689 10 13342 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2b0a61d234b03242921e45c15c21ae70.pdf 26882531c28a6eb84b2c839a0b08a85e PDF Text Text ----~...-.--------.....----RETURN TO FORESTRY LIBRARY '1 J Woods Division Marathon Corp, of Canada Ltd. ·Port Arthur, Ontario. s ~ C1l H (tj 0 0 • �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 For Timber Operators who want a Tractor that will load gravel for road fill and also bulldoze on any type of job - here is the long awaited answer The MALO LOADER DOZER i. . .... - : , • ..," .... ...... ·._.: ., \ • ~-, ~-- - '-•'I'>,",• · <,'\- . :,._:..,... -\ ~ ,...., In a matter of minutes you or your operator can disconnect the bucket and attach the dozer blade or vice versa. Four standard pins are all that a re necessary. This quick conversion eliminates idle machines and idle operators. It keeps your outfit working - getting jobs done in shorter time anrl aclower cost. . Th,s unit can be mounted on any standard International Harvester tractor without modifications of any kind to the tractor. TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. Logging -- Industrial -- Construction -- Municipal and Mining Equipment OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 , PERSONAL LIBRAAV ,.ORMAN L. KISSICK PAGE 3 will be done in Northwestern Ontario in the near future. The woods industry is the largest industry in North, western Ontario and the 1948-49 season saw approximOFFICERS: ately 10,000 men employed in 200 camps and ·the payH. H. STYFFE · ············........................... .... ........ ......................... ....................... roll exceeded twenty-two million dollars. This season, A. J. AUDEN · ······ ... . ······ .................. .. ....... .... · ··· · ............ ....... ······· Vice1949-50, due to several factors including the necessity EXECUTIVE: for mills to reduce wood inventories in their stock piles J. H. MERRILL ,,. . so .... and also due to curtailment of export as well as a slackH. P. KLINESllVER M. cocHRAN \) ~ H. , . , ening in practically all manufactured woods products exSecretory~ r-fag; ~ ~ JONE~ \_; oept newsprint, there has been a considerable reduction .,,../"...... Y L"'\ . \O(' \."•. ~o~ds operations. This is not exclusively a local conPublished b . ~\S 6a d1t1on \,ut ,s the same throughout the country and also 43 THE BAY -TIMB :r Ass<><S1)i1 N C,"6~ · o in e pulp and lumber producing areas of the Lake S \ '\ o ~' tates adjacent to us. 0 0 ~ Ordinarily, 6,000 to 7,000 men are needed in Northwestern Ontario in addition to local labour during ~"'(\O fall operations. This year in anticipation of the shortage """, of work here, and through the National Employment Service, men from the Praries and Quebec were disExcerpts From couraged from coming into Northwestern Ontario for . f th ay Operator's Assn. bush work in order that our local workers would be given M eet ing ~ e first chance. There is still a considerable turl')over of President Bert Styffe. in hi.!? , report to the Annual men on the various operation. It is expected that, as last Meeting of the Thunder .Bay Timber Operators' Associayear, the hauling will be completed late in February and tion stated that although woods operations are considercamps will start closing then. Employees in the various ably below that of the last two years, (the .1947-48 seacamps know now the approximate date of closing. son was the peak) woods operations are still considerably Among the problems facing the industry has been ahead of pre-war times. The last 10 years have seen the increasing cost of wood production as compared to great strides made in the timber industry not only from other areas of Ontario and Canada. Areas in Quebec and the production angle but also in the improvement of New Brunswick are able to produce wood much cheaper working and living conditions generally. Depots and than in Northwestern Ontario. In addition, American camps have been established throughout the district and mills are able to obtain wood from areas such as Montana such places as Caramat, Stevens, Long Lac, Heron Bay, and Idaho cheaper than wood can be purchased locally. Hemlo, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Auden, Armstrong, KawAmerican mills have also discovered that they can use kash, Ycliffe, Mead, Clarkdon, Peterbell, Valorra, Umspecies of wood including hardwood grown in their own freville, Hansen, Vermilion Bay, Beardmore, Flander and locality which they never used before. McIntosh are now well known to suppliers, wholesalers, The cost of board and lodging has not, as yet, railway people and bush employees as centres of woods shown any appreciable decrease. In addition, the cost of operations wood supplies such as machinery and equipment have The growing evidence of stability and understandincreased and one of the most serious items of increased ing as has been developing between management and costs has been the increases in the freight rates with an-. men since the woods union was formed some years ago other increase pending. must, be a source of satisfaction to all concerned. We must combat all of these high cost problems . Most areas are now being operated towards a susand false at the same time seek ways and means not only tained yield plan with the-purpose in mind of maintaining to maintain but also to improve our present standard of our forests in perpetuity. These areas are being develworl<:-ing conditions in the camps. '• oped on forest management plans drawn up by the com•:: •• Looking toward the future as to what 1950 might panies for each area and subject to the approval of the bring, President Styffe pointed out that more and more Department of Lands and Forests. It should be rememuses for wood are being found every day and in addition bered too that on all limits, licenses and leases, annual more and more species are becoming usable. This has ground rent and fire tax are paid to the Department and, increased our wood producing potential and there is no in addition, dues are paid to the Crown for every unit of. good reason why we should not be able to market more wood or lumber produced. wood, lumber and by-products than we have heretofor. As well as the production from Crown Lands, many At this point it would appear that the demand for 1950 thousands of cords of farmers' and settlers' wood and will increase somewhat and we hope we may return to a great deal of lumber are purchased annually from what may be termed normal operations. -It is forecasted farmers and settlers throughout Northwestern Ontario. that a considerable quantity of peeled woods will be The production of forest products by these people today produced this summer and this will provide more sum• is a vital part of their living. Combined with produce mer work than in previous years. from their farms, the production of forest products in It is regrettable that some citizens from time to most ca~es ensures a year-round occupation for farmers time have been making public remarks which have and sett~ers in this part of the country. In addition, of tended to disparage the accomplishments of the industry course, many farmers and their horses work in the camps and the forest administration in general. This district, d~ring the winter of in their off seasons. more than ever, is dependent upon the continuance of a . Two years ago this Association passed a resolution high level of production in the woods. A great deal has to the Department of Lands and Forests recommending been contributed to the ,level of our economy by the: that an extension forester be appointed in Northwestern volume of. work performed in --the •woods. This is a great Ontario to assist the farmers in managing their woodlots. and importnat industry and certainly we could only ask Recently it was announced by the Minister of Lands and that those who wish to criticize the methods used base Forests that an extension forester had been appointed in their conclusions upon solid fact and that the criticism the North Bay area and we are hopeful that something be constructive. THUNDER- BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION O , .,~jl,,~ o ~ �PAGE 4 JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK WOODS USED IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO PULP AND PAPER INDUST-RY By ALEX JOHNSON, Pulp Mill Superintendent Provincial Paper Mill, Port Arthur Of what is wood made up? All wood consists of innumerable fibres lying for the greater part parallel to the axis of the tree. These fibres vary in length in the various species of wood with the fibres from evergreen trees being longer than those of the broad-leaved trees. The fibres are held together in the tree by other substances which are not fibrous. A chemical analysis of wood from several varieties of trees has the following constituents: Cellulose-SO to 55 per cent. The fibre which in its pure state is very white and similar to cotton. Lignin-28 to 33 per cent. This is one of the substances holding the fibres together. Carbohydrates-12 to 17 per cent. A long name for sugar-like substances in the wood. . . Pitch-1 to 2 per cent. The resinous material present in the woods. Ash-A very small amount is present. . Pulp making may be defined as the separating of the fibres in the tree from each other, that they may be formed, as desired, into a sheet of paper. From the invention of paper making unti I the middle of the last century paper making pulps were prepared largely from old rags, chiefly cotton and linen. With the advance of education and the increased demand for books and paper: there were not nearly enough rags available to supply the demand for paper making pulps. It was then that the paper making industry turned to the world's forests as the greatest source of fibrous materials. Since thattime wood has supplied for the greater part the raw material for paper making. It is not the purpose of this article to describe the various processes for converting wood to pulp but we will discuss the various species of wood and their suitability for pulp. SPRUCE: There are many varieties of spruce but those most commonly found in this area are black spruce and white spruce. The fibres in spruces are about 2.6 millimeters in length-that is about one-tenth of an inch. There is quite a variation in the density of spruce or any wood depending on the land on which it is grown. A heavy dense wood will produce more pulp per cord than a larger fast grown wood. The United States Forests Products Laboratory gives an average weight per· cubic foot of oven dry black spruce as 23 pounds. From the time paper makers began using wood as a raw material $pruce has been the most popular wood for the purpose. The yield of pulp per cord is good. It can be readily pulped by grinding or by acid or alkaline chemical processes. While pitch is present, it is not as troublesome as in some of the other species of wood. BALSAM: This species of wood is usually a little lighter than spruce and do~s not as a rule produce quite as much pulp per cord. The weight per oven dry cubic foot a'.i given in the U.S. Forest Products Bulletin is 21 pounds or 8.7 per cent less than they show for spruce. The fibre length is shown to average 2.7 m.m. or very slightly longer than spruce. This wood is easily reduced to a good quality pulp by any of the ordinary pulping pro- cesses. At one time many paper makers thought balsam was not as satisfactory as pulp as spruce but in recent years that theory has been exploded and balsam pulp produces paper of as high quality as that from any other wood. JACKPINE: This wood is about the same weight per cubic foot as spruce with a fibre about the same lengt.h The U.S. Bull_etin No. 1485 gives the average oven dry weight per cubic foot as 24 pounds and the average fibre length as 2.5 m.m. This wood