipping-no fall Snag wounds INVOLVING _ EXPLOSION Concussion Flying fragments Escaping steam MISCELLANEOUS Flying knots, chips, bark Twigs, wire,. nails, splinters Handling supplies Preparing or serving food Various, n.e.s. Total ON BULLETIN BOARD) % of Total No. of Cases 5.9% 11.2 3.2 0.6 10.1 3.6 34.6% 812 1428 594 120 1269 761 4984 650 85 61 44 840 22.5% 2.9 2.1 1.5 29.0% 3646 885 278 356 * 5165 * 102 * 84 45 75 * 7 313 (2*) 3.5% 2.9 1.6 2.6 0.2 10.8% 393 647 198 325 32 1595 52 6 (3 *) 15 t3 (3*) 1.8% 0.2 0.5 2~5% 170 ** 325 91 18 * 293 103 1000 (3*) 169 * 133 14 316 * - INFECTION OF MINOR WOUNDS As sole cause of disability Note: * denotes one fatal accident 10 Years - Combined 1938-1947 1948 Type of Accident (22*) (3*) (6*) * (7*) 22.2% 5.4 1.7 2.2 31.5% (17*) 2.4% 3.9 1.2 2.0 0.2 9.7% 316 27 (24* J 87 ** 430 (26*) i.9% 0.2 0.5 2.6% 8.6% 3.8 0.6 13.0% - - -% 0.1 0.1 % 15 (3 *) 0.1 % 3 2895 (12*) ** * 5.0% 8.7 3.6 0.7 7.7 4.7 30.4% 5 *" 10 * -% 0.1 26 51 35 22 139 (3 *) 273 (3 *) * 1414 619 100 2133 5.8% 4.6 0.5 10~9% 1 2 77 77 (18*) % of Total - 485 2.7% 2~7-%-- --485 3.0% 3.0% 0.9% 1.8 1.2 0.7 4.8 9.4% 1.4% 2.6 1.0 0.8 3.9 9.7% 100.0% ···••••• 237 433 156 133 640 (8*) 1599 (8*) 16,406 (77*) 100.0% . �NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 12 We Carry a Complete Stock of the following Famous Supplies • PUREX WELDING EQUIPMENT • ELECTRICAL WIRE AND SUPPLIES • DOM. OXYDEN GAS WELDING RODS • WALKER JACKS • STELCO ARC WELDING RODS • EVEREADY FLASHLIGHTS • GRAY BONNEY WRENCHES • EVEREADY BATTERIES Dial 5-6511 MARSHALL-WELLS Dial 5-6511 Let's All Talk The Same Langnage--Uable Yarding Nomenclature (Prepared by B. J. McColl, Engineer, Woodlands Section C.P.P.A., and distributed at the C.P.P.A. Cable Yarding Meeting held at Stevens, Ont., September 2l,i949). A-frame-A ~s.!ructure -consisting of two long timbers connected by cross members in the form of a topped A. Usually mounted on a yarder base and used to elevate the blocks at the yarder required by yarding systems. Bardon Hook-A type of choker hook consisting of a bell sliding on the choker wire and having a ferrule on the end of the wire. Block-A pulley used to change the direction of wire rope rigging or to increase the mechanical advantage of the rigging arrangement. Branch-To remove the branches from felled trees. Buck-To saw felled trees into shorter lengths. Butt-The base of a tree; the lower end of a log. Butt Hook-A hook used to attach a choker Ii ne or a tag line to the end of a main line, usually by a swivel or shackle that eye-splices into main line. Butt Rigging-A combination of swivels, shackles, chain or straps and butt hooks, that performs the following functions: (l) permits connection between main and haul back line with swivels, to prevent kinking or tangling; (2) provides place for attachment of one or more chokers. Carriage-The carrier which travels along the skyline in skyline rigging systems. Choker-A short length of flexible wire rope or chain with a connection at one end for attachment to c: butt hook, and with a choker hood on the other end. Cable Yarding-A means of concentrating wood in bolt, log length or tree length form at one point by , system of wire rope rigging and a power unit. Core-The centre section of wire rope. May be made of hemp or wire. Deck-(v) to pile or concentrate logs at one point. (n) The area where logs are assembled by a yarder. Cold Deck-The term "cold deck" is used when logs are yarded into a pile for transportation at some future time. Hot Deck-The term "hot deck" is used when the accumulation of logs is being removed at the same time the yarding operation is going on. Factor, Safety-The ratio of breaking load (ultimate strength) to normal working load (allowable strength for the application) in loaded structural or mechanical members. Fairlead-A device containing sheaves or roller~ used to control the direction of a moving cable. Feller-A man engaged in felling trees. Guy Line-A stationary cable to support the spar or A-Frame. Ground Lead· (Line)-Yarding direct to the fairlead without any lift. Haul Back Line-A line used to haul back the main line, carriage or butt rigging and chokers to a point where the next load is to be picked up. Hang Up-In cable yarding, to get the load stuck due to some obstruction. High Lead System-A yarding system using a spar or A-Frame to give elevation to the highlead block an having the haul back block at ground level. Hook Tender-Foreman of a yarding crew. Main Line-The main hauling line in a cable yarding system. Move Line-A ground line used to move a yarder. Operator-Machine operator. Rig-To install the blocks, wire rope, etc., used in cable yarding systems. Rigging-The blocks, wire rope, etc., used in yarding system. Rigger-A man who sets up the rigging. Shoe-Equipment used in place of blocks to suspend stationary skylines. They consist of a steel shell with shackles and strap attachment and a wooden or steel trough to support the skyline. Slack Line System-A rigging system using two ele_. vated blocks, a skyline capable of being raised or lowered u_nder load, a carriage running on the skyline and a main line and haul back line. Slash-Branches, bark, tops, etc., left in a cut-over area. Spar-A single timber or fabricated structure erected in a vertical position. Head Spar-A spar on or near the yarder which is rigged to carry the elevated blocks required by the yarding system. Tail Spar-A spar rigged at the tail end of a strip to carry the elevated block or shoe required in skyline rigging systems. Strawline-A light cable strung by hand used pull the heavy cables around the setting. (Continued on Page 21) �OVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK be Problem of Tuberculosis Among The Lumbermen PAGE 13 the armed services for personnel, this project had to be abandoned and, to date, the Department of Health has not been able to resume it. Trained personnel are again available and we hope to start this procedure on a larger scale this coming year. If possible, all lumber camps irt Northwestern Ontario will be visited by a mobile ches1 unit and all personnel will have an opportunity of a chest x-ray. We hope to obtain the full co-operation of the operators and the workers. By D. C. MARLATT, M.D. Medical Superintendent, Fort William Sanatorium Since the Fort William Sanatorium first began ad, .. cting patients in 1935, we have noticed that an unusually large propo rtion of them have been lumbermen. It has been the feeling of health officials that the reason for this is the prolonged and rather close contact of the workers with one another in their bunk-houses. One man with active tuberculosis in a lumber camp over a period of months can readily infect many others in his sleeping quarters or in the dining hall. On occasion over the years this has been found to be true when the whole camp was X-rayed following the finding of one infectious case. For example, one camp in the Black Sturgeon area revealed three additional men with tuberculosis when al I workers were examined; and in one permanent camp near Long Lac several cases were found over a period of two years. At the beginning of the last war the Provincial Department of Health began working on this problem of tuberculosis amongst the lumbermen and provided a truck containing an x-ray unit and staffed by a doctor and technician. This unit visited the camps of a major logging company in the winter and x-rayed all the occupants. However, with the demands of war industry and It is of interest to note that the Fort Wi 11 iam Sanatorium admitted eighteen patients in 1948 who gave their occupation as lumbermen. There were also several who gave their occupations as blacksmiths, carpenters, labourers, truck drivers, etc., some of whom were undoubtedly connected with timber operations. With the exception of children, lumbermen formed the largest occupational group of the 248 patients admitted last year. From these figures it is readily seen that tuberculosis in the camps is a grave problem and must receive the full and immediate attention of the health authorities. In addition to an annual x-ray of all lumbermen, the ideal prevention program would include provision for a pre-employment chest x-ray of every man before he goes into the woods. An employee with tuberculosis in the infectious stage might have the opportunity of infecting several of his fellow workers in a few weeks, prior to the arrival of the x-ray unit in his area. (Continued on Page 16) THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM CANADA ONTARIO MODEL HS 2000 1948 U.S. PATENT-41135-6 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK The Medical Organization of the Woods Division Of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited By S. J. NAVIN, M.D. This company's woods operations are centred around Stevens and Caramat, nineteen miles distant from each other by Canadian National Rai Iway and about forty-five miles by the Klinestiver-LeMay Highway, soon to be completed. At Stevens, there is a salaried resident physician, a full-time medical orderly and a five-bed sick quarters equipped with a small portable X-ray (General electric F4). The medical and first-aid activities of the area are directed and control led from this centre. The doctor has at his disposal a half-ton Fargo panel-wagon with passenger car transmission and springs, and shock absorbers, front and rear. This car serves .as an ambulance and carries a stretcher protected, when not in use, by a canvas case on the floor of the body of the truck. A locker running the length of the left hand side of the car contains blankets, pillows, etc. Its top serves as a seat when carrying well people or friends ot the patient who is carried on the opened stretcher on the floor. There is ample room for all and for the patient's packsack and other baggage. In the hospital, or sick quarters at Stevens, are treated most cases of illness which .do not require elaborate investigation, prolonged hospitalization, or nursing and medical services of a specialized nature. The same principals apply to cases of injury, the more serious of which are "sent out" when the condition of the patient warrants it, usually after a period of rest and recover) in the sick quarters. At Caramat there is a qualified First-Aid man who doubles as a barber. He has two beds in a separate room adjacent to the barber shop. These beds are for the accommodation of patients until the doctor can get to see them, after which other arrangements are usually made. The First-Aid man also has "medical stores" of fair quantity and variety tor his own use and to replenish the supplies of camps in the Caramat area. The main "medical stores" are kept at the hospital and supplies are sent out from there to the camps as requi red. rhe doctor orders the supplies which are delivered directly to the hosp.ta! although the main warehouse eventually gets the packing notes and invoices and is thus able to enter these supplies on its records. A confi rmat1on of the doctor's order is sent to the supplying firm by the Company's Purchasing Agent. Medical supplies in camps, while adequate, are of a simple nature and camp clerks and foremen are encour, aged to send all save obviously trivial cases to the doctor; "SERVING THE TIMBER NOVEMBER 1949 travel is easy and most of the area is served by daily bus service. No attempt is made by the doctor to furnish routine medi~al se~v1~es in the camps themselves except for severely ill or mJured persons. In this way his time is conserved and patients are given better and more efficient service at his office in the hospital where the tools of_ his trade are readily available, along with other p_l1es _that could not reasonably be kept in a camp or ned in. the ambul_ance. It is not necessary to point out that this trend exists elsewhere than in the bush and is in the main, justified by efficiency and economy. ' While none of our camp clerks as far as the writer knows, has a St. John's Ambulance ~r other official firstai_d certificate, most '?f the~ attended two "pep talks" grven by the doctor 1n which first-aid principles were demonstrated and certain principles of treatment and procedure, including documentation were laid down In these tirst~aid lectures, or "pep t~lks," three point; were emphasized: ( l) the recognition and treatment of ~hock_, (~~ !he arrest of haemorrhage and (3) the extreme madv1sab1_l1ty of giving castor oil or any other laxative to anyone. ~1~h a belly ache (the gut ache may be due to append1c1t1s and laxatives may cause the appendix to burst and t~e pe~son to die). The proper procedure, i"i was emphasized, 1s to send all persons with a stomach ache ~hat lasts more than two hours to the doctor who may, 1f m?re c~nvenient, be contacted by telephone or radio._ yYhile this streamlining of first-aid may not be p~act1cal everywhe~e, i~ has worked out fairly well here with good communication and transportation systems. Upon camp clerks rests the responsibility of making ou~ and transm1tt_ing the necessary Workmen's Compensation forms. Failure to make out and transmit these terms results in hardships for the injured man as his comp_ensation payments do not come in promptly; delay and, m some cases, total failure, to collect hospital r doctor's accounts also results. Camps are visited by the doctor once a month or ?ttener_ for the p~rposes of carrying out routine sanitary inspections. The importance of insect control in camps, particularly of flies, is not overlooked. Most bushmen and their supervisors are extremely tolerant of flies and do not accord them the respect and consequent extermi n ation these really dangerous animals deserve. Mone) spent in the extermination of flies, particularly arou1c1ci the cookery and stables, is well spent and over a perioc of time will yield handsome returns. Supervisors, foremen and clerks can, and sometimes do, do a lot to further· this important work which requires constant and unre lenting care lest backsliding occur. Water supplies are tested from. time to time, samples being sent to the Provincial Lab in Fort William. The cookery is often the OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" WHOLE .SALE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. Fort William �NOVEMBER 1949 first and always the most important place to be inspected. This inspection invariably begins by drinking a cup of coffee. This enables the doctor (1) to engage the cook ir friendly conversation and (2) to have plenty of time to "snoop" around and see things he might otherwise miss Washing facilities, showers and toilets are also inspected : II in all, it is remarkably like a medical officer's in )ection in one of the armed services though the standards are not as high due, in large measure, to the rugged individualism of the bushmen. In an effort to improve sanitary standards in kitchens, a set of Health Rules" was drawn up with the assistance and concurrence of our Chief Caterer. It wi 11 be noted that voluntary co-operation between cookery staffs and the doctor is emphasized rather than compulsion. This is in keeping with modern trends in Public Health activities. Twenty to thirty years ago many cities on this continent instituted compulsory periodic physica 1 examinations of food handlers. They are now rapidly ditching these schemes because of their ineffectiveness and their great cost. Education of the food handler in matters pertaining to health and hygiene is being stressec by Public Health authorities these days. With this trend, we find ourselves in complete agreement. A copy of Health Rules for Cooks and Cookees is printed as Appendix A. While first-aid supplies, simple medicines and • stretcher with protective canvas covering are kept at the office in all camps, additional first- aid supplies and a stretcher in a canvas case are kept at or near all slasher sites. As most readers will know, this company's operations are largely mechanized and the slasher is the centre of the production unit which also includes yarders. 11 ' ' 11 1 1 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK 11 These first-aid materials are kept in a japanned metal box and consists of tincture of iodine 2½ % sterile pads in individual sealed envelopes, bandages of various sizes, all wrapped, a few splints, and some band-aids . .Deterioration and freezing are problems that have to be contended with here-the first is overcome by having all dressings and bandages wrapped or packaged; the second by the use of tincture of iodine which has not been known to freeze while watery solution and creams do and ointments become hard and unusable. Adhesive tape is as a rule incluled as it is unnecessary and will not stick well i~ cold weather or when the skin is moist. Band-aids are, however, included, as the men seem to expect them and they may occasionally be useful though in the main their efficiency is doubtful for the same reasons that apply to adhesive tape. The number of persons employed in the area ranges, under present conditions, from a low of about 300 in April to a high of about 800 in late fall and early winter The foregoing is, we feel, a fairly adequate outline of the medical, first-aid, and hospital services available in the Stevens-Caramat are~. Certain deficiencies should be pointed out: ( l) the lack of suitable e?(amination, treatment, and hospital facilities for female patients and (2) the lack of nursing services of professional standard.' It is probably only a question of time before these defects are remedied-~nd others come to surface to be, we hope, remedied in their turn. (Appendix on Page 1 6) A COMBINATION THAT CAN'T BE BEAT THE MODEL 60 DROTT SKIDLOADEB ON THE ALLIS-CHAL1'IERS H.D.7.W. TRACTOR! These versatile units have been giving trouble free service to pulpwood companies and individual contractors in Thunder Bay District for a number of years, saving labour and expense for their owners. Complete information on_the suitability of this type of equipm,e nt in your operation may be obtained without obligation from: 906 MEMORIAL A VE. PH. 5-8141 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO ALLIS-CHALMERS TRACTOR G.M. DIESEL POWER �PAGE 16 NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK They are designed for your protection and the protection of the people who eat the food you prepare APPENDIX "A" HEALTH RU LES FOR COOKS AND COOKE ES 1. If you have a cold in the head, a running nose, a cough a SORE THROAT, any CUTS, BURNS, or SCRATCHES, a SORE FINGER, any SKIN TROUBLE a BOIL OR CARBUNCLE or any DIARRHOEA, re~ port to the First Aid Man or preferably to THE DOCTOR at once. 2. Finger nails should be kept short and clean. 3. Hair should be kept short and clean. Women s ha:r should be confined by means of a kerchief bandana or cap. 4. Hands should be washed and dried after going to the toilet. Paper to¥{els and toilet soap are provided for this purpose. 5. Do not pick your nose. Use a clean handkerchief and then WASH YOUR HANDS. 6. If you have to cough, cough into a clean handkerchief or bit of Kleenex which may then be burned· THEN WASH YOUR HANDS. , 7. Fend-X or other creams or lotions as supplied to all kitchens should be used according to the directions posted in all kitchens. Supplies of these items may be obtained by any cookery on application to the doctor ot Stevens. 8. If for any reason you think you may have V.D., report to the doctor at once. These diseases may be rendered non-infectious in a few days by modern methods of treatment and you will not have to lose much time from work. 9. These simple rules should be followed carefully. 1 I Made in I MINISTER TO SERVE BUSHMEN The Reverend J. E. Paterson of the Murillo United Church was appointed by the Superior Presbytery in September fo serve the ministerial needs of camps i the Black Sturgeon area. The Presbytery has been endeavoring for nearly four years to provide a minister for this field and with the recent appointment of a l_ay supply minister t~ take over at Murillo. Mr. Paterson has now been able to undertake work in the camps. Note: Mr. James H. Allen of the Shantymen 1 s Christian Association will be spending the winter in the bush camps of Northwestern Ontario. The Problem of Tuberculosis Among Lumbermen (Continued from Page 13) We feel that the above program of pre-employment x-ray can be worked out in the near future, but an excellent start could be made in the elimination of tuberculosis by chest x-rays of all workers in the camps. (Editor s note: One and possibly two mobile x-ray units will be available in Northwestern Ontario next year. It is planned to have a unit visit all camps and other centres of population as soon as plans are completed. Th~ itinerary of the mobile units will be published in this booklet). 1 Now Available with Choice of Standard or UOX CHIPPER UBAIN for quick, easy filing. No extra cost. Canada For Information, Sales or Service Contact: P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LTD. -PORT ARTHUR, ONT. - 278 Bay St. -ORILLIA, ONT. - 74 Colbourne St. -HEARST, ONT. -QUEBEC, QUE. - 307 Dorchester St. -VANCOUVER, B.C. - 845 East Hastings St. or Your Closest REGIONAL FREDERICTON, N.B. - John Kilburn, 153 King St. OTTAWA, ONT - Blair Equipment Ltd., 50 Queen St. W. SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. - Soo Equipment & Supply WINNIPEG, MAN.-Mumford Medland Ltd., 576 Wall St. PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. - J. Munro & Sons, 1522-2nd. Ave. W. EDMONTON, ALTA. - Industrial Supplies Ltd., 10771-101 St. In U.S.A.-WOODBOSS INC. - 2712 North Mississippi Ave., Portland 12, O!egon, U.S.A. �PAGE 17 LOG BOOK NOVEMBER 1949 /ictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan, where t h i s Euclid Tractor ·again proved its ability to go out and' produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS .oo· IT AGAIN! MORE Records Broken! - MORE Satisfied Costo1Der• TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS "The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled." WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS PULPWOOD AND T RA I L E RS 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 �. PAGE 18 LOG BOOK NOVEMBER 194':J ADVERTISERS' NEWS Increased Training Facilities Offered Cutters A new step toward decreased cutting costs and improved employee relations in eastern Canadian pulpwood camps was recently made as a direct result of a personal survey made by Mr. A. M. White, president of P.M . Products ( 1947) Ltd. Employers, faced with tighter market conditions, are searching for new methods of economizing without endangering employee relations. The workers, on the other hand are anxious for steadier work with more years of employment. In the past, power saws have been offered as a solution, but lack of local servicing depots and inexperience of saw operators defeated the possible benefit. After discussing the above problems with several pulpwood company executives, Mr. White has opened branch training-service offices at Hearst, Ont., Orillia: Ont., and Quebec City in addition to the branch at Port Arthur, Ont., established last year. These with service agencies operated by Blair Equipment Ltd., Ottawa and Soo Equipment and Supply at Sault Ste. Marie, will form a chain of training, sales and service depots for the P.M. Woodboss, the company's one-man power chain saw. In addition, Mr. White has arranged to have experienced power saw operators go right into the camps and assist the men, until they become thoroughly experienced on power saw operation and maintenance. Results to date are encouraging. Many cutters, owning their own power saw arc receiving higher pay checks, and due to the training have become skilled craftsmen with an additional 15 to 20 years earning power. Employers are finding the trained power saw operators more dependable and permanent. They are making substantial savings on board and travel expenses. More pulp per man can be cut and labor turnover is definitely decreased. FOR RENT-TD-6 INTERNATIONAL TRACTOR EQUIPPED WITH Bulldozer and Winch, in good operating condition. For further particulars apply to: Mr. J. Woynarski, c/o Brampton Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd ., Beardmore, Ontaric OUR ADVERTISERS M A K E THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE. WE WISH TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN 1949 AND SUGGEST THAT YOU SUPPORT THEM. SPECIALISTS IN MECHANICAL LOGGING Timberland Machines Limited of Woodstock, Ontario, is an associate company of Truck Engineering Ltd., and was established in March, 1947, to develop and produce equipment fo~ mechanization of logging in easte Canada. This firm is engaged exclusively in the design, manufacture and application of mechanical logging equipment. The company is staffed mainly by former B.C. loggers. One of the items of equipment, rapidly becoming popular with logging operators, is the Timberland Yarding Donkey. Winches of all types, light all steel sleighs and a range of roller-bearing blocks are amongst items developed -and supplied by Timberland Machines Limited. Officers of Timberland Machines, Limited, from left: V. B. King, president; W. A. Magill, vice-president; R. C. Symons, development engineer and A. E. Eskola, factory representa~ive. �NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK OSCO BLOC KS Torque Converter PAGE 1 ~ WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED "JOE BEAVER Sy Ed 0 Nofziger (Continued from Page 7) suits from master clutch engagement in the conventional tractor as well as other instantaneous loads encounterec' when the tractor is in operation. There are many in• stances where, in torque converter tractors, you could still read the manufacturer's name• on the disk of the clutch after many long, hard hours of field operation. Because of the cushion effect of the torc,Je converter breakage and wear are generally reduced. Your operator will like the torque converter because it means comfort, ease of operation. Momentary loads are handled evenly and without jerking. And, incidentally, great savings on cable used on winch operations have been reported by loggers due to the steady, smooth operations of the torque converter tractor. Accurate control permits the operator to work into any desired position gradually. The flexibility of the tractor in any gear allows taking up a load in front or behind without appreciable shock. The 'rque converter reduces back lash in pushing and tow,g. Greater safety results from this accurate control anc flexibility. This is of particular advantage when operatin£ in critical conditions where infinite speed control i~ needed. Simplified transmission is· the existing desirable condition. The converter makes it possible to automatically operate in each gear from zero to the maximum speed of gear, resulting in an infinite number of speed~. obtainable, automatically selected by the load itself. Thi~ means much less gear shifting and simple operation. Tha1 is briefly, the what, why, and how of the torque converter."-From Timber topics. 11 This booklet is printed on Thrift-Coat Enamel'' produced at the Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill. from wood harvested in Northw,estern Ontario. • ,,, r;~ -· - .•·· G.f + 1:,,(/.(IJ. './1, -- ~ ., --- • - Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture "That's like eating the top layer of cake and throwing the • rest away. 0 J::···············.·.·.··.... ··· .................:·:·:·...~.............:·:•:.- J. T. Russell Motors Ltd. 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 YEH ICLE WEIGHTS From 4,600 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. For Complete Information DIAL 3-7421 -- ~- ·· ..- ~:::::=:::::::::=:::::::=:::::=:::::::.:-... •:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:• ... .-:-::::::/:\}/{:\:\\:::::\ :. �PAGE 20 NOVEMBER 1949 t OG BOOK Loosened Stem-Bearing Coupling Sinks Tug; Man Drowned The cause of the sinking of the steel-hulled, 37foot, diesel-powered tug "RED ROCK" on Lake Nipigon, with the loss of one life in August of this year has been determined as a loosened stern-bearing coupling. The events leading up to the sinking of the craft, while understandable-would indicate that a thorough inspection was not made when work with the vessel commenced on the morning of August 12th. An inspection of the craft was made on the evening of the eleventh, the engine room being entered for the purpose of checking the engine. Everything appeared to be in- satisfactory order and the boat did not appear to be taking water. At approximately 5:00 a.m. the following morning, in a dense fog, the crew of two men boarded the RED ROCK, which had been moored alongside a larger craft overnight. The engine was started from the controls in the wheelhouse with none of the crew entering the engine room. After proceeding some distance, a sharp turn to the left was made to jump a towing boom. The operator noticed at this time that his craft was listing sharply to the left. The logman was instructed by the operator to check the ballast in the stern, thinking that the chain ballast had shifted. The logman returned immediately advising that the ballast had not moved. In this short time, the list had increased and the RED ROCK was on the point of sinking. The operator instructed his logman to secure one of the "Mae Wests" which were fastened by a light cord on top of the boat and which could be obtained without difficulty. He returned in a few seconds, but the operator was not sure if he was in possession of a Mae West as he was forced to jump overboard at once. The vessel sank in 80 feet of water and the body of the log man was not recovered unti I August 16th although a Mae West was found floating at the scene of t sinking. The Brompton Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd. have investigated the cause of this accident and· have prepared sketches to show a method to prevent shift coupling from loosening. This sketch may be loaned from "The Editor" on request. A rich man said to his minister, "Why is it everybody is always criticizing me for being miserly, when everyone knows that I have made provisions to leave everything I possess to charity when I die?" "Well," said the minister, "let me tell you about the pig and the cow. The pig was lamenting to the cow one day about how unpopular he was. 'People are always talking about your gentleness and your kind eyes,' said the pig. 'Sure, you give milk and cream, but I give bacon and ham-I give bristles, and they even pickle my feet! Still nobody likes me. I'm just a pig. Why is this?' "The cow thought a minute, and then said, 'Well, maybe it's because I give while I'm still living.'" Alberta is Canada's main oil producing area. In 1948 it produced 11,000,000 barrels or 88.5 per cent of the total domestic production.-Quick Canadian Facts. For Your Circular SumsCONTACT US We have a Complete Stock of ... DISSTON: BAND SAWS PLANER KNIVES MACHINE BLADES FILES Northland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. FORT WILLIAM PH. 3-7407 �NOVEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 21 Let's All Talk the Same Language-Cable Yarding Nomenclature (Continued from Page 12) Strap-A short piece of wire rope with an "eyespli ce" in each end for attaching blocks to stumps, etc. Strip-The area covered by one rigging installation ~ a cable yarding system. Setting-The area yarded at each temporary location of the yarder. Skyline-The cable suspended between the elevated blocks of a skyline or slackline rigging system. Tight Skyline System-A rigging system using two elevated blocks or shoes, a tight skyline which is the primary load c_arrying member, _and a ca~ri_age "':'hi~h runs along the tight skyline. Various subs1d1ary rigging arrangements may be used with,.this basic arrangement for carriage actuation. • ~. • .. Unhooker-A man who unhookl ~c~q,k~crs from logs at the yarder. • , , , Yarding-The operation of moving logs from the stumi:, to the deck. IT MAY BE A LITTLE EARLY . . . BUT THIS IS OUR FINAL ISSUE IN 1949 MISINFORMED Faith Healer: "How is your family?" Man: "Not too bad, although my brother is sick." Faith Healer: "Your brother isn't sick, he just thinks he's sick." Several months pass by before the two men meet again on the street. Faith Healer: "How is your family?" Man: "Not too bad, although we are still having trouble with my brother. He thinks he's dead." AND WE DO WISH ONE AND ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Built lo do a Dependable Job Under the Toughesl of Conditions INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS Sold and Serviced By S. J. DILL & SONS LTD. PORT ARTHUR & FORT WILLIAM Distributors of International Trucks - Freuhauf Trailers - Truck Bodies - Winches, Etc. �ln1hatched for: DRYING and curing of materials, plaster, paint, concrete, etc. THAWING frozen areas and machinery, wheels, gears, transmissions, drive chains, hoists, tractors and other equipment. PREHEATING engines and all kinds of mechanical equipment. VENTILA"TrNG and heating of manholes, tunnels, box cars, ship holds, confined areas of all kinds. Construction goes on in sub-zero weather made possible by Herman Nelson Heater SPOT HEATING of materials, workmen, machinery, storage tanks and tools. Heat output - 250,000 B.T.U. per hour @ 1650 C.F.M. Fuel Capacity - - - - - - - 16 gal. Tank Ducts - - Two 12" diam. X 12' long collapsible ducts Wheels - - - - - - - - - R·ubber tired Weight - - - - - - - - - - 350 lbs. SPACE HEATING of temporary buildings, storage sheds, repair shops and building~ under construction. They Use HERMAN NELSON HEATERS i/ t/ t/ t/ HACQUOIL CONST. CO. QUE(SEC NORTH SHORE PAPER CO. ABITIBI POWER & PAPER CO. ONTARIO PAPER CO. t/ MARATHON PAPER MILLS { PASCOL I NORTHERN PAPER MILLS 7 DAY LOAN ., LONGLAC PULP & PAPER _co. , t/ GREAT LAKES PAPER CO. I I t/ { t/ t/ DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER THUNDER BAY HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO. ONTARIO DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS SASKATCHEWAN POOL TERMINALS COMMONWEALTH CONST. � 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/. 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Port Arthur, Ontnrio THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NORTHERN ONTARIO �PAGE 2 JULY 1949 LOG BOOK Fully reconditioned Diesel Crawler Tractors and Power Units At Extremely Low Prices TD-18 INTERNATIONAL EQUIPPED WITH ISAACSON DOZER AND WINCHOIST . TD-14 INTERNATIONAL, WIDE GAUGE, EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC ANGLEDOZER AND WINCHOIST TD-14 , INTERNATIONAL, STANDARD GAUGE, EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC ANGLEDOZER AND WINCHOIST TD-9 INTERNATIONAL DIESEL CRAWLER TRACTOR-NO EQUIPMENT TD-6 INTERNATIONAL WITH BUCYRUS-ERIE FRONT END DOZER-SHOVEL, ½ YARD CAPACITY, COMPLETE WITH BLADE D-311 CATERPILLAR DIESEL POWER UNIT WITH PULLEY See these First Class Machines now at TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER DIESE°L POWER DISTRIBUTOR OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �JULY 1949 LOG BOOK THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOC IION OFFICERS: \'(\O /J' l e c U C U ~ , , ~ ~ t\ r Summer abou again operators will be looking rd to whatever problems the new operating season will bring. It is already apparent to us all that the war-time and post war scra·mble for wood in its various forms has ended. In other words, the honeymoon is over and we must now become domesticated as quickly as we can in order to ensure as much bliss as can be expected from normal times. The cost of wood must be somehow maintained at a level which will ensure this part of the Province a great sha~e of the market. This year will not be as productive in volume as the last few. However, this can be considered only a period of readjustment with next year possibly bringing a normal steady demand for forest products. We will regain and maintain a steady market if we can meet the competition which is creeping in from other parts of Canada, Europe, -and the United States. To do so we must be ever conscious of economy and efficiency in our operations to the end that our unit cost can meet the ability of the market to pay. Recently negotiations were concluded between the Lumber and Sawmill Worker's Union and the Timber Operators. It is significant that both sides appreciated the needs of the other. As a result, a sound agreement with no major changes has been signed for another year. Both sides are to be congratulated· on a realistic approach to the problems which face the industry. Once again we wish all of our members a successful operating season. H. H. 'BERT' STYFFE' Lakehead Technical Institute Includes University First Year Forestry As Well As Technical Forestry Course New Forestry Instructor Appointed Dr. M. W. Bartley, principal of the Lakehead Technical Institute announced the appointment of P. C. Polloch of Fort William, Ontario, as an instructor in forestry to assist Mr. C. John Campbell, Master of Forestry at the Institute. In addition to the two-year forestry course startec' last year, the lnstiute will also offer in the university division a first year forestry course which will be equivalent to that offered by the University of Toronto. On completion of the first year course, students may enrol in the second year of the forestry course at the Univer sity of Toronto. PAGE 3 Community Chest-- October 2nd-29th, 1949 Each fall the Community Chest drive is held across Canada. In each locality the chest committee of volunteer workers collect for organizations and welfare agencies which are eligible to be a part of the Chest. Money collected is distributed to these organizations according to the budget approved before the campaign starts. In Northwestern Ontario, the woods industry and its employees have supported the Community Chest campaigns in the various centres and this year will again be asked to support the campaign. Volunteer workers will again canvass the camps. While the majority of people who contribute-whether woods workers or city workers-wi II not benefit, those in need will and in this regard the woods employees have in the past been very generous. Last year the Ontario Paper Company employees topped the woods ogranfza ➔ tions in the Port Arthur area and the Great Lakes Paper Company Limited employees were ahead in the Fort William area. Please give this worthy campaign your support. Stamp That Wood The Pulpwood Salvage Association reports thaf tests made this y~ar still show a high percentage of unstamped wood being salvaged. If orders are that wood is to be stamped, all supervisory personnel should check on this important operation and ensure that the orders are carried out one hundred per cent. Paint marks have been registered by some companies with the Commissioner of Patents, Ottawa, and, in some cases, are being used instead of the familiar stamping hammer. Services of Community Programmes Again Available In Camps During the past three years the Community Programmes Branch of the Ontario Department of Education has been carrying on classes in Basic English and Citizenship in the camps of this area. This service was begun to enable newcomers from foreign countries to learn of the language and customs of this country. This year again the same service is available to either newcomers or those who are Canadian citizens and wish to improve their English. Due to decreased woods operations and fewer. camps in operation it will be possible to give a greater degree of help than formerly. If there are ten or more men in your camp who wish to receive instruction write or phone: Community Programmes Ontario Department of Education 400 Catherine Street, Fort William Phone 2-4859 Cover Picture Slasher in operation at the Marathon Mechanical Operations at Stephens, Ontario. �PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK REFORESTATION By J. BARRON (The fourth of a series of articles by members of the Northwestern Ont. Section-Canadian Society of Forest Engineers) In a previous article of this series it was pointed out that where natural regeneration is a failure, the most logical answer is to resort to artificial regeneration. In this article then it is proposed to deal with some of the aspects of reforestation by man. A popular belief that has been widely held is that the way to replace the depletion of forests is to plant a tree for every one cut down. While looking at its face value this theory sounds appealing there are other fac -f tors involved which cannot be overlooked. One of the most important of these is cost. When forests are planted by man there is always the qµestion of whether the amount of money spent will prove profitable. Aside from the initial cost of planting there must be considered the accumulated interest on this initial cost through the years until this timber is ready to be cut. As an example, if the interest rate were taken at 3 per cent the initial investment would be doubled in about twenty-five years. It is true that some of this accumulated cost may be offset by making thinning cuttings during the life of the stand but the sale value of these thinnings would not materially reduce the total cost. It is largely the value of the mature stand which must offset the cost and provide a profit where a planting project is considered on a dollars and cents basis only-and the timber industry like any other must operate on this basis. Contrary to this popular idea that forestry consists of planting trees and that the way to replace a stand that has been cut down is to automatically plant another, the proper approach lies in the treatment of the existing forests. Where forests now exist they should as a rule be so harvested that a new crop a-rises naturally as a result of the method of cutting. Whereas nature wi 11 establish a new crop for nothing if treated wisely, man's methods cost money. The question arises then as to when and where man should resort to artificial regeneration. Although natural regeneration must be depended upon to largely reproduce our future forests there are many instances where man can and must help out. Forest fires hav(; burned over, sometimes repeatedly, large areas of cut over land. Natural seedlings and advance growth which were present on the area are wiped out by the fire, and with no natural source of seed supply avai Iable the area becomes wasteland as far as commercial tree species are concerned. If these areas are • be reforested the work can best be done as soon after the fire as possibie while the ground is clear and before complet.ng brush and vegetation can become established. There is also ample opportunity for reforestation on idle lands in agricultural areas. This is as true in the Lakehead area as anywhere else. Lands which at one PREVIOUS ARTICLES: March lssue-"The Commercial Tree Species of Northwestern Ontario," by H. H. Styffe. May lss~e-"Forest Regeneration," by J. H. Godden. July lssue-"The Forest •Community," by D. R. Stevens time were well forested have been cleared in an attempt at farming and have since become abandoned due to unsuitable soi I conditions. Although not suited to agriculture, the fact that they once bore forests is proof that they could do it again. These areas have tbe further advantage of generally being readily accessible to a mar..: ket and hence providing cheap wood. As has been pointed out the~e have always been cases where natural regeneration has completely or partially failed to restock an area after logging operations. These blank spaces must be filled in artificially if complete stocking is to result. There is increasing thought being given to this on the part of several timber companies as evidenced by experiments along this line and at least one large company in Northern Ontario is adopt-· ing it as part of their forest management policy. There are two methods of establishing artificial regeneration: l. by direct seeding; 2. by planting trees. Generally speaking planting is considered to be the quickest and safest method. It is true that an area can be seeded more cheaply than it can be planted but the chances of failure are very much greater in the former. In the long run where results are compared as against costs, the planting method is usually found to be the more economical. However a recent development of, coating seeds with a protective covering may give this method more favourable results. These pelleted· seeds as ~hey are called, are enclosed in a covering which greatly increases the chances of seed survival. The properties of coating provide several advantages: n u t r i en ts are present in it for the seed; it absorbs moisture readily; chemicals are present which discourage rodents from eating_ the seed. Direct seeding probably has its best application on a recent cut-over and burned over area whero no ground cover remains. The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests carried out such a project last year following the Missasaugi fire when pelleted seed was sown from aircraft. The results of this will bear watching. In any reforestation program the logical place to start is on those lands which are readily accessible to markets and where site conditions are favourable to rapid growth. Since the areas are accessible the planting costs will be cheaper. In addition the planted forests when mature may be harvested with a minimum of logging costs. It goes without saying that planted forests must have the best in protection from fire, insects and disease. This protection is better afforded where ready supervision can always be available. An important decision that must be made where an area is to be reforested is the choice of tree species to be used. This is important because of the expensa involved in planting and because of the relatively long time which must elapse before mistakes may show up. Thus it is best to make sure that the species of tree selected is well adapted for the area to be reforested. The safest general guide in this respect is to follow the lead of Mother Nature and choose those species which once grew wel I naturally on the area. Another factor of course (Continued on Page 13) �SEPTEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK LOOK FOR THE GREEN CORE LONGER LASTING ARCH LINES WITH GREENHEART WIRE ROPE Fewer shutdowns for rope replacement mean higher, more profitable log production. That's why riggers demand Greenheart for arch lines, skylines, loading lines and chokers. Every Green Core line in the woods is backed by intimate knowledge of the problems and methods of modern, mechanized logging. To those men who really know their ropes, Wrights' Greenheart is limber and flexible-easy to handle-and ready for work with a shorter break-in time. Top quality steel in every strand plus scientific lubrication to 11educe internal wear MEANS LONGER LIFE FOR GREEN-HEART. Manitoba Distributors: Northwestern Ontario Distributors: Kipp-Kelly Ltd. Twin City Industrial Eqpt. Ltd. Winnipeg Port Arthur PAGE 5 �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER 1949 LOGGING AT MARATHON By P. V. LEMAY Woods Operating Manager Woodlands Div. Marathon Papaer Mills of Canada, Ltd. Marathon's management plan is based on the as-sumption that the operation will be permanent. We have deviated from the conventional in two respects; one of them is that the operation is mechanized and the other is that each logging compartment or camp is !aid out with the idea of harvesting the annual growth from the same camp indefinitely. On the mechanical operation, careful planning and layout are essential. The area to be cut over is carefully studied on aerial photographs, summary of estimates, stand tables, and ON THE GROUND. Every stand, every set-up, every strip is carefully coF1sidered before the operation begins. The over-all plan is carried out by what might be called a "Planning Committee." It is made up of the Chief Forester, General Superintendent, Operating Manager, and the Vice-president in charge of woods opera -' tions. They make the long term plans and decide on the area to be cut over each year. The area is then carefully, studied by the District Forester, the District Superintendent, and the foreman who will be in charge of the oper.1 ation. External boundaries are decided upon, and blazed if necessary. The width of each operation must be carefully considered before being decided upon. This wil.t Genuine PARTS '' Best • and be determined by topography, the skidding system to be used and the equipment available to do it, as well as the season of the year. Set-ups are chosen to which the wood will be skidded and left in cold deck. These set-ups are deter..! mined primarily bv topography and desirability of the site for setting up yarders, slashers and for manoeuvring trucks. On the average, a set-up will log approximately 20 acres. This means that if the stand averages 25 cords; there will be piled in cold deck at the set-up 500 cords of pulpwood in tree lengths. Strips must be laid out for the fallers, but these, strips differ from those on a manual operation. Instead of being parallel, they radiate from the centre of each set-up, that is, in shape they are like the slice of a pie. The angle of layout will vary with ground conditions and with the rapidity with which it is desired to get the\ stand felled. As each set-up yards a sector of about 200 degrees, there may be as many as 10 strips at each setup or there I nay be as few as four or five. In addition to marking the centre of each set-up, its external boundaries are also blazed or picketed. No exact road location is determined on at this time but arl (Continued on Page 7) FORD ACCESSORIES . _in the Long Run!" Gibson Motors carry the large:;t stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg F-or 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 Authorized Ford Dealer-Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �SEPTEMBER 1949 PAGE 7 LOG BOOK approximate location only. The final location is only decided upon after all trees on the set-up have been felled. Thirty or 40 set-ups are located before the operation begins and a minimum of say 25 is maintained aheac' of the operation unti I near the end of the season, when finally al I have been located. When a large enough number of set-ups have been laid out, falling may begin if the season permits. This can be any time that snow conditions will allow after the middle of April. Fallers are assigned strips just as they are on the manual operation. The numbering of set-ups is standard on all operation. • It is essential that the falling pattern be uniform, that all trees be felled in a direction away from the setup. In the few cases where this cannot be done fallers are instructed to fall towards the set-up, thus m aintaining the parallel pattern. It does not greatly matter for skidding purposes which end of the tree comes first but it is important at the slasher that the butt be prese nted to the saw first. This is the reason for the falling pattern. Fallers of course must begin their strip at the outer ?oundary and work towards the set-up. Early in the fall ing season the camp should be filled with fallers. Many of these will be yarder and slasher crews, truck drivers and other specialists who will later return to their regula~ jobs. Scaling of tree lengths must be done daily. The butt scaler measures the butt of each tree where it lies He records the diameter of the butt and the species. N~ other measurements are made here. The fallers are paid for each tree on a butt or stump basis. They are not concerned with volume, though we do have a volume table based on stump diameter which is used to keep record of 1 1 production up to and including the cold deck. Yarding may begin any time that the fallers have enough wood on the ground to assure a constant supply without delays for the yarders. This may be from 2-4 weeks after the beginning of falling operations. !t is important that yarders begin as early as possible and that all yarders to- be used be put into operation as quickly as possible. At this time any yarding crews who are occupied in the falling operation will take up their regular jobs. If the camps have been kept full, they will not be replaced. As the yarders move into position, the road building tractors also move in. The tractors will be used, in addition to road-building, .for moving the yarders from one set-up to the other. Tree lengths will be skidded in either by the ground skidding system or by a sky-line system, depending on conditions. The tree lengths will be piled in the cold deck up to a height of about 15 feet. Usually only one yarder wi 11 work at a set-up unti I it is completed. It wi Ii then move on to the next set-up, leaving the first one ready for the slasher. The yarder crew usually comprises a hook tender, who is the straw boss in charge, 2-3 chokermen . a chaser at the foot of the yarder, and a yarder op~rator. These men work as a unit and while they are paid on a daily basis they also receive a production bonus for all prc-1 duction over and above their quota. Th~ quota and rates will vary with conditions, but a~e. pre-~etermine_d. Depending on forest cond1t1ons, 1:e., dens1t_y, species, terrain, size of timber, an operation of this kind will require from 2--3 yarders for each slasher. The pr?duction which may be expected from each yarder w1 B (Continued on Page 8) THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ONTARIO FORT WILLIAM Pulp, Logging & Sawmill Machinery NESCO GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND · OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS Nesco Equipment Ensures Economical Speedy Continuous Operation CANADA �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK vary greatly. It may be as little as 25 cords per day or as much as 55 cords. When the yarders have built up a sufficient supply of tree lengths in cold deck, the slashers are ready tc move in. Here again this may be from 2-4 weeks after the start of yarding operations. Again many of the crew 1 will come from among the fallers, for now we require not only the slasher crews, but truck drivers as well. Thi, completes the drain on fallers, and those who continue falling for the balance of the season are less permanent men, though many of them do become specialists of cne kind or another as opening present themselves. Slashers move in to the cold decks, cut the wood into 8-foot length and load it 9n trucks. Species are segregated on this operation; that is, poplar is slashed separately and sent to dry landings where it will remain until the following spring. Softwood species during the summer months are dumped into the driving stream. Hand·ling Poplar It might be well here to describe briefly our metho<.1 of handling poplar. In the past we believed it necessary to peel poplar, or at least to strip it, in order to make it float. We have also tried chemical treatment. Experimentation has now shown us that none of these are necessary if poplar is felled during the growing season; that is, between full leaf and the time leaves start to turn yellow, and let it lie in 8-foot lengths for a mini, mum of six weeks. It will be seen that our method meets these requirements. Experimentation is continuing, how . ever, to determine whether the same results would be obtained by falling poplar from late summer or early fall onward through late fall and possibly even through the winter. We know that there are both silvicultural and operational advantages to be gained if this can be done. The crew of a slasher consists of a sawyer, a top loader, a winch operator, two hookers, and one unhooker. One of these men is straw boss in charge of the operation. He may be any one of the six and always will be one with more experience and abi Iity to handle men. Production at the slasher will vary with conditions but the extreme will be less pronounced than on yarding operations. Each slasher should average from 70-90 cords per day or mare. Under favourable conditions they may do much more than this. A record of 116 cords has been set. The slasher crew is paid on a daily basis, but like the yarder crew they receive a production bonus for all production over their basic quota of 70 cords. The slasher loads 8-foot bolts on dump trucks, which deliver either to the dry landing or to the water, depending on species. Somewhere enroute at a central SEPTEMBER 194S' point here is a short stopover for the scaling of each load, which is by government scalers and usually at the same point for painting one end of each log with a yellow paint smear (Marathon's registered log mark). Unloading at landing or in the water is done by hydraulic dump. While yarding and slashing operations are going on, final road locations are decided upon by the production unit foreman and they are built by the tractor which is also used to move both yarders and slashers. On a twoside operation usually two tractors are required. These will build all roads, landings, and move the two slashers and the 4-6 yarders. Five general road classifications are recognized. Each of these has detailed specifications, but briefly they are as follows: . CLASS 1: Might be called a super highway. It would be for very heavy traffic. We have no roads of this class now. CLASS 2: Main highways. Their purpose is strategic. They serve the limit for transportation of all kinds. CLASS 3: These are main logging roads. They are more or less permanent. CLASS 4: Temporary logging roads for summer use which will be a.bandoned after one or two years. CLASS 5: Winter logging roads which disappear with melting snows. The above outline is mechanical logging as Mara. thon practises it on any one operation. It has alre~dy been stated that each camp or compartment operates on a sustained annual yield basis. The Pie Limit has been divided into 8 compartments. Six of them are planned for 2-side operations and two of them for 1-side operation. In d~ciding on policy, two courses. were open as to how a safety factor should be applied. It would not be good business to expect from the Pie Limit its total annual yield indefinitely. Some provision must New End-Loader on Slasher ROY GIBBON A-GENCIES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES 5-8352 PORT ARTHUR 45A CUMBERLAND ST., S. Special Agent For DOMINION RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS V BELTS HOSE {all types and sizes SUCTION HOSE FLAT TRANSMISSION BELTING ETC. Carried in Stock Multiple and F.H.P. V Belts Your enquiries on Rubber Goods are soli.cited and Expert Advice Obtained for your Problems • ----------------------- �;EPTEMBER 1949 I PAGE 9 LOG BOOK Cochrane's Headquarters for Fall Painting and Roofing Needs We are Distributors for GLIDDENS QUALITY PAINT AND VARNISHES BARRETTS ASPHALT SHINGLES READY ROLL ROOFING INSULATED SIDING AND ROOF COATINGS For all your Hardware Needs shop at COCHRANES where Q~ality and Service at Lower Prices prevail COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED S. CUMBERLAND STREET YOUR FAVORITE SHOPPING CENTRE PHONE 5-7345 oe made in case of catastrophe such as an extensive fire or insect infestation or other disaster. This could have t>een effected by applying the safety factor desirable to kach compartment and reducing its annual cut by that ruch. The course that Marathon decided on, however; rvas the complete idleness of three compartments and the =ull operation of the remaining five. Thus, if a disaster of some kind should happen to strike, one or more of ·he idle compartments will be opened up. Each camp will operate at a radius of about 11 miles ind it is planned that it will not cut more than the an1ual growth. It therefore becomes a permanent centre. 3etter accommodations are justified and in fact four of lhe compartments are already on their way to what might ?e called a "forest community." One compartment has ~5 permanent resident families and a school, another 1as 17 resident families. The other two have five each. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-'KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS' (TM Reg. U.S. Pat. Office) >EPARTMENT OF LANDS AN.D FORESTS' :XCELLENT EXHIBIT-LAKEHEAD FAIR Congratulations to local officials of the Department 1f Lands and Forests for the excellent exhibit at the .ak~head Fair i~ Augus~. _The exhibit featured a display of fish and wildlife; a miniature nursery; a fire protection hation and a display ot species of trees in this area. This exhibit was one of the attractions of the fair nd the interest of the public was ample reward for the 1ard work entailed in making up the exhibit. •AMES CHANGED ON TUGS AND BARGES The Ontario Paper Company Limited purchased ~om the Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Limited the .esel-electric tug Satin leaf and it has been re-named e Rocky River. Also purchased were the barges Blanche r and Merle H which are now registered as the Black iver and the Pie River.-"The Observation Post" UL BUNYAN YEADON JOINS FAMILY GROUP., Mrs. and Mrs. Clyde Yeadon, of Iron Mountain, are e parents of a son, born recently at the Penn Hosipital, orway. Clyde Yeadon is the creator of the popular new mic strip, "The Mighty Bunyan," showing daily in any newspapers throughout the country. Yeadon is lso the father of five girls ... and now one boy. Guess the name of the new baby: You're right ... 's Paul Bunyan Yeadon, and as husky for his age, as his mous namesake ... at the same age. CED-UNOER.W£AR. C.HARL\£, A SMAC.K.ER CUTTIN' BY THE PIEC.E FOil. PAUL, WAS THE NLY CEDAR SAVAGE WHO DIDN'T REQUIRE A CA.LL. AT DAY812.EAK- HE'D BELLSa HIS CALL BEFORE RETIRING AND THE 816 SWAMP WOULD CARRY H\S ECHO Bia.CK JUST IN TIME TO ROLL HIM OUT lN THE MORNING. �PAGE 10 SEPTEMBER 1949 Study of 1949 Forest Fire Experience Should Be Conducted in November Each spring, just before the official fire season be .. gins, it has been the custom of the Department of Lands and Forests to hold regional meetings of representatives of woods operators to discuss fire protection plans for the approaching fire seasons. These meetings have resulted in a better all-round understanding of the problem of both the Department of Lands and Forests and the operators. This year, after the regional meetings were held, operators' committees were appointed to .represent operators at meetings deemed necessary by the Regional Forester concerned. THIS IS THE FOREST'S PR/ . a.oMEONE DR.OPP£)) • : ~ 1' Ct.GARETT'E - HE THOUGHTTHf. STUB WAS DEAD- In the Western Region, at the last committee meeting held May 12th, 1949, it was decided that, if the Regional Forester did not consider a meeting necessary during the summer, a meeting would be held in November to go over the 1949 forest fire experiences. This meeting will be held early in November. The official fire season closes October 3 i st, 1949 (unless extended due to hazardous conditions). It is felt that the followi~g actions would pay dividends next year. ( 1) Each company review the 1949 forest fire experiences on its own limits and, based on these experiences, prepare preliminary plans for the 1950 forest fire season. (2) Each Regional Forester call a general meeting to discuss the over-all 1949 forest fire experiences number of fires, causes, means of detection, co-operation in fighting fires - and, based on these experiences, discuss plans for the 1950 season. • One of the main topics that should be discussed is a plan whereby key man on company staffs may be trained in fire-fighting tactics. Post-mortems are not always pleasant and are not ,always considered worthwhile but, it is felt t_hat a re~iew of expe·riences, while still more or less fresh in the minds and not dulled by the fall and winter activities of cutting and hauling, etc., will be of benefit to all concerned. The Official Fire Seaso, II FIRE HAZARD SIGNS ARE IN USE IN MANY CAMPS NOW AND PERFORM A VERY USEFUL SERVICE Take Every Preeantit Firs1 There · Were 264 F NoveD1h~ �SEPTEMBER 1949 PAGE 11 'VIL , (_?RACl<LING, GA~ A - FLAM£ APPEAR££)• SPARK Fire Prevention Week IT D"NCEJ), THEN ~:-• OCTOBER 9 - 15 QUICt<.L'I SPlEAb ~-'··~!l' • -- ' . ,- ·- > ., ((~, -: ENSURE NOW ••• FOR A SAFE WINTER Inspect Camps For Fire Hazards CHECK THESE POINTS: 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 1 to an unprotected wall. If closer than that1 the wall 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 aUow at least six inches of clearance all around the pipe. Any beams within one foot shaH be protected with tin. In the case of a double roof I a large tin pail or circular piece 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. ads October 31, 1949 5. Rubbish must never be allowed to accumulate near the stove and firewood shall be piled at least 1211 from the stove. letween Now and w s in Oetober and 948 6. Coal oil must not be used for lighting stoves. AN INSPECTION PROGRAM WILL PREVENrf FIRES �SEPTEMBER 194 S" LOG BOOK PAGE 12 We Carry a Complet~ Stock of the following Famous Supplies • • • • PUREX WELDING EQUIPMENT DOM. OXYDEN GAS WELDING RODS ST ELCO ARC WELDING RODS GRAY BONNEY WRENCHES Dial 5-6511 • ELECTRICAL WIRE AND SUPPLIES • WALKER JACKS . • EVEREADY FLASHLIGHTS • EVEREADY BATTERIES MARS BALL-WELLS Companies and Union Negotiated New Agreement For 1949-50 Pulp and paper companies and independent operators in Ontario's logging industry with agreements with the Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union Locals of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A. F. of L. negotiated a new agreement in August. The Agreement is basically the same as the 194849 Agreement with basic wages and charge for board and lodging remaining unchanged. A war-time cutting bonus was eliminated and some changes in re-classification were made in the hauling schedule. Some minor changes were made in the grievance procedure. In addition to previous provisions for payment of two per cent of earnings in lieu of holidays for employees completing 75 days of -continuous service within a four-month period, employees with five or more years service will receive two weeks holiday with pay. The negotiations were held in Toronto and started August 16th and were completed August 24th. Dial 5-6511 Insect Collections Increased at Forest Insect Laboratory Collections up until the end of August, 1949, were ahead of 1948, the Monthly Summaries of the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie report. Collections in April, May were 232; in June, 1,723; in July, 2,700; in August almost 2,100. Insect species sent to the laboratory included the following: Spruce budworm Tent caterpillars Larch sawfly Hemlock looper Fall webworm False hemlock looper Birch sawfly Green-striped maple worm Marlatt's sawfly Jackpine budworm Spruce coneworm Basswood looper Yellow-headed spruce sawfly Black-headed budworm European spruce sawfly Red pine sawfly Ba!sam fir sawfly Jackpine sawfly Green-headed spruce sawfly Red-headed pine sawfly Swaine's Sawfly Imperial moth Yellow-necked caterpillar White pine sawfly Red-headed jackpine sawfly Coast-to-coast radio programs are not "broadcast" in the way most people imagine. An air show from one city is "piped" by railway telegraph lines to individual radio stations across the country and "aired" locally from each of them.