has not in the past been popular as a raw material for pulp making. When used in the sulphite process it tended to give high tailings and wa~ somewhat difficult to cook unless seasoned for a long period. When used in the groundwood process the pulp pr<;>duced was pitchy and gave trouble on the paper machines. In recent years processes have been devised w~ere chemicals added to the pulp have lessened the pitch trouble and made it possible to use more of this wood. Jackpine is readily pulped by the Sulphate process and produces a pulp of good quality. The building of several Kraft Mills in the district has made possible the use of large quantities of Jackpine. TAMARACK: Ths wood is of darker colour and somewhat heavier than the other woods mentioned. It has not been used to any extent in pulp making in this district. It produces good pulp by the sulphite process, but is not as satisfactory when used in the sulphite process. In groundwood the colour is lower than that of spruce. POPLAR (also called Aspen or Popple): This wood has, in the past, been used more extensively for pulp than any other of the broad leaved trees or hard ~oods_. In weight it is about the same as spruce but the fibre 1s much shorter. The U.S. Bulletin quoted above gives the average oven dry weight per cubic foot as 23 pounds and the fibre length as l m.m. or about one-twenty-fifth of an inch. On account of the shortness of the fibre the strength of pulp made from this wood is _not as great as that made from the evergreen trees. Where strength is not required it is a very satisfactory pulp. It is usually used as a filler with other pulps of higher strength. It is reduced readily by the sulphite and sulphate processes and may be ground but the groundwood produced tends to be short and chunky and is only used in small quantities with better pulps. BIRCH: . This wood has not in the past been used extensively 1n pulp making but in recent years more and more is being used. There is a large quantity of it available. It may be barked in the peeling season and may. also be barked without too much difficulty in drum barkers. It is a heavier wood and thus gives a greater yield per cord. The same U.S. Bulletin quoted previously gives an oven dry weight of 31 pounds per cubic foot or about onethi rd heavier than poplar. The fibre length is given as 1.2 m.m. which is about 20 per cent greater than they show for poplar and almost half as long as spruce. This extra fibre length and extra yield per cord make it one "f1 th~ more desirablP. har-iwoocs for pulp ,. aking. �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK Maximum power PAGE 5 . 275 horsepower in a compact Cummins "NH" series diesel, furnishes propulsion a.ad warping machinery power. Minimum weig..!!!_ . . . in the Cummins, only 10.36 Pounds per horsepower. In the Steelcraft, only 45 feet of tug weighing under 30 tons with crew sleeping accomodation for five. Such is the economy found in any Steelcraft logging tug powered by a Cummins "Dependable diesel. Cummins diesels are also "stroven" power for logging tH1ctors and trucks, sawmill power units, camp generating plants, ship auxiliaries, etc., etc. Call our branch for actual operating records and information . THE POWER: Model NHMS-600Cummlns Diesel Engine. THE EQUIPMENT: Warping tug Jo,• D. THE BUILDER: Russel Brothers, Ltd., Owen Sound, Ont. THE JOB: A Cummins Dependable Diesel furnil,hes propulsion power for thi, warping tug, and drives o warping set handling 5000 feet of steel cahle. RUSSEL HIPWELL ENGINES LTD. 235 BAY STREET, PORT ARTHUR-PHONE PIET VOOGES 5-5914 �LOG Boo:~ PAGE 6 Lakehead Technical Institute Forestry Students To Graduate in May By J. CAMPBELL, Master in Forestry The first graduates of the two-year Technical Forestry Course, at Lakehead Technical Institute., will take their places in industry in May 1950. The progress of these men is going to play a very important role in moulding the future of the Forestry Course which has been established to fulfil, as adequately as possible, the expressed requirements of industry. We are pleased to entrust this responsibility to our graduates. In their endeavor to acquire broader practical experience and greater understanding of woods operations, these men are prepared to begin their practical work at a basic operating level, that is as assistant scalers, camp clerks, cruisers, etc.; but their knowledge of cruising, photogrammetry. scaling, utilization, wood technology, silviculture, and woods accounting should shorten appreciably this initial training period. Not only do they have a technical knowledge of these specialized subjects, but also they have demonstrated during their twoyear stay at the Institute an academic knowledge and practicability which, if ambitiously applied, will lead them to positions of responsibility in the field of Forestry. These are the men we have trained for you. As a result of concrete assistance and co-operation from local industry, the practical knowledge of our students has been greatly enhanced. Guest lectures, by qualified men from operating companies and Department of Lands and Forests, have informed them of the varied methods currently employed in coping with forest problems. To support these lectures, industry has made pos- '' Best • sible student field trips to operations where they have, had an opportunity to view first-hand these methods in action. We feel that this essential assistance has been, and will be, necessary to ensure that the course will meet your manifold requirements. The pride we have in our course, to a large extent, can be attributed to this outside assistance, for which we are deeply appreciative. REPORTING FOREST FIRES Clarify Terms UsedClarification of terms in describing forest fires has been ordered by Lands and Forests Minister H. R. Scott, to assist newspapers, radio, etc., in reporting extent and condition of blazes. All division chiefs and tield officers will, in future, standardize reports on fires. Fi res which have just started, on which action is 11 being taken, will be termed under investigation. 11 This will also apply to lightning strikes which show up intermittently but have not developed sufficiently for towers to interesect, aircraft to pinpoint or suppression crews to locate. .,Not yet under control" wi 11 be used to denote fires which are out of control or fires on which control efforts have not as yet been adequate or successful. "Under control" will mean in the future that the fire is definitely incapable of further spread and there. is no possibility of it ever getting out of control, while 11 being patrolled" will indicate the mop-up stage. The largest uranium concessions in the world is in the Goldfields area of northern Saskatchewan-Quick Canadian Facts. FORD Genuine and JANUARY 1950 ACCESSORIES 1B in the Long Run!" Gibson Motors carry the largest stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg . For your convenience, Gibson Motors maintain. a speedy shipping department. All orders are given prompt attention so that you will not be subject to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gibson Motors for Service-Plus! PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS Authorized Ford Dealer-Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK Diver Assists lodustry--Winter and Summer E. J. "Doc" Fowler is employed as a carpenter at the Great ·Lakes Lumber & Shipping Limited but, by arrangement, is available at all times to do the many and various diving jobs that arise in the course of operations. PAGE 7 Amongst the most important tasks undertaken by "Doc" in the last year are: Raised a tractor at Ghost River for the Hammermi II Paper Company last winter. In June, raised a pulpwood loader for the Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Limited at Slate Islands. Recovered a case of dynamite which had fallen into the lake alongside a small dock near Heron Bay. Made repairs to the dry-dock at Orient Bay. Raised the tug "Red Rock" which had sunk in 75 feet of water in Lake Nipigon. This was a tricky job as there was no equipment with which to lift the tug and so it had to be dragged ½ mile along the· bottom of the lake to shore. This was done by using the winch of a tractor and two alligators hooked to the shore with their winch cables hooked to the tug. The tug was pulled onto the shore, water pumped out and then towed to Orient bay for repairs. Inspection of the dock front and pipeline at Marathon, Ontario. Raised a hydraulic dredge for the Steep Rock Iron Mines. Inspected the dam and repaired the intake pipe for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Schreiber. "Doc" is known far and wide not only for his valuable assistance in diving jobs, but for his genial personality. GOOD LUCK, "DOC." THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY UOIPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM CANADA ONTARIO Pulp, Logging & Sawmill Machinery NESCO GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS (Made in Canada) Nesco Equipment Ensures Economical Speedy Continuous Operation NESCO �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 Report of Poplar Sinkage Study Carried on by OntarioMinnesota Pulp &Paper Co., Ltd. on the Seine River Operations Interesting Finnish Publications (Wi1h English Summaries) Available from Woodlands Section, Can. Pulp &Paper Assn. It has always been assumed that excessive losses are inevitable when poplar pulpwood is transported by water. In an effort to reduce this loss it was decided to allow some winter cut poplar to season for several months befor putting into the water and driving to the mill. Approximately 5,000 cords were cut and landed on decks on the banks of the Little Turtle River during the winter of 1948-49. Before this wood was watered in August a sample of 15 cords was set aside for an experimental sinkage study. The sticks were measured on both ends and ; numbered metal tag nailed to one end. This sample was watered on August 17th after the rear had gone down to Mine Centre. It was then towed to M.ne Centre Lake and the boom was tied up in a sheltered cove. The initial inspection was made on August 23rd to determine if any of the 437 sticks had gotten out of the boom in the process of towing. No loss was found. Other inspections were made at approximately l 0-day intervals during the following months until the last inspection on November 9th. The first actual loss was noted on October 18th after 62 days in water, with one stick missing and four others bobbing. The missing st:ck was a top stick 4½ inches in diameter on the small end and the "bobbers" were about the same size. The volume loss including the bobbers was 0.4 per cent of the total. At the final inspection for the year no other sticks were missing but five more sticks were bobbing. The volume loss after 84 days in the water consists of a sinkage loss of 0.08 per cent and a "bobber" loss of l .45 per cent or a total of 1.53 per cent. About 75 per cent of the remainder of st:cks in the boom seemed to be floating rather high with 20 per cent of their diameter out of the water. The balance o; the stick~ are quite waterlogged and will probably sink or "bob" soon after the spring breakup. In analyzing the data obtained during the study it became apparent that diameter was not the iim.ting factor in determining the floatability of seasoned wood. Although the sticks which are bobbing are of small to medium size there are others of the same or smaller size which are floating exceptionally high. This probably can be attributed to the re!ative position of each sbck in the pile during the sea:;on1ng period. However, with uniform seasoning floatability probably would be directly correlated with diameter. Whether or not this is true will be determ:ned in the pending study to be mada