--Quick Canadian Facts How many of these have you seen? Industry personnel can be of great assistance both to the laboratory and to their respective companies by sending insect species to the laboratory. • leZ ARE YOU LUCKY? Luck means the hardships and privations you have not hesitated to endure, the long nights you have devoted to work. Luck means the appointments you have never failed to keep. The trains you have never failed to catch. -Mark Orell An old-as-the-hills cartoon that has to be run every so often because the moral remains as fresh and up-to-date as ever. Good luck is usually with the man who doesn't in~ elude it in his plan. -Franklin P. Adams I am a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. -Stephen Leacock �SEPTEMBER 1949 PAGE 13 LOG BOOK REFORESTATION (Continued From Page 4) which has a bearing on this decision, is to make sure that the species selected wi 11 be suitable for the needs of the local markets. For example if the objective in mind was to produce timber suitable for poles the species selected would be red pine or jack pine provided of course that the area in question was favourable for the growth of these species. Just as it is important that a species be suitable for a particular local site, so also is it important that the seed of that species come from the same general region. For example seed colected and grown in Northwestern Ontario is much more suitable for this region than if shipped from Southern Ontario where climatic and soil conditions are much different. This was a major consideration in the Ontario Government's decision to estab1ish a forest tree nursery at the Lakehead for the needs of Northwestern Ontario. While artificial regeneration is more expensive it does have certain advantages over natural regeneration in other aspects. Whereas it may take an area up to ten or twenty years to seed in naturally, the same area can be restocked immediately by man. Natural reproduction ma', result in an inferior species taking over the area wherea~ in artificial regeneration the best species can be chosen ["_he correct spacing of trees can be used to produGe tha c:lesired results. In natural regeneration this spacing may be too sparse or too dense. The yield per acre in quantity and quality is usually higher in artificial regeneration. It is unfortunate that experimental tree plantations were not made many years ago throughout the province under a variety of different site conditions. If such had been the case the results would have provided us today with a storehouse of information on reforestation . In · any event while reforestation is not the sole answer to our future supplies to timber as some may think, there is no doubt that it constitutes an important chapter in the management of our forest lands if we are to realize t~eir full potential value. Power Saws EXTRACT FROM A REPORT ON THE USE OF THE MECHANICAL SAW DELIVERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WOODLANDS SECTION, C.P.P,A., MARCH 23-25, 1949. One hundred per cent power saws in the woods are still far away, but still we feel that, if we encourage the use of these saws, providing it does not cost us more than normally, in the long run, some day we will be able to base part of our piecework rate on their performance.1 It is not out of place to state here that, if we want good saws, even better than today's which are at least workable, we must encourage and help our better men to buy some and practise with them, guided by competent instructors. THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM CANADA ONTARIO MODEL HS 2000 1948 U.S. PATENT-41135-6 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER 1949 1949 MODEL THE UAMP UL ERK By H. W. MUTCH Not so many years ago the Camp Clerk was considered a very small cog in the intricate gears of the logging industry. Of late, however, more and more recognition ·is being given him and his place in management. He is no longer a "jack-of-all-trades" but must have certain capabilities in keeping with the requirements of this modern age. Opportunities for advancement have been offered to him, ability and progressiveness are recognized by-monetary reward and job security, so that today a good camp clerk has a brighter future than at any time in the past. Management no longer hi~es a clerk because _h~ knows the rudiments of bookkeeping and has a hankering to work in the bush and save money. They look for essential qualities which will make him a valuable man in their organization. Briefly these qualities are:(1) Personality (Is he aggressive, tactful, neat, sober, honest and industrious?) (2) Experience (Schooling, knowledge of th~ timber industry, labor relations, first aid, fire protection, accounting) .. (3) Ambition (Is he looking for oppor.tumt1es, security or for only a "fi II-in" job?) ' (4) Beliefs (Is he a good Canadi~n?) . . An aggressive man will not confine _his interests to clerical work. He will endeavour to_ learn about_ t~e company, its organization, products, ~sl_ls, and pol1c1es. Forest management is one of the main issues of the day. He should talk to company foresters and learn what is being done in this field. Government policy is important, he will follow the news reports and trends. and b~ able !0 talk intelligently to men higher up. Such actions will mark him as aggressive. Today, as never before, labor relations require the study and- understanding of management. A tactful, helpful camp clerk does much to promote harmonious relations in the personnel field. He is, in effect, a personnel man. He is usually the first person a new employee meets at the camp, and the last person to talk to him when he leaves. During the period of employment the clerk is in direct contact with the employee each day. These contacts should be continually building a bond between them that will promote harmony and good labour relations throughout the camp. A neat, clean person, and a neat, orderly camp office, is another mark of a good clerk. If he leads in set- ting an example, the rest of the camp will follow. An industrious clerk should be on the job when the crew goes out in the morning. He should follow each phase of the operation closely, and be well informed on the -progress being made. Possibly the greatest asset ha could have would be a reputation as an A-1 scaler. Through his industry and knowledge may come his opportunity for bigger things. Honesty in a camp clerk is essential. The slightest deviation will make him a marked man. He ordinarily handles a large amount of cash each month, has a large value in van and other supplies under his control and is the paymaster for all camp employees. His integrit~ must be above reproach. He must see that the employees are paid all that is due them, but not a cent more. A well educated man, with some knowledge of the timber industry, is preferred for a camp clerk, but is not essential by any means. A man willing to learn can go q long way with the proper instruction. This instruction is usually available through the district clerk or camp auditor. ·Every clerk should be cost conscious and understand the cost report. If he is able to quote cost figures to the operating men, his efforts will be appreciated. Quite often the cost department wi 11 request figures or distributions, the reasons for which might seem obscure. The clerk should make it his business to find out· the "whys" and "wherefores." In between seasons the clerk should be given some schooling in cost work, at Main Office. There are a variety of costs for which the clerk is primarily responsible. Supply inventories should be kept up so that telegrams are not necessary in order..! ing replenishments. Meal costs are of vital importance. Clerks can help control this cost through watching waste and seeing that there is no overstocking of perishable goods. He can report on poor quality supplies, check and see that goods are received as billed. Care in taking monthly inventories is important, so that meal costs will reflect the ability of the cook and allow correction at once if necessary. A clerk is expected to be a qualified first aid man and act as safety director. Some companies insist on their clerks having first aid certificates, and all clerks should endeavour to pass the tests and receive their certificate. The prevention and suppression of fires is a vitat (Continued on Page 15) "SERVING THE TIMBER OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" 1)/4 LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, l!TC. Fort William �SEPTEMBER 1949 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK concern of. the clerk. His job, and future, depend on having trees to cut. He should be conversant with forest fire laws and see that they are obeyed. He should ba checking continually to see that dangerous conditions do not exist in any camp bui Iding or in the forest. A man who hopes to get ahead in the timber industry must expect to spend an indefinite period in the bush. He cannot look for consideration when his only thoughts are to use a camp clerk's job as a fill-in, until he finds something back in the city or until he builds up a bank account. He should be looking for opportunities and security, and to get them must look forward to his stint in the camps. Last, but not least, is he a good Canadian? Timber camps prese~t a fertile field for subversive agents. There must be no question of the clerk's feelings about Communism or other isms. He must be a true believer in our democratic form of government. For all these attributes, what may the camp •clerk expect in return? He can look forward to higher pay than for comparable work in town. He has opportunity for advancement in Canada's biggest industry. He has, in most companies, security in the form of steady employment, pensions, sick benefits and so forth. He receives greater benefits than the city worker in vacations, cheaper living, healthful work. Visiting Minister-"Well, well, I can see you're a bright little man. And how high can you count?" Boy (proudly)-nOne, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Jack, Queen, King." Association Presents Tractor Operators' Certificates Realizing the necessity of training tractor operators, the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association and equipment companies at the Head of the Lakes made arrangements whereby, when equipment companies conduct tractor operators' training courses as per a plan approved by the Association, certificates are presented by the Association to men who pass the course. The first course was conducted by the Twin City Industrial Equipment Limited at Stevens last March and final tests_were completed in July. Mr. W. R. Boyle, Service Manager of the Twin City Industrial Equipment Limited, was in charge of the course. Mr. Ole Olson, Chief Mechanic, Woods Division of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited was in charge of the arrange; ments for the course. • The following men have been awarded tractor training certificates by the Association: J. Auto, Harold Brown, Melvin, Cates, Sid Elliot, George Finlayson, Bud Glavish, Al Guitard, Nonie Hala .. day, Jack Horne, George Hurlbert, Jalmar Jantti, Wilfred Lynch, Dunk -McKenzie, Bob McKinnon, 'Will Reed, John Muzyha, Bill Rooney, Joe Wierzbike, Bill Zysik. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS-THEY MAKE THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE. Great Diesels for Fine Equipment Today the list of manufacturers, who offer their contractors equipm,e nt powered with General Motors "'71" Diesels, reads like a "Who's Who" of the industry. They know what these powerful, modern 2-cycle Diesels can do. They know that these machines with all their power are compact and fit in available space-that they do their work easily and fast. Their 2-cycle operation makes them responsive and quick to pick up under load'. They step up the work done by any kind of equipment. GENERAL MOTORS 2 CYCLE DIESEL ENGINES SALES PARTS SERVICE TELEPHONE 5-8141 GM Diesels have ~en designed for easy servicing. Pistons, liners, valves, and many other parts, are the same for every size Series 71 engine, so there is the maximum interchangeability of parts. No wonder, then, that America's finest contractor's equipment is being furnished with the General Motors Series 71 Diesel engine. 906 Memorial Avenue PORT ARTHUR Ontario �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK What Makes AGood Boss Every supervisor and foreman wants to be considered a good boss, not only by his superiors but by the men who work for him. Management and employees don't always agree on who is the good boss. Sometimes management may be right and sometimes employeesi But who are in a better position to judge than the mer\ who wqrk _ev_ery day directly under a supervisor or a foreman? Just what employees regards 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. 1<eeps up with each man's work. Judges him honestly and on merit only. Lets each one know "where he stands." 7. Appreciates and acknowledges honest effort and above-average work. Gives credit where credit is due. In case of bad work or rejections, investigates and holds the right person responsible. SEPTEMBER 1949 8. Maintains discipline fairly and consistently. Does not discipline a worker in front of others. Makes his re~ primand as impersonal as possible. Gives the worker a chance to explain his side of the story. Keeps his temper: 9. Believes in and practices safety. Provides full and proper safety instructions. I 0. Makes sure that new or transferred employees know how to do their job correctly. Sees that they have aU necessary tools and materials. Makes new workers feel at home. l. Is liberal but consistent in his interpretation of the contract, plant rules 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. Ii 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 resp0t1sibility and does not p·a ss the buck. 13. Keeps his promises. Does not promise things he cannot deliver, and delivers as promptly as possible on al I promises he does make. 14. Is open-minded, welcomes suggestions, and is willing to discuss them. There you have it. The supervisor or foreman wh,, measures up to these points one hunderd per cent likely just doesn't exist, but apparently he is what the average worker wants and dreams about. Good employer-employee relations depend to a large degree upon how closely those in supervisory positions in any company resemble this ideal supervisor. (14 po!nts taken from "Foreman's Guide to Labour ..Relations" U.S. Dept. of Labour.)-Marathon Courier. YRECOIL STARTER Y SWIVEL CARBURETOR VEASY TO FILE TEETH 01 JOB e & 14", 20", 26" 32" bars. cutter • Weighs only 35 to 37 lbs. • Parts and service readily ,1lvailable. Here are 3 REASONS why a man with a P .M. WOODBOSS can cut more wood, more efficiently .. Because the completely enclosed automatic recoil starter simplifies and speeds starting. Because the swivel carburetor permits instant switching from felling to bucking position. Perfectly balanced. Because the cutting teeth are easily filed on the job, increasing efficiencysavin2 thn ... _ SALES AND SE'RVICE P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LIMITED 278 BAY STREET, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. Other Regional ~istributors: P.M. Products (1947) Ltd., Hearst, Ont. J. Munro & Sons, Prince Albert, Sask. Mumford, Medland Ltd Winnipeg Man lndu_strial ~upplies, Edmonton, Alberta §oo Eqpt. & Supply; Saui; Ste. Mari~, Ont: Blair E'!u1pment Ltd.! Ottawa, Ont. P.M. Products (1947) Ltd, Orillia, Ont. John Kilburn, Fredericton, N.B. P.M. Products (1947) Ltd., Quebec, Que. Head Office--P. M. PRODUCTS (1947) LTD., 845 E. Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. --------- �SEPTEMBER l 949 PAGE 17 LOG BOOK Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewani- where t h i s Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! MORE Records Broken! - MORE Satisfied Custo1Ders TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOADS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS / TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS "The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled." WE - HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS AND PULPWOOD T RA I L E RS 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 �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER 1949 Timber Operators Visit Long Lac Limits At the invitation of Mr. A. F. Buell, Manager, Woodlands Department of the Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, representatives of the timber companies in Northwestern Ontario visited the woods operations at Long Lac, Ontario. Representatives gathered at the Long Lac Curling Rink on the morning of August 4th and were assigned accommodation and give!1 a briet description of the Long Lac Limits. The party was divided into groups and guided by A. F. Buell, S. Samuelson, W. Thornber, G. Puttock, and W. Carlson. J. Brown and D. Finlayson looked after registration. The townsite, administration area and headquarters were inspected and the party transported to camp 35 fo . inspectio~ of that camp and lunch. In the afternoon the tie mi 11 operation at camp 3.:was observed and then the party observed the bull-dozing of strip roads and the loading of 16-foot bunched woo<. to trucks using a truck-mounted jammer. The truck-mounted jammer is known as the "SwingDingle" and was the brain chi Id of Wi If Carlson. The party returned to Long Lac Headquarters for refreshments and dinner at the Long Lac Cookery.- Visitors Watching "Swing-Dingle" in Action MEETINGS HELD IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO The Ontario Pulp and Paper Makers' Association held a meeting at the Chalet Bungalow Lodge on Tuesday, September 13th, 1949. Mr. J. H. Merrill was chairman and Mr. D. B. Chant, Secretary-engineer was in attendance. The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp and Paper Assoc;ation, held its Fourth Field Feeting at Stevens, Ontario, September 20th, 21st, and 22nd. The subject of the meeting was Cable Yarding. • Mayor Foster Draper welcomed the visitors to the Geraidton-Long. Lac locality. Mr. H. S. Mosher, on behalf of the Timber Operators Association, moved a vote o thanks to Mr. Buell and his organization for the tour their limits and their excellent hospitality. Mr. Buell replied on behalf of the company. In addition to 45 representatives of timber companies on the trip, Mayor Foster Draper of Geraldton, On-4 tario; M. S. Stevens, Manager, Hard Rock Gold Mines Limited; J. M. Kilpatrick, Manager, McLeod-Cockshutt Gold Mines Limited; A. E. Cave, Manager, Little Long Lac Gold Mines; J. P. Bertrand; Rev. Jack E. Paterson, Murillo, Ontario; C. J. Campbell, Lakehead Technical Institute; W. A. Watt, Marshell-Wells Limited; G. Brigden, Brigdens Limited and Department of Lands ana Forests' officials headed by District Forester U. V. Fiskar made the trip. O-M EXPERIMENT DRIVING WINTER-CUT POPLAR Approximately 5,000 cords of poplar cut last winter were driven this summer by the Fort France~ Division of the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company Ltd. Fifteen cords of this wood were numbered with metal tags and will be counted periodically until freeze-up. Further information on this experiment will be forthccming. Canada and the United States share the busiest canal in the world-the Sault Ste. Marie ship canal.-Quick Canadian Facts J. T. Russell Motors Ltd. 120 N. Archibald St. -:- f1· w.w.w.w, .......w•.•...... :;.,;. ,:.:❖»:•x•:❖:❖:«..:❖: ......................................................................... •••••••••••••••• .........................., • 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 ,:•:•:• .-:•:•:•:•:• fii@f •:❖:·»>:· >:• :❖»:•»>:❖:•> :Alli::JIIWilfil!ifflj lii:l:Ilil:lk:t\:::;;::i::=--,:::;;:;:::::/{{l!:f h: �SEPTEMBER 1949 PAGE 19 LOG BOOK OSCO BLOC KS "On Job Satisfaction" WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED "JOE BEAVER" What are the things that count most in a job? This question has been a subject of research for years by thoughtful management, which realizes that there is a lot more to a job than simply a pay tnvelope once a week. In fact, opinion surveys have shown that pay doesn't often head the list of what a steady employee wants in his shop or plant. The things he wants, over and above the hard cash, are the things that make a company a good place to work for, as opposed to the things he doesn't get, which mr1ke a company unpopular with its own employees and, eventually, with the community at, large. The Timken Roller Bearing Company, of Canton, Ohio, which has a good sized plant at St. Thomas, Ontario, recently turned out a 50th anniversary issue of its company magazine, the Timken "Trading Post" and the editors devoted three full pages to this important question of the things that count in a job. The "Trading Post" divided these things up under ten different headings and below each heading presented a brief statement of how the management believed the company stacked up. The ten headings are worth study because they are the things any empl.oyee wants. Here they are: l. A chance to get ahead; 2. Being treated with respect; 3. Good bosses; 4. Good working conditions; 5 . Good pay; 6. Getting the facts; 7. A thoughtful management; 8. A sense of security; 9. Facilities for recreation; l 0. A suggestion system. One or two of these things alone, over and above Item No. 5, do not make a plant a good place to work for, but if a company has them all, or nearly all, the odds are that it ranks high in the estimation of not only thEt employee but the community as a whole. By Ed Nofziger Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agricultur'> "And the we>lf trees will get you if you don't cut right~"- Check Your Forms NOW For This Winters Operations! SCALE TALLYS EMPLOYMENT CARDS OPERATING REPORTS VAN REPORTS PAYROLL SHEETS WAREHOUSE REPORTS BOARD SlJPPLY FORMS DAILY TRACTOR REPORTS MATERIAL WANTED, ETC. WE WILL BE PLEASED TO FILL YOUR NEEDS Call, Write or Wire CONSOLIDATED PR .E SS 137 South May Street Fort William, Ontario D;a1 3-8323 �PAGE 20 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER 1949 Timber Operators Visit Marathon Operations At Stevens At the invitation of Mr. H. P. Klinestiver, Vicepresident of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd., representatives of timber companies who visited the Long Lac Limits on August 4th journeyed to Stevens on August 5th to visit the Marathon mechanical operations. The party arrived at Stevens at 11 :07 a.m. and immediately on disembarking were conducted to the recreation hall where fire regulations covering Marathon em .. ployees were explained and "makings" and cigarette papers were issued to all who wished to smoke. All tailor4 made cigarettes were left behind on the trip to the operations. Mr. P. V. LeMay's description of the compartment method of logging, which the visitors observed. is described elsewhere in this booklet. Visitors also had the opportunity to observe the natural regeneration on areas cut over during the past two years by mechanical logging. The visitors were divided into groups with guides as follows: P. V. LeMay, J. Stillwell, Haj Kagetsu, S. Lunan and S. Cowan. On the return to Stevens, the visitors were entertained at the recreation hall and dinner was served in the Headquarters Dining Hall. On behalf of the visitors, Mr. Julian H. Merrill thanked Mr. Klinestiver, Mr. LeMay and the Marathon organization for the day's tour. Mr. Klinestiver and Mr. LeMay replied on behalf of the company. Timber Cullers' News Mr. J. R. Denley, secretary of the Thunder Bay Branch of the Timber Cullers' Association announces that fal I and winter activities have started and these wi 11 culminate with the holding of the Annual Meeting in April, 1950. The Thunder Bay Branch has applied for a Charter from the Ontario Government and it is hoped that eventually this Charter will cover all Timber Cullers' Associations in Northwestern Ontario. A Canadian workingman in 1949 works half as many hours a week as his grandfather and receives, in terms of purchasing power, five times his grandfather's Quick Canadian Facts EFFICIENCY And then there was the man who said he had reached the highest state of personal efficiency since his wife went away; she had only been gone a month and already he could put his socks on from either end. This booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at the Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, from wood harvested in Northwestern Ontario. Northland Machi1ery Supply Co. Ltd. Lakehead Agents for DUNLOP INDUSTRIAL RUBBER PRODUCTS Carried in Stock are: TRANSMISSION BELTING 1¼" to 10" widths VEE BELTS -- • All sizes HOSE --Water, Garden, Air Drill, Steam, Suction and Fire. FRICTION TAPE AND SPLICING COMPOUND PHONE 37407 203 HARDISTY ST. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. . �SEPTEMBER 1949 LOG BOOK Where's That Moose This being Fall, the story of the fisherman and the bull moose might be in season. There was a fisherman who had on the walls of his den and sports room fish of all kinds from all over North America. There was a Tyee from Campbell River, a tuna from Nova Scotia, a sailfish from the West Indies, a tar• pon from the Mexican Coast, a pickerel from Muskok 9 Lakes and a swordfish from the Gulf of California. But up over his fireplace was a giant bull moose head. 11 11 Say, 11 a friend asked him one day, how come this moose s head to be in your collection? I thought you said you never went out for any game but fish. 'That's right,1 said the sportsman. 1 hooked this 11 one while I was fishing for cutth~oat up in the Cariboo. The friend hooted. You gotta prove it to me, he challenged. 11 Okay, 11 said the fisherman. 11 lt was like this. I was whipping a small stream near evening with a white moth and suddenly my line fouled back of me. I turned around and damned if there wasn 1 t the biggest moose I ever laid eyes on. He took after me, carrying my fishing tackle 1 PAGE 21 on his antlers and I ran like hell to a tree. Well, I dodged around that tree, the moose after me. His horns were only two feet from my pants and I was only tw_o feet away from his tail. I was getting exhausted when suddenly I remembered my bottle of mosquito lotion and I uncorked it and threw it on the moose s rear end . . . a good dousing of it. Well sir, that moose stopped running and he backed up to the tree and rubbed, and he rubbed, and he rubbed, and he rubbed, and he rubbed, and he rubbed until, when I came around there next morning, all that was left of him was what you see up on the wall.-Forest 1 11 and Mill 11 1 11 1 11 11 Public opinion polls disclose the public belief that investors in business corporations get 25 cents from every dollar of sales. The fact is that the Canadian investor receives less than two cents from a dollar sale.--Quick Canadian Facts MENTION OUR BULLETIN WHEN YOU BUY FROM OUR ADVERTISERS. 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Our shop is prepared to handle any overhaut or repair job large or small. You will find this work will be done speedily at moderate costs. ARE YOUR MACHINES SERVICEABLE? � 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 1949SeptLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - September 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. September 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 1949-09 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/228c4e6ab29ae878cff07b6e33e613ee.pdf eb330951f57ec2b7c682abec057884f5 PDF Text Text - RETURN TO FORE TRY LIBRARY Woods Division Marathon Corp. of Canada Ltd. Port Arthur, Ontario . . . . THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NORTHERN ONTARIO �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK JULY 1949 ~?--'· Hard Surfacing With Castlron Welding.Qod ; ~ ·. \ ,. . Yes, with the amazingly new WONDER HARD SURFACING ·coMPOUND' and CAST I RON WELDING ROD you can hard surface blade edges, bucket and scarifer teeth, etc., at one fifth the cost of other methods. Will Stand More Abrasion and Will NOT Spall off We also carry a complete line of welding accessories - welders' gloves, torches, lighters, head shields, safety regulators, etc . • TIMBER OPERATORS PROCHEM AW-30 AND PROCHEM B-11 FIRE RETARDANT WITH INSECTICIDE FIRE RETARDANT Just mix a pound of PROCHEM AW-30 or PROCHEM B-11 with one galloN of water and apply with spray gun to your buildings for fire protection. PROCHEM B-11 has the same fire retardant qualities as PROCHEM B-30 with an added insecticide that will kill and prevent the br-e eding of bed-bugs, lice, etc. Can be sprayed on blankets, pillows and mattresses for the dual purpose of fire protection and pest killer . • We specialize in shop overhauls. It is more economical for the customer than doing their own repairs. -TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Logging-Industrial-Construction-Municipal and Mining Equipment OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO r �JULY 1949 THUNDER BAY TIMBER OP About . . . Faue . . . H. H. STYFFE .................... ... A. J. AUDEN .. ......... . . J. H. H. PAGE 3 LOG BOOK resi .\ ~<' IY. SO½f~ .,,.,,.,~.,.,.,.,.,. H. ~~ C,& We are on ain approaching a period of high hazard with rega to forest fires in this area. It would therefore be timely in this message to remind us all that we can never be too conscious of the need for Fi re Prevention. Industry has been making great strides in matters of co-operation with the Forestry Branch of the Department of Lands and Forests. In addition, the various associations and companies have increased their activities with regard to Publicity and Fire Prevention research. Recently the Woodlands Section of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association held their summer meeting at Beardmore and vicinity. This meeting was devoted to the problem of Forest Fi res. The industry as a whole and the Forestry Branch are attempting to do their part in combating the fire problem.. • We, the readers of this Bulletin, can help too. If each of us, as individuals, make certain that our duties, whatever they may be in regard to Fire Prevention, are ully discharged, the total effort cannot fail to be suc,.c essful or at least bring about a substantial reduction in 1949 Forest Fi.re Losses. H. H. 'BERT' STYFFE First Year University Forestry The Counci I of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto have authorized the Lakehead Technical Institute to establish a first year course in Forestry equivalent to the course at the University of Toronto. This arrangement will allow successful candidates to proceed to the second year in Forestry at the University of Toronto. This arrangement now permits students interested in forestry to choose either the Technical Forestry Course or the University Forestry Course, depending on their desire and academic standing from the Secondary Schools. The Lakehead Technical lnstitue is presently advertising for a graduate in Forestry to supplement the present staff. Applications for the position should be sent to the Institute, Port Atthur, Ontario by August i st, 1949. All phases of the timber industry have recorded an outstanding performance since 1944 through 1948 rn spite of the fact that the last quarter in '48 sure went to "pot" so far as timber movement was concerned. There are those who are blaming the other fellow. There are those who view the future with fear and trembling. Sure, there will be many casualties. The majority will survive, however, with scars of experience. The transition from shortages to surpluses, is now at work in a great many lines. Price readjustments most naturally follows. Inventory reduction means a decline in production. Inventory reductions are reflected in the gradual reduction of bank credits, the stock market and in many other activities. It is a fact that· b~siness is in the process of settling down to a normal status that has. long been anticipi!ted. The honeymoon is over. Production costs will be scrutinized and professional selling - will be the order of the day. Everyone wi II agree that under .such circumstances a sounder and stronger foundation is in the making. The timber industry knows that optimism tempered with· good judgment and sound business management is the key ·to continued profitable operation. Sure, there can be no profit in inaction. Who is there that would call a situation inactive when the per capita consumption of paper in the United States rose from 160 pounds in 1924 to 358.5 pounds in 1948? Inventories must and will be replenished soon. That is inevitable. So, then the problem is not so much where do we go from here as it is, how efficiently will we function. American industries will continue to supply opportunities, thus, making our country ever greater and greater.-June Lake States Timber Digest. PEOPLE ARE DOWN ON WHAT THEY ARE NOT UP ON. DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND FORESTS MECHANICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM The Department of Lands and Forests established a research program in early February and work has been performed on the projects Iisted below: l. Better pumper operation (more positive pump starting.) 2. New type pumper (if possible 4 cycle.) 3. Hose handling equipment (a) hose dryer; (b) hose "laundry." 4. "Water bomb" tests. 5. "Summer toboggan" (light tractor.) SAVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THOSE TRUCK TIRES! Cover Piutnre Picture through the courtesy of the Brampton Pulp Paper Company, Limited showing a view of the Nipigon iver with the smoke of the Red Rock Mill in the background. '>\( If you are interested in getting extra service out of your truck ti res, the Rubber Manufacturers Association, Incorporated, 444 Madison Avenue, New York, publishes two excellent booklets-"Longer Service From Off-the-highway Tires," "How To Get Extra Service Out of Truck Tires" which may be obtained by writing for them. �PAGE 4 LOG BOO~ JULY 1949 THE FOREST COMMUNITY By D. R. STEVENS (Tfie third of a series of articles by members of the Northwestern Section-Canadian Society of Forest Engineers) A forest is not a collection of stately trees that will stand forever if untouched by greedy man, as some would have us think. A forest is not a mine of wood which we can seal up and preserve for generations to come, as others like to believe. A forest is a community of trees in which individuals live and grow and reproduce and die; in which there is a constant struggle amongst themselves; against insects, animals and disease; against the destructive forces of nature, and of late against the destructive forces of man. The forests we have today are different to those we had yesterday and will be different tomorrow. Let us examine some of the reasons for this, and some of the factors involved. A tree to grow requires food, water, light, and heat. Some species require a better soil than others, some more water than others. Some species can grow in deep shade, others can not. Some trees will grow in cold climates, others will not, and vise versa. These are the factors which determine which trees will grow where in the forest. There are many reasons why we find the kind of trees we do in the places we do, but the causes are principally related to the above factors of soil, light and temperature. We all know that a great many more different species of tree will grow in Southern Ontario and the UQited States, for example, than grow in Thunder Bay District. Temperature seems to be the deciding factor and the extent of the earth's surface on which a spec:es usually grows is termed its range. But if we confine ourselves to one part of the earth, such as this district, we will still find more spruce growing in one place than another, more hardwoods in one area than another, and so on. This is primarily the result of site although there are other causes as will be seen later. A site, in terms of forestry, can be considered as an area in which the factors of latitude, rainfall, climate, elevation, slope, and exposure are all within the same range. All areas falling within this range are said to be of the same site class. Within one district with relatively the same climate and temperature, the main differences affecting site are soil and moisture. The better a site, the better trees wi 11 grow. Thus height of trees is often used as an indication of site, since the better the site the higher trees will grm'f, up to the maximum for each species. However, some trees grow better than others on the same site, such as jack .. pine on sandy soils, cedar and spruce on wet ground, poplar on loamy soil, etc. The site then determines to a great extent which trees wi II grow and how fast they wi 11 grow. A species occasionally grows in nearly pure stands, but usually two or more species grow on the same site. These various mixtures of species is referred to as a type or cover type. The br9ad types are softwood, mixed wood, and hardwood, which are so classified according to the percentage of hardwood in the stand. We have seen that site is the primary cause for the occurrence of different types of stands on different sites, but there are others. Everyone has noticed a spruce and jackpine stand growing on a sandy flat in one area, while in another the same type of sandy flat will be growing an almost pure jackpine stand. Probably in one case the stand is virgin, while in the other a fire destroyed the original stand and consequently reproduced to jackpine. But ·if you look closely under the jackpine stand, you will quite likely see a fair percentage of young spruce growing. Similarly in an old mixed wood or hardwood stand there wi II often be an understory of young spruce and balsam. This shows that the next stand, if the original stand matures and dies naturally, will be of a different composition to the previous stand. The third stand on this same site may be different again. The theory is that eventually one type of stand will occupy one site class and the composition of the stand will remain more or less the same, unless "disturbed by man, or nature in the form of fire, windfall or insect attack. Individual trees will of course die, but will be replaced through natural regeneration. This final type for each site is known as a climax type. Although disturbances as mentioned occur quite frequently, the tendency will be for the stand to change over the centuries to the climax type. One of the forester's jobs is to try and ascertain what the climax type is for each site. The methods of cutting and treatment of the stand may then be designed to ·either hasten the establishment of the climax type in the case of desirable species, or to prevent such establishment in the case of so-called undesirable species. The factor of light affects the rate of growth of trees and also helps to determine what trees will grow on a site. The degree of shading that a tree can stand and still grow, determines what is referred to as its tolerance, although there are other factors affecting tolerance. Species are classified as very tolerant, tolerant, intermediate, intolerant, and very intolerant. Balsam fir is very tolerant, spruce and cedar are tolerant, jackpine and white birch are intolerant, and poplar is very intolerant. This means, as an example, that balsam will normally grow under a heavy shade of other trees better than the other species listed, while jackp:ne and poplar grow best in the open. This information is useful in explaining the behaviour of different stands, in predicting the future of stands after logging and fire and in managing our forests. Tolerance helps explain why jackpine, birch, and poplar thrive so well after a fire or cut, while spruce often comes in as an understory; wr• 1 balsam grows better under a fairly dense mature stand than other species; why poplar, birch and jackpine do not reproduce well under fairly dense stands. Many other factors are also involved, but the question of tolerance is important. We mentioned earlier that trees will mature and die. What makes a tree die? Some trees such as balsam, poplar, a17d jackpine reach a maximum age of only 100• 200 years, while yew and redwood grow to an average of 2000 years and more. Their average age is, of course, much less. These maximum ages increase with the durability of the wood itself, but there are many contributing causes to death. The live cells and tissues of the tree may not necessarily wear out but the dead tissue or. heartwood weaken mechanically through decay. When a tree becomes old it is less able to heal scars quickly and Continued on Page 13 �JULY 1949 PAGE 5 LOG BOOK . ' l •- MlTE or MIGHTY The Accent Is On Experience YES ... Over 200 years of accumulative 11 KNOW-HOW 11 go into ea:h unit bu:lt by Superior-Lidger.: wood-Mundy . . . From this vast back-leg of experience in design and manufacture come the sound features wh~ch distinguish LIDGERWOOD produc~s. Not one m~n-n~r one man's experience develops the finished design . . . combined thinking and experience from the entire engineering team go into each Lidgerwood unit ... broad experience which has its foundation not only on the draftsman table and factory, but in the field as well. Whatever your needs ... There IS a Lidgerwood Hoisting or Haulage unit designed to specially meet your requirements ... Shown is the small CAPSTAN CAR PULLER used for car moving, barge spotting or any haulage job of a similar nature ... Also shown is a large haulage unit capable of withstanding a static pull on the drum of 217,800 pounds.* Marathon have installed three of these units on the Pie River and have thus successfully controlled the fl ow of logs on their river drives. Whether your application problem is Yarders, Skidders, Loaders1 Jammers or Stiff Leg Derricks (with or without Swinging Booms), hoisting or haulage of any nature ... there is a Lidgerwood in a complete range of speeds, line-pulls and drum combinations to do your job. You are invited to submit your application problems . . . Recommendations will be given without obligation. *See Advertisers' News, Page 13, July, 1948 issue of Log Book . • Delbert L. La Fleur TIMBER PRODUCERS EQUIPMENT 509 Lyceum Building Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. Care of Nesco Fort William, Ontario �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK .JULY 1949 BUOYANCY OF PULPWOOD AND SINKAGE LOSS Summary of the results of the study of the factors affecting Sinkage and Floatability (1927-1931) (EXTRACTS FROM FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY REPORTS) As Compiled By A. R. WHITE 1. The best floater among our pulpwood species is white spruce; black spruce and jackpine have medium floatability and balsam has poor buoyancy. This applies to green or very slightly seasoned wood. 2. Log diameter, particularly in small wood, is the most important single factor affecting floatabi Iity. 3. Top logs have somewhat poorer buoyancy than logs of the same diameter from the middle or butt ;portions of the tree. 4. Rapidity of growth as it affects density has little influence but apparently very rapid or slow growth is detrimental. i . Percentage of sapwood is exceedingly important. Sapwood contains more water and is more permeable than heartwood so a high percentage of sapwood means a loss in both initial buoyancy and buoyancy-maintaining ability. The per cent of sapwood usually decreases with the age of the tree, and greatly increases from the butt to the top which accounts to a large extent, for the poor floatability of small logs. 6. The amount of sap in a tree fluctuates throughout the year. This should be considered when determining the best season for cutting. 7 . The presence of knots has a limited detrimental effect on buoyancy. 8. Defective logs may have as good or better initial buoyance but their buoyancy - maintaining ability is less than for sound wood. 9. Dead wood (fire-killed, windfall, etc.) has good floatability and low sinkage loss, even with logs of small diameter. 10. The presence of bark is detrimental to wood buoyancy. 11. On a long drive there is greater sinkage loss in short bolts than logs. 12. Spring or summer-cut wood wi 11 have a better chance than fall or winter-cut wood due to the advantage of better seasoning. ' 13. Seasoning is the best key to a solution of the sinkage problem. In the worst cases seasoning should be facilitated by peeling. 14. Salvaged sinkers will float for a long time if wel I seasoned before being re-watered. 13. Logs in quiet water have about the same buoyancy as logs in agitated water. 16. Increase in water temperature slightly improves the initial buoyancy or retards water absorption, and vice versa, but the effect is nullified in the long run. 17. White birch will float for a long time if cut in summer and wel I seasoned. 18. Butt logs of birch float better than middle or top logs, but the difference is not nearly as pronounced 1 GENERAL MOTORScT.,~~EDJESEL ENGJNES • SO H.P. TO 600 H.Po 55 H.P. TO 660 H.P. PACKAGE 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 POWER UNITS OR FAN TO FLYWHEEL UNITS FOR ALL YOUR POWER REQUIREMENTS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY . . . SALES - PARTS - SERVICE PIGOTT TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT LTD. ALLIS CHALMERS TRACTORS - 906 Memorial Avenue GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL ENGINES PORT ARTHUR Phone 5-8141 �JULY 1949 LOG BOOK as for softwoods. 19. 60-year birch floats much better than 130-yearold birch of the same size. 20. Red heart, caused by growth of a fungus, Torula Lingniperda, has a limited detrimental effect on buoyancy. 21. Peeling greatly facilitates seasoning of summer:ut birch. Leaving the tops on after felling probably has the same effect, although some of the observations on this disagree. 22. Salvaged sinkers of unseasoned white birch, greatly improve their buoyancy-maintaining abilty by proper seasoning after recovery. 23. Reduction of 20 per cent of original moisture of summer-cut birch is sufficiently effective. 24. Severe cracking of birch logs due to very thor-• ough seasoning, is not detrimental to their buoyancy. 25. Summer-cut poplar, peeled and seasoned, will float well enough for an ordinary drive of our season's duration. Recommendations ( 1) . A. Reduce sinkage loss through: l. Better seasoning of wooda. Storage of wood cut in the usual season (late fall and winter) with selection of such places and in such a manner as to prevent wood from absorbing water and to faci I itate the drying. b. Later watering of wood which was cut frozen, to give it a chance to season in spring, providing drive conditions permitted, and this delay will not result in the increase of the period during which the wood will be kept in water. c. Earlier start in fall and winter cutting. d. Barking wood. e. Spring or summer cutting. f. Spring or summer cutting combined with peeling of bark and loose piling on elevated skids (for worst floaters on long drive). 2. Speeding the drive and towing, that is, eliminating avoidable delays through which the period that the wood remains in water is prolonged, particularly avoiding those delays which would result in leaving the wood in water for an extra season. B. Utilization of hardwoods, particularly white birch, which is usually left on the stump, due chiefly to the unjustified fear that it will not stand the drive without a prohibitive sinkage loss. Birch should not be driven in the green condition, but it should be cut in summer, and well seasoned to be driven next spring. For a long drive peeling may be recommended and fairly loose piling on elevated skids, or, perhaps, previously to bolting, also leaving the top on the pole for a period, to allow it to drain out the sap. C. Money, labour and wood should not be wasted in futile attempts to drive wood which is apt to sink. l. Attention should be given to identification of prospective sinkers in advance (on the basis of information given here); also to estimating in advance sinkage loss for the given drive conditions; then, to co-ordinating this with the ~egulations and practice of cutting and culling wood. For instance it is impractical to handle logs of two, three and possibly four inches in diameter in order to drive them in green condition, in case the drive is very long and wood stays in water for two years or more; the sinkage loss would be prohibitive. Such small logs of softwoods, particularly of balsam, in the case of very long (slow) drives, should be well seasoned, and if possible, also peeled, or they should not be cut at all, in spite of the great desirability of close utilization of wood and also fire hazard considerations. PAGE 7 With Pulpwood Companies Realizing the Vital Need of MORE ECONOMICAL PROD U·CTION there's an increasing trend to mechanization. One of the leading steps in this direction is the increased number of power saws being used in woods operations. STREAMLINE YOUR PULPWOOD CUTTING with Efficient, Eci>nomical P.M. One-Man Chain increase your production decrease your cutting costs. Made in Canada. FOR INFORMATION, SALES, SERVICE AND POWER SAW SCHOOL Call or Write t'l: P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LTD. 278 BAY STREET, PORT ARTl:iUR, ONT.. �LOG BOOK PAGE 8 Forest Fire Prevention By C. R. MILLS In a recent article on forest fire protection the statement was made that "Our weakest spot is our means of forest fire suppression." It is agreed that, great as the strides have been in advancing the methods of forest fire fighting in Ontario during the last thirty years, there is still room for great improvement, but to say that the weakest spot is in fire suppression seems to be putting the ca rt before the horse. Forest fire prevention is the key to forest fire protection! Organized forest fire protection in Ontario came into being with the passing of the first Forest Fires Prevention Act in 1917. Since that time continued efforts have been made to bui Id up an organization to combat forest fi res,and while the progiess has been slow, at times even disheartening, it still has been progress, so that the protection organization today bears little resemblance to that even of 1928. Greatest efforts have been directed to improvements in staff, means of fire detection and of fire suppression with prevention taking a minor role. The reason? Ignorance on the part of the public in general and the various governments in particular as to the necessity of fire prevention and therefore a lack of funds sufficient to enable the department to carry on any real prevention campaign while at the same time trying to build up the necessary organization to combat the fires which occur annually. There seems never to have been any great difficult~, in obtaining funds to fight burning fires, but to get sufficient funds for a real attempt to prevent fires starting has always been impossible-and the ridiculous, even pathetic part of it is that, while it must be done, it is hard to imagine a more wasteful and inefficient method of spending public money than in fighting fire. And what is there to show for the money so spent, the million or more dollars it cost the public to fight the two Mississagi fires last year for instance-a thousand square miles of devastation! It is suggested that as one means of educating the members of the Legislature, they be given the opportunity of viewing this burned area-from the ground! An examination of the annual reports of the Department of Lands and Forests indicates that since 1921 the number of fires reported each year has been fairly constant at about 1200-1300. There has of course been the occasional exceptional year with the number dropping considerably below the average or going equally ROY -GIBBON JULY 194~ far above. During this period the number of people using the woods has increased tremendously, and it is reasonable to say that at least some have be.come fire con·scious but the fact remains that since i 921 the protection organization has been able to just about hold its own as far as prevention is concerned, which is not good enough. Why do we have as many fires today as we had 27 years ago? Just because the people of this Province have not been made forest fire conscious. The responsibility for this lack of fire consciousness is partly but not all that of the various governments. The forest industry itself must accept some of that responsibility. Individually, some companies have done a lot particularly with respect to fire suppression and fire prevention on their own holdings, but as an industry much more might have been done. Not until 1948 did industry take any action as a group to obtain better forest fire protection for the Province, this in spite of the fact that in 1923 over 3300 square miles and in 1936 roughly 2000 square miles were burned with the area in each of several other years amounting to around 1000 square miles. As a direct result of the 1948 fires the Ontario Forest Industries Association which represents companies holdin,£! over 70 per cent of the timber cutting rights in the Province, presented a brief on Forest Fi re Protection to the Minister of Lands and Forests. Later at the invitation of the Minister, the Forest Protection Committee of the Association met with representatives of the Department to discuss some of the recommendations con-. tained in the brief and the Department suggested the formation of joint regional advisory forest fire protection committees made up of representatives from the Department and from the industry. This could be one of the most forward steps in the history of protection in Ontario. Both the Department and the industry are vitally interested in forest fire protection, it is imperative to both that protection be improved to the point where it is comensurate with the risk and that point can be reached only by the fullest co-operation on the part of the two parties most concerned. Those selected to act on these committees have an important task to perform and if fully cognizant of their duties may well shape the future destiny of forest fire protection in the Province of Ontario. FOREST FIRES-1948 Fire fighting costs in Canada in 1948 were $2½ million, the highest on record. Total area burned was 3,185,000 acres, an increase of 70 per cent over previous 10-year average. 82 per cent of the fires were manmade and therefore preventable.-C.P.P.A. News Bulletin, May, 1949. AGEN~IES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES 5-8352 PORT ARTHUR 45A CUMBERLAND ST., S. Special Agent For DOMINION RUBBER COMPANY MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS V BELTS HOSE (all types and sizes) SUCTIONS HOSE FLAT TRANSMISSION BELTING ETC. Carried in Stock Multiple and F.H.P. V Belts Your enquiries on Rubber Goods are solicited and Expert Advice Obtained for your Problems �LOG BOOK JULY 1949 PAGE 9 COCURANE'S JULY SALE FISHING TACKLE AND SPORTING GOODS CLEARANCE at 25% Off For all your Household Needs SHOP AND SAVE AT COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED S. CUMBERLAND STREET YOUR FAVORITE SHOPPING (;ENTRE PHONE 5-7345 U.P.P.A. Woodlands Section Fire Protection Meeting At Beardmore A successful meeting was held at the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited Camp i 7, nine miles east of Beardmore on June 16th and 17th. 70 delegates were present representing companies in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Manitoba. The meeting was under the chairmanship of Mr. J. H. Merrill, chairman of the Fire Protection Committee, and it was agreed by all that the meeting was well worthwhile. Interesting papers were given by H. W. Beall, chief, Fire Protection Division, D.F.S., A. Koroleff, Director of Woodlands Research, Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada, T. E. Mackey, Chief, Division of Forest Protection, Department of Lands and Forests and several others. Fire pumps, fire equipment, communications equipment were on display by the manufacturers of the equipment. A very interesting contest was staged between the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited fire crew and the Department of Lands and Forests' fire crew from the MacDiarmid Ranger station. Each crew consisted of eight men and foreman and the test was to have two streams of water on a fire taking into consideration the following points: 1. Elapsed time between detection and appearance of two streams of water on fire. 2. General organization and efficiency. 3. Layout hose line-check on kinks, twists. 4. Signal system between nozzles and Siamese and use of Siamese. By a very close margin the Brampton team defeated the Department of Lands and Forests' team. The Department of Lands and Forests' Ranger Station at MacDiarmid was also inspected including the base aircraft, ( 1 Norseman, and 1 Beaver), and other faci Ii ti es. Mr. W. A. E. Pepler announced that it is planned to hold another meeting with Silviculture as the main topic at the Iroquois Falls limit of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited in late August. BOY SCOUTS TESTED FOR FORESTRY BADGE BY DEPARTMENT FORESTERS Mr. R. Boultbee and Mr. Pierce of the Department of Lands and Forests instructed and tested Port Arthur Boy Scouts for their forestry badge. The Boy Scouts taking the instruction finished off by spending the morning planting trees at the Department of Lands and Forests Nursery, Thunder Bay District. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-'KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS' (TM REG. U.S . PAT. OFFICE) .HE TIME TWO SUMMERS CAME AT ONCE GAVE THE B"RN CRliW A PERPLEXING PROBLEM II THE. "ORSEFLIES GR.EW TO UNBELIEVABLE PROPORTIOJ.!S 6UT-TME BOY.S MANA(;ED TO Pit-! MOST OF THESE. FEROC.IOUS PESTS TO THE WALL WITH PEAVIES EXCEPT ONE RA.S.k:E'L TH"T KEPT 61.0WING OUT FUNG1'S l.AfOO'S J.A.NTERN. • UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, FACULTY ·oF FORESTRY 1948-49 'REGISTRATIONS First Year Students 57 Second Year Students 66 Thi rd Yea.r Students 93 Fourth Year Students 87 TOTAL 303 �So far this year the weather has helped Enough rain and good forest growth have kept the fire hazard l~w Years to Gro\V .. Burnt Lands . KEEP.O But • • • Let's Be Prepared SIGNS POINT TO A DRY JULY AND AUGUST-ALL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL CHECK THE FOLLOWING POINTS: FIRE PREVENTION Forest Fire Prevention Posters are provided free by the Department of Lands and Forests. Are you using these in your camps, on the roads; portages, etc? Don't forget some · people need CONST ANT reminding. Make use of these Posters! ARE ALL COOK-STOVE CHIMNEYS SCREENED? Are all employees fully aware of the woodworkers' rules? THE FIR IS ONE H (1) NO "TAILOR MADE" CIGARETTES. (2) NO VOGUE, EGYPTIAN ZIG ZAG OR OTHER HEAVY CIGARETTE PAPERS. (3) NO MATCHES - USE LIGHTERS. (4) NO SMOKING WHILE WALKING OR WORKING. (S) NO LUNCH FIRES OR FIRES FOR ANY PURPOSE. Do you get the forest fire haz;ard so that you have some warning as to what the weather will be like tomorrow? All key personnel should know the fire weather forecast as released by the ranger stations of the Department of Lands and Forests. CHECK AN ON FIRE PREVEN Do your fire wardens check up on tourists, fishermen, etc., in your area telling them of the woodworkers' rules and urging them to be careful? FIRE. DETECTION Do you have communication with fire towers in your area so that you can be warned of fires? • Are all your patrol men on the job? FIRE SUPPRESSION Is a plan of immediate action in case of fire prepared for each camp? Do all supervisory personnel know this plan and the necessity for Immediate Action? Do your supervisory personnel know the high hazard areas in the locality? (Read the article "Fire Hazard Maps" on Page 12 of this issue) Are company employees organized into fire fighting crews? Have these crews been rehearsed in their duties? (Tear out and post q �SOME FIRE STATISTICS inutes to Burn Idle People N (up to June 29, 1949) Sault North Ste. Origin Bay Chapleau Gogama Marie Settlers 4 7 Campers 2 8 6 9 Logging Operations 2 2 Smokers l 19 30 l Railways l 5 2 5 Lightning 1 9 1 Incendiary 2 Miscellaneous 6 3 1 Unknown 2 l 1 Prospectors Road Construction 72 7 45 Total number of fires 7 CENTRAL REGION Total acreage burnt ·origin SEASON LY F OVER BLE CHECK ~UR ON EFFORTS 3 91 15 acres 43 acres 652 acres 1, 190 acres 1,803 acres Ml D-WESTERN REGION (up to June 22, 1949) Port Arthur Geraldton 8 Settlers Campers Logging Operations ·Smokers Railway~ Lightning Incendiary Miscellaneous Total number of fires Total Acreage Burnt MEANS OF DETECTION Ranger Tower Air Patrol Public 17 3 8 6 8 2 l 2 52 4,916 acres 7 429 acres 1 5 8 3 11 28 1 2 NORTHERN REGION (up to June 30, 1949) Origin Temiskaming Cochrane Kapuskasing 14 13 9 Settlers l i Campers 2 Logging Operations 3 7 Smokers 3 6 2 l Railways 1 2 Lighting 1 3 Miscellaneous 27 16 27 Total number of fires 25 acres 1,494 acres Total acreage burnt 800 acres MEANS OF DETECTION Ranger Tower Air Patrol Public l u, Bulletin Board) Sudbury 7 5 4 43 21 1 l 5 1 l 15 4 7 4 12 3 8 2 5 6 3 WESTERN REGION (up to June 30, 1949) Fort Frances Sioux Lookout Kenora Origin 14 17 3 Settlers 4 13 Campers 19 2 2 2 Logging Operations 4 8 i7 Smokers 4 Railways 22 4 10 14 Lightning 3 lncendiary 2 4 Miscellaneous 4 3 Mining Operations 5 Unknown 1 Prospectors 48 36 97 Total number of fires 3,752 acres 1,021 acres 4,920 acres Total acreage burnt �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JULY 1949 We Carry a Complete Stock of the following Famous Supplies • PUREX WELDING EQUIPMENT • ELECTRICAL WIRE AND SUPPLIES • DOM. OXYDEN GAS WELDING RODS • WALKER JACKS • STELCO ARC WELDING RODS • EVEREADY FLASHLIGHTS • GRAY BONNEY WRENCHES • EVEREADY BATTERIES • Dial 5-6511 MARSHALL-WELLS Fire Hazard laps · By NEIL NYLUND AND D. R STEVENS BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO. LTD. Fi re hazard maps, or fuel-type maps as they are often called, have been used for some time by various organizations. Their purpose is to show on a map of the desired scale which areas are most inflammable and thus present the greatest potential fire hazard. This year the _!3rompton Pulp & Paper Company Limited decided to draw up fire hazard maps for the most important areas of their limits. The maps used were the type maps prepared for inventory and operating purposes, at a scale of 20 chains to the inch. With .the information shown on these maps it was relatively easy to classify them by hazard areas. The following colour scheme was used: RED-Extreme Hazard. (Consisting of recent cutover, recent burns, blowdown, bad budworm damaged areas.) ORANGE-High Hazard. (Dry jackpine and spruce flats.) BROWN-Medium Hazard (Moist softwood .areas, mixed wood stands.) GREEN - Low Hazard. (Hardwood stands, wet areas.) The above types shown for each hazard is only a general basis of classification. Where speciaf hazards existed in an area it would be marked accordingly. Al though the hazard on some sites change from one season to another, one set of maps representing the average values was decided to be sufficient for our purpose. In addition to the above colouring, creeks, rivers and lakes can be coloured blue to readily show water sources. Company fire rangers are supplied with hazard maps covering their patrol area, and coloured as they are they can be readily understood by anyone p:::>ssessing a rudimentary knowledge of maps. In addition the Con-:pany Fire Inspector is supplied with hazard maps for the most accessible, and therefore more hazardous, parts of our limits. Next year we hope to have maps at one mile to the inch on which we can show fuel-types in a general way and which will give an overall picture of the hazard areas on the limit. The uses to which fire hazard maps can be put are quite obvious but we can mention a few. They show graphically the danger spots for a district. They show where fires are most likely to break out, and if fire does break out they show the classes of fuel lying in the fire's path The work of the fire-fighters can thus be directed to take advantage of the natural fire-breaks and concentrate their suppression efforts in the most dangerous spots. Used properly they can add materially to the ef- A. Glanue Dial 5-6511 Backwards In these prosperous times, those with four decades or more behind them can go back to the days of the early thirties for vivid reminders of economic conditions at their worst, and compare these with the present in respect to standard of living, volume of employment, and possibilities for the future. Their recollections can particularly benefit younger people embarking under present conditions upon careers in society, unaware of the pitfalls of the past. Merchandise was plentiful and cheap in those days, earnings pathetically low, unemployment prevailed on a massive· scale. The following prices are representative of condtions in our own Thunder Bay District in 1932: Eggs ................................................ 2 doz . 34c Picnic Hams ........ ...................... 12c per lb. Bacon ............................................. 20c per lb. Certified seed potatoes, 7 Sc 90-lb. bag Or in the clothing line: 2-trouser serge suits ................. $19.50 The ladies, of course were not forgotten. They might purchase beautifully modelled coats fashioned correctly to the Nth degree for $25 or as this would probably exceed the budget of the average thrifty housewife, there was a choice of tweeds with Vecuna Fox trim for $12. 95, budget terms, of course. Industrial stocks in May of the same year certatnly reflect th conditions. Compare Abitibi at l; International, 5¾; and MasseyHarris, 2¾, with curernt stock quotations. But on the income side we see stenographers considered well paid at $40 per month. Pulpwood cutters converge on the employment offices in droves at the announcement of a few being required to cut 8-foot rough wood at $1 .25 per single cord. Men wanted-a rare request-to clear land at $15 per acre, supply their own provisions and do the cooking . Top wages for general workers, the lucky ones, was $26 per month and board . . Many received $20 and less. The more fortunate with jobs managed to carry on, hopeful of changing conditions. The unfortunate existed in the relief camps 01 on casual employment for which very often they were not physically fitted. In contrast we have today an ample supply of essential merchandise; prices are high but there is indication of establishment at lower levels. Industry generally is housecleaning following sever3( years of wartime and postwar chaotic operation, and JS a result will eliminate unessential and non-productive dead wood . This will have a direct effect on the cost of goods to the consumer. Wages toe are high but it is obvious that they will :-emain so only as long as there is continued demand for the goods that labour produces. The present is, therefore, an opportune time for workers to take stock of their own affairs, following a prosperous whirl that probably has left many quite dizzy, to ascertain if they .Jre providing for their future A depression is not wanted and should not occur with world requirements probably considerably in excess of curernt productivity. But not all of the countries of this world are prosperous. consequently they are unable to pay for all the material things that they need or would like to have, so that an industrialized and agricultural country like ours should expect some form of recession. Those who are prepared for it have been wise. Those who have not st ill have time to start. N. B. Th:s editorial was written by an employee and does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Company.-May-June Mara• 1 thon Courier. ficiency of both the detection and the suppression organizations. �JULY 1949 PAGE 13 LOG BOOK (Continued from Page 4) THE FOREST COMMUNITY to counteract insect attacks. Decay will then enter the tree and eventually die or be blown down. Trees with shallow root systems often blow over even before they reach their prime. Each species seems to have a maximum height and diameter to which it has the capacity to grow. Where growth is slow it will take many more ·ears to reach that maximum growth than where growth 1s fast. Thus it is often more a question of a tree growing to its maximum diameter growth for a certain site than it is to growing to a certain age. But eventually a tree will die, others will take its place and life in the forest goes on. Space does not permit a discussion of all factor3 involved in the life history of stands, their relation to each other, or the effect of logging on these factors. The study is complicated but it is one of the forester s most important jobs to understand nature s plan and to make the best use of nature while simultaneously satisfying man s requirement for wood. If we can do this, it will be forest management at its best. 1 1 1 CAMERAS AND "LOUD HAILERS" TO ASSIST IN FIRE FIGHTING The Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests planes have been equipped with aerial hand cameras to photograph forest fires when observed in their initial stages. The photographs will help considerably in determining the cause of fires as well as th~ exact starting points. The cameras used are equipped with film pack adapters, which permit the exposed film to be removed and processed shortly after aircraft landing. The fire suppression staff has indicated that the introduction of on-the-spot-photographs obtained so far this season, have proved of considerable help in fire control. In addition to taking photographs at the start of fires, the pilots may be called upon to pho_\,o graph the progress of fires which have escaped initial control measures. These are not only useful to the suppression crews, but form invaluable records for subsequent study. Experiments are being carried out by the Department of Lands and Forests in the use of loud hailers to direct forest fighting crews in Ontario. 11 11 11 CANADA 1949-THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF PRESENT CONDITIONS AND RECENT PROGRESS An excellent book prepared and edited by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics entitled, 11 Canada 1949 11 may be ordered from the King s Printer, Ottawa, price 25c each. Anyone interested in our country and particularly the economic and social structure would be well advised to order this book which contains many useful maps and i 11 ustrati ons. 1 11 A. Koroleff spent a few days in Northwestern Ontario attending the Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Woodlands Section Fire Protection Committee meeting at Beardmore. He also visited the Lakehead cities and the Marathon operations at Stevens. THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM CANADA ONTARIO MODEL HS 2000 1948 U.S. PATENT-41135-6 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equ;pment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �JULY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 14 CUT OVER, VICINITY OF BEARDMORE, PLANTED WITH OVER 200,000 TREES CREW AT WORK PLANTING THE TREES Natural Regeneration Stopped; Department Plant Trees in Beardmore Area The first large scale regeneration project in this area was undertaken by the Department of Lands and Forests this spring. The project was to reclaim cut-over land that was severely burned by two severe fires in 1945 and 1949. The two successive fires had eliminated any chance of natural regeneration and indeed the soil was exposed to such a degree that danger existed of the area being destroyed by drifting sand. The general terrain of the area selected in the vicinity of Beardmore is quite rolling with small ridges and knolls. The soil is light and sandy and the ground planting conditions were extremely favourable with little brush to contend with. All work was done manually. Planting was done between May 4th and 26th on 260 acres of land. Planting stock was taken from the Fort William nursery and the stock used came from seed picked in the Beardmore area prior to the fire of 1945. Planting stock was used as follows: ' Jackpine 2-1 stock i 40,000 Jackpine 2-0 stock 72,000 Red Pine 2-0 stock 5,000 TOTAL 217,000 (The first figure designated in the stock indicates "S!:RVING LUMBERMEN'$ CLOTHING, BEDDING AND THE TIMBER the number of years in nursery bed and the second ·f igure indicates the number of years in transplant bed.) Approximately 20 men were employed and the trees were spaced approximately 7-8 feet apart. Old logging roads were fairly passable and assisted in the operation. This project was under the direction of Mr. J. Baron of the Port Arthur District Department of Lands and Forests and the Nipigon Lake Timber Company, Limited very kindly made a camp and other equipment avai Iable for the project. MARATHON SCOUT FOREST Twenty-six Scouts of the Marathon Boy Scouts planted approximately 9,000 trees (7,000 jackpine an 2,000 spruce) on an area of l O acres in an old burn nea Marathon, Ontario. The plantation will be added to annually. The planting climaxed a winter's program in which the Scouts gained considerable knowledge of forestry in its many phases. GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED PLANTS SEEDLINGS The Woodlands Division of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited planted 6,000 spruce seedlings west of Savanne 72 miles from Fort William. The seedlings were planted in a cut over area where natural growth had been destroyed by fire The seedlings are four years' old and were planted in such a way s0 as to permit economical harvesting. OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" Fort William FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. �PAGE LOG BOOK JULY 1949 15 Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan,. where t h i s Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! MORE Records Broken! - MORE Satisfied Costo1Ders TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOADS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS 11 The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled. 11 WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS ,\ND PULPWOOD T RA I L E R S 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 MONTREALX1 _=-·-r., _:--~ I° PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO • l �PAGE 16 JULY 1949 LOG BOOK Annual Report Ontario Department of Lands And Forests Presents Interesting Reading A copy of the Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1948, may be obtained from the King's Pdnter, Toronto, Canada. Cash receipts for the year were $10,682,483. with disbursements of $7,598,612 showing an excess in receipts of $3,083,79i. Of the total income of $10,682,488 the sum of $6,855,031 was collected by the Division of Timber Management for crown dues, ground rent and fire tax, etc. To show the im~brtance of the forest •industries to Ontario and the revenue paid by companies and operators to the government, the revenue from Crown Dues and Bonus from Northern and Northwestern Ontario for the year ending March 31st, 1948 is listed below: Crown Dues and Bonus Revenue Central --aegion $ 76,022.87 Chapleau District 93,481.42 Gogama District 525,358.53 North Bay District 501,022.01 Sault Ste. Marie District Sudbury District 167,537.44 Total Region Northern Region Cochrane District Kapuskasing District $1,363,422.27 Total Region Mid Western Region Port Arthur District Geraldton District $1,885,371.13 Total Region Western Region Kenora Fort Frances Sioux Lookout $1,465,006.15 941,955.84 943,415.29 84'1,820.63 623,186.52 142,076.77 122,139.60 408.095.06 Total Region $ ... 