on winter cut p8pla~ being watered at breakup time in the spring. The following publications in Finnish (with English summaries) were recently received by the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association from the Forest Work Studies Section of the General Association of Finnish Woodworking Industries: ( l) "Investigation into Floating on River Kemijoki of Waterlogged Timber Lifted Ashore," by A. Tuovinen. Results of an investigation on . the floatability of waterlogged timber salvaged in the summer of 1947 and floated again in 1948. In a 52-day drive 84.6 % of the unbarked spruce logs reached their destination. Following are some of the conclusions: a. Size of logs (diam.) had Iittle effect on degree of floatabi Iity. b. Percentage of heartwood has some effect. c. Barked wood floated better. d. Impregnation of ends of logs with Tiosol and Pinquinol improved buoyancy. (2) "On Freezing of Soil with a View to Building of Temporary Winter Roads," by Aulis E. Hakkarainen. A study of the many factors affecting depth of frost and ways to improve or accelerate frost penetration. (3) "Time Studies on Making Logs and Pulpwood in Winter Conditions," by Olli Makkonen. A copy of each of the above pub Iications may be borrowed for a period of two weeks, from the Woodland Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Montreal Office. A SIDEEN TALE Albert Sideen tells this one: Down at Black Sturgeon some years ago during a bad fire, Albert was down checking fire pumps, and Dave Graham, who was walking boss at the Sturgeon, used to drop over frequently to see the equipment was O.K. This day, Albert was sitting on a log when he heard footsteps behind him. Thinking it was Dave, Albert, who was smoking his old corn cob pipe, moved over on the log to make room for Dave to sit down. Nobody came but Albert could feel something licking the back of his neck, so he turned around to investigate. All he could see was a pair of cold beady eyes and then he distinguished behind the eyes a large. black bear. Albert had left his axe in a log about 15 feet away and had no other weapon or means of defence with him. l rue to the bush tradition, to make use of anything at hand, Albert drew deeply on the corn cob pipe and blew a super smoke ring. As the ring settled firmly around the bear's jaws, holding them firmly shut, Albert secured the axe and polished off Mr. Bruin. Albert is not too sure tobacco is as strong today as it used to be, so doesn't advocate this means of defence, except as a last resource.-The "Link" Representing Allov Metal Sales Limited-Ni-Rod Cast Iron Electrodes Henrv Disston & Sons Limited-Saws, knives, grinding eq1,1ipment, etc. Dominion Rubber Co. Ltd.-lndustrial Rubber Products Enterprise Aqencies Ltd.-Flexible Mettallic Hose Flexrock Company-Floor repair and building maintenance materials Forano Limited-Conveyor chain, qears, transmission machinery etc. Monarch Belting Company-Leather beltting, leather gaskets, etc. Sault Structural Steel Co. Ltd.-Sheet iron, angles, rounds, strap iron, etc. J. B. Sedberry lnc.-Chip and Bark Grinders Sunshine-Waterloo Co.-Steel lockers and bins H. 0. Trerice Company-Steam traps, gauges, recorders and thermometers Vikina Pump Co. of Canada Ltd.-Rottary and Centrifugal Pumps of all kinds Your enquiries are solicited and expert advice obtained for your problems. ROY GIBBf»N AGEN~IES 45 A Cumberland Street South PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Phone 5-8352 �JANUARY 1950 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HARDWARE l UMBERING .. MINING - CARPENTERS .. CONTRACTORS - PAINTERS ELECTRICIAN'S .. HUNTERS .. FISHERMEN AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES FOR THE BEST IN HARDWARE SHOP AT COCBRANE'S S. CUMBERLAND STREET DIAL 5-7345 Shantymen Missionary Visiting Camps PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS <TM Reg. Pat. Office) Dear Mr. Jones: I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the Shantymen's Association, and its work which it is trying to do in Northwestern Ontario, working in the lumber camps and by the Grace of God whom we serve, with His help we will do our best. Since my leaving Brantford, Ontario, November, 1948, I have travelled over 6,000 miles by various means of transportation, visiting some 125 camps, lumber and mine, speaking to and giving out literature to over 5,000 men in various language. Also Bibles and New Testaments free of charge. Our Mission is very happy to be in a position to do this to the Glory of God and His Son, The Lord Jesus Christ. As I travel from camp to camp and in small towns and hamlets, more and more I am convinced of the great need of the Gospel in these Northwestern parts of our own country. The workers are very few and the field is white unto harvest. Visiting the camps I can truthfully say I have always been received with respect and consideration, and I also want to thank the operators and various men who are in charge for their wonderful co-operation and the interest they take in making our stay in their camps worthwhile, also the hospitality which we are privileged to enjoy. It is a pleasure to work with them. I also want to speak of the consideration shown by the workmen. They are very happy to have us come in and to talk with them personally and to help them where we can. Thanking you again for your interest. Yours In His Service, James H. Allen, Shantymen Missionary. Psalm 118:24 PIT PROP BUSINESS SEtN FOR ATIKOKAN A new $250,000-a-year business may be in the making in this Northwestern Ontario mining district. R. Thew, methods engineer at the Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ltd., told a meeting of the Atikokan Chamber of Commerce board of directors recently, that the company will need a great many pit props in a few years' time. Mr. Thew said that a large portion of the needed props could come from trees in the district and he estimated that the mine business would amount to $250,000 a year once underground work at the mine is in full swing. To date, the company has engaged only in surface mining. ~O GtVE OUR READERS .50._,,E IDEA OF HOW '' TOU6H" THE B0Y5 WERE. WHO MADE UP THE C.REW AT PAUL BUNYAN'S CAMP- HERE~ A CL05E-UP OS: 6URLE>', ROC.~JAW JACICSO"l, WHO ALWAYS ~MA~PENEO '41«;:, A~E ON HIS TE ETH. This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at the Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, o~t of wood Produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South Mav Street, Fort William, Ontario. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 1950 DIRECTORY OF KEY PERSONNEL IN THE WOODS Wonder where Mike is this Winter? You remember Bill the Foreman at the Loading Camp last winter and Butch the clerk? ... The woods industry is a large industry-the largest industry in Northwestern Ontario.. Camps are started and camps are closed, conditions change, production- is up, production is down, but camp life goes on. This huge industry is directed by men who know their job-foresters, technicians and men of experience. GREAT LAKES PAPER CO. LTD. Shebandowan District Camp 53 - 53A - 57 J. Possakka, Contractor Uno Fiskar. Clerk Camp 54 E. Ross Contractor Thomas Duggan. Clerk Carl Tallon, Clerk J. Makinen Contractor Camp 139 Umfreville Valora District Oscar Styffe Ltd., Contractor Valora H.Q. Paul Peterson, Foreman G. V. Calhoun, District Superintendent Avro Mendelin, Clerk W. W. McCallum, Dist. Supervising Clerk Camp 142-3-4 Raith Arvo Hill. Depot Clerk Y. W. Nelson Contractor A. J. Hamm. District Mechanic Sonnv Nelson Foreman Thomas Kelly Check Scaler Paul Ranta. Foreman Camp 305A H. W. Paavi1a Clerk Joseph Kutzner . Foreman George Nelson. Clerk Robert Sut'1erland. Clerk ALEXA_NDER-CLARK TIMBER CO .. LTD. Camp 306 Hans Maki Foreman STURGEON LAKE TRANSPORTAT'N CO., LTD. • Onni Korpela. C'erk Clarkdon, Ontario Camp 309 R. B. Grogan . Superintendent Kusti Maki, Foreman Wheaton Bradish Woods Superintendent Waino Poutanen Clerk R. Heath Clerk Camp 310 Allan Squier. Foreman BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO .. LTD. Ernest Plater. Clerk Beardmore, Ontario Black Sturgeon District Alf. Allin, District Superintendent Camp 1 Depot R. Sainsbury District Superintendent James A. "Bert" Sellers District Supt. L. Lein, District Superintendent W. J. Bouchey Dist. Supervising Clerk E. Chedore, Rafting Superintendent Malcolm Mclure Depot Clerk R. Clerihew, Shop Foreman Arvo Matson Depot Clerk W. Baker Safety Inspector Gerald Reynolds Depot Clerk N. Nylund, Chief Fire Ranger Steve Kamat. Foreman E. Leskinen. Chief Camp Auditor L. A. Bushey District Mechanic Nipigon, Ontario Ken Porter. Check Sealer T. Peterson, Rafting Superintendent Jack Hogan, Check Scaler R. A. Hallonquist, Employment Supervisor Camp 7A Contractors Eugene Larocque. Foreman R. L. Tansley & Son, Camp 51, Jellicoe Carl Mossa Clerk T. N. Kelley. Clerk, Camp 51, Jellicoe Camp 8B E. M. (Sam) Hughes and Andy Schulcz, Mike Lukach . Foreman Camp 17, Beardmore Emil Lemire, Clerk Jos. Grenier, Camp 49. Beardmore Camp 10 Jim Martin, Nipigon Dorio Maurice Foreman Joseph Turcotte, Clerk DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER LIMITED Camp 11 Delray A.C.R., Ontario George Staub, Foreman D. W. Christie . Woods Superintendent Louis N. Nymark. Clerk D. W. Gillies Crief Clerk and Paymaster Camp 18 Camp 12 W. G. Simpson Foreman Adrien Noel, Foreman Seorge Prout. Clerk Martin Molund. Clerk Camp 19 Camp 16 John Fekete, Foreman Charlie Dolan. Foreman Raymond Herckman. Clerk H. S. Romanuck . Clerk Camo 21 DRYDEN PAPER CO. LIMITED Thomas McClelland, Foreman Camp 57B E. A. Lyon Clerk Fred Morton. Woods Superintendent Camp 23 Charlie Latimer Clerk A. J . Thibert Foreman George Eschun Cook R. L. Sellers, Clerk Dryden Camp 23A Horace Carnahan Foreman \Varren Moore Forester John Gunderson . Clerk Chas. Hodgkinson, Truck Foreman Tom Sanderson Garage Foreman (trucks) Camp 24 Ernie Hampe . Garage Foreman (tractors) William Irvine, Foreman Bill Faulkner Chief Scaler Jas. H. Barber Clerk It was thought that a directory of key personnel in the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario would be of interest to Log Book readers and the Editor has done his best to round up this information. We know that we have missed some and we apologize to any key men whose names are not included in our li st • GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL ! ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY, LTD. Gordon Withenshaw General Logging Supt Auden Area Dave Rody District Superintendent John A. McLeod, Asst. Dist. Supt. Myles Lockhart. Asst. Dist Supt. Ken Crowh1Jrst. Asst. Dist. Supt. Auden Depot • Andy Sletback Foreman Robt. Munsie, Clerk Ernie Zepik _ Master Mechanic Camp 8 Ike Mutch, Foreman Bert Rennels _ Clerk :amp 11 Bert Vickers, Foreman Rav Halme, Clerk Camp 22 Hugo Stenlund, Contractor Tom Atchie. Clerk Camp 23 Frank Sinclair, Contractor Art Forster Clerk Camp 24 Karl Lahti. Contractor Harry McKinnon. Clerk Camp 25 Jim Lank tree Foreman Dave Green. Clerk Camp 28 Eric Hadley. Contractor Neil Daley Clerk Camp 30 W. Salo, Contractor Hugo Kolhonen Clerk Provincial Area Art Pingree District Superintendent Bob Moodie, Asst. District Superintendent Camp 206 Depot Alf Cousins. Clerk John Coyne, Master Mechanic Camp 224 rt. (Red) Craig. Foreman Leo .Sauve. Clerk Jack Moran, Clerk Camp 223 Karl Ratz, Foreman Joe Ebata Clerk Camp 214 Curly Brown. Contractor Western District Buster Davidson . District Superintendent Ken Nielson, Asst. District Superintendent Camps 140-1-5 Ghost River E. Hill. Contractor Oscar Salo Foreman Fred Westerberg. Foreman Claude McClelland, Clerk Gordon Sellers . Clerk Axel Lindquist, Boat Foreman Camp 69 Mike Porayko Foreman Bill Fishwick Clerk Fred Kessler. Cook Dinorwic Landing Camp Arvid Lindquist Foreman Bob Murray Cook �JANUARY 1950 Camp 26 August Erickson. Foreman A. J. Beaglev Clerk Camp 27 Unto Lasn, Foreman Eric Dolf, Clerk Camp 28 Fred Charbonneau . Foreman Edward Kruqer Clerk HAMMERMILL PAPER COMPANY Sioux Lookout, Ycliffe, and Savant Lake, Ont. R. I. Youno . General Superintendent Fred Alexander. Foreman Steve Zuffa . Foreman Alan Miller Foreman . Camp 5, Savant Lake Archie Raeside Chief Clerk Johnny Lukkinen, Clerk Art McMahon. Clerk Bud Jarvis . Scaler Foreman Jack Michaels. Scaler LONGLAC PULP AND PAPER CO. LTD. C. A. Samuelson, Logging Supt. Longlac Winterin~ River Area-Geraldton Kenneth McCron, District Superintendent Angus McPherson, Asst. District Supt. John Oia. District Camp Auditor George Broder . Hiring Clerk Stanley Dodds, Camp Foreman, Camp 9 John Bulger, Camp Clerk Camp 9 Archie Sherrard Camp Foreman, Camo 10 Allan Boyce, Camp Clerk. Camp 1 0 Wm . Dawidowich, Camp Foreman, Camp 32 LongLake and Suicide River Area Hugh T. Renaud, Dist. Supt., Longlac Michael Tracy Asst. Foreman, Camp 47 Paul Thors Camp Foreman . Camp 47 Warren Bowness Camp Clerk, Camp 47 Derreck MacKinnon. Hqts. Clerk. Longlac Howard Gregoire. Hqts .. Clerk Long lac East Highway Area Wilfred S. Carlson. Dist. Supt., Camp 3~ William Cuff. Camp Foreman, Camp 35 Nicol Williamson, Camp Clerk, Camp 35 James Reeves, Camp Foreman, Camp 33 Matt Lucier, Landing Foreman, Longlac Kenogami River Area Austin St. Croix, District Superintendent John Pringle, Asst. District Superintendent Eino Heino. Camp Foreman, Camp 46 George Souter . Camp Clerk . Camp 46 _!-ucien Massicotte. Camp Foreman, Camp 20 Walter Drews Camp Foreman, Camp 40 Ray Matson, Camp Clerk. Camp 40 MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LTD. W . E. Mair . Gen. Supt., Caramat E. A. Lunam District Supt .. Stevens J. F. Stilwell, District Supt .. Caramat M. Johnson . District Supt .. Marathon H. A. C. Carson . Div. Engineer . Caramat H. Kagetsu District Forester. Caramat W. D. Harkness District Forester. Stevens D. P. Hamilton, Field Personnel Officer. Stevens J. A. Clairmont Accounting Sup. Stevens G. P. Tuffy Depot Clerk. Caramat N. Karlstedt , Depot Clerk, Stevens H. Lawson Auditor, Stevens 0. Olson °Chief Mechanic. Stevens A. Karlstedt. District Mechanic, Stevens C. Gilbert District Mechanic, Caramat E. LeFave Depot Foreman Stevens H. Hopkins Depot Foreman . Caramat G. 0 . Adams Clerk Stevens Arvo Mantyla C!erk, Caramat J. D. Malloy . Clerk. Caramat Camp 2, Stevens John Larson . Compartment Supervisor Dan Healev Production Foreman PAGE 11 LOG BOOK W. Lunam Production Foreman K. Unander Production Foreman J. Brydon. Clerk M. Lecours . Clerk Camp 5. Stevens Nick Husak. Compartment Supervisor J . Gowan Production Foreman Alex Doherty Production Foreman H. Gracie Clerk A. A. Patterson. Clerk Camp 11 . Stevens Pete Rodwick Foreman Pete Demache. Strip Boss D. W. Davidson. Clerk Camp 12. Stevens Toivo Millen . Compartment Supervisor August Kauppi Production Foreman Russell Brown . Production Foreman Armas Turja . Clerk E. J. Doyle, Clerk Camp 51, Caramat Emil Kauhanen . Compartment Supervisor Ole Laine Production Foreman D. Whitnev Production Foreman Wm. Murray Clerk Camp 52, Caramat Alex Amesse . Foreman R. Portwood, Clerk Camp 53 Caramat Sol Cowan . Foreman Rene Rioux Clerk NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY, LIMITED Division 1, Mead, Ont., District of Cochrane Mead Headquarters K. Moland. Superintendent A. R. Wiley . Chief Clerk Mauno Jansson . Payroll Clerk Camp 83 Conrad Peterson. Foreman Frank Plunkett. Scaler Paul Ketonen Clerk Division 2, Hearst, Ont., District of Cochrane J. R. Turk . Superintendent John Draganiuk Chief Clerk Division 3, Clarkdon, Ont., Thunder Bay Dist. Louis Johnson. Superintendent Div . S, Shesheeb Bay. Thunder Bay District Wally Olafson . Superintendent G. A. Sikerbol. Chief Clerk Capt. A. H. Harpel!, Scaler NIPrGON LAKE TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Kowkash Harry Kamo, Foreman Phil Ukrainec Clerk Bob Garrett Clerk Gosta Sjolander Scaler Ben Hev Sealer Arth Cheetham Scaler Beardmore Fred Miron Foreman John Bruce Foreman John Tuhkanen . Clerk NORTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS, LIMITED George Crombie Supt .. Armstrong Wm. McCabe Foreman Camp 54 Dorion Oliver Kuusila . Clerk Scaler Camp 54, Dorion Toiva J. Haapala. Foreman Camp .55, Reba Wm. Sinnimaki, Clerk Scaler. Camp 55. Reba Jack Husband Scaler, Camp 55. Reba NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LIMITED D. G. Lambrecht. Superintendent Eino Jarvi. Accountant Laurent Campeau General Foreman Howard Hicks. Warehouse and Purchasing Ed Campeau. Master ME:chanic Otto Hill. Camp Foreman Con Hunt. Maintenance of Equipment John Flagnik Clerk THE ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER COMPANY LIMITED George A. Potts Fort Frances Div. Logging Wm. Martin Asst. Superintendent Carl Anderson Asst. Superintendent Robert Potts. Asst. Superintendent John Langtry Mechanical Superintendent Joseph Gorup Foreman Camp S-105 Isaac Salgren, Foreman Camp S-108 Wm. Lanigan _ Foreman Camp S-106 M. Haslestad Foreman Flanders E. Langstaff. Chief Clerk K. Conlon Clerk Camp S-1 05 N. Martinson Clerk. Camp S-106 G. Donaldson Clerk. Camp S-108 H. Brown Flanders KENORA LOGGING DIVISION Patricia Area Vermilion Ba~ Ontario Wm. White Gen. Supt. E. Wheatley Asst. Supt. J. T. Sniezek . Logg. Supt. H. Ballard . Headquarters Clerk W. McKinnon Clerk J. H. Allen . Chief Scaler A. LivinQstone, Foreman P. Petrocovich . Clerk F. Black Foreman P. Tutaluk Assistant Foreman N. Laroche . Assistant Foreman W. Owcher Assistant Foreman H. Murphv Clerk D. McDaid. Clerk McIntosh. Ontario H. Carlson. Foreman A. Coak. Assistant Foreman P. Rush Clerk Lake of the Woods Kenora Ontario R. McMillan. Loqging Superintendent C. Ricklefs Foreman M. MacDonell. Clerk THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMITED T. Summers . Woods Supt .. Hemlo, Ont. Max Thibeault. General Foreman G. A. LaJambe, Chief Clerk Camp 15 A. Bouchard. Foreman M. Bouchard, Clerk Camp 25 P. Dumas. Foreman A. Rov Clerk Camp 26 L. Dumas, Foreman L. Jacques. Clerk Camp 43 A. Omichinski . Foreman S. Juniper Clerk Camp 46 W. Korczynski Foreman G. Binette Clerk Camp 44 C. D. Sewell, Foreman S. Lord Clerk OSCAR STYFFE LIMITED Camp 139 . Umfreville, Ontario Pault Pettersen . Foreman Allan Bishop Assistant Foreman Arvo Mendelin Clerk BerQ Bergested, Assistant Clerk Camp 27, Umfreville, Ontario Norman Pederson Foreman Ronald Morgan . Clerk �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1 950 I ~(»1~1 Marshall-Wells Special Log Marking Paint Used EXCLUSIVELY by "British Columbia Timber Operators" Prices and Full Particulars from MARSHALL-WELLS Dial 5-6511 CANADA'S LARGEST HARDWARE DISTRIBUTORS lesearvh--As a Co-Operative Projevt J. 0. WILHELM, Director Research Council of Ontario The Research Council of Ontario has been set up to advise the Provincial Government on research within the Province. This involves the integration of research problems in all the fields of the natural resources and in the natural and physical sciences, the co-ordination of the research effort of Government departments, indw:tries and universities, and the stimulation of interest in research on the part of all levels of administration and, finally, assistance in the use of the results of research in development and production. The Research Council has initiated scholarships and has recommended financial assistance to augment the work of research within the Provincial Government departments, the .Ontario Research Fouantdion and the universities in the Province. In addition, it has been instrumental in setting up an industrial extension service in the Division of Industrial Research Service of the Ontario Research Foundation. In this way research assistance is provided to take care of the requirement of in .. dividuals. The Research Council was early conscious of the fact that some stimulation should be given to a co-operative method of doing research. The purpose of such an effort was to provide a mechanism by which smaller industries might join forces in the solution of common problems, in much the same way as is done in the regular activities of industrial associations. Realizing that co-operative research by a few members of an industry would find general application, the Research Counci I Act provides for Govermnent assistance in research projects undertaken by two or more industries within a particular field of industrial work. This provides a means by which companies who themselves might not be able to 'finance research on a problem in which they were interested can get together with other companies and arrange to pool their efforts and do the work. This is somewhat simi.lar to the very successful ararngements for co-operation between Government and industry in Britain, where the research organizations obtain regular assistance on a sliding scale of mutual contribution. Organizations with a research program are supported on a long-term basis by public funds. The basis for Government support is discussed at regular intervals and support is either on a project or an association basis. So much for a general statement; h.ow does the system work out in practice? Two or more companies in the same field of work get together and decide on a problem of mutual concern Dial 5-6511 and of concern to the industry of which they _form a part. They may decide that the problem is one on which it is worth spending some money, and that they are prepared to p~t up $XX to try and obtain a solution. In addition, they may feel that the problem is of general interest and that the Research Council of Ontario would co-operate in the problem. During this discussion period the companies may contact either the Research Council, the Industrial Research Services Division of the Ontario Research Foundation, or the Trade and Industry Branch of the Department of Planning and Development. The problem is discussed by one of the Research Council committees and a program for its solution is prepared. The best agency to do the work is selected. This may be either a department of Government. Provincial or Dominion, a department of a university, a division of the Ontario Research Foundation, one of the participating companies, a private laboratory or a private consultant. When the agency has been selected, then a plan of attack is agreed on and the cost is estimated. The companies and the Government each pay their share, and the work proceeds. Direction is under a small committee composed of representatives of the co-operating companies, the agency doing the work and the Research Council. This committee also discusses the publication and application of the results of the research. The group research plan is not new in principle, but the Province of Ontario is the first in Canada to make legislative provision for co-operative research, following the group research principle. NATURAL CONDITIONS EFFECT MECHANICAL LOGGING METHODS In a "Message for the New Year" for the Marathon Courier, H. P. Klinestiver stated: "Mechanization will be extended into the new operating year, with the result that 75 % to 80% of our production wi II have been harvested by this method. "During 1950, Camp No. 53, Caramat, will be set up in the Kagiano Compartment, and this will provide us with five fully mechanized camps. This does not mean, however, that all logging will be done mechanically. Where size of timber and ground conditions warrant horse skidding to slashers and manual cutting will b~ continued."-Th~ "Courier" �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE13 Ludivig Cyr Buck-Saw Champion Northwestern Ontario Wins Again The Ontario Paper Company Limited recently conducted sawing contests in 6 camps of the Hemlo Division. l 09 contestant entered the comp contests and winners were declared as follows: Camp No. 15, Ludivig Cyr, 9 3/5 sec. Camp No. 25, Rubin Dumas, l l 2/5 sec. Camp No. 26, Harold Dumas, 11 l /5 sec. Camp No. 43, Arman Hautcoeur l l sec. Camp ·No. 44, F. Fortin, 13 3/5 ;ec. Camp No. 46, Nick Zawada, 12 sec. Hem lo Depot, Alphonse Poirier, l l sec. The above men met at Hemlo and competed for the Company Championship with the grand prize being a trip to Montreal to represent the Ontario Paper Company, Limited in the Buck-Sawing Contest at the Sportsmen's Show, March 4 - 12, 1950. Ludivig Cyr, who won the Buck-Sawing Champion-ship at the Winter Carnival in February 1949 was winner with his best timing for that day b~ing 10 l /5 sec. GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LUDIVIG, IN THE CONTEST AT MONTREAL. All Woodsmen in Northwestern Ontario will be pulling for you to win. COVER PICTURE Caribou on Ombabika Bay. Picture through courtesy of the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited. GENERAL MOTORS L. Cyr Ontario Paper Company Limited, being congratulated by runner-up Dorio Maurice . Great Lakes Paper Company Limited at the Winter Carnival last vear. Dorio is at present a foreman of the Great Lakes Pctper Company Limited. SAWING CONTESTS At the recent Northern Ontario Log Sawing championship, Gaeton Duguay of Spruce Falls was declared winner with an aggregate time of 33 l /5 secs. for 3 cuts of a l 0" spruce log. He also collected a special prize of $25.00 for the fastest single cut-9 l /5 secs. The World's Championship Doubles Sawing Contest was won in Australia recently with a time of 24 secs. for a 24" log (species unknown). TWO CYCLE DIESEL ENGINES 50 H.P. TO 600 H.P. 55 H.P. TO 660 H.P. FAN TO FLYWHEEL UNITS FINGER TIP SHIFT CONTROL IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE G.M. HYDRAULIC MARINE GEAR, STANDARD WITH ALL 3, 4, 6 . AND PACKAGE POWER UNITS OR FOR ALL YOUR POWER REQUIREMENTS TWIN G.M. UNITS -Distributors For- ALLIS-CHALMERS MFG. CO. SALES PARTS Tractor Division G.M. DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE DIV. SCHRAMM INC. AIR COMPRESSORS BAKER MANUFACTURING CO. GAR WOOD INDUSTRIES INC. PACIFIC CAR & FOUNDRY CO. DROTT MANUFACTURING CORP. GENERAL EXCAVATOR COMPANY , THE OSGOOD COMPANY 906 Memorial Avenue SERVICE PORT ARTHUR Phone 5-8141 �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 14 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS - THEY MAKE THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE NEW MOTOR TOBOGGAN A newly designed motor tobcggan . 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MORE Reeords Broken! - MORE Satisfied Customers TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL ·co RDS OF PULPWOOD HAU LED PER TRI P-235 /CORDS "The latter _!>eing comparative in regards to weight hauled." - WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS PULPWOOD AND T RA I L ERS WITH UP TO 20 CORDS CAPACITY. Showing Adverse Grades Encountered For Further Information Please Contact G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR TEL. 5-6753 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 Bow Safety Sbou·ld Be Taught 1. You should show enthusiasm for and honestly believe in accident prevention. 2. Safety is as important a factor in workmanship as quantity and qualit-y 3. Be sincerely interested in the welfare of your men. 4. Violation of a standard work practice is just as serious as the violation of any other company rule or regulation 5. In putting across a safety program you should exercise your ability a_s a leader and not as~ driver and thus gain the confidence of your men. 6. Every worker is responsible for his fellow workers' safety as well as his own. 7. You must know accident prevention, what constitutes safe equipment, and what constitutes safe methods for every job for which you are responsible. 8. Accidents are caused by haste and lack of thought. Therefore, we must all think about what we are doing to make sure that we do it the safe way. 9. You should instruct your men, especially new men and show them how to do their work properly and safei'y and not just simply tell them to be careful. 10. The SAFE HABIT is acquired through safety practices. You must provide the education and example. 11. You should show appreciation to the man whc makes an accident prevention suggestion . Adopt it i ' practical. If impractical, explain the reason why. 12. See to it that all mechanical safeguards are used at a 11 ti mes. 13. Do not tolerate horseplay on the job. 14. Fatigue contributes to the cause of accidents and consequently the worker must get plenty of sleep ana rest. He must be mentally and physically awake. 15. Do not excite your men. Excitement and confusion among workers is the cause of many accidents. 16. See to it that men are assigned to those duties which they are best suited to perform. 17. When all effort has failed to make an unsafe man sate he should be dismissed as unadaptable. 18. ' All injuries should be reported and taken care of at once in the provided and approved method. 19. Be sure you and/or designated workers know the location of and have been instructed in the use of company-supplied first aid kits. 20. Remember that a man to be a good worker must be a safe worker. * * * All the rules and regulations which can be created. all the safety devices that can be attached to machines, "SERVING THE TIMBER JANUARY 1950 all the guards that can be erected, and all the warning signs that can be posted, are uself;?ss unless responsible individuals drop the veil of seeming unconcern and become interested in the task of eliminating and reducing accidents. * * * Most accidents, whether they occur in industry, on the farm, at home, or on the highway, are caused by the failure of some individual to follow simple and fundamental safety rules or precautions since most accidents can be prevented by recognizing the real cause and doing something about it before the accident occurs. * * * Regardless of the care used in struction of any type of equipment, ditions that cannot be completely without interfering with reasonable ficient operation. * * the design and conthere are many consafeguarded against accessibility and ef- * A careful operator is the best insurance against accident. The complete observance of one simple rule would prevent many thousands of serious injuries each year. That rule is. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CLEAN, OIL, OR ADJUST A MACHINE WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. Men of the woods should be interested in the uses made of the raw material that they produce. The Mid-Western Section. Canadian Pulp & Paper Association have been asked to provide articles describing the various processes the raw material is put through when it arrives at the mill. This first article has been orovided bv Mr. Alex Johnson and it is hoped that articles will be forthcomin~ for future issues. Saw-mills tie mills and wood treating plants have also been requested to submit articles. Today's Canadian worker earns for each hour he runs a machine more than the worker of 80 years ago earned for a whole day's effort.-Quick Canadian Facts. * * * Between 1939 and 1947 the number of workers employed in manufacturing in Canada increased by 70 per cent and the amount paid out in wages and salaries increased 181 per cent.-Quick Canadian Facts. The tai I of the beaver, when properly cooked, has been considered a delicacy since the first settlement o_f North America.-Quick Canadian Facts OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" W H0LE_SALE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. Fort William �LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 OS C 0 · BLOC KS CSFE NEWS PAGE 17 WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED "JOE BEAVER 0 By Ed ·Nofziger R. BOULTBEE HEADS NORTHWESTERN ON;J"ARIO SECTION, CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FOREST ENGi N EERS At the Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers held December 17th, 1949, the following officers were elected: Chairman - R. Boultbee; Vice-Chairman - A. L. K. Switzer; Councillors - G. R_ Sonley, P_ J_ Ward, J_ H . Merrill; Editorial Representative - Ken Hearnden_ The meeting agreed to submit forestry articles for the Log Book in 1950_ The Honourable W_ Earl Rowe, M_P_, President of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited, addressed the dinner meeting of members and guests that evening_ Mr_ J_ H_ Merrill introduced the speaker_ The Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers held a meeting January 6th at the Lakehead Technical Institute at which Dr. L. G_ Trorey, A.M_B_E_, Ph_D_ (Eng.), M.E-1.C., A.R_P.S_, Member C.S_F_E_, Member AM. Soc. Photogrammetry, P. Eng_, Director of Photgraphic Survey Corporation Ltd_, Toronto, gave an address on "Some Aspects of New Techniques in Air Survey and ~apping." The meeting was very well attended by representa-tive of timber companies, civil engineers, town planning bodies, etc_ The speaker was introduced by Wm. Taylor. George Sonley presided_ J. T. Russell Motors Ltd. Forest Service, u_ S. Department of Agriculture "Now I see why he said winter is best for skidding!" ~~f .lf'l'\..'"ll:.".:T.l\.f..•.• •:::.•:;•;•;•:.~•.•.'.•..........:•:•::;••· · 120 N. Archibald St. -:Fort William, Ont. Distributors for • THE FAMOUS FARGO TRUCKS 'Built to Fit the Job' A FARGO BUilT FOR EVERY JOB GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS From 4,600 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. For Complete Information DIAL 3-7421 ~::~....... . ~:=:=:::=:=:=t?:?~:=:=:=:-:-____ -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:--- .. ............. .... ..... -::::-:-??:?:???:??:?:=:=:-:_ : : .--·····-·-- .. _-_-___ ______ ___:_::: :::"::::~: �LOG BOOK PAGE 18 JANUARY 1950 These "Peephole" Drivers Diesel-Powered Locomotive Being Tested On Fort William-Cartier Run A demonstrator model, built by the Electro-Motive Division. of. General Motors Corporation at La Grange, Ill., the 4,500 horse-power, 3-unit locomotive will be put through her paces, both passenger and freight service, under winter conditions in the rugged territory of the Algoma District and the heavy grades of the Can~dian Rockies during the next three months. For the first six weeks, the power-packed giant will operate between Fort William and Cartier, Ontario, on freight service, with occasional passenger duty trips between Toronto and Fort William. Their high speed, heavy hauling characteristics, and on-time dependability as well as the inherent advantages of the diesel, to take curves faster due to centre of gravity, the reliability of power plants and a balanced design for maximum service availability marked by low maintenance costs are features of the diesel locomotive. The introduction of the Diesel Engine eventually wi 11 take over the tasks that have for so long been performed by steam power and will make a change for the men of the woods in camps along the railways and in stations. Th~ cloud of smoke disappearing over the horizon and the steam wh•stle will be missed by all. These people who drive with their car windows steamed over or blocked with snow are simply asking for trouble. They can't see anything approaching frorn the side or behind. Indeed some of them have no more than a peephole through which to view the road ahead. If anyone was fool enough to drive with a blanket draped over his car windows the police would soon put him where he belonged. In the interests of safety, not only for themselves but all others on the road, these other "blind" drivers should be checked up, too. Whatever the special advantages of these sloping windshields and back windows certainly the shedding of snow is not one of them. But even if it means stopping occasionally to wipe them off that is a small price to compare with a bashed fender, let alone some more serious accident And there is no excuse at all for driving with windows fogged over. Most cars are equipped with automatic devices f6 keep the windshield clear and a little fresh air will handle the others. Opening a window may mean a little less comfort for the passengers but it may save them and others a trip to the hospital or the morgue.