672,311.43 The mills licensed during the season under the Mills Licensing Act were: Less than 5,000 ft. daily capacity 544 5,000 to 30,000 ft. daily capacity 661 Over 30,000 ft. daily capacity 49 Number of paper mi Ils 35 1298 The activties of all Divisions of the Department are reported on. This report will be of interest to all concerned with the forests of Ontario. The lightest wood in the world is believed to be tano. It is found in Siam and the Malayan Peninsula. This is the favorite wood of the English for making sun helmets. The heaviest wood in the world, so far as is known, is black ironwood. This wood has a specific gravity as high as 1.42 and is native to the West Indies and Florida keys.-Timber of Canada. ROYAL BANK OF CANADA BOOKLET, "WOODLOTS FOR PROFIT, COMFORT AND PROTECTION" This booklet issued by the Royal Bank of Canada is well worthwhile reading and may be obtained by writ!ng any branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. APopular Salesman They tell a story about a vacuum cleaner salesman who hit a new community and called on a logger's wife. The salesman was what you'd call a going concern ... the kind of a talker who had more words than three women at a tea party. He got his foot in the door and then followed th foot in with the rest of his bulk and the vacuum cleaner. Then· the first thing he d id was throw a hand tu I of d1 rt from the front yard on the living room carpet. "Look here, " said the housewife, "you can't do that. I paid a hundred and fifty ... " "Think nothing of it, dear lady," sa id Salesman Sam. "This little old machine of mine will take care of that. And more, too. Now, notice how I do this." And he went to the bin in the kitchen marked ''Flour" and took a handful which he scattered on top of the earth. As he trod the earth and flour into the rug with ahappy smile the woman of the house was close to tears. "Madame, madame!" chided the salesman. "Have faith in my machine. Now watch this." He took a scoop of ashes from the kitchen stove and tossed the stuff on the once beautiful rug. The housewife wailed and ran to her husband, at that moment entering the front door. "My carpet, my beautiful rug!" she cried. "Look what this man has done!" The salesman had qualms, but only for a moment, then all his fine confidence returned. "Sir, this is a demonstration of the wonders of the vacuum cleaner I am selling. I assure you, this machine will gather up everything I have put on the rug. In fact, I'll personally sit down and eat everything it tails to pick up." The husband looked dark . and menacing. "M·nerva," he said, "go to the kitchen and get the man some ketchup." "Well now," the salesman laughed. "There are l:mits to what a machine like this can eat. Certainly not kechup." "The ketchup ain't for the machine. It's for you," said the logger. "This house don't happen to be wired for electric1ty."-Forest and Mill. OPERATORS TO VISIT LONG LAC LIMITS An invitation has been extended by the Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Woodlands Division to visit their summer operations at Long Lac, Ontario, August 4th. Long Lac are conducting the largest summer operations in this area this year and the trip will be of interest to all who can make it. - Visitors wi II proceed to Stevens to view the mechanical operations of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited and also to view the natural regeneration on previously mechanically logged areas. LIVI NG COSTS A live man pays 50 cents for a shave. It costs $5.00 to shave a dead man in the morgue. A wool overcoat costs $40.00. A wooden one costs $400.00. A taxi to the theatre costs $1 .00 for a round trip. But one to the cemetery costs $ ·, 0.00 for one-way. Stay alive and save your money. It's easy-Drive Carefully. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS-THEY MAKE THIS BULLETIN POSSIBLE. �LOG BOOK JULY 1949 PAGE 17 J. T. Russell ·Motors 120 N. ARCHIBALD STREET GENUINE FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO Distributors for: CHRYSLER ENGINEERED PARTS For CHRYSLER INDUSTRIAL-MARINE AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES MAIL OR PHONE ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION PHONE 3-7421 . Canadian Science Finds Easy Way Of Barking Trees ~ "JOE BEAVER"' By Ea Nofziger By THE CANADIAN PRESS LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.-Canadian scientists have discovered methods making it easy to strip bark from trees. The tree doctoring saves considerable expense in manufacture of pulp and paper. A secondary effect of the treatment makes the wood lighter and thus easier to transport. Al I pulp trees must be "barked" first. J. D. Hale and D. C. McIntosh of the department of mines and resources, Ottawa, described the procedure in a scientific paper released by the United Nations. The report is one which will come before the scientific conference on the conservation and utilization of resources opening here August 17. The experiments were carired out "in Eastern Canada" by the Forest Products Laboratory. The method is to treat the tree with arsenic applied a paste mixed with flour in a narorw ring cut around the base of the tree. This usually is done in June or July when the sap is flowing in the thin layer of living mntter called cambrium, between bark and wood. Trees are easily peeled without treatment at thi~ season. The experiments show that "trees" may be ki Iled with chemicals during this season so that the bark retair:is the easy peeling quality that characterized it at the time it was killed. The secondary effect of the treatment is that the trees get less water and probably other substances but the net result is only to reduce their weight. Jack pines and balsam fir lose l O to 17 pounds a cubic foot of tree. Editor's Note: Mr. A. R. White of Port Arthur has the patent on the Chemical Treatment of Trees Process. OSCO BLOC KS Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture "But you told me man is the world's smartest creature ... WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK There Is No Magic Formula For Keeping Ont of Accidents There is no magic formula for preventing accidents. There are safety rules that help. But rules alor:ie are no good. You must work with the rules. Safety is not a matter of luck. Beginners need more to rely on than luck. They need to know what Safety means and how to prevent accidents. Safety is an intangible thing. You cannot put your hands on it. It cannot be set out by itself like an axe, a man or a humber. It is interlocked with many other things. Safety consciousness becomes part of your makeup if you want it to be. Every action, whether you know it or not, has a bearing on your safety as well as an influence on the safety of others. Your character; how you treat others; how you live in camp or at home; what othe~s think of you and your attitude toward their ideas and peculiarities; all such things have a certain influence on your safety. There is, then, much to learn about accident prevention in its widest sense. You will not learn unless you JULY 1949 give it attention. If you do not get along with the other men in camp, or if you have troubles at home, your mind will be cluttered up during working hours with thoughts of other things. If you try to get along with others they will take a more personal interest in your welfare. They will try to help you and their minds will be clear to think of wha they are doing. Their safety may affect yours, especially if they work with you or near you. If there is something worrying you, do something about it. Speak to the Personnel man or your boss who might be able to advise you. If you find you cannot rectify the trouble, there is no use worrying about it. Dismiss it from your thoughts. Safety, like success, comes from co-operation with others. Co-operation on the job is a "must" but don't forget co-operation off the job is important too. We have all heard what some people say after an ~,ccident~ "I don't kno~ what I was thinking about," or It caught me by surprise-before I knew it, I was hit." Very likely they were thinking about something other than what was going on. Keep your mind on what you are doing. Co-ordinate your thoughts with your bodily actions and you will help to prevent yourself from being involved in an accident-May Forest and Mill. This booklet printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at th-e Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur mill, out of wood produced in the Thunder Bay area. J-,,t11,0Juciur; . . . THE "PARAMOUNT" CUB PORTABLE FIRE PUMP BUilT TO LAST-BUILT TO FUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY FOR LONG PERIODS WITH LITTLE ATTENTION Equipped with automatic primer and weighing less than 70 lbs. net, the PARAMOUNT Cub will supply water for effective fire fighting to eight dose-range lines or through a mile of a single hoseline WE CAN FILL YOUR ORDERS NOW ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR Dominion Oxygen & Acetylene, Lincoln Electric Welding Rod & Accessories, Dominion Wire Rope & Cable, Dunlop Rubber Hose & Belting. Available from Fort William Stock. Northland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. 203 HARDISTY STREET Dial 3-7407 FORT WILLIAM, ONT. �JULY 1949 • i. LOG BOOK PAGE 19 BAKER POURS FLOUR FROM PAPER BAG The old-fashioned flour bag seems to have turned to paper, according to the N.Y. Journal of Commerce. Over 60 per cent of all bakery flour in the United States is now being packed in paper. In fact the production of bakery flour paper bags jumped from approximately '10,000,000 in 1947 to nearly twice that number in 1948. - Fraser Voyageur. INDUSTRIAL FORMS . .,.The U.S. Forest Service smoke-:jumping force are virtually barred from public demonstrations because of the increasing number of requests for demonstrations at county fairs and other public gatherings. The smoke-jumping force was first established in 1940 with ten men. Last year the 244 jumpers employed were dropped from planes on 94 fires, totalling 566 individual jumps. The Forest Service planes dropped 346,924 pounds of supplies and equipment to men fighting fires in relatively inaccessible areas. Net savings in fire fighting funds due to the use of smoke-jumpers last were estimated. $131,434 - May Lake States Timber Digest. "I'm through with women, they cheat and lie; They -prey on males till the day they die, They tease us, torment us and drive us to sin"Say, who's that blonde that just walked in?"Marathon Courier. ARE A SPECIALTY WITH US • CONSOLIDATED PRESS 137 South May St. MENTION THIS BOOKLET WHEN YOU BUY FROM OUR ADVERTISERS Fort William, Ont. PHONE 3-8323 LUMBERMEN KNOW Thal for lhe long .. See us for all Types of Grind with Built for Every Special P:irpose DOMINION TRAILERS Truck-Kill~ng • Loads The Solution Is S. J. HILL &SONS LIMITED International HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS International T-ruck Sales and Service PORT ARTHUR • FORT WILLIAM �WIND-,~ . . _DIE s. EL __,,,.,oWER Electric Plants • Operate on low-cost fuel. • Run twice as long per gallon of fuel as gasoline engine. • Produce electric power at cost of only le per K.W. • ' • Require no experience W~PoWin Model DI-3ARE GENE'RATOR ._M_OD_E_L_ _ CAPACITY Dl-3ARE , __ DI_-S_A_R_E_ _ ,_ _ S_K_.w. D1-9ARE VOLTAGE 3 K.W~ _ 1!5/ 230 10 K.W. ....!._!5/230 115/230 CUR'T CYCLES PHASE ~ C ._ _ _60_____1 _ ~c._ ENGINE A. C. I 60 60 NO. MODEL CYLS H.P. R.P.M. -Dl-3ARE- - 1 - - 5 - -1800-, STARTING COOLING SYSTEM SYSTEM ELECTRIC- -RADIATOR D1-5ARE=-i=1-=- _ 8 ~ =1200 Dl-9ARE 1 15 1800 - ELECTRIC=~RADIATOR_ ELECTRIC RADIATOR = WIND ..... . ___.fOWER Model DI-5ARE = ~POWER -Model DI-9ARE 7DAYLOAN � 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/. 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THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NORTHERN ONTARIO ' �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK MAY 194<; Something New PRENCO HYDRAULIC HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE HOSES WITH REMOVABLE FITTINGS AND ADAPTORS TO FIT ANY SIZE · The unique design of PRENCO HOSE FITTINGS not only ELIMI.NATES the customary HEAVY INVESTMENT in large stocks of ready made hose lines in many lengths and sizes but also greatly REDUCES inventory LOSSES caused by unforseen changes ,n equipment design affecting the length of lines or types of fittings. We Carry a Complete Stock Range in Sizes from ¼ I.D. to lh ,.D . • THE AMAZINGLY NEW WONDER HARD SURFACING COMPOUND For Hard Surfacing Iron, Cast Iron, ~ild Steel, Carbon Steel, and Manganese Steel Parts. Used also as a high quality Cast Iron Welding Compound. Gives many more weeks of wear to Blade Edges, Bucket and Scarifer Teet·h, etc . • We specialize in shop overhauls. It is more economical for the customer _than do:ng their own repairs. lWIN CITY INDUSTRIALEQUIPIENT LTD. Lo3·~·h-: ~·-Industrial-Construction-Municipal and Mining Equipment C F~~ES AND S ''>S - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �MAY 1949 PAGE 3 LOG BOOK THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATOR NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COUNCILLORS WOODLANDS SECTION, C.P.P.A. OFFICER H. 1-1 . STYFFE ............................................. . J. AUDEN ·· ········•···•··························· A. H. MERRILL H. P. KLINESl IVE . SO . S. J. ?>o <'IATI At the annual meeting of the Woodlands Section of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association A. F. Buell, LongLac Pulp and Paper Company, Limited; A. H. Burk, K.V.P. Company; P. V. Lemay, Marathon Paper Mills. of Canada Limited were re-elected as councillors and J. H. Merrill, of the Brampton Pulp and Paper Company Limited was elected as a councillor. SUMMERS' STRIP-LOADER AT HERON BAY Ear istrict were fortunate in J. W. B. Sisam of the Facult of Toronto, who met with a numb itizens to discuss the activities of the stry Association of Ontario. The primar tive of the C.F.A. is to provide for publ!c education on the value of conserving our natural resources and particularly with respect to the impressing on all peoples the importance of protection of forests from fire. We, of the industry, are very proud of the efforts which the C.F.A. have already been making towards forest conservation generally and at this time we would like to wish them well with their new branch in the Province of Ontario and with the new organization which will be set up locally at the Lakehead. It is extremely important to have al I of those who benefit directly or indirectly from our forest wealth working with us in our attempts to conserve and properly use our forest assets. As members of the largest industry in Northwestern Ontario, we can renew our ·efforts to set the pace and the example for members of the C.F.A. There is no better time than at present to set out a reminder here that with the approaching fire season we should be acutely conscious of the various rules to follow in order to prevent fire. Let us then do our part this year and once again give our very best wishes to the C.F.A. in its efforts. H. H. 'BERT' STYFFE. CLEARING LAND?? A Nicaraguain proverb says: "One man in one day with one match can clear l 00 acres." This proverb is wrong! It should read: "One man in one day with one match can DESTROY l 00 acres." j CPPA Woodlands Section Meeting to be sponsored by Brompton. A fire protection meeting of t~e CPPA will be held on the Brampton Beardmore Limits June 16 and 17, 1949. COVER PICTURE THE DRIVE IS ON! Picture through the courtesy of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited magazine "LINK." The April issue of the Observation Post (magazine of the employees of the Ontario Paper Company Limited) reports that the strip-loader of .Ted Summers, Woods Superintendent at Hemlo, took out 30 per cent of the wood at Heron Bay last winter. Many operators in Northwestern Ontario have viewed this strip-loader or "sloop" and are following the experiments with interest. IMPORTANT Don't be scared by the two words: Research and Efficiency Research-is going out to look for a change instead of waiting for it to come. Efficiency-is a better way of doing things. • WHAT MAKES A LEADER .The boss drives his men; The leader coaches them. The boss depends upon authority; The leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; The leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says, "Get here on time". The leader gets there ahead of time. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; The leader fixes the breakdown. The boss knows how it is done; The leader shows how. The boss makes work a drudgery; The leader makes it a game. The boss says, "Go"; The leader says, "Let's go." District Log Sawing Champion 5th at Montreal Contest Ludovic Cyr, crowned Thunder Bay District Buck.Sawing Champion at the Fort William Winter Carnival placed fifth in the Dominion Championship held at the Montreal Sportsmen's Show, March 23rd-25th. Cyr represented the Ontar~ Paper Company, Limited and the Thunder Bay Timbe1")perators' Association and made a very creditable showing. The contest was won by Leonard Poulin, a husky 23-year-old farm lad from St. Godefroi, P.Q, who sliced through i 0-inch diameter green spruce logs at a rate of better than one inch per second. 7 �PAGE 4 MAY 1949 LOG BOOK FOREST REGENERATION By J. H. GODDEN (The second of a series of articles by members of the Northwestern Section-Canadian Society of Forest Engineers.) The term forest regeneration refers to the young seedlings, of all species of forest coming up under the mature forest or on cut-over, burned-over or wind-blown areas. Forest reproduction, or natural reproduction, are other terms used which mean the same thing. Generally, in everyday conversation, the seedlings are referred• tc simply as regeneration or reproduction. This natural reproduction of our forests- is a tremendously important thing to future generations and to the future economy of the country. Fortunately the public, who are the real owners of most of the Canadian torests, are beginning to realize the importance of providing for another crop of timber. A!so, in most of the torest industries today, top management is convinced of the soundness of a sustained yieid programme which means the supplying of mills in perpetuity from the area of forest land assigned to them. If a sustained yield policy is to be success{ ul, our forests should be regarded as a crop, and as the mature timber is removed, provision must be made for the second crop. Thus, rgeneration, either by natural or artificial means, or both, becomes an absolute must and the problems associated with the attaining of satisfactory reproduction should be given top priority. Only when ' we can honestly say that we have left our cut-over lands sufficiently restocked to produce a crop at least as good as the one we have taken, can we feel that we have fu:filled our minimum obligations as responsible citizens and forest operators. This is a job for everybody. Every man worki~g in the woods can and should have a hand in protecting and conserving regeneration and advance growth found in the mature forest before cutting. The foreman especially can do much by encouraging His cutters not to needlessly slash the young growth in the course of their work. This may seem like a small thing bu.t when multiplied by all the cutters at work in the bush the country over it becomes a very big thing and each man who so does can feel that he has made a definite contribution to the perpetuation of the industry in which he finds his livelihood. Company management, government officials and foresters all have their part to play as well, in promoting and carrying out r,egeneration surveys, research work on the subject and putting into effect such policies as may be indicated as being necessary to achieve the desireci result. Although a good start has been made on the study of reproduction on cut-over and burned-over lands both by private industry and government we have a great deal to learn. Some of the outstanding problems as yet unsolved are: l. How can we control the species which will spring up naturally on the cut-over area? 2. How can we attain natural reseeding of l 00 per cent of the areas cut-over instead of only a portion as is now the case? 3. What is satisfactory regeneration or how many strong, healthy seedlings per acre are necessary to provide a crop equal to the one removed? Let us consider each of these problems separately as they affect us in Northwestern Ontario: Problem number one concerning the control of species of reproduction is undoubtedly of prime importance if one is convinced that Spruce, for instance, will be just as desirable, in relation to other species, 75 years from now as it is today. Th matter of desirability of a species 75 years from now is only mentioned as a passing thought. There is no answer to it and the general opinion in the pulp and paper industry, at least, is that we should do all in our power to obtain spruce regeneration. Surveys made to date indicate that, generally speaking, natural spruce reproduction is satisfactory in the clear cut swamp types and will produce another crop at least equal to the one removed. On the highland and dry slope areas, the picture is much different. While t~e~e areas are generally fairly well restocked, Balsam Fir 1s the dominant species, by a wide margin. How can we turn the tables and get spruce as the dominent seedling;; This is the essence of problem number one and only a great deal of practical experimenting and tundamental research will give the answer. Problem number two concerning the attainment of natural regeneration on l 00 per cent of the areas cutover is one for pure research. The reasons why portions of a cut-over area remain barren or do not produce conifer seedlings are not generally evident and a complete and exhaustive study of all the factors involved is necessary. Regeneration surveys, five years after logging, on certain areas thought to be representative of conditions in the district, have shown that between 15 and 20 per cent of the areas cut-over are barren or have failed to reproduce a crop of conifer seedlings sufficient to reproduce the stand removed. For the time being, it is generally agreed that the most logical answer is to resort to artifical regeneration (planting) on at least the better sites and the more easily accessible of these fai I areas. Problem number three, which has to do with the determination of the correct number of seedlings per acre necessary to produce a crop equal to the one removed, is of fundamental importance. It is the basis upon which we make our predictions as to whether or not the future crop is assured and as can easily be seen, if thi!:i basis is wrong so our picture of conditions, drawn fro~ regeneration surveys, is distorted. When we assume 60(J Spruce and Balsam seedlings per acre necessary to produce 300 mature Spruce and Balsam trees 75 years hence thus allowing 50 per cent mortality, we are only guess(ng. Perhaps 400 seedlings would be sufficient, in which case our survey based on a requirement of 600 would sho,; a much poorer picture of regeneration than is really the case; or vice versa, if 800 seed Iings are required, our records based on a requirement of 600 would show a muc ~ etter picture than. is really the ca_se. Thus it can Be seen that our basis, the foundation upon whi~h we build, must be correct and sound if we are not to be deluded. This basis can only be established when many measurements and much study have been carried out on all types of forest stands from the seedling stage through to maturity. (Continued on Page 9) ) �MAY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE , LOOK FOR THE GREEN CORE GREENHEART ON THE 1'IAIN TREE! Guy lines and running lines is a Green Core Line each one is doing a vital job. Each one Smoother running through the sheaves - better spooling on the drum - makes Greenheart a leader in the west coast woods. To men who really know their ropes, Wright's Greenheart is limber and flexible-easy to handle-ready for work with a shorter break-in time. Top quality steel in every strand plus scientific lubrication to reduce internal wear meansLONGER LIFE for GREENHEART Manitoba Distributors: KIPP-KELLY LTD. - WINNIPEG Western Ontario Distributors: TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQPT. LTD.-PORT ARTHUR �MAY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 6 Motor Vehicle Accidents Preloadi~ Pulpwood Racks Result Saving Motor ·v ehicle accidents in Ontario took 7 40 Iives and caused non-fatal injury to almost 15,000 persons during 1948. In the vast majority of cases, these accidents might more properly have been termed "common occurrences''-the result of the improper use of our streets and highways. l_mproper use ?f the highways includes not only the wild, reckless, drunken driving of the irresponsible few, but if includes also the negligent, indifferent. thoughtless and discourteous actions of the normally law-abiding majority. The latter group presents a problem more difficult to cope with than the out-and-cut dangerous driving of a small share of our motorists. Inattention, J?OOr judgement, discourtesy and faulty habits may be quite as dangerous under certain circumstances a~ !he foolhar~y behaviour of the most irresponsible ind1v1dual. So-called minor lapses can and do have tremendoL:s consequence. More truckloads per day and less lifting strain on mer:1 are obtained by preloading pulpwood in especially designed racks now being used in the South and tried elsewhere. These are loaded on the ground by the wood cutter and eliminates the use of a top loader on the truck. Extr~ heavy three-inch pipe, bent in the shape of a 1 U and reinforced at the bottom, is used for the racks. The reinforcing provides a raised bottom for the load so that the lower portion of the pipe serves as a runner. Ea~h rack is bui It to a standard unit size that facilitates volume measurement. These are used with self-loading trucks that are equipped with a power-takeoff winch mounted between the frame members behind the cab. The truck body consists of steel channels to accommodate the racks. Two detachable channel skids are hooked on during loading operations. When the truck is spotted the winch cable is pulted out and attached to a rack. Winding the cable pulls the rack onto the truck. After the last rack is on, the skids are unhooked and the load fastened with chains. Normally less than ten minutes are required to unload two e~pty racks, load two filled ones, remove the ramps, __and bind the load . When loading three racks on long wheel base trucks or four racks on semi-trailers the time is somewhat longer. Three sets of racks are normally used with each truck so that there are two sets in the woods and one in tr_ansit. The co~plete unit is manufactured as a packaged kit, and can be installed by local shops in a few hours. Although designed for pulpwood the unit is suitable for fence posts, tie cuts, and similar products. -Lake States 11 Timber Digest. 11 NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ACCIDENT TOTALS Northwestern Ontario Districts No. of Accidents 1947 1948 299 855 366 672 345 Ontario ··••···································· ······•······•········· 22293 27406 Manitoulin, Sudbury, Algoma ........ .. .. Cochrane .................. ........................ ................. Thunder Bay ........................... .... ................ . Kenora, Patricia, Rainy River ........... .. . DRIVE 642 286 559 CAREFULLY PROMPT ATTENTION TO YOUR BEARING NEEDS • R & M Ball and Roller Bearings and Pillow Blocks • New Departure Ball Bearings • Hyatt Roller Bearings • TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings • S.K.F. Bearings • Shafer Roller Bearings • Sealmaster Bearings • Locknuts and Lockwashers • OILITE Oil Cushion Bearings and Core Stock Northland Machinery Supply Co. Lid. 203 HARDIST:Y STREET •• Dial ·3-7407 .. FORT w1iL1AM, o ·N T. �MAY 1949 LOG BOOK A Profit Without Honor It would make a very interesting study for some re ~ search organization to decide in just what precise period of our recent history-and for what reason-it became necessary for anyone who made a profit to stammer out his apologies to an oatraged public. If people work, they get a wage or a salary. If they don't get the wage or salary, they, with extremely rare exceptions, quit working. If money that someone has saved and not spent on y_achts or horseracing is put to work, it MAY earn a profit. ~About tw?-thi rds of the time shareholders' . money put in companies makes money, seldom averaging, in this country, more than four to six per -cent. In normal times a third of all companies don't make money, according to government records.) Profit, then, is the "wages" of saved up money, and a reward for its use in such a way as to give the public some service it requires. Once there was a time when rising industrial profits were hailed by everyone because the money companies made, the more they had to spend; the more .they could pay in wages; the more people they could hire; the more new machinery they could install with which to add to the general abundance of goods and raise the standard of living. Well, those were the good old days when life was simple. Now, if a company makes a profit, some people can barely restrain themselves from yelling lustily for the police and many more mutter darkly about the pub Iic being exploited and big corporations grinding e~eryone into pave rty. . By that li~e ~f reasoning, if a company loses money :t should receive a plaque of public gratitude, for it must be performing its services at less than cost. But just as people don't work if they don't get paid, companies must cease to function if they don't make "wages." In that case, the employees lose their jobs. The day has long since passed when either people or companies buried their money in tomato tins in the back yard . Money, to be of any use, must work and it must work for people. Everyone in the country has a partnership in every profitable corporation in the country because practically every such. company pays regularly several times as much money to governments in taxes of all kinds than to its shareholders in dividends. And most companies reinvest more money in fheir business than they pay out in profits to those who own the companies.-Forest and Mill • MEN OF THE WOODLANDS INCLUDED IN ONTA,RIOMINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. LTD: 25-YEAR CLUB Many men have served thei-r companies faithfully throughout the past years and following is a list of persons who have served the 0-M 25 years or more and belong to the 0-M 25-Year Club: A. Anderson, G. Anderson, C. D. Beaton, M. Bozak, W. Caron, P. Devlin, F. J. Elders, H. W. Forstrom, J. H. Gardner, W. Hartigan, E. Hurst, A. Huhselak, J. P. Johnson, F. Lenton, E. H. Low, J. H. MacDowell (Pensioned), N. Maler, J. Marien, J. A. Minor (Pensioned), J. S. Paterson, L. Pearson (Pensioned), J. A. Ryan, I. Salgren; H. E. Sigurdson, J. Sjostrom (Pensioned), K. Zulkowski (Pensioned). Made to Cut ind Keep Cutting See this powerful one-man Power Chain Saw in action! Being used satisfactorily in pulpwood cutting in Canada, U.S.A., Norway, Sweden and other countries. Sturdy, light, compact and powerful P.M. WOODBOSS increases per-man production because one man can carry and operate it without strain. Economical. Parts and service readily available. NOTE THESE SPECIFICATIONS: • Weighs only 33 to 37 lbs. • 4 H.P. (B.B.H.P. 2.5) air-cooled motor. • Swivel carburetor permits horizontal or vertical cutting. • Automatic recoil starter. • 14", 20", 26" and 32" cutter bar lengths. For Full Information and' Free Illustrated Folder Call or Write to: P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LIMITED 278 Bay Street, Port Arthur, Ont. PAGE 7 �MAY 1949 LOG BOOK Page 8 ·------------------------------------------------ Pulpwood Costs Must Be Lower to Hold Market Port Arthur Library Has Something to Offer You By ROBERT PORTER-Librarian, Port Arthur Library Did you know that even though you may live outside Port Arthur, you can still borrow dozens of books from the public library at the cost of only one dollar a year? This is a service worth considering. The public library is anxious and willing to serve people living in bush camps or in rural areas who have no ready access to books, for books today are no luxury, rather they are almost a necessity. Therefore, if you enjoy reading at all, why not consider joining the Port Arthur Public Library? To -do this, write a note care of The Librarian, Port Arthur Public Library, Port Arthur, stating your wish for an application form. This form wi 11 be sent to you promptly (do not forget your address). Complete the application form and mail it to us' with a dollar enclosed and listing some books you would like us to send you. You are free to borrow books, three fiction and three non-fiction at a time. Six books may be held for a _m onth, or even longer, providing you inform us of your desire to hold them. Books can be exchanged for new ones at any time. The borrower must pay postage or transportation costs on the books both ways, a_nd books should be mailed to the library well wrapped in corrugated cardboard or good strong paper. Remember to write or print BOOKS on the wrapper, because printed material travels cheaply. Of course, the borrower is responsible for the cost of a book, if he or she loses it, or damages it seriously. The public library discards old books from time to time, and many of the discarded books may be welcomed in bush camps. We have not a large number and can only supply groups - not individuals. If you wish any, then write us-they will not cost anything, except costs of transporting them to a new home. _ The library publishes book lists from time to time which may assist you in selecting reading matter. We will be happy to place you on our mailing list at any time, or try to advise you on any problem relating to books. The library is here to serve you, it has something to offer you. There are thousands of good books to select from-books which will while away a dull hour just as effectively as the movies. Remember, if you want to learn more about our services (which are as inexpensive to you as we can make them) write, care of The Librarian, Port Arthur Library. Our motto is service-with a smile. EDITOR'S. NOTE: Libraries in other communities in Northwestern Ontario will no doubt offer the same cooperation that the Port Arthur Library does. Further enquiries should be directed fo the nearest library. Lower pulpwood costs must be the aim of the Canadian pulp and paper industry to insure stable markets for its products, W. A. E. Pepler, manager, told the annual meeting of the woodlands section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Assoc., recently. High labor costs and necessity of cropping distant woodlands have led the the industry to experiment more and more with mechanization of logging operations, he pointed out. However, it is only through adherence to mass production techniques that mechanization will be able to compete with conventional methods, he added. Woods operators at present are only slightly mechanized, but fortunately general conditions in the industry are well suited to application of such techniques, he said. Here are some of the items of mechanical equipment on which reports were given; Mechanical Saw - Performance 115-155 per cent over . conventional bucksaw; user requires training and experience; less labor turnover if bush workers owned their mechanical saws. Trucks - Hauling costs reduced by use of larger trucks, increasing yearly mileage; should study costs to determine economic limits for use of trucks. Tractors-Flexible and efficient for hauling sleighs of pulpwood over ice roads and snow roads without a roadbed. Woods experts point out that mechanization is still in the very early stages of development. Woods manager of one large company, however, stated 40 per cent of the company's pulpwood had been taken out mechanically last year, that this would be increased to 75 per cent in 1949. At least two other large operators reported greater use of mechanical equipment. Other points touched on at the meetings included: Silviculture - Steps have been taken by some companies to introduce hybrid species which would produce more pulp per acre. Further study of tree species which produce greatest yield of pulp under Canadian climatic and soi.I conditions was urged. Edward Bonner, chief forester of Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co. at Kapuskasing Ont., reported that company's long term research pro~ gram included surveys on effects of fire on growth, types of seedbeds for proper germination, effects of cutting methods, yield of pulpwood under various conditions. Forest nursery has been established at Kapuskasing which will have an annual capacity of five million seedlings for use in reforestation, since company had found ROY GIBBON AGENCIES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES PHONE: 5-8352 HENRY DISSTON & SONS LIMITED PORT ARTHUR REPRESENTING: FORANO LIMITED Band and Circular Saws, Knives, Chipper Knives, Hacksaws • CANADIAN INGERSOLL-RAND CO. LTD. 4U and SU Electric Impact Tools 45A CUMBERLAND ST., S. "V" Belt Sheaves, Gears, Chain Transmission Equipment, etc. VIKING PUMP CO. OF CANADA LIMITED Material Handling and water supply pumps etc. Your enquiries are solicited and expert advice obtained for your problems. �MAY 1949 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHU.R) LIMITED Headquarters for CAMPERS' - FISHING TACKLE LUMBERMEN'S MINING - SPORTING GOODS CARPENTERS' AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES See the 1949 Johnson Outboard Motors at COCHRANE BARDW ARE S. CUMBERLAND STREET (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PHONE 5-7345 that artificial regeneration was needed in some cases despite improvements achieved through alteration of logging techniques. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-'KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS' TM Reg US Pat Off Forest Management - Federal and provincial authorities are taking increased interest in this phase of forest operations. Ontario Government, for instance, is taking an inventory of its forest resources by aerial photographs and ground checking. Management foresters are being appointed to look after inventory control, planning and control of operations. Forest management programs of the province's pulp and paper companies is being fitted in as part of a larger government plan to divide the forest area into management units. D. R. Stevens of Brampton Pulp & Paper reported that, from company's experience, aerial photography of its cut-over areas is more advantageous than ground surveys. Training - Spruce Falls Power & Paper is successfully using four months' course to provide more foremen for expanded forest operations, replacing prewar appren1 iceship system. Trainees make actual reconnaissance of forests to plan cutt-ing and road lay-outs, also study accounting procedures, fire fighting methods, logging use of mechanical equipment, etc. Course promotes exchange of ideas, broadens knowledge, develops appreciation of responsibility and importance of foremen's task, it is stated. Labor Turnover - Rate of labor turnover is ·rising despite improved living conditions and steadier employment possibilities. Job must be made major occupation of greater number of workers instead of just temporary one, it is suggested. Companies should measure turnover rate, find causes, introduce corrective measures.-Financial Post. -. :~~-::••.:__ - ,.~·-~ i) ~- FOREST REGENERATION (Continued From Page 4) In conclusion, we may sum up the whole situation by saying that our observations and records to date indicate that nature generally does a pretty good iob of providing for a second crop. However, as man wishes to improve on and alter nature's work to satisfy his needs, he must spend much time and effort in study, practical experiments and research before he can successfully attain this end. The goal of leaving our cut-over area, fully stocked with what we consider a desirable species is one worthy of our best efforts and should be rated in the business of forest management as second only in importance to adequate protection of our mature forests and young growth from excessive fire and insect damage. <tfeARS AGO w ·HEN THE MISSISSIPPI WAS ON A RAMPAGE PAUL,. PERFORMED ONE OF HIS MANY HEROIC DEEDS. WITH lHE AID OF H\5 SMIRT USED A~ A MAMMOCK STRETCHED ACROSS THE MOR.NS OF THE BLUE OX. - PA.UL ANO MIC&HTY BABE RESCUED THE FAR.MER MOSBACK ANO HIS ENTIR.E FAMILY. The amount of money spent by private indu?try in Canada on increased material costs, new machinery and new plants last year was about $2, 156,000,000-almost as much as the federal goverment's estimate for its enti re budget for 1948-49. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK MAY 1949 WOODSWORKERS RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF 'THE LIVES OF FELLOW WORKERS AS WELL AS THE FORESTS FROM WHICH WE EARN OUR LIVING -- FOLLOW THESE RULES: ( I ) No ~~ Tailor Made'' Cigarettes (2) No Vogue, Egyptian Zig Zag or other heavy eigarette papers (3) No Matehes - Use Lighters (4) No SIDokiug While Walking or Working (If you wish to smoke, sit down. Be sure your butt is completely out before you move.) (5) No Lunch Fires or Fires For A~y Purpose If You smoke Use a Rock to When Driving the Ash Tray is there for you to FO ~-Only v.ou can ~-Only v.ou can PREVENT PREVENT FOREST FIRES! FOREST FIRES! (Tear this out and Post �PAGI: 11 LOG BOOK MAY 1949 ••• If You Discover a Fire Beyond Your Control ••• Notify Your Foreman IMMEDIATELY! .. WOODSMEN REMEMBER ! Your Responsibility Is Great The Forest Fi re Prevention Act states: (Sec. 19) For the purpose of controlling and extinguishing any fire, an officer may employ or summon the assistance of any male person between the ages of eighteen and sixty years, excepting only trainmen, boat crews, local telephone operators, telegrapher~ and despatchers on duty, doctors and persons physically unfit. R.S.O. 1937, C.325, S. 17 (4); .i 946, C.32, S. l 4, Amended (2) Every person who refuses or neglects to render assistance when required under this section shal I be guilty of an oHense against this act. R.S.O. 1937, C.325, S. 17 (5), Amended. KEEP OTHERS FROM SETTING FIRES AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO HELP PUT THEM OUT. STS TIMBER -1- WAGES Lose the Forest and You Lose All PREVENT FOREST FIRES ' r Camp Bulletin Board) �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK MAY 1949 We Carry a Complete Stock of the following Famous Supplies • PUREX WELDING EQUIPMENT • ELECTRICAL WIRE AND SUPPLIES • DOM. OXYDEN GAS WELDING RODS • WALKER JACKS • STELCO ARC WELDING RODS • EVEREADY FLASHLIGHTS • GRAY BONNEY WRENCHES • EVEREADY BATTERIES Dial 5-6511 MARSHALL-WELLS Current Outbreak of the Spruce Budworm In the Thunder Bay Region Summary of Mortality of Balsam Fir In Four Sample Plots, 1943-1948 % Mortality of By J. E. MacDONALD and A. A. HARN DEN The spruce budworm, a native forest pest of North America, has occurred periodically in epidemic proportions for more than 100 years. Balsam fir, red and white spruce stands in the New England States, the Maritime Provinces, Quebec and Ontario have been depleted at intervals by budworm attack. Although recent observations indicate that white spruce may be a favoured host species of the insect during periods of endemic population, the recurrence of outbreaks has been associated with successive generations of balsam fir. The current budworm outbreak in Ontario became widespread in the late thirties. By 1948 heavy infestations were present over large areas of northern Ontario from the Cochrane District westward to the Sioux Lookout District. The infestation around Lake Nipigon was first reported in heavy intensity in . 1943 in the Chief Bay area. Observations made since that year indicate, however, that the infestation reached heavy intensity in 1939. Since 1944 little change has occurred in the western boundary of the infestation. East of Lake Nipigon the area of heavy infestation has increased steadily since 1944. In 1947 surveys carried out on the Sibley Peninsula and on the Black Bay Peninsula revealed light budworm infestation on balsam fir and medium infestation on white spruce. Both host species were heavily infested in 1948. The high balsam fir content of stands in the Lake Nipigon area favoured the development and maintenance of a high budworm population. Sample plots established in several areas around Lake Nipigon in 1943 and 1944 showed an average balsam fir content of approximately SO per cent by volume. Sixteen per cent mortality of balsam fir, some of which was probably due to overmaturity, was recorded in a sample plot in the Kaiashk Bay area in 1943. Since then, severe mortality of balsam fir and moderate mortality of white spruce has occurred in a large area west of Lake Nipigon. East of Lake Nipigon in the Northwind Lake and Barbara-Jean Lake areas moderate mortality of balsam fir has occurred. The death of balsam fir from year to year following the first record of mortality varied considerably in different areas. This is illustrated in data from four plots in the Lake Nipigon infestation contained in the following table. Dial 5-6511 Plot Locations Kaiashk Obonga Disraeli Barbara Bay ............ Lake Lake Lake ......... Balsam Fir by Volume 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 ·------- 16 22 34 3 18 19 s 76 8 6 21 93 so 16 23 100 96 22 38 The spruce buclworm population declined in the Hurkett area, south of Lake Nipigon, in 1948. This reduction occurred during the larval and pupal srages and may be attributed in part to attack by parasites and predators. Budworm collections taken in the Black Sturgeon Lake area and reared at the Black Sturgeon Lake Field Station showed an increase in the percentage of larvae killed by a parasite (Meteorus trachynotus) in i 948 as compared to 1947. Pupal parasites were also found to be more numerous in collections reared in 1948 than in former years. One of the chief objectives of the Forest Insect Survey is to keep forest services, forest industries and other interested parties informed on the status of forest insects from year to year. To improve this service, insect rangers have been assigned to each of the forest dis •tricts of Northern Ontario. An important function of the rangers is to contact personnel in the districts regularly to discuss Forest Insect Survey work. Insect rangers may be contacted at any time through the officer-in-charge of the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, or·, in the summer months, through the district offices of the Department of Lands and Forests. Information on the status of forest insects is further provided in several bulletins and publications. From May through September each year, the Forest Insect Laboratory distributes monthly bulletins containing upto-date information on insect infestations in Northern Ontario. A detailed annual report is prepared by the ranger in each district containing information on the ~tatus of insects, data on mortality of host stands caused by insects, infestation maps, etc. These ranger reports are submitted to district and divisional offices of the Department of Lands and Forests and to supervisory and technical staff of the forest industries. The "Annual Report of the Forest Insect Survey," published in. Ottawa, provides a yearly summary of the status of forest insects in Canada. The writers, in this article, have attempted a concise outline of recent spruce budworm outbreaks in On(Continued on Page 16) �MAY 1949 - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - LOG BOOK PAGE 13 - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 MAP 1 Areas of heavy, mediu:11 and light Spruce Budworm infestation in Ontario i n 1948 determined by quantitative sampling , grour:d and aerial surveys. LAKE SUPERIOR HEAVY INFESTATION ..................... ~ MEDIUM INFESTATION .................. ~ LIGHT INFESTATION ................. ... § THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA �LOG 800K Page 14 Pulpwood May Be Agricultural Crop Motor Vessel Safety Requirements Requirements of the law to be observed with regard to motor vessels not in excess of five tons, gross tonnage, as regards equipment to be carr_ied, life _savin~ and fire extinguishing, and the precautions against fire to be taken. Life Saving Equipment • • The following life saving equipment should be carried: One app: ,.>ved lifebuoy (if the vessel is in excess of 20 feet in length). One approved life jacket for each person on board. If more than 12 passengers are carried, approved buoyant apparatus sufficient to accommodate 50 per I cent of the number of persons on board. Fire Extinguishing Equipment . . Fire extinguishing equipment in accordance with the following should be carried: DRY SAND_.__For a vessel of any size-a receptacle containing a suitable quantity of dry sand, sawdust i_mpregnated with soda, or other approv~d dry material, with a scoop for distributing such material. FIRE BUCKETS-For a vessel not exceeding 35 feet in length-One fire bucket. For a vessel exceeding 35 feet in length-Two fire buckets. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS-(variation equivalents or allowable)-For a vessel not exceeding 20 feet in length· One tetrachloride extinguisher of l ¼ quarts capacity, of the hand pump type. . , One extinguisher constructed to discharge froth, ot a capacity of at least l gallon. (NOTE: A vessel not exceeding 20 feet in length, which is propelled by an outboard motor, is not required to carry an extinguisher constructed .to discharge froth.) For a vessel exceeding 20 feet in length but not exceeding 35 feet in length: One tetrachloride extinguisher of l ¼ quarts capacity, of the hand pump type. . • One extinguisher constructed to discharge froth, of a capacity of at least 2 gallons. For a vessel exceeding 35 feet in length: Two tetrachloride extinguishers of l ¼ quarts capacity, of the hand pump type. One extinguisher constructed to discharge froth, of a capacity of at least 2 gallons. Precautions Against Fire A.s precautions against fire care should be taken to avoid leakage of gasoline, or the risk of fire d~e to ~nshielded woodwork or other inflammable material being in too close proximity to hot pipes. PLAY SAFE - If a petition, now before the Interstate Commerce Commission is favorably received, pulpwood may soon be officially' regarded in the U.S. as an agricultural commodity. Classification of pulpwood as a product of the farm and soil the same as grain, forage, and livestock crops_. is reque~ted by the American Pulpwood Association and the American Paper and Pulp Assn. No decision has been reached yet and further hearings are scheduled before the ICC. Practices advocated by the Federal Department of • Agriculture, lqan requirements of several Federal Land Banks and even the Webster dictionary definition, support the argument that pulpwood is by nature an agricultural crop, according to the main petition presented to the ICC by M. H. Collett of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. Other arguments presented in favor of the decision were: Eighty per cent of the U.S. pulpwood supply comes from 261,000,000 acres of small woodland tracts, for the most part owned by farmers. Trees, iike other farm crops and livestock, have the faculty of reproducing themselves and if given treatment can, year after year, produce paying crops from the same area of land. Other products or ~ommodities such as ore, petroleum or gas do not have this renewable characteristic. Therefore a major distinction between agricultural products and other prody_c;:ts of the earth is-their renewability. " • • A great effort is being made at present by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state agricultural and conservation agencies and private concerns to promote the handling of pulpwood as an agricultural crop.-Lake States Timber Digest. EDITOR'S NOTE: The land ownership situation is different in Canada in that 9110 of the total ·forest area is owned by the Crown, that is the people of Canada. 11 11 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THEY MAKE THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE BE PREPARED "SCRVING THE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, MAY 1949 BEDDING AND TIMBER OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. Fort William �MAY 1949 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan, where t h i s Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. . . EUCLIDS DO- IT AGAIN! MORE Records Broken! - MORE Satisfied Customers TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOADS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS "The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled." WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS AND PULPWOOD T RA I L E RS 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~~ ; s .I : PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �MAY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 16 Sp_mce Budworm (Continued From Page 12) ta'fio, with special reference to the Thunder Bay region. • Complementary to the system of surveys of forest insects, is a program of biological and ecological investigat.igns, carried out at several locations, (e.g. Black Stur-· geen Lake Field Station), and designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the interrelationships of the spruce budworm, its parasites and diseases, climate, and the forest. Such an understanding is indispensable ~to reduction, through remedial action, of the recurrent- losses arising from forest insect outbreaks. Such investigations are necessarily of a lo!'lg-term nature, but interim reports and interesting developments are frequently published in the "Bi-Monthly Progress Report" of the Forest Insect Investigations Unit, wh:ch is widely distributed .and available without charge on request. The mailing lists for the various bulletins, district reports, and printed· publications referred to above, are ·revised periodically, and anyone desiring to be included -o n one or more of the lists should contact the Officerin-Charge, Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie. EDITOR'S NOTE To aid the v a I u ab I e work done by the Forest Insect Rangers, men on timber operations can be of great help by sending samples of forest insects tc> the Forest Insect Laboratory. Boxes for the forest insects may be secured from the Forest Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Collections are usually made by spreadi, 19 a grounc, sheet or tarpaulin beneath the tree being sampled and then shaking the tree vigorously. Large trees may be jarred by striking the trµnk with the back of an axe or the branches may be_shaken by using a long pole. It is necessary to place some of the foliage on which insects have been feeding in the boxes. Spiders or ants should not be placed in the boxes as _they will eat other insects. Special Insect Rangers make trips through all districts and these men are always glad to give advice or instructions regarding collections. "'WHY WORRY?" Most of us get grey before our years, but when the truth is known, there are actually only two things to worry about. • That is-whether you are rich or whether you are poor. If you are rich there is nothing to worry about. If you are poor there are only two things to worry about. That is-whether you are in good health or whether you are in poor health. If you are in good health there is nothing to worry about. If you are in poor health there are only two things to worry about. That is-whether you are going to live or whether you are going to die. If you are going to live you have nothing to worry about. If you are going to die you only have two things to worry about. That is-whether you are going to Heaven 0r whether you are going to Hell. If you are going to Heaven you have nothing to worry about. If you are going to Hell you'll be so damn busy renewing old acquaintances you won't have time to worry. So, why worry?-Brompton "Broadcaster." "ONLY GOD CAN MAKE A TREE" By JOYCE KILMER Joyce Kilmer was right . . . BUT WE TOO CAN HELP . . . if we can keep control of forces which interfere with natura, evoiution in the woods. Then millions of acres of Ontariors timber land will be capable of growing to mature and merchantable size, and assure the forest industries ot a steady flow of timber for generations to come. We are told this can be accomplished by the following . . . FIRST and foremost, this means elimination of FIRE - principal woodland threat. SECOND it means turning to count and not wasting fecundity by preserving and protecting seed sou,-ces. THIRD it means harvesting timber according to the capacity of nature to replace and grow new trees ,?~se,.- Only you can • -PREVENT FOREST FIRIS ! ';) FOURTH it means efficient management, with improved methods of logging by the use of equipment specially designed to assist the logger in marketing the mature and merchantable timber at a profit. KEEP ONTARIO GREEN 1 Delbert L. LaFleur FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO TIMBER PRODUCERS EQUIPMENT Distributors of: LIDGERWOOD YARDERS NESCO SLASHERS AND GRAPPLES �MAY 1949 LOG BOOK Page 17 J. T. Russell Motors 120 N. ARCHIBALD STREET GENUINE FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO Distributors for: CHRYSLER ENGINEERED PARTS For CHRYSLER INDlJSIRIAL-MARINE AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES MAIL OR PHONE ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION PHONE 3-7421 Ontario Paper Company Limited Wins Accident Prevention Contest By D. B. CHANT The Ontario Pulp and Paper Makers' Safety Association sponsors an annual Accident Prevention Contest :n woods operations. The contest is based on the frequency of disabling injuries (expressed as the number of case~ per 100,000 man-hours worked) and all member companies having woods operations involving more than 20,000 man-days worked in the year take part. The amount of lost time caused by the injuries, the kind of injury, or the money cost for compensation an<l treatment do not enter into the contest picture at all. A crushed tee affects the contest standing exactiy to the same extent as a fatal accident; each one is a disabling injury. That goes for strained backs, hernias, frostbites, horse-kicks and scalds with hot soup, or what-have-you. If it a disabling injury and the claim is accepted by the Workmen's Compensation Board, it counts against the score of the company concerned. On that basis, the Heron Bay operations of the Ontario Paper Company ranked, for the full calendar year, 1948, ahead of all other member companies with exposure greater than 20,000 man-days; completing the year with a frequency figure of 43.0 disabling injuries per 100.00 man-days worked. The 1948 group average was 73.4 and the 1947 winning figure was 48.5. Heron Bay's accomplishment in 1948 was deserving of front ranking. An appropriately-worded certificate suitably framed was presented to a representative of the winning company at the 34th Annual Meeting of members on Apri l 4, 1949, at th King Edward Hotel, Toronto, with 218 members and guests present to applaud the presentation. OSCO BLOC KS Mr. Eugene E. Sparrow, Chairman of the Workmen's Cornr;ensation Board, made the actual presentation on behalf of this Association. J. E. Cantin, Safety Director of the Ontario Paper Company, accepted it for his firm. Sufficient copies of the certificate were supplied to cover the various camps, depots and headquarters of the operations where it is hoped they wi 11 serve to encourage continued effective accident control effort in the future as well as to commemorate the successful work already done . Advertisers' News Two new tools-the outgrowth of several years of experiment in land clearing-are now available for all users of ''Caterpi Ilar" Tractors. The "Fleco" All-Purpose Root Rake, and "Fleco" Detachable Stumper, are designed for use with the Caterpi Ilar Tractor equipped with standard dozer equipment. These two tools are needed by, and are useful to the Timber Operator, the Road Contractor, and the one Tractor Operator. The contractor, with these two tools, in a matter of minutes can change from dirt moving tc stump and tree removal, or to piling and grubbing. There is no exceptional ski 11 required to use the "Fleco" Root Rake or the "Fleco" Detachable Stumper. Any good operator in a matter of five to six hours can become as good as the best. Further information may be obtained from the Powell Equipment Company Limited. In Canada today it takes more than $5,000 to provide the tools, machines and plant facilities used by a single factory worker. KEEP THE FORESTS GREEN THEY'LL KEEP CANADA OUT OF THE RED WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED �LOG BOOK PAGE 18 BE CAREFUL! PREVENT ACCIDENTS 5. Boats must never be overloaded. The number of men to be allowed in any boat must conform with the Company regulations. Total capacity must be indicated clearly in paint on the boat. 6. Men must not smoke or use matches when fi 11 ing a gasoline tank. 7. Boats shall be lined down dangerous rapids with one rope only. 8. All motor boats shall be equipped with a flashlight in good working order. 9. Paddles or oars shall be available in all motor boats for emergency use. I ,;cuscuscuswcuswwcuswwww4SAFETY TIPS (From the "Code for the Prevention of Accidents in Logging Operations" by the Quebec Pulp & Paper Safety Assn. Inc. Quebec-1947.) BOATS AND CANOES 1. Boats and canoes which are damaged and therefore unsafe, shall not be left where men might use them. They must be repaired, destroyed, or taken away. MAY 1949 DRIVE 1. Walkways must be provided on the wings of all dams. 2. All gasoline boats with inboard engines shall be provided with at least one fire extinguisher, in good working order. 2. Foot bridges across small streams must be equipped with guard rails. 3. Boats with outboard motors must be provided with an old blanket, bucket of dry sand or a fire extinguisher. 3. When breaking out railways workmen shall work at the side, never in front or on top of the roll~ay. 4. Motor boats must always have sufficient life preservers to allow one for each member of the crew. When transporting men, there must be sufficient life preservers for all on board and, or, a seaworthy boat must be in tow, sufficiently large to take care of all passengers. RIVER DRIVERS The Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited in the interest of safety and accident prevention have issued instructions that all river drivers must wear caulked boots. BIG OPERATIONS CALL FOR BIG EQUIPMENT G.M.C. i~iv TRUCKS Gasoline and Diesel ... Are Designed for Big Jobs . All G.M.C. Trucks from 3½ to 50 'Tons Capacity are Sold and Serviced by PIGOTT MOTORS LIMITED 543 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg LAKEHEAD REPRESENTATIVES Sales - 906 Memorial Avenue Parts - Service PORT ARTHUR Phone 5-8141 �PAGE 19 LOG BOOK MAY 1941 unity between the various b_ranches of the Timber Cullers' Association, K. Mason, Sam Cowan, and J. R. Denley represented the Port Arthur Branch. Timber Cullers' News Thunder Bay Branch Another successful Annual Meeting of the Thun• der Bay Branch of the Timber Cullers' Association was held in the New Legion Hall, Fort Willam, April 18th. Officers were elected as follows: Past President - W. H. Jarvis; President K. Mason; Vice-President - Joe Hughes; Secretary - J. Denley; Executive - Sam Cowan, J. E. Peden, G. Lalonde, J. Horn, L. Mask, W. Reid. The guest speaker was Mr. A. J. Auden, Woods Manager of the Port Arthur Division of the Abit,bi Power & Paper Company, Limited and Vice-President ot the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. Mr. Auden made it clear that he was addressing the gathering as a private citizen and not in any official capacity and his address was so inspiring to the gathering that it was requested from the floor that copies be mimeographed and distributed to all members. Western Region Branch The Annual Meeting of the Western Region Branch of the Timber Cullers' Association was held in Kenora on April 23rd. • Officers elected at the meeting were: President-John Anderson; Vice-President-Al Ian Shaw; Secretary-Art Clempson; Executive--P. Janow, P. Borup, D. G. Turner, J. McArthur, J. Wynd, A. K. Mclay, A. McNevin, F. Nichol, F. M. Dodds, G. Vezina. In keeping with th~ policy aimed at strengthening Northwestern Region Branch The Annual Meeting of this branch was held in Sudbury on April 30th, but at the time of going to press no details were available of the officers elected. Les Murphy, Fred Smith, and J. E. Peden represented the 1hunder Bay Branch at this meeting. ICanadian Society of Forest Engineers News Two successful meetings of the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers have been held in Port Arthur recently. On Apri I 8th, Mr. Keith Atcheson of Kenora, Regional Forester; Western Region and a member of the Section addressed the members on Forest Fi re Protection. A Canadian Forestry Association movie, "Then It Happened," was also shown. Another successful meeting was held on May 4th and J. W. B. Sisam, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Dr. M. L. Prebble of the Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie and Professor J. 0. Wilhelm, Director of the Ontario Research Council addressed the mE3mbers. Mr. Paul Ward, Secretary of the Section reported that the membership is growing and all foresters in Northwestern Ontario are urged to join this Section. INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS FOR PROVED HEAVY~DUTY PERFORMANCE International Trucks are famous for their rugged con!truction, economical performance - and low maintenance cost. There's a model far every purpose, with strong empha~is on . off - the - highway operation as well as long distance hauling. Large Supply of Repa=r Parts On Hand at All Times e us fer all Types cf A.~NION ,: r TRAILERS Every Spedal ... ,npase S. J. HILL &SONS LTD. International Truck Sales and Service PORT ARTHUR • FORT WILLIAM �7DAYLOAN J LOG BOOK 1949 For Stump, Tree, and Rock Removal Use a ,, FLECO '' tool - "Fleco Detachable St.umper" pushed this tree over ,1nd out of the cleared field in less than one min ute. Ave ra9a.s a stamp per minute in a stump-studded field . Close-up of the "Fleco Stumper." T he teeth bite into the stump lifting as well as pushing it out . The Stumper can be mou nted or dismounted 15 minutes -after the bulldozer blade h·as been removed. "Fleco Root Rake" clears a n average of an acre per hour of toughest- underbrush, clears land faster, at less cost than ever before. Sixteen inch penetration of teeth removes all scr:1bble, yet sifts and levels valuable top soil. -"Fleco Rock Rake" r e m o v e s and gathers rocks, boulders, and stubble from the soil; deep tooth penetration and tooth design eliminate the need for digging and dozing required by conventional bulldozer. The "Rock" Rake extracts the rocks only. The three 11 Fleco" Tools-Stumper, Root Rake and Rock Rake-are designed for their jobs; jobs the conventional bulldozer blade was never meant to do. They offer a n·ew solution to an old problem, land clearing and road building; with one or all of these "Fleco" Tools these may now be accomplished in less time, at lower cost than ever before. We'll be pleased to send you the complete "Fleco" Catalog in which you'll see pictured the "Fleco" Tools in action-tools that are designed for the job. PJJWEll E(!UIPMENT t:OMPANV Lll\lITED 115 N. CUMBERLAND ST. PORT AR'tH UR, ONT. � 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 1949MayLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - May 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. May 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 1949-05 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/02d36b67294528056de8aeb3b13a79a2.pdf 4e9e1a5c8cd797ad43738265b34fbed7 PDF Text Text MARCH RETURN TO FOREST IBRAR Vloods Division Marathon Corp. of Can·ada Ltd. Port Arthur, Ontario �PAGE 2 MARCH LOG BOOK -;- ........,.._..,.: ".'.. 