-Financial Post 3:,0H,'t BROMPTON EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISORREEVE OF NIPIGON /ua a "Peep/,,ole 11 3:,1i,ue11, I R. A. (Russ) Hallonquist, Employment Supervisor of the Brompt;n Pulp and Paper Company, Limited was elected by acclamation Reeve of the Town of Nipigon for 1950. Several other Brompton employees allowed their names to stand for civic election and, atfhough they did not win, they are to be congratulated in taking ' such an interest in their community's affairs. Members of the Operator's Association wish Reeve Hallonquist all success in his new undertaking. When the white man discovered this country, the Indians were running it. There were no taxes and no national debt. The women did all the work. And the white men though they could improve on a system like that! ! ·WHERE DANGER LIES I am more deadly than the screaming shell from a howitzer; I ruin without killing. I tear down homes; I break hearts and wreck lives. I have no respect for truth or justice; no mercy for the defenceless. You will find me in the pious and in the haunts of the unholy. I am wily, cunning, malicious-and I gather strength with age. I make my way where greed, mistrust and dishonor are unknown. I feed on good and bad alike. My victims are as numerous as the sands of the sea and often as innocent. I never forgive and seldom forget. MY NAME IS GOSSIP. NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. Suppliers of DOMINION WIRE R(>PE AND FITTINGS ¼ INCH TO 1 ¼ INCH 203 HARDISTY STREET FORT WILLIAM PH. 37.407 �• JANUARY l 950 PAGE 19 LOG BOOK A BOOK TO OWN - A BOOK THAT SHOULD BE IN EVERY SCHOOL The first edition of some of John Fisher's radio scripts has been published under the name of "John Fi sher Reports." Canada is the theme of every report and it is a book that every Canadian should read. Many timber companies are in the vicinity of small country schools and it would certainly be a friendly gesture for a company or its repreesntative to purchase a copy of this book and give it to the School Library. Copies of the book may be purchased from the Niagara Editorial Bureau, St. James Building, Hamilton, Ontario. NATIVE TREES OF CANADA The Dominion Forest Service issued a BulletinNo. 61-Native Trees of Canada, which may be obtained from the King's Prinfer, Ottawa. If anybody is interested in the identification of trees, they would be well advised to write for this bulletin . • Statistically, the book is impressive. It contains 124 full -page black and white plates presenting 615 fine pictures of specimens; 117 maps showing distribution; more than 150 native trees are illustrated and described . There is a check list, including botanical, English and French names of native tree species.- Forest and Outdcors Note: MUDGUARDS FOR TRUCKS, TRAILERSNEW LAW Effective January l, 1950, adequate mudguards or fenders to prevent splashing must be installed on all motor trucks and tra ilers, the Highways Department announces. An amendment to the Ontario Highways Act makes such safeguards compulsory. Instructions to police to watch for offenders have been sent out, the Department states. ' 'This act applies directly to trucks and trailers without mudguards and fenders- passenger motor cars be:ng already properly equipped with front and rear fenders. It is patterned after the English Law and some states in the United States also have a similar law in effect," stated J. P. Bickell, Ontario Registrar of Motor Vehicles. WANTED Experienced logging engineer for operations producing pulpwood, logs, poles and ties. Initial duties development of management and operating plans. Excel lent opportunities for advancement. Apply to . PINELAND TIMBER COMPANY, LIMITED P.O. Box 126 Sudbury, On~ariG Our New Up-to-the-Minute Fort William Garage Will Provide ADDED FACILITIES AND MODERN SERVICE S. J. Hill S Sons Li1nited PORT ARTHUR FORT WILLIAM Sales and Service for International Trucks and Nash Cars �7DAYLOAN "CATERPILLAR" DOZER II THIS PICTURE 7 ■ "P. P. M. Number 16" Boat is powered by a "Caterpillar" D-4400 Marine is the "Caterpillar Dozer" in this picture. Handling Engine. That a "Caterpillar" Marine Engine has been the sea of pulpwood that comes in a steady flow to' chcsen for this rugged service, is consistent with their Foreground - "Provincial Paper Mill," the Steel-Hulled Logging ~ known record - "Dependability and Economy." While the success of "Caterpillar" Diesel Marine Engines is due Economy, too, is outstanding as "Caterpillar" Diesels are de- to many things, Dependability, Economy and Simplicity of Design are signed to operate on a wide range of low cost, low gravity fuels-- outstanding. Dependability results from "Caterpillar design, for "Cat- and the precombustion chamber type fuel system permits successful erpillar" Diesel Marine Engines are work engines, built to stand up operation at low or idling speeds without fouling or choking up. under the heaviest kind ot operation and 24-hour-a-day operation Premium Diesel fuels are not necessary. under full load is taken in stride. Simplicity of design results in ease of operation and frequent working adjustments are unnecessary. with not a single adjustment in the entire "Caterpillar" Diesel fuel system. Easy starting is assured Replacing a "Fairbanks-Morse" Diesel Marine Engine - a "Cat- through the use of either the specially designed "Caterpillar" Gasoline starting engine, electric starting, or a combination of both. erpillar" D-8800 Marine Engine Available now in 10 models with continuous horsepowers ranging goes to work in "P.P.M. Number from 38 to 400, there is a "Caterpillar" Marine Engine to match your 31." Now swinging a three bladed 46" x 32" Towing Type Propellor, needs and to show vou new and real dependability and economy of operation. If vc:.ar "spring time" picture contains a Marine Engine, now is the time to investigate "Caterpillar." the D-8800 provides plenty of additional power to operate the winches for joining booms containing logs up to 16 ft. in length. POWELL EQUIPMENT Another installation and another UO. LTD instance where a "Caterpillar Marine Engine" was chosen. PORT ARTHUR • WINNIPEG � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1950JanLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January 1950 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January 1950. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/3a982a6ad709700773befc359c88b7db.pdf 8f3244646cce61d079bead900634ea6e PDF Text Text R FORE Y UB AR ·Wo ds Division Mar thon 4orp. of Canada ~ Port ;rthur, Ontario �PAGE 3 BOOK woods and loss from fire not only destruction of ma~ure timber but particularly the loss of young growth - is something which, while it may never be stopped al'l together, can certainly be cut down. This Association in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests district officials has taken the lead in preaching fire prevention to employees of the industry and in urging all operators that camp areas be organized and the meri trained as fire crews. p 1/,e,U,(HH'ff& The mos f conversation in the world is ''the hink that it would be a mistake, if in t al Report to you, I did not briefly review the weather conditions in the past year that have added to operating problems more than is usual. A late Spring delayed the opening of drive and peeled wood operations and rainy weather throughout the Sprlng and Summer interrupted - seriously in some cases - road building and improvement construction . With this rain and the abnormal number of flies and mosquitoes in the woods, Summer cutting conditions were not of the best. The rainy wet Spring, Summer and Fall was an asset in so far as fire prevention was concerned and this is shown by the fact that there were fewer fires and the fires were of smaller acreage than has been the case for many years. This subject will be covered later . in my report. After enduring the unusually bad weather of Spring and Summer, it was hoped we would be more fortunate with the coming of Fall. Instead we have had an exceptionally heavy and early snowfall. This coupled with the lack of early frost has further hindered cutting operations. Despite the weather, conditions in the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario changed considerably from the 1949 season. The demand for forest products rose sharply this Spring and practically all operators are now working to produce more forest products than last year. By visits to various operations, improvements and more permanent type buildings are evident at depots and camps. Such places as Nipigon, Beardmore, Caramat, Stevens, Long Lac, Black Sturgeon Depot, Regan, Heron Bay, Hernia, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Auden, Armstrong, ~owkash, Ycljffe, Hearst, Mead, Clarkdon, Linko, Reba Peterbell, Valera, Umfreville, Hansen, Martin, Savanne, Vermillion Bay, Flanders, McIntosh, and Atikokan and Dryden are centers of woods operations in Northwestern Ontario. Most areas are now being operated towards a sustained yield plan with the purpose in mind of maintaining our forests in perpetuity. Forest management plans and operating plans are being developed and these plans are subject to the approval of the Department of Lands and Forests. Aerial photography is being used more and more by operators and photographs are being used ir4 some operations by foremen in camps. Mechanical mea'ns of producing wood are being developed to suit ·local ·conditions and great improvements have been made this past year. Forest fire is one of the greatest hazards in the In 1950, out of 168 fires in the Western and MidWestern Regions of the Department of Lands and Forests, there were 20 fires on operators' limits and of these only four were attributed to employees of woods operators. This would indicate that the prevention work that has been done has not been in vain. In addition, the fires that did occur were held to a very small acreage and thi~ speaks highly of the organizing and training of the Department of Lands and Forests fire organization and the operators' fire crews in getting the fires out. There were more men in the woods last Summer than for many years past and weather conditons were , great factor in the small number of fires. We may not have the weather on our side next year and it is the intention of this Association to strive for better fire prevention precautions, better fire crew organization and training, so that, in so far as operators are con.! cerned, the loss to the forests will ·be reduced to a minimum. In addition to fires,· our forests are being attacked by _insects and in this connection woods employees have assisted the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie1 Ontario, _by collecting insect samples and sending these to the laboratory. This is a great help to the scientists working on this great problem and we will continue to urge employees to continue this good work. Productions costs have risen considerably during the past year. In addition to a substantial increase in the) fire tax, dues payable to the Crown (commonly called Crown Dues) for timber cut on the ungranted public lands and for timber cut on patent lands when the timber on them remains the property of the Crown were all increased effective l st April, 1950. This increase, id addition to the increase in wages, negotiated effective September l st, 1950, raised the cost of forest products considerably. The inclement weather will add to this increase in cost and, as I mentioned last year, operators in Ncrthwestern Ontario must compete with other areas of Canada and the United States which are able to pro-' duce wood at a lower cost than we can. American mills have· also discovered that they can use species of wood including hardwoods grown in their own locality which they never used before. Other costs such as board and lodging, machinery and equipment, have all increased. A serious item to operators has been the increase in freight rates. Woods wages were increased as a result of negotiations with the Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union A. F. of L. in August, 1950. The settlement of wages by negptiation must be a source of satisfaction to all concerned. In December last, there were over 13,000 men employed in the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario. We were dangerously short of men in the best cutting months (September, October and November) due to the late Prairie harvest. It is estimated that approximately 60 % of woods employees come to Northwestern Ontario in the Fall to work in the woods camps from the Prairie Provinces and Quebec. Addresses of employees (Continued on Page 21) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK Sloop Hauling in Relation to Forest Management By R. W. B. THOMSON Introduction Yesterday you saw the self-loading sloop in operation, and quite naturally most of the discussion and comments on its work have been concerned with the mechanical ability of the machine and its labour and money-saving capacity. Now I would like to discuss it for a few minutes in regard to its place in the general· scheme of Forest Management here on our Black River Limit. Operations Our sloop hauling operation is essentially a clear cutting operation and, as is evident, reaches its maximum production in even-aged regular sized wood, such\ as Black Spruce Swamps, or as you saw yesterday, in a Jackpine-Black Spruce flat. It has been used to som~ extent in our side-hi II mixed wood stands, but here with the strip roads longer and the piles further apart, we ge-:J a loss in production. Therefore in laying out a cut to be operated with sloops, that fact must be borne in mind, and where possible the amount of mixed-wood cutting kept !Q_ about one-third of the pure softwood stands. Also because we are using trucks all year round, a great deal of attention must be paid to the location of allweather roads in order to be able to haul the wood tha'l can be slooped out in the Summer and Fall, leaving the swamps and other wet places to be worked after freezeup. This necessity for roads and trucks is the factor which, more than anything else, changes our basic plan of operationg. Where previous plans called for perhaps three camps within a radius of 10 miles, we can now plan on only one camp for the same amount of wood trucking men to work when the distance exceeds a mile and a half or two miles. A camp thus now becomes a more permanent installation in the bush and will, we hope, attract a more stable type of woods-worker, more content to remain for longer periods of time in the one camp. This situation comes closer to year round employ. ment than we have ever had previously. Also with the further development of mechanical methods, we fee~ that perhaps small communities will be encouraged to grow at the centre of our mechanical operations, ensuring the workers of full year round employment, and ensuring the company of a supply of steady labour. Utilization It can readily be seen that sloop hauling involves only a very minimum of handling individual sticks of wood, once it has been cut and piled. This almost total lack of man handling separate sticks gives us much less loss of sticks. The danger of a hauling crew leavinr, large sticks or even whole pile bottoms is entirely eliminated, because as you have seen, the entire pile is mechanically moved onto the sloops. In fact once a stick is in the pile it remains as a part of a whole pile and is handled as a unit until its delivery to the river or final landing, with a minimum of wastage. Silviculture We have not been using this system of logging for a long enough time to state whether or not the logged over land will reproduce any better for having been logged with the sloops. This being only the second season that they have been used during the summer and fall, An address delivered at the C PP A Woodlands Section Mechanical Hauling Meeting at Heron Bay, Ontario. we have no evidence, silviculturally speaking, either forl or against it. It would seem, however, that some beneficial results should be forthcoming simply on the basis of past observations of mechanical operations in other places. Most observers agree that one of the best ways of en .: . suring reproduction of most of our native species, is to expose mineral soil, or at the least, to sufficiently dist• urb the duff to allow seedlings once st~rted, to reach their roots through to the mineral soi I. I think that you will_agree that the tractors and sloops certainly accomplish that. It now remains to be seen whether or not enough seed reaches this mineral soil. I am almost afraid to say that I don't think that it will, at least not in all cases. White Spruce and Balsam cut prior to the l st or 2nd week in September have not had sufficient time for the cones to ripen and therefore cannot be expected to release viable seed. Areas cut at this time of year should have the best chance of reproducing from seed as right now the cones are ripe and merely hitting the tree with an axe produces a cloud of seed. This is not the case every year however. White Spruce and Balsam do not seed every year and areas cut over during seedless years are not likely to benefit from any soil disturbance, unless care is taken to leave seed trees. We have not found the seed tree method entirely feasible here as trees left standing after the surrounding areas have been cut will not withstand the terrific winds that we are subjected to. It would seem evident therefore that some other silvicultural treatment is necessary on at least part of our logged over ar~as to ensure ad .. equate regeneration. Of course the foregoing does not entirely apply for areas of mostly Black Spruce or Jackpine, as these species hold their cones for some years. Here again, however, I think that further treatment of the logged over areas will be required. Our system of cutting for a . sloop haul is not very different from conventional cutting methods. The tops and cone bearing branches tend to be piled in windrows where they do not obtain sufficient heat to release the seed and are therefore, practically a total loss. Probably the best treatment would be\ some method of having the slash broken up or scattered so that the cones would open and the seeds fall on the soi I exposed by the tractors and sloops. In the case of the Pure Black Spruce swamps, I am afraid that, in as much as they are logged with tractors and sloops during the winter, they do not even get the benefit of having the duff disturb~d as they are usually under several feet of snow at the time. I hope that I have not painted too black a picture .of the effects of our mechanical hauling on regeneration. Certainly it will not hinder regeneration but it remains to be seen whether or not it wi II be of any great benefit in directly encouraging the establishment of seedlings from natural sources. Smithers of the Dominion Forest Service summed up a report on his observations of mech., anical logging on the Quebec North Shore with the statement that "Mechanical logging is not more injur- i ious to the forest than conventional Methods." That l probably applies here. (Continued on Page 20) �LOG BOOK PAGE 5 are preferred wherever there's a tough logging job to be done, because .... I our experience in building over 900 steel boats, is available . and of benefit to the Industry. 2 standardization on engines and boats is a necessity today for efficient operations. 3 a Steelcraft welded-steel hull will take constant bumping by logs and yet need very little annual maintenance. 4 whatever type of marine logging craft you need, there's a Steelcraft design on file. 5 they are built by men who specialise . . . and are being constantly improved upon, in close co-operation with the Industry. 6 when you buy a Steelcraft, you are protected by a warranty, and can depend on getting par~s and service from any of our branches. THESE ARE SOME REASONS WHY STEELCRAFT ARE PREFERRED RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES 235 BAY STREET LIMITED PORT ARTHUR PHONE 5-5914 �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK The Density of Wood By J. C. Hitchman and Alex Johnson By density of wood we, in the Pulp Mills, usually mean specific gravity. Simply expressed, this is the weight of dried wood in a known volume of green wood, as compared to the weight of the same volume of water. The specific gravity varies in a tree, generally getting smaller or lower from the butt to the top of the tree. Wood is not a solid material, since it is made up of hollow cells. It consists of solid material and air spaces. The weight of the solid material is roughly one and onehalf that of water while the weight of the air is practically nothing ompared to water. Since the specific gravity of woods runs roughly between 0.3 to 0.5 (that is from one-third to one-half the weight of water) it can be seen that more volume of wood is made up of air space than of actual wood material. Many things can cause a variation in wood density, but it is the thickness of the individual wood cell walls and the proportion of these thick walls that is the chief cause of variation. As an example of this, let us consider the annual ring of a tree. It is made up of two parts, the spring~ wood and the summer-wood. The spring-wood is formed in the early part of the growing seas_on and consists of cells with thin wal Is which enclose a large air space, This, then, contributes to low density of a piece of wood. The summer-wood is formed during the later part of the growing season and is made up of cells with thicker walls which do not enclose so much air space. This would then contribute to a higher density for the piece of wood: From this, it can be seen that several things will affect the density or specific gravity of the wood. For instance, the type of growing weather, the location of the tree, such as swampland, high land, different water sheds and,, Genuine PARTS '' Best • and of course, the latitude have a marked effect on the density, which is what we are interested in. While there are many points to be watched and controlled in changing wood to a pulp form used in making paper, the amount of pulp obtained from a certain amount of wood is dependent on the density o{ the wood used. The density of the wood 1s continually checked, so that the yield or production of the pulp mills is kept as high as possible for the wood being used at the time. If the yield drops down, and the same density wood is being used, then it is an indication that some part of the pulp mill operation is faulty. Similarly mills that are fortunate enough to have a high density wood supply can expect a higher yield of pulp than those mills less fortunate in using lower density wood. As an example, in a groundwood or mechanical pulp mill a wood of 0.43 density might produce 2,600 air dry pounds of pulp per cord of wood, while one of 0.36 density might produce only 2,200 air dry pounds' of pulp per cord. This means an increase of roughly 20 o in yield of pulp due to the different density of the woods used. Si mi larly, the density of the wood has a pronounced effect on the yield of pulp from a sulphite or chemical pulp mill. The accompanying chart shows the experience of one La!