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PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �MARCH PAGE 3 1949 Buck-Sawing Competition ASuccess Competitors ACredit to the Industry p~ ~ t' - The cut and t'~ ul fo t 948-49 season is about completed. Once again our Association was able to .arrange and orga a number of field trips at which all member companies were able to have a peek at what the other fellow was doing. The success of these trips is evident by the increasing interest and number of .company personnel who take part in the tours. The Operators' Association wishes to thank most heartily those companies who so kindly and generously volunteered to make these field trips possible. To date we have not had a spring or summer field trip. It is the intention of the Association to arrange one or two such trips during '49. If any company feels it might have a spring or summer operation of interest to the operators as a group we would be much pleased if our manager could be advised The season for forest fires will soon be on, and it js the duty of every operator to see that equipment is jn order, crews organized and everything in readiness so that this year forest fires can be quickly brought under control. Consderable work is being done in establishing torest fire committees to co-operate with the Department of Lands and Forests officers and, with the utmost co-operation between the Industry and the Department, the destruction by forest fires should be kept to a minimum. H. H. "BERT" STYFFE Talking At Meals It is more or less the standard rule that there is no talking in the cook houses in the bush camps. The Forest and Outdoors magazine from ti me to time has excellent articles by Paul P. Cullwood. Paul worked and got most of his woods experience in the Thunder Bay area and, in an article in the February issue of the Forest and Outdoors, tells about teaching· D.P.'s. Paul says: "At breakfast, Napoleon was more than affable. 'Cullwood,' he said, 'now that you can talk to our Ukrainian friends, suppose you begin by telling them not to talk at meals: "This business of not talking in the cookery is an ancient bush tradition. Some say it is intended to speed up the procedure of feeding; others argue it's so the cookees can hear orders for more grub. I believe it started among the oldtime lumberjacks of Maine and Nova Scotia. Those old boys used to argue politics. Then those old boys used to tear the cookery apart." There is some question as to whether or not this condition should be amended. It certainly is a fact that the 'no conversation' rule tends to make the men eat rapidly and get out, but at the same time it does not aid digestion. Also, the majority of people consider meal time a time for conversation about things of interest and the woods worker is, in fact, no different from any one else. At the same time, conversation shouldn't be permitted to interfere with the cooking staff. One company has taken a step in this respect and put signs in all their cook houses 'Quiet Conversation.' How about it? Thousands of Lakehead residents and visitors to the Winter Carnival witnessed the Buck-Sawing eliminations on February 1st and the finals on February 2nd at Fort William, Ontario. Ten companies held competitions in their camps; camp winners competed in Company or Division Contests and 18 winners were sent to Fort William. The competitors were all an excellent type of man and were a credit not only to themselves but also to the industry as a whole. With a little organization and some interest taken by individuals, there is no reason why other sports cannot be sponsored in the camps arid co-ordinate in Division or Company Contests. Any suggestions along this line will be welcomed by the Editor. Prize Winners-Buck-Sawing Contest 1. L. Cyr, 24, Pellegin, Gaspe, P.Q., Ontario Paper Co., Limited, trip to Montreal to compete in buck-sawing competition at the Sportsmen's Show; Gold Medal; $25 Cash. 2. Dorio Maurice, 27, St. Remi, Amherst, P.Q., Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd., Si Iver Medal; $25 Cash. 3. Frank Butler, 20, Barnaby River, N.B., Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Bronze Medal; $15 Cash. 4. Armand Tremblay, 22, Beardmore, Ontario, Brampton Pulp & Paper Compa~y, Limited, $_10 Cash. Log Chopping Contest 1. Edward Guitard, 40, Belle Dunne, N.B., Alexander-Clark Timber Company, Limited, Northern Outfitters' Ass'n. Cup 2. Armand Tremblay, 22, Beardmore, Ontario, Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. 3. George Coulombe, 33, Hurkett, Ontario, Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping, Limited. Best Beard 1. Amos Thibeault, 37, Maryfield, Sask., Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, $ i O Cash. Advisory Committee On Forestry Research, Ontario Research Council, To Meet In Port Arthur This Committee will meet in Port Arthur on May 2nd and 3rd, 1949. Dean J. W. 8. Sisam of the University of Toronto is chairman of this committee and the tentative program is as follows: Monday, May 2nd Entomology as a factor in long-term managementM. L. Prebble; Integrated utilization-J. H. Jenkins, T. A. McElhanney (including chemical barking, bark utilization, etc.); Chemical utilization of wood-H. 8. Marshall; Pulp mill efficiency-T. L. Dunbar; Information services and research services-D. F. MacRae. Mechanical logging-P. V. LeMay; Motion picture on logging-P. V. LeMay. Tuesday, May 3rd Visit Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Limited mill; Visit Great Lakes Paper Company (large newsprint machine); Visit Provincial Paper Company mill (coated paper process.) This will be the first time that this committee will meet in Port Arthur and discussions and visits should be of interest to members of the committee as well as to operators in this locality. �PAGE .4 LOG BOOK MARCH 1949 FORESTRY NEWS The Commercial Tree Species of Northwestern Ontario By H. H. STYFFE (The first of a series of articles by members of the Northwestern Ontario Section-Canadian Society of Forest Engineers). There ore a great many species of trees which can be used commercially in Northwestern Ontario. From a volume and monetary point of view, the most important of these species are the spruces, balsam or balsam fir, jackpine, poplar and birch. However, it is intended in this article to cover, in a brief and general way, some of the characteristics of each of the species regardless of its degree of commercial importance All plants, including trees, have been given one or more common names as well as a scientific name. The first word in the scientific name is the name of the genus in which the tree or plant belongs. These words are always Latin words with Latin endings. The reason for this is that Latin is a dead language no longer used, and is not subject to change. Latin names, then, for trees would be clearly understood in all countries and for all time to come. Sometimes a third word or name is added to the scientific name. The purpose of this is to indicate additional varieties of a species within the same genus Listed below for your information are the Northwestern Ontario trees with their common and scientific names. GROUP I - SOFTWOOD OR CONIFERS Common Name Scientific Name Black Spruce Picea mariana White Spruce Picea canadensis Balsam Abies balsamea Jackpine Pinus banksiana Norway or Red Pine Pinus resinosa White Pine Pi nus strobus Tamarack or Eastern Larch Larix laricina North White Cedar Thuja occidentalis N.B. Tamarack is an exception amongst the conifers in that it sheds its needles annually. GROUP 11- HARDWOOD OR DECIDUOUS Common Name Scientific Name Betula al ba papyrifera Birch Poplar or Aspen: ( 1) Large Tooth Populus grandidentata (2) Trembling Leaf Populus tremuloides Balm of Gilead Populus balsamifera Black Ash Fraxinus nigrc BLACK SPRUCE-ls one of the most valuable, if not the most valuable tree which occurs in Thunder Bay Distrct. It is essentially a swamp tree and is usually found on swampy or muskegy ground. It reaches its best size and growth where the drainage is fairly good. Often, it is found in stagnant swamps where the trees have reached several hundreds of years in age but a very small diameter. It is one of our longer-lived trees and the rate of decay after maturity is slow. As a reproducer in a natural way it has proven indifferent. The tree is a prolific seed bearer and on some sites reproduction has been good, while on others, especially where balsam is present, the reproduction op- pears to be predominently balsam. Natural regeneration of this species would be difficult because of the swampy nature of its best sites There are several reasons for its particular suitability in the manufacture of high grade paper and newsprint. The wood of black spruce has particularly long, strong fibres which is a quality required especially in newsprint where the strength of the wide high speed sheets is of great importance. The yield per cord or unit from black spruce is much higher than the yield obtained from other species. In addition to the above reasons the wood is clear and comparatively free from resin or pitch and knots. WHITE SPRUCE-ls equally desirable as black spruce in the manufacture of pulp and paper and could ordinarily be treated in the same breath w ith black spruce. However, white spruce has other uses and characteristics worthy of mention. This tree is usually found in mixed stands and along creek bottoms or at the edge of the block spruce types where the drainage is good. On the best sites, white spruce reaches a size suitable for boom timbers, pilings and logs for lumber. In such uses it is in good demand and is usually produced in the varied products rather than for pulpwood. It does not occur in great volumes compared to the black spruce or jockpine. It reproduces fairly well by natural means and is a good tree to use in artificial regeneration. At present, along with balsam, white spruce is under attac by the spruce bud worm. BALSAM-is another species usually mentioned in the same breath with spruce. It occurs both in pure and mixed stands, in swamps and on higher wet ground. For many years balsam was considered almost a weed and mills would usually specify not more than 10 per cent along with spruce. However, in latter years it has been used in varying percentages with spruce, up to 50 per cent and more. The yield of pulp per unit is not as high with balsam as that of black spruce and its fibre is not as long nor as strong. However, balsam will become of increasing importance because of its regeneration habits. Balsam is undoubtedly the best of all district species in the matter of natural regeneration and many sites formerly occupied by other species are being taken over by balsam. It is not a long-lived tree and the rate of decay is very rapid with balsam after maturity. At the present time, balsam seems to be the most susceptible to the spruce bud worm and this infestation undoubtedly will make serious inroads into stands containing balsam. As a matter of fact, large volumes of balsam around Lake Nipigon are already beyond recovery. One other factor which is rather a serious one in the handling of balsam is its poor floating qualities if kept in water too long. JACKPINE-ls the district's best all-purpose tree, and certainly ranks in importance with the spruces. As a matter of fact, with its increasing use as pulpwood jackpine should soon become the foremost commercial species of Thunder Bay District. At the present time, in addition to its use as pulp(Continued on Page 12) �MARCH LOG BOOK 1949 PAGE 5 STEELCRAFT LOG-PUSHER (PATENTED) "A GREAT TEAM" STEELCRAFT TUGS& CUMMINS DIESELS For any. type of steel logging boat, barge or tug up to about 100' in length . . . for any type of diesel engine . . . power units ... generating sets .. . marine engines . . . automotive . . . pumping . . . compressor . . . crusher engines CALL PIET M. VOOGES ,. FOR SALES, "GENUINE" PARTS AND SERVICE FACILITIES RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES .~ LIMITED RUSSEL BROTHERS LIMITED 235 BAY STREET, PORT ARTHUR, PHONE N. 1592 �PAGE 6 MARCH LOG BOOK Bruises and Contusions ............................ ........ Axe Cuts ..... ..... .. .. .................................... ....... ...... ... Sprains and Strains .......................................... Bone Fractures ................ ,..................................... Cuts, other than axe ........ ............................ Puncture Wounds ................................................ Burns ........................... ................................................ Infections ................. ...... ............ ...... ........................ Eye Injuries ................................ ........ :.......... Frost Bites .............................................................. Deaths .................. :.:....... ................ ...... .. ............ ....... Some Accident Statistics from the 1948 Annual Report, embracing what is known as the North-western District, being that portion in Ontario bounded on the east by the Algoma Central Railway, west to the Manitoba Boundary, and covering such industries as are now included in Class 1, 1949 366 223 215 163 124 99 15 l3 12 12 4 TOTAL ............. ... ........................ ........ .... 1,246 By A. R. WHITE Those of us who work with you in trying to . pre-• vent such oftentimes serious happenings must, of courser take a very serious view of the acts lead ing up to injury, as well as the damage remaining oftentimes as a permanent disability. This is a serious business, and -unfortunately the boss is not nearly as often to blame as the injured workman himself. Carelessness in a workman using 'sharp-edged tools. or falling heavy trees, if his mind is not on what is being done, or if he is without sufficient skill, oftentimes ends disastrously. There were five fatal injuries during the year. Perhaps if we study each briefly, there may be a lesson we can learn of great advantage. These are actual case histories but the names are fictional: l. Jimmy Jones was skidding logs in the woods and his brother was busy felling trees close by. Apparently there was no team work between the two boys, since the brother in felling a tree, had it fall in his brother's direction, accidentally, of course, or perhaps he did not Since the subject of accident prevention has been carried on continuously since 1935, when the Compensation Act came into force, and since it is thought to be of value that the workmen and the supervisory officers in the woods industries should know exactly what is happening from year to year, particularly since the success or the non-success of the movement depends on the enthusiastic support of us all, no matter what our position, who may be engaged in these industries, the following statistics may be worthy of some study: First of all, there were 1,246 compensable injuries during 1948. The great majority of these were just bruises and contusions. Second in point of number, as would be expected, were axe cuts; followed by strains and sprains, which again would not be unusual, since men in the wood are engaged in handling heavy objects, sometimes beyond their capacity. For greater particularity, an analysis of the injuries which occur, are repeated herewith: Construetion Maehinery FOR EVERY JOB LONDON CONCRETE MIXERS, PUMPS, HOISTS, BARROWS AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY No~lhland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO �MARC:-t LOG BOOK 1941 see his brother. At any rate, the tree fell and struck Jimmy on the head, killing him instantly. 2. George Brown was helping to move a homemade jammer; the jammer was being pushed by a bulldozer. Brown somehow got' in between the jammer and the bul Idozer, which because of lack of teamwork, moved forward, pinning the workman between the jammer and the dozer, so that he died of internal injuries. 3. William White was assistant superintendent; he had ·nothing to do with- the operation which was going forward, and was that of a bulldozer moving snow in the area around the camp. A piece of wood got stuck under the machine, he attempted , to remove this piece of wood without the knowledge of fhe driver; rnsuit, broken bock . .., , . 4. H. Jenkins _w!;ls a regularly constituted employee in a small sawmill. His job was to feed lumber into a ripsaw; he forgot to wear his heavy leather protective apron this morning, piece of timber flew back from the machine, striking him on the abdomen. A month later, • he died from internal injuries. a 5. Harry Smith was a one-man power saw operator on piecework. Winter had just commenced, the ice was not yet very strong, but if one was careful and stayed on the brushed roadway, he was safe. He did this coming back from his working place to the camp for two gallons of gas, but in returning from the camp to his work, he felt he could take a shortcut. This he did, stepped into a hole, fell through the ice, and was drowned. In repeating these injuries, any man used to woods work could tell at a glance how each of these fatal cases could have been prevented. They are, therefore, set out PAGE for your study and criticism. It is to be remembered that while we accident prevention people may be a source of annoyance to you at times, there is a serious side to the story we are trying to tell, and perhap it might be summed up in this fashion-that the end of all this preaching amounts to this. That the workman shall live to enjoy the fruits of his labour; that his children shall have a father; that his wife shall continue to have a husband; and that his mother shall have the strength of his good right arm in her old age; and that we shall try as hard as we can to convince the rest of the world, that cripples and helpless wrecks are not a by-product of our industry. "I ~hipk _that I shall never see, Aught lovely as a pulpwood tree A tree that grows through sunny noons, To furnish sporting page cartoons. A tr.ee whose girth will prove its age, . Is ample for a wont-ad page. A tree with grace toward heaven rising, Men macerate for advertising. A tree that lifts its arms and laughs, To be made into paragraphs, A tree that falls before the saw, A five-star final in the raw. In Canada there's a telephone for every five persons; in Russia, one for every 140. LIGHT .nly 35 to 37 lbs ,th lull fuel ta k. 4, .20 and .26' ~ • utter Bar len9ths. '"· ONE-MAN _POWER CHAIN SAW er is Available P.M. ELECTRO BOSS ONE-MAN POWER CHAIN SAW General Electric (series) Motor AC or DC, 1 l 0/220 volts. Weight 28 lbs, Write for Descriptive Folder coo Write or Wire for Demonstration of This _j Let our rep;esentative show you how each WOODBOSS can increase the production of each of your men. Single, cylinder, 2-cycle, air-cooled motor gives 4 H.P. (B.B.H.P. 2.5) for greater cutting efficiency. The improved clutch and automatic recoil starter speeds operation. Tested under all conditions, the WOODBOSS has 0roven efficient, dependable and economical.. CALL AT OR WRITE TO: 7 woc~~:~CJIJ compact/ SS is balanced~ built and at all an O Operate crowd d sles or • e areas. in ~ . Made in Canada - P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LIMITED 278 Bay Street, Port Arthur, Ont. I r,~/~ I r' �Page 8:___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ LO_G_B_O_O_K_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _M_A_R_C_H__ l9_49 dent of the Patricia Area, were hosts to the visitors after · the tour and on behalf of all operators present, President H. H. Styffe, of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' As- sociation thanked Mr. S. C. Stratton and Mr. J. A. Ryan and other O-M personnel for the very interesting day which had been enjoyed by all. Mr. Styffe spoke of the co-operation by the timber operators in North-wes.tern Ontario and benefits derived by persons who go on ! these trips to visit other companies' operat_ion. fhirty-Six Visit Ontario-Minnesota Pulp &Paper Company, Limited, Patricia Limits A very enjoyable and interesting visit was made to the O-M Patricia woods operations. The majority of the party travelled by train and detrained at Vermillion Bay where breakfast was served cafeteria style at the haul camp P-209. Mr. S. C. Stratton, vice-president and general manager. and Mr. J. A. Ryan, woods manager, headed the party of O-M personnel who welcomed and looked ofter the visitors during the day The O-M haul was in full swing and 85 trucks were in use on the Red Lake Road, trucking the wood both to the Canadian National Roi Iway and to the Canadian Pacific Railway Two tree length mechanical logging operations were visited. At both these operations Nesco slashers were in use and visitors saw a very ingenious method of pulling the tree length on to the slasher. Both warm air and steam heated camps were inspected, and, in particular, the steam heated camps caught the eyes of all visitors. An old tug boiler provided the steam for the camp. PATRONIZE OUR 'ADVERTISERS THEY MAKE THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION It is believed that an answer has been found to the problems of woods communication, obviating the usual choice of either a costly metallic circuit or the less efficient grounded I ine. Teleseal (sold by Whitney Blake Co. of New Haven, Conn.) can be laid on the ground. The insulation is equivalent to the pre-war 60 per cent submarine cable insulation. This is covered with a tougher neoprene jacket, which is highly resistant to weather, fibre, abrasion, etc. The trip ended up at "Camp Robinson," the headquarters camp for the Patricia Area and here the visit was continued through the bake and butcher shop which services nine camps in the Patricia Area; a work shop; the infirmary and a very modern, up-to-date school where the visitors had the pleasure of signing the Guest Book. O-M officials including Mr. Bill White, superinten- W. V. Barker & Company N 1580 PORT ARTHUR N 2688 * REPRESENTING: Canada's Leading Manufacturers of Industrial Equipment SERVING: Pulp and Paper, logging, Mining and Contractors of the Northwest WITH: SALES AND ENGINEERING SER VICES "THERE IS ALWAYS ONE WHO LEADS" �MARCH 1949 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED Headquarters for CAMPERS' - FISHING TACKLE - SPORTING GOODS LUMBERMEN'S MINING - CARPENTERS - AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES See the 1949 Johnson Outboard Motors at COCHRANE BARDW ARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED S. CUMBERLAND ST. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO_ PHONE 200 ONTARIO FOREST INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION HOLDS ITS ANN UAL MEETING dJ.M -Alt 'l/(Ul,11, p,,,uauu; Representatives of Ontario's forest industries have placed themselves on record as strongly advocating the fullest possible measure of protection for forest arears against the fire menace. At the annual meeting of the Ontario Forest Industries Association, January 24th, attended by seventy-five members, serious consideration was given to the recommendations of a brief prepared for presentation to the Minister of Lands and Forests, Hon. R. R. Scott, who attended the meeting together with the Deputy Minister, F. A. MacDougall, and other officials of the department. Long and careful study had been given the preparation of this brief by members of the Association who had had many years experence in the different phases of forest industry. It deals with the fire problem under three headings-Protection, Detection and Supression-and stresses the importance of education, travel control, weather forecasting, legislation and administration . Fol lowing are the officers elected for 1949: Re'Buvuunuiti OaJJ tlie. CONSOLIDATED PRESS SOUTH 1146 • President- W. E. Rowe, The Great Lakes Paper Company Ltd. Vice-presidents-M. Cochran, Hammermill Paper Company; K. 0. Roos, Booth Lumber Limited. Executive Council W. E. Rowe, K. 0. Roos, B. F. Merwin, D. A. Gillies, A.. E. H. Fair, B. F. Avery, C. B. Davis, H. A. Sewell, M. Cochran, H. S. Mosher. He was always a man to call a spade a spade, until he stumbled over one in the dark. The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go she went. • • We will be pleased to assist you in any manner we are able to. "BUSINESS FORMS ARE OUR SPECIALTY" "SWING-DINGLE" IN USE AT LONGLAC FOR LOADING A Wisconsin Moline double drum winch mounted on a Dodge 4 x 4 with a 29 foot steel boom has been used for loading 16-foot pulpwood from the strip-road to trucks. The Swing-Dingle was designed and named by Wilf Carlson and has proved to be very satisfactory. It is expected that members of the Operators' Association wi 11 have an opportunity to view this on the visit to the Long Lac Limits later on in the year. FORANO LIMITED MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION AND MATERIAL V BELT DRIVES ROLLER CHAIM SPROCKETS PULLEYS ROLU:R CHAIM DRIVES CLUTCHES CONVEYOR CHAIN BELT CONVEYORS HANDLING EQUIPMENT GEARS SPEED Rf.:DUCERS HOISTS SAW MILL EQUIPMENT Represented By PHONE: North 740 Dial 5-8352 ROY GIBBON AGENCIES PORT ARTHUR 45A CUMBERLAND ST., S. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK MARCH 1949· -Specializing InBAR IRON - HEAVY HARDWARE - e LOGGING AND MILL SUPPLIES o HARNESS AND e BUILDING PAPER AND ROOFING G MARLENE OILS AND GREASES 11 SHEET STEEL e • MARSHALL-WELLS PAINT AND 0n the spot service to all Leading lndustr:es ALL FINISHES ACCESSORIES 11 MARSHALL-WELLS Forestry News (Continued From Page 4) wood, it is a great source of ailway ties, piling and construction lumber. Jackpine is found on a variety of sites, the best of which are the rolling well-drained sandy ridges. It reproduces very well by natural regeneration and is also a good tree to plant by artificial means. It is not a particularly long-lived tree, reaching maturity at about 75 years. The rate of decay is fairly rapid after maturity. In comparison to spruce, the yield of pulp per cord is not as high nor does its fibre have the length of the spruce. There is also more resin and pitch in pine which presents more difficulties than spruce in the manufacture of paper. At present it is used primarily in the sulphate or kraft mills. However, it has been used in groundwood and sulphite mills and in the future we can expect a much greater use of jackpine in both the manufacture of newsprint and higher grade paper. NORWAY OR RED PINE-This species does not occur in great volumes in this district and at present is relatively unimportant. Most of the original stands have been cut and the present cut of Norway is limited to either second growth or isolated patches of the orig inal stands. Its uses were primarily for lumber and piling. It occurred often along with white pine on the higher sandy or rocky slopes. Norway pine is sti 11 an important species in the Sioux Lookout and Kenora Districts where reasonably good stands are sti 11 to be found. WHITE PINE-At one time White Pine was of ccnsiderable importance to Thunder Bay District and in particular along the Pigeon River Watershed, up to and along the old P. D. Railway. At present, its c.::mmercial importance is limited and similar to Norway, the present cuts are small in size in either second growth or isolated patches of the original stands. It has reproduced .itself in an indifferent sort of way. Most of its old habitat .have been taken over by poplar, birch, jackpine and spruce. It would be a good tree to plant wherever the sites are found to be suitable. In areas west of Thunder Bay District, there are sti 11 some fair stands of white pine. Its use, of course, is primarily for lumber. The best remaining stands are in the Quetico Park Reserve. TAMARACK-At the present time this species is of no commercial importance. Years ago there were great stands of tamarack in this area which were all completely killed off by the Larch Sawfly. It is gratify;ng to see this tree making a comeback in many different places in the district. NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR-This species has limited importance in the district. It is found in swamps and in damp ravines. It does not reach its best form in. this district although there are isolated locations where it has reached a tai r size. Its uses so far have beenprimarily for posts and poles. BIRCH-Northern White Birch has a great range throughout the entire district and occurs in pure and mixed stands. It is predicted that the use of birch wi 11 become more pronounced in the future. It is already finding considerable use with kraft mills and to a limited degree with the sulphite mills in the manufacture of higher grade papers. It is not a long-lived tree and matures at an average age of about 70 years. Rot is quite rapid after maturity. It occurs on a variety of sites but seems to do best on well-drained, moist flats. For years its primary use was for fuelwood, however, of latter years it has been used for dimens:on stock lumber, ties, pulpwood, and railway sh i ms. As pulpwood it compares favourably or better than poplar. Its disadvantages are the the difficulty in peeling, early rot in stockpile and poor floating qualities. It reproduces very well in its natural state and should be a much more important tree in the future . POPLAR-Years ago poplar was considered a weed tree and was not even desired as fi rewocd. Latterly, poplar has become an important pulpwood species and is used by all types of mills in the district. It has a wide range throughout the distr:ct and is found either in pure stands or in mixed stands, along with birch. It is a short-lived tree, probably averaging not more than 65 at maturity. The rate of decay after maturity is quite rapid and s: mi lar to that of b: rch. Both the poplar and birch have so-cal led short, soft fibres which do not lend much to the strength of a paper sheet. However, their qualities are ideal where a cheap fi Iler is required. While poplar has been logged in the rough for pulpwood, it is ordinarily taken in only in the peeled state. It is a particularly easy species to peel during the sap season. Rapid advancements have been made in the chemical treatment of trees and it is hoped that one day both poplar and birch will be logged completely in the rough after chemical treatment. The bark will then be removed by chemical action. A great deal of research has been done by Mr. Alex White of the Lumberman's Safety Association. That. subject could well be the basis for further articles in this publication, BALM OF GILEAD-Relatively unimportant in the district. This tree has been used as pulpwood in the peeled state, but due to its weight and high water con- �MARCH 1949 LOG BOOK tent has not proven very desirable. It occurs in limited volumes and is usually found in wet creek bottoms at the edge of poplar types. Commonly called "cottonwood" or "piss" poplar. The latter name arising from the fact that a great deal of water oozes out after balm is first cut. BLACK ASH-This species too, occurs in such limited quantities that it deserves only mention. In small volumes, it has been logged and sawn into dimension .stock for sleigh bunks, and in some cases, flooring. Oc,curs on wet, moist sites, and often along with Balm of -Gilead. * * * Advertisers' News S. J. Hill and Sons Limited have opened a new sales and service garage on North May Street, Fort Wi 1liam, Ontario. Personnel of the new garage are as follows: Mr. S. Korpela, Secretary-Treasurer and Manager; Mr. W. J. (Bill) Williams, Sales Representative; Mr. J. W . Cross, Sales Representative; Mr. P. Waluk, Service Manager; Mr. Paul Beischer, Parts Manager . The Port Arthur S. J. Hill and Sons Limited are continuing with the same service facilities as in the past. * LOG PUSHER In all too brief a manner, the commercial species -of the district have been covered in this article. Little space is left for concluding or for theorizing. However, it might be observed from the information given that -our stands of the future are going to be predominently made up of jackpine, poplar and birch. With the heavy -annual cuts of spruce and comparatively light cuts ot jack.pine, poplar and birch, a challenge can be laid with the milling end of the industry to so develop their chemical and mechanical processes that greater utilization be made of the latter named species. Kraft mills, of course, -are already making use of all species. It rests with the .newsprint and sulphite mills to do the same. In that direction lies a good part of the solution towards maintaining a supply of pulpwood for all in perpetuity. Russel Bros., Owen Sound, Ont., announce a new small boat designed to push logs for sluicing or in mill ponds. It is 17' x 8' and powered with l 00 R.P. Cummins Diesel Engine. It has a rake-like bulldoze attachment which can be lowered into the water in front of its bow. • FORESTRY B. F. Avery, Vice-President and General Manager, KVP, at a recent C.S.F.E. meeting said, in part: "Until it is the business of the man with the axe and the saw to grow trees as well as cut them, we will not make the progress we should in forestry." THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM CANADA ONTARIO MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR SLASHER AND LOADER Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �PAGE 12 LOG ~ This Need Not Be ••• You ~an Delp Natural ~eg Employm For Employment . . . Wages ... Revenue for the People 1629 Fl RES-1948 IN ONTARIO WOODS 806 FIRES WERE DEFINITELY • . STARTED BY HUMA ' 403 FIRES WERE ATTRIBUTED TO RAILROADS, 0 , It's up to You and TO ;BE 1 ◄ PREVENT F �Page 13 ,ration ... lt and Prosperity 11ture Generations -MOST CASES CARELESSNESS 7 • TIONS, ETC.-THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HUMANS and Yon - and Me REFUL 11 lEST FIRES Pictures by Courtesty of INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. OF CANADA �LOG BOOK Page 14 By H. H. "HOLLY" PARSONS B.Sc.F. Aerial Timber Mapping or Aerial Sketching as it is commonly referred to, provides to the operator or concessionaire a specialized form of forest inventory work; by virtue of the fact that the work is done by hand from an altitude of not under 3,000 feet, with 3,500 to 4,000 feet constituting the accepted elevation. A short description, to commence with, of the procedure, aims and objectives of this qualitative analys:s of forest cover, might prove of interest, particularly to the uniniti9ted. Primarily, good ground control is of paramount importance. A base map is prepared of the area to be examined, prior to the commencement of any field work. On this map, lakes, rivers, trails, roads, township lines, and any other permanent or semi-permanent topographic features are incorporated and not only accelerate the field work but curtail the flying hours with corresponding less expense to those requesting the service. On large tracts within the Rainy River and Thunder Bay Districts, over twenty years ago, many hours were spent locating lakes_and rivers before any timber typing was even commenced. Also it was necessary to frequently erase everything and start again from scratch as there was either too much base map or too little to accomodate all the waterways represented. Due to intensive photographic programs, in the interim, and the fact that the entire province will soon be completed; areas of inadequate ground control are becom:ng scarce. With the required base map at scales of l mile, ½ mi"le to the inch or 4 inches to the mile the area is then flown and detailed. The final results resolve themselves into a linen tracing, a report and a colored forest map. On the type map, age classes are delimited by species, in the form of mature growth, second growth and immature growth. Sawtimber is segregated from pulpwood, merchantable and potential from unmerchantable. A descriptive legend is contained within each type boundary analysing the quality and waste areas are mapped in and classified. The resulting ground sampling is curtailed to a minimum, as a few strips or plots only in the representative types indicated, are sufficient to pr0vide the basis for a reasonably accurate estimate. Any pe>pularity accorded this form of type mapping, can be attributed to: l. Speed of operation-Areas THE TIMBER 64% 36% Bases Utilized -Su_d_b_u-ry_________ Queb_e_c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ T emagami Fort Albany-James Bay Cochrane Moose River Crossing Hearst Timmins Biscotasing Gore Bay North Bay Ranger Lake (Mississagi) Michipicoten Island Wawa A.C . Rlwy. Thessalon Chapleau A. J. AUDEN TO ADDRESS TIMBER CULLERS' ANNUAL MEETING APRIL 18 AT PORT ARTHUR Plans have been completed for the annual meeting of the Timber Cullers' Association of the Thunder Bay District. The meeting will be held at the Port Arthur Legion Hall, Cook Street, Port Arthur, and the business session will in all probability commence at l :00 p.m. and the banquet at 7 p.m. the same evening. OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" W H O L E .S A L E-LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, -Fort William FRUITS 194_9 equivalent to three or four six mile townships, can be completed in one day, under favourable weather conditions; and under duress, ground parties can be supplied with final type maps in two to three days following completion of field work. 2. Inexpensive operation. 3. Accuracy of results-the crown colour distinctions add appreciably to the detail obtained and denote not only stand compositions and age classes but a ]d materially in quality classification. The 1948 flying season commenced March 9th and was discontinued March 22 due to adverse conditions for ski-equipped aircraft. Some time was flown during the latter part of April in a Grumaan Goose (amphibian) when landings and take-offs were unfavourable to either floats or skiis. The spring flying commenced May 23rd and was completed November 7th. All programs, barring one in northern Quebec, were confined to Ontario. Due to the courtesy of one operator, sketching services were released, to map in and delimit burn intensities and logging chances for salvage, on the Mississagi and Chapleau fire areas, for the Department of Lands and Forests. Due also to the speed required in ground checking and organization of salvage operators, the work was commenced June 29th, and the final results, with coloured maps and reports, submitted on August 15th. Approximately 125 hours were utilized in the detailed examination of these areas. The following table summarizes the season's activities. Total Total No. of Total acres detailed Hours Programs and percentage Flown Completed distribution lnd-u-st_r_y--Gov't . • Industry Gov't. ---397.45 ·11 2 -1,958,400-f;ff8)20 Aerial Timber Sketching--1948 A Normal Season's Operations "S~RVING MARCH & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. �MARCH 1949 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK '· This unit owned and operated by Canadian International 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 AVERAGE loaded speed of 20 M.P.H. Whatever off-the-highway haul:ng there is to be done, there's a specially designed EUCLID to d,:, it. Enqu:re 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 ~ords, Weight - no load - 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, WRIT£ PHONE OR WIRE G.·H.·GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO. 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR, TEL N. 1786 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �MARCH LOG BOOK PAGE 16 1949 " LE ADERS HI P -- To Le ad and To Be Le ad '' Concluding part of an address by C. H. King to the supervisory staff of the Ontario Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER (l) Number one, and most important of all, you must first recognize and be convinced, that "PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT' 1 and deal with "EACH" MAN" as an "INDIVIDUAL" . . . "THIS IS BASIC" . . . You WIN OVER or LOSE your employees' LOYALTY, CO-OPERATION, and SUPPORT, one at a time, as individuals. This is why it takes time and persistence to become a good leader. Everyone of your employees expects your personal attention, and has every right to expect it. . . How you give it, that is your problem. . . But, know your people and know them wel I. (2) It is also important that you know your job and know you rse If. (3) I recommend that you train your men. . . develop them . . . condition them mentally, morally, physically, and skillfully. . . See that they possess the best possible "KNOW-HOW" and "SKILL" of their job . . . Show them how to cut two sticks of pulpwood, where they cut only one before, and do the job with as little waste of human energy as possible . . . See that they understand how their jobs fit together with other jobs around them, and in the Company. . . See that they have a sense of job responsibility . . . Show them the satisfaction of a job well done . . . Convey to them your enthusiasm . . . Get them to see the importance of their particular job . . . and give them a chance to learn the easy way, instead of the hard "I double dare you to find out" way. This job of training your men is one that is NEVER done, and one which you cannot afford to neglect . . . You now have Mr. Milton, who is assigned to help you and show you some of the methods and techniques of training and developing your people. . . Some of you have already been working with him, the rest of you wilt be very shortly. Whether you apply the basic principles of training which Mr. Milton is now going over with you . . . or whether you beat your head against "THE PROBLEM OF UNTRAINED, OR HALF-TRAINED HELP", rests with you . . . You will find the results gratifying it the plan is properly and promptly applied. (4) To be a good leader, you must keep yourself human, as an individual and a supervisor. . . Don't become so wrapped up in your own problems and ambitions, that you lose touch with the men on your working force . . . Don't put on a front when you're not sure of yourself . . . and above all, don't get a swell head . Keep an open mind . . . The other fellow has a fifty-fifty chance of being right, the same as you. (5) (6) Don't expect you men to perform mi rodes. . . that responsibi I ity should be yours. (7) Plan and talk over your plans with your men . . . They may give you some good ideas . . . They ma)1 YARDERS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR PULPWOOD LOGGING AND SALVAGE OPERATIONS Gasoline or Diesel Powered LIGHT WEIGHT-HIGH SPEED-FLEXIBLE EQUIPMENT AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL-320 TO 1400 RPM LINE SPEED "GET MORE FROM YOUR WOODS WITH A LIDGERWOOD" Write for Full Information -TIMBER PRODUCERS EQUIPMENT PHONE RADISSON 2723 509 LYCEUM BLDG. DELBERT L. LAFLEUR NORTHERN ENGINEERING AND SUPPLY CO,, LTD. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. Have ye~, investigated the features incorporated in the new NESCO GRAPPLE? �MARCH 194? LOG BOOK Page 17 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 I even show you where you are wrong. (8) Interpret Company policies, regulations, and reports to your people, and be firm and fair in seeing to it · that they are lived up to. (9) Get out among your men on the job under al I types of conditions, as frequently as possible, but regularly. ( l 0) Be courteous, patient, reasonable, sympathetic, and above all, be cheerful ( 11) Set the example as a leader, which you want your men to follow. ( 12) Deal with all employees impartially. ( 13) Handle any grievance as promptly as possible. ( 14) Give credit or praise when due, and no more . Don't over do it. . . you may blow up an employee, or show up your own insincerity ( 15) Criticise oniy constructively. . . and th~n only to the employee in person, and in private. (1 6) Go to bat for your men when justified. ( 17) Provide the best working foci I ities, equipment, <md working conditions possible, and see that they take care of it, and use them righ-i• ( 18) Don't pass the buck. . . admit your mistakes like a man. • ( 19) Show faith and confidence, well placed, in your men. (20) Be loyal, and uphold all Company and management policies, and decisions . . . Remember you are on the management's team. . . We could go on enumerating many more things you should do "AS A LEADER" to get your employees to follow you in respect and confidence. As leaders, you have first the job of building your "MAN ORGANIZATION", before the Company's work can be done . . . . In planning "THIS ORGANIZATION", you must have collaboration. . . . There must be team work and team play. . . ·But just remember this . . . "Teams are made up of indi · vidual people . . . and people are important. . . You must deal with each as an individual. . . and not until you build individual interest, individual initative, individual devotion, and individual enthusiasm in each man, can you ever hope to weld them into a smooth functioning team, behind your leadership as a foreman or super'visor. . . IF YOU AS SUPERVISORS, PUT EACH MAN STRAIGHT, YOU WILL HAVE PUT YOUR JOB STRAIGHT TOO Let me tell you this short story and I'm through. It seemed that a woods supervisor was trying to read the evening paper, but wasn't having much success because of the many interruptions and distractions of his son, Bill. . . With a large map of the world in the paper before him, he suddenly tore it from the paper with an idea for keeping Bill busy, at least until he had finished looking over the paper . . . "Here Bill' he said, "is a map of the world. I'm going to tear' it into bits and I'll give you a dime if you can put it back together." Bill pursued the_ task . . . T~e father resumed his reading . . . In no time at all Bill had it back together. · . . The father was amazed and astounded at the boy's apparent intelligence and speed in doing the job . . . He said, "Son, I don't know how you got it together so fast. . . How did you do it?" Bill explained,that he had noticed a large picture of a man on the back of the page before his father had torn it up, and he knew if he got the man straight, he'd have the world straight. if you, as foremen and supervisors, GET THE MAN STRAIGHT, YOU WILL GET YOUR JOB STRAIGHT, AND YOUR COMPANY STRAIGHT TOO. In the January issue of the Log Book an article was printed which was incomplete. So that there will be no misunderstanding, the article is reprinted below with the Ontario figures included to make the statistics complete. Canada Quebec Ontario B.C. Other Prnv. 115 50 45 8 12 Pulp Mills 29 11 8 4 6 Pulp and Paper Mills 59 32 18 3 6 Paper Mills 27 7 19 49,946 23,685 16,927 4,426 4,918 Est ab I ishments Total Employees Sal. & Wages $129,477,995 $60,623,167 $44,235,111 $12,414,932 $12,204,785 FIRST ANNUAL WOODLANDS DIVISION MEETING-MARATHON WOODS The Woodlands Division plans to hold its first annual meeting at · Camp l 02, Stevens, from March 7th to March 21st, inclusive. About sixty will be in attendance, with every department participating. It is hoped that every phase of activity planned for the operating year 1949-50 will be gone over for the benefit of all, so that each person in attendance will have a clearer picture of where each staff member and each department fit into the over-all picture. Special courses are planned in first aid, aerial photography, logging procedure, map requirements and timber estimates, mechanical equipment and methods, clerical procedure and organization and inter-departmental relationships, plus a number of other significant matters.-"Feb. Marathon Courier." �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK SOME 1948 FOREST MARCH FIRE 1949 STATISTICS CENTRAL ~REGION NORTHERN Chapleau Gogama ' North Sault Ste. Sudbury Total Bay Marie Central No. No. No. No. No. Region REGION Cochrane Kapus- Temis- Total kasing kaming Northern No. No. No. Region FIRES BY MONTH r ,:• ,. ~ ,. April .................................................. . (J 3 19 -2 May ............~ ............................... ~ ........ . 4 2 )une ........ -: .......................................... . 7 J~ly .................................................... .. 12 12 7 36 37 12 August ............. .................................. . 4 5 1l September ......................... :............ . 17 5 49 October ............................ ................ . 2 1 i6 60 .. 43 57 15 42 19 November 0 0 51 30 TOTAL 181 .45 59 58 52 21 82 10 0 0 238 327 l9"• 161 157 140 56 195 48 5 3 1i 13 18 18 8 5 28· 28 13 52 64 14 2 4 12 4 6 22 5 4 12 21 0 0 0 0 60 48 82 190 60 9 3 99 13 6 14 19 176 254 2 12 3 26 38 17 4 3 8 827 FIRES BY ORIGIN 0 34 40 Settlers ............................................. 0 -Campers .......................................... 3 Railway ............................................ 5 ' 4 1l Lightning .......................................... 41 12 35 15 62 105 0 3 2 Rood Construction ................ . 5 21 40 94 61 4 1 2 169 21 8 34 6 6 li 3 63 20 7 I Smokers ........................................... 0 8 45 39 Logging Operations ................. 0 2 2 l Mining Operations ..................... 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 Prospectors ..................... .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Incendiary ................. ................... 1 0 0 2 9 12 7 0 1 8 Miscellaneous ............................. 0 1 ll 4 22 38 0 0 3. 3 Unknown ................ .......................... 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 TOTAL ...................... ................ 51 30 181 238 827 60 48 77 327 ' 3 82 190 (AREA BURNED-ACRES) 151825.08 29279.7 4 2636.25 588271.13 21150.84 793163.04 3878.25 611 o.84 3436-50 13425-59 MEANS OF DETECTION lP~nger ................................................ Tower ........................ ................... .. Air Patrol ................ ......................... Public ............... .............................. . TOTAL ......................... .... .......... In Comparison 7 11 31 59 27 64 55 77 30 181 3 0 35 12 7 6 51 TOTAL OF 1947 FIRES ...... 46 Area Burned 1947 (Acres) .. 5717.6 17 89 38 123 30 136 89 284 148 306 238 327 827 58 i 46 185 170 530. l 7164.2 29309 .6 6291.5 605 49013.0 13- 4 28 10 19 3.5 21.5 23 32 84 19.5 54.5 60 48 82 190 9 15 37 7 164 34 New 198 4821 15003.47 District 19824.47 �LOG BOOK 1949 MARCH SOME 1948 FOREST MID WESTERN Port Geraldton Arthur No. No. PAGE 19 FIRE STATISTICS WESTERN REGION • REGION Total MidWestern Region Kenora No. Fort Frances No. Sioux Western Lookout Region No. Total Total of 4 vi • Regions] FIRES BY MONTH .................................................. . l l 2 0 0 0 0 May ............... ................... ....... .......... .. . 30 15 17 7 99 51 19 30 36 July . ..... '................................. ............... . 69 34 12 _8 13 44 49 31 89 94 52 August ............................................... . 2 5 7 2 3 2 7 September ........... . 4 0 4 l l 2 i3 46 51 5 16 26 31 77 98 November 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 133 62 195 173 6i 183 417 1629 4 April June .. ............................... .................... . October ............................................. 9 84 401 366 225 74 298 180 FIRES BY ORIGIN 12 77 8 15 61 21 12 19 33 41 26 5 4 6 24 i53 15 34 17 50 l Ol 129 323 249 389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ll 39 14 17 13 62 ll 53 18 32 -, 0 0 5 5 347 49 3 7 Settlers i9 0 Campers .............................. .. ......... 6 Lightning ......................................... . 27 20 14 Road Construction ............... .. . Smokers ............................................ . Railway ....................... ........ ............ . Logging Operations ................. . I ,y\ining Operations ................... . 1 0 l 2 0 Prospectors .......... ........................ . 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Incendiary ...................................... . 0 0 0 5 0 10 15 Miscellaneous ........ ..................... . 2 2 4 6 0 l 7 Unk"}OWn ......................................... . 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 35 52 36 195 173 61 183 417 1629 133 TOTAL 62 ,, (AREA BURNED-ACRES) 44379 17449 61828 8078. 12809 107033 127920 996336.63 MEANS OF DETECTION .............................................. . 31 19 5 7 Air Patrol ........................................ . 22 Public 61 20 30 36 26 42 91 133 62 195 133 6234 31 4461 164 10695 Ranger ....... ......................................... Tower ............... ................................ . TOTAL .................................... .. 14 . 23 69 67 12 13 16 20 173 61 45 539.2? 34 26.68 15.5 41.5 14 95 58.5 50 180 145.5 183 198.5 444 389.5 597 1629 In Comparison 1947 Burned 1947 TOTA_L OF FIRES ... .".. Area (Acres) ... 108 2233.8 187 2799.76 1154 82332.23 �MARCH LOG BOOK PAGE 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF CITIZENS' ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN THE FORESTS ADDRESSED BY GORDON GODWIN Mr. Gordon Godwin, Woodlands Manager of the Ontario Paper Company, Limited, Ontario Di-vision, vice-president and chairman of the executive board to the Canadian Forestry Association told representatives of various civic bodies about the Canadi(an Forestry Association and suggested that a branch be formed in North-western Ontario. Mr. Godwin stated that: "The Canadian Forestry Association, now in its 49th year, was founded in 1899, and its first president was Sir Wilfred Laurier. Its present membership is 25,000," he said, "includng 5,000 in Ontario. "The purpose of the association is to function across the Dominion as an independent organization of Canadian citizens providing education and publicity on torestry and conservation affairs." Editor's Note: The Canadian Forestry Association publish~s two excellent publications; a monthly magazine "The Forest and Outdoors:' and a monthly tabloid paper "Woodland World." Anyone interested in the forests would be well advised to subscribe to these publications and your subscription will include membership in the Canadian Forestry Association. SUPPORT THIS CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION! In a recent bulletin of the Timber Cullers' Association all scalers are reminded to renew their Scaler's Licenses by March 31st, 1949. Railway Car Situation Hampers Wood Operation Whiles there may have been an over-all sufficient supply of railway cars and gondolas to service companies in getting their wood to terminal points, every com- r pony at one time or another experienced serious delays in loading cars on sidings at the loading points. The first result of no cars arriving at a siding to be loaded, is that there is no work for the err)ployees and as the majority of them work on a contract basis this is no help to either their pocket books or their tempers. The next is that wood coming in from the bush starts to pile up and increases the cost of handling it. At the unloading point, similar situations are experienced in so far as the employer is concerned and in so far as the cost is concerned. At times, it is known that two or three days loading will a·rrive at the unloading point and there will be some delay in getting these cars unloaded. It is practically impossible to predetermine when or how many cars will arrive. One woods employer stated "It is impossible to co-ordinate a woods operation to the supply of railway cars." This rail car supply should be given a thorough study on the basis of this year's operations to ensure that next year the rail movement of wood will operate more smoothly. Teacher: "How many kinds of wood are there used in making a match?" Student: "Two kinds, he would and she would." GENERAL MOTORS c~~EDfESEL ENGINES • 50 H.P. TO 600 H.P. PACKAGE POWER 55 H.P. TO 660 H.P. 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 UNITS OR FAN TO FLYWHEEL UNITS FOR ALL YOUR POWER REQUIREMENTS ''..2>i-elel Bl/4W,H, 'kldluud llt.e BulJa. 11 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ... SALES - PARTS - SERVICE PIGOTT TRACTOR & E·QUIPMENT LTD. ALLIS CHALMERS TRACTORS ..... GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL ENGINES. 906 Memor:al Ave. 1949 Port Arthur Phone North 120 �MARCH 1949 PAGE 21 LOG BOOK AStudy of Woods Operations In Scandinavian Countries By K. McALLEN The Great Lakes Lumber and Shipping Limited is convinced that the timber resources of our province have not as yet been properly utilized to return maximum value to the people of Ontario. So, iast April the writer with M. 0. Lehtinen travelled to Norway, Sweden and Finland to see how these people were using their forests. Later in the year, a delegation of employees and union officials visited these same countries to study in particular, labour's contribution. Scandinavian forests have provided a livelihood for centuries. Today 80 per cent of Finland's land area remains covered with timber. In fact, the wooded area of all these countries stand as monuments to utilization on a perpetual yield basis. Profitable use is made of everything that grows, and it is significant to notice a sawmill manager or the youngest workman pick up a smal I board that may have fallen here or there and put it where it belongs. Their forests contain softwoods, mostly plne (Pinus Sylvestris) and spruce (Picea excelsa) and hardwoods, mostly birch (betula bubestsens). In Sweden, approximately a third is owned by private interests, a third by communities and a third by the state. These areas are maintained by trained foresters and cutting regulations are rigorously enforced by government agencies whether on public or private lands. Only trees marked for cutting can be used. In one integral operation each tree is made to yield that for which it is best suited. These people find it more profitable to produce sawlogs first and utilize the remainder of the cut as pulpwood firewood, etc. Sawlogs are cut odd and even lengths :x. 1S' 4", as wel I as 14' 4" or 16' 4" and would average a little better than an 8" or about 25 logs to the thousand board feet mill scale. Pulpwood is cut to 3" top and as short as 3 ft. The primary product from birch is veneer logs. No slash is left on the ground. In Finland, we visited the operations of three large companies, while in Sweden our principal host was the Swedish Cellulose Company. All companies within their own organization combined the milling of lumber with that of pulp and paper as primary products and went on to use their waste material in various ways in a well rounded out plan which seemed to depend upon their immediate locality, wood species and outlets. Sawmill slabs were chipped to supply or augment supply of wood used in sulphate or sulphite plants. Or chips were defibrated to produce wallboard. To green sawdust was added a small percentage of defibrate to make super-porous wallboard. Dry sawdust plus resinous glues became core stock for veneer panels. From waste sulphate liquors they produced soap, or ye9st. Sulphite liquors were fermented and distilled to turn out alcohol which was refined to become the base of most of the beverages consumed in these countries. Dry trimmer ends are used to make cores for flush floors finished with high quality sliced veneers. Others use dry trimmer ends to produce beautiful end grain laminated flooring. Wood flour is another by-product. Box board factories use a large volume of small dimension. Joineries producing specialty windows and plants turning out prefabricated houses are in growing demand. Some even make paper bags from their own kraft paper. In many sawmills at home we see wide-toothed saws lashing out a flood of sawdust, and we have conie to accept variations in width and thickness of rough lumber. · Over there, much work has been done to make each saw cut as narrow as possible and to secure accurate dimensions whether sawing in winter or summer. To achieve maximum lumber recovery from each log, the Scandinavian sorts his logs to size and runs one size at a time through two high speed gang saws, the first producing a cant and some lumber, and the second sawing the cant into the required thickness. The~e gang saws permit no variation in dimension. Behind each poi r of gangs is an edger with hydraulic width control graduated in half inches. One hundred logs an hour averages about .4,000 board feet through one poi r of gangs and an edger. To a visitor all this seems very simple and he decides that after all it is just common sense put to work. For this, credit is due as much to Labour as to Capital. Organized labour understands how closely forest industries are tied up with the economic welfare of their country and so lends close and practical co-operation to employer groups, with the government acting as a stabilizing influence to both groups. In Sweden, all sawmill and wood workers belong to a local union. These unions are grouped into district councils which in turn comprise the Sawmill Trade Union Centre. The T.U.C. holds a policy setting congress every four years and functions through its elected committee. The sawmi 11 workers Federation operates within the framework laid down by the T.U.C. and once a year holds a conference to discuss the business outlook of their particular industry. They decide whether they will have to give or take and elect representatives to the •Other Forces Stimulate the Worlds Need For Pulp and Paper Add to all these forces some other strong influences which made themselves felt during this period: The dramatic growth of railroad transportation during the 19th century helped expand the American world and increase the need for communication and distribution. It was followed by the equally drama~=-: development and growth of the automotiv~ industry during the current century. The creation of a vast and reliable postal system which was expanded in 1914 to include the parcel post service was another important influence tending to increase the demand for paper. The postal service, which handled seven billion pieces of mail in 1900, handled more than 36 billion pieces in 1946, the most recent year for which official figures are avai Iable The spectacular rise of the modern chemical industry, with its development of synthetics, many of them needing cellulose in the form of highly refined chemical wood pulps, has been still another strong force. Rayon alone, achieving commercial production as "artificial silk" in 1900, was destined to open up a whole new market for wood pulp. ATTENTION CAMERA OWNERS The editor will welcome publication in the Log Book. Pictures showing new or using equipment or innovations practice will be welcomed Simply send a negative or returned after using. pictures suitable for • different methods ot or inventions put into a proof which will be �Page 22 MARCH LOG BOOK 1949 yearly wage conference with the Sawmill Employers' Association. This wage conference is attended from the start by government representatives as the third interested party. They do not wait unti I employer and employee groups are in deadlock. All three parties have studied selling prices and have a fair idea of production costs so that bargaining mainly is deciding how the profits will be shared. An employer need never fear when making a sales agreement that he'll be shoved against the wa:I by a future wage contract. We from Great Lakes Lumber returned with a critical eye directed towards our own operations. Those of us who doubted the economics in normal times of maintaining a sawmill industry on small timber have had those doubts dispelled by what we saw in Scandinavia. It is true that here we took the first major steps towards complete utilization when we started to produce pulpwood along with sawlogs and clean up poplar and birch in cut-over areas with portable mills. We made some progress in the elimination of waste at the sawmill by reducing kerf and assuring accurate size with gang saws, developing a shook division for small dimension stock, producing chips from green slabs for pulp makng, and by producing Pres-to-Log fuel from dry shavings, sawdust and trimmer ends in the planing mills. In 1938 before the sawmill in Fort William was even constructed, Mr. E. E. Johnson, president of this company, visited the Scandinavian countries to make an intensive study of the basic principles underlying timber supply and production methods as wel I as the economics of the timber industry as a whole. Further investigations were made by Mr. Johnson into the chemical utilization of wood and its by-products. He has travelled widely on the West Coast, both in Canada and the United States, among sawmills, pulp mills and plywood mills. He has carried his studies of the timber industry into the Southern States, even as far as Northern Mexico, and has closely followed developments in the Northern and _';:astern States as well. The recent trips to the Scandinavian countries by members of this company represent one further step taken by Mr. Johnson to achieve here at the Lake head the utmost in uti Ii zation of wood products. Further plans will be put into effect as soon as it is possible to do so in the light of timber supply, financing and economic conditions generally. The forest resources of Northern Ontario are very similar in species and size to those of Scandinavia. Annual growth limits the volume of raw material available. We, like they, must learn that nothing that grows can he wasted. In mills and factories, the highest quality of manufactured products must be achieved to obtain maximum realization from raw materials. Pulpmills must of necessity work with sawmills to obtain the fullest possible utilization. There is no reason why the basic principles proven in Scandinavian countries cannot be applied here in Canada, so that forest areas can be made to support a well diversified group of industries. This, with sound forestry practices, will, here as there, maintain the forests of our province in perpetuity. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS _ WHO M1AKE THIS BOOK POS.SIBLE ONE TREE CAN MAKE A MILLION MATCHES, ONE MATCH CAN DESTROY A MILLION TREES! Men of the Woodlands Join Abitibi Quarter Century Cluh The January issue of the "Abitibi" pays to men and women who have been with the Power & Paper Company Limited for 25 years. President, D. W. Ambridge, stated in a message: "The members of the Quarter Century Club are a very important group of men and women in the company. In this group resides a great deal of the knowledge, experience and know-how wr- ·} h makes the wheels go round. In this group we find the men and women who by spending their lives with the company have earned the right to a special distinction. "With this special distinction goes the equally special responsibility and duty of guiding and teaching the young men and women whose future well-being an happiness will so largely depend on the success of OU great company." From the woods departments the following sons received suitably inscribed gold watches: Toronto Office-C. B. Davis, W. Kihbaugh; Por Arthur Division-A. J. Auden, J. C. McLeod. F. Bere ziuk; Sault Ste. Marie Division-D. J. Munro, J. W Alexander, R. A. Brown, R. A. Kenshol, T. J. Leclair · Iroquois Falls Division-T. H. Stone, G. D. Adams, T , J. Daplante, J. A. Cote, P. Clouthier, R. D. Fraser, T. D Gibbens, H. Leblanc, G. W. Poufore, J. A. Theriaul Beaupre Division-C. R. Harris. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED BY THE CONSOLIDATED PRESS 137 s. MAY ST., FORT WILLIAM, ONT. These days it's easier to find a better good quarters. �MARCH Page 23 LOG BOOK 1949 STRAPPING WOOD Operators Visit Ontario Paper Company Limits Members of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association ·visited the operations at Hem lo, of the Ontario Paper Company, Limited, the main purpose to view the strip-loader designed by Ted Summers. These striploaders were in use at three camps and almost entirely eliminated the use of horses in transferring the wood at the transferring points. The strip-loader is essentially o sled that lifts a pile of wood onto itself by means of a small live boom that is powered by a tractor winch. This loader is presently used on four foot pulpwood, but with a slight change in design can be made to load eight foot wood. The use of the strip-loader elimingtes all the "bullwork" and the handling of the wood and in addition ensures that there are no sticks left frozen in under the snow. Besides observing the strip-loader in action, the party saw in action a cable hitch which was designed by Ted Summers and a plan of which is illustrated elsewhere in this booklet. A sectional insulated H-type camp, housing 64 men (two to a cubical) was inspected. The building at Camp 41 had been moved four times and the last two times the flooring was left. It is not economical to tear up the flooring once laid down. A "Quonset" type of garage which was just completed at Heron Bay was also interesting to the party. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Turner entertained the group at their home before they entrained for the Lakehead. The Northern Paper Mill~ Limited have been experimenting on a small scale, mainly testing the strength of the straps and the handling of the bunches. Up to a cord of green eight foot wood has been handled and dropped from a height of eight feet and the straps have been strong enough to stand the jolt. The wood to be strapped must be pi led or deposited in a semi-circular cradle prior to the placing of the ;traps. It is impossible to draw the wood into a circular bunch by the strops alone. When attempting to strap a bunch irregular in form, it is found that as the bundle is rehandled and altered in shape the result is slackness in the straps, which permits spilling of the wood. As the experiments progress further, reports will be made through this booklet. SPORTS The Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited and the Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited both sponsor hockey teams and hockey is played in their localities. The ancient sport of curling seems to be taking a great hold in the woods areas. The Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited have a curling club organized and a club has recently been formed at Beardmore. The Ontario Paper Company, Limited at Heron Bay uses an old sectional building and had one sheet of ice available whiGb has given the sport an- excellent start at Heror Bay. Perhaps a bonspiel can be arranged to declare the champion of the woods areas. INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS FOR PROVED HEAVY-DUTY PERFOR)'tJAN CE International T r u c ks are famous ly for their rugged construction, economical per- formance-and low main- tenance cost. There's a model for every purpose, with strong emphasis on off - the - highway operation as well as long distance hauling. er- 1 or · ire-• w air • ,T .D ul l_ _ Se~ us for all Types of l DOMINION TRAJLERS Built for Every Special Purpose _____,. S. J. -HILL & SONS -LTD.-r International Truck Sales and Service PORT ARTHUR • FORT WILLIAM �REMOVES SNOW From stump to finished paper product your "Cat- erpillar" T rector can do more for you! . Write for complete details on the "Traxc( vator," the "Trackson Tree-dozer" and the "Trackson Brus h Rake." ide your jobs by two with a 7DAYLOAN .PJJWEll E(tUl·P ME~'f' t~OMP~N~ LIMITED 115 N. CUMBERLAND ST. I ~. • PORT ARTHUR,. ON � 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 1949MarLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - March 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. 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