<,ehead Mill in this respect. While the _!Vord density may seem a small one and is spoken of in casual terms, it plays a major part in our business of converting wood to a form used in the man-' ufacture of pulp and paper. (One of a series of articles by members of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, CPPAl. FORD ACCESSORIES in the Long ·R un!" Gibson Motors carry the large:;t stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg For your convenience, Gibson Motors maintain a speedy shipping department. All orders are given prompt attention so that you will not be subject to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gib~on Motors for Service-Plus! PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS Authorfaed Ford Dealer-Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK EXTRACTS FROM THE ABITIBI PORT ARTHUR WOODS DIVISION REPORT IN "THE ABITIBI" ADVERTISERS' NEWS The Powell Equipment Company Limited advise! that they will be glad to supply on request the following booklets: Logging For Profit. Logging the North Woods. Power that serves the Logger. Timber, Too, Can Be A Crop. Portable Power For Sawmills. "Scaler E. Ayr has a four-cord-a-day cutter Carl C. Wood who wields a smooth Precision power saw." "There were quite a few cars in the yard with Saskatchewan licenses, and the clerk told us many of the men returned to the camps each year, filling their cars with relatives and friends." "There were also 20 men from Newfoundland in these camps. Mostly farmers themselves, they were used to chopping the trees down, but found the handling of a saw a novel experience. However, they were rapidly acquiring the "know how''." "At Camp 148, which houses 78 men, we met Charles Bustrom, a 70-year-old lumberjack, who still knocks out a regular two cords every day and looks none the worse for it. Eino Lanka is a regular three-cord producer at this camp." "Edward Kinnunen, the sawfiler, has an artificial left leg, and Aaron Braun, the nightman, has an artificial right leg. And we were told that the sawfi ler at Camp 144 had an artificial leg, too. His name is William Skoog, an old sawmill and dynamite man." "We met Ilmar Manners, mechanical foreman in this area. He has been with us the past l O years, an engineer on tugs in the summer, and mechanic in the winter. Another person of dual abilities is Morley Lan!<tree, who scales in winter and is a boat operator in summer. He h_as been with the Company the past five years, previously worked with the Provincial Paper woods department." BOOKLET - CARE OF TOOLS USED IN WOODCUTTING The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Papen Association are distributing a Booklet, "Care of Tools Used in Woodcutting" (cost $1.00). This booklet gives the job breakdown on care and maintenance of cutting tools as used at the Duchesnay (Quebec) Instructor Course given to Industry-trainees each summer. This booklet is a useful addition to the material available to instructors and may be ordered from the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Sun Life Building, Montreal, P.Q. Mr. J. H. Merrill, formerly Woods Manager of the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited at Nipigon, Ontario, and now Woods Manager of the AngloCanadian Pulp and Paper Mills Limited, was featured in the December 1950 issue of the Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada as one of the "prominent men in the Industry." Nesco Eqµipment Ensures Economical Speedy Continuous Operation NESCO GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBE~ PRODUCTS {Made in Canada) Pulp, Logging & SawlDill Machinery THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING &SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK C.P.P.A. Woodlands Section's New Bulletin Reports Co-operative Utilization RECENT PUBLICATIONS The Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited have installed a Fitchburg chipper at the Cache Bay. sawmill of the Gordon Lumber Co. The chipper reduces to chips the edgings, trimmings, etc. from the mill, which were formerly burned. They now go to the Sturgeon Falls pulp mill. l. Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada,, 3420 University Street, Montreal - "Report on Measurements on Plantations of White Spruce and Red Pine" at the James Maclaren Co. Ltd. - by Leif Holt (25 centsJ. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 2) Farm Woodlot Mal'"!agement - by A. Bickerstaff, F9..restry Branch, Ottawa. The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association have on hand a few mimeographed copies of this very practical pctper on woodlr:>t 11.:111agement, which may be obtained by writing this office. 3) Finnish Bulletin on Pulpwood Bundling. - The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, have a Finnish bulletin with English summary d e ~ with bundling pulpwood for driving. _J Three methods are described: a) Hauling on to ice and using cradles there. b) Bundling on shore and hauling on to ice with self-loading (hand winch) sleigh. c) Bundling on carriages hauled on to ice on rails. 4) B.C. Forest Service - Research Note No. 17 "Rodent Control in Direct Seeding Through Use of Poisons," by A. L. Orr-Ewing. Two major changes in unemployment insurance regulations, as they affect bush workers, were announced by Labour Minister Gregg on November 14: l) An insured worker chiefly occupied in seasonal industry can get benefit in his off-season, if he registers for other employment avai Iable in that off-season. 2) A worker whose chief occupation is non-insurable may be exempted from payments into the insurance fund •while employed in seasonal industry if he makes application. Wife in the midst of an argument with hubby: "There's no use discussing things with you! We can't agree on a single thing." Hubby: "You're wrong. For instance if you entered a room with two beds in it, a woman in one and a man in the other, in which would you choose to sleep?" Wife: ''With the lady, of course!'' Hubby: "That proves my point - we agree. So would I." ALLIS-CHALMERS 2 cycle Diesel DROTT SKID LOADER TRACTOR A Combination Thal Can't Be Beal! DROTT SKID-LOADER These versatile units have been giving trouble-free service to logging companies and individual contrai..1'ors ~n Thunder Bay District for a number of years, saving labour and expense for their ownets. Complete information on the suitability of this type of equipment in your operation may be obtained without obligation from: Vulcaa Machinery & Equipment Ltd. Head Office 171 SUTHERLAND AVE. WINNIPEG, MAN. SALES - SERVICE Branch Office 725 N. MAY ST. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. ij �LOG BOOK PAGE 9 COCHRANE'S -- DIAL 5-7345 (WHOLESALE and RETAIL HARDWARE) Headquarters for MINING LUMBERMANS CONTRACTORS, CARPENTERS HUNTERS FISHERMANS and HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Also Branches at Toronto - Sudbury - North Bay - Sault Ste. Marie - Copper Cliff - Geraldton - Hudson - Val d'Or NEW LOGGING HEADQUARTERS AT ATIKOKAN The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Fort Frances Division, has transferred the Seine River logging headquarters from Flanders to Atikokan. The planning of this move dates back about three years to the development of Steep Rock Lake iron ore deposits and the subsequent growth of the town of Atikokan itself. The move from Flanders to Atikokan is a natural one, in that Atikokan geographically is located almost exactly in the middle of the south boundary of th< Seine River limits whereas Flanders is located adjacent to the extreme southwest corner of the limits. The "Mandonian." IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN- KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS (TM Reg. Pat. Office) EL &ODUM EA MIRR ~RE HIS MECHANICAL PROGRAM DEVELOPING IN O - M PATRICIA AREA Logging operations on the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Patricia areas were further mechanized last summer with the addition of five new tractors and logging sulkies. In addition, a 31-passenger Reo bus for transporting men to the cutting areas and returning them to camp daily was put into service. A lumber and tie sawmill was constructed at the Cedar Lake location. Essential equipment in the mill consists of a Frick No. l saw rig turning a 60-inch ci rcular saw. The edger is a Diamond Iron Works product, 48 inches in width, and is a combination of edger saw and bull-edger saw. A moder trimmer feeds the lumber' to the 125-foot sorting table. Power for the mill is supplied from an International 82 hp diesel unit which drives the edger and trim saws. The head saw is powered with a 75 hp caterpillar diesel power unit. This unit also supplies power to operate the jackladder and other auxiliary conveyors in the mill. The C.P.P.A. "Industry." Missed from DIRECTORY OF KEY PERSONNEL IN THE WOODS as reported in the November LOGBOOK - · NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LTD. D. G. Lambrecht ........ . ....... ... Superintendent E. A. Jarvi .................. .......... .. .. Accountant John Flagnik ... ...... ... .......... Clerk L. Campeau ...... ..... .. .. ......... General Foreman H. Hick5 .... ........................... .... Foreman, Michipicoten Harbour Mrs. M. Fulcher ................. . Accountant, Michipicoten Harbour Phil Farley ............................ ...... Woodbuyer, Hearst J. Sacheski ..... ............................ Purchasing & Supplies Otto Hill .... .... ............................ Foreman, Camp 14 V. Nenonen .......... ................. .. Clerk, Camp 14 H. Pepin ........... ... . .................... Foreman, Camp 1 9 P. l:_agrange ....... ..................... . .. Clerk, Camp 19 "BARREL'' B0DUNK WAS THE ONLY, MAN OF PAUL'S CREW WHO COULDNT FIND A CAMP DOOR LARGE ENOUGH TO C,O TH~OUGH. HIS . OHL~ MEANS OF ENTERING WAS TO P"SS THROUGH TWICE. This booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" manufactured at Provinci~I Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, out of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, Fort William, Ontario. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK Air Survey and The World Forest Inventory By J. F. CUNNINGHAM, Control Forester, The Photographic Survey Corporation Limited. The total forest area of Canada is estimated at 1,300,00 square miles. This seems a rather astronomic / figure, yet it is but approximately one twelfth of the world's total forested area of 15,500,000 square miles. It is with figures such as these in mind that we may gain some conception of the task facing the Fooc·· and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Division of Forestry and Forest Products has been set up within this organization to study the critical situation of world forestry to-day. The ultimate aim of this group is a comprehensive world forest pol ic) directed toward the knowledge of sufficient forest areas to ensure the benefit of their protective measures and the permanent and abundant supply of forest products. The first step toward this goal is the world forest inventory to establish present volumes of timber and to form a basis for .:111 future study. This is an undertaking which demands complete international co-operation from all member governments with respect to assisting the smaller countries which are not technically or financially competent of dealing with the situation. It must be realized that while some of the European and North American forests have been developed along sound forest management lines, the great bulk of the world's forest potential lies in the countries which are reasonabaly unexplored and hence undeveloped. These forest areas are believed to possess vast stands of valuable timber and their development is essential if the world's wood budget is to be balanced. First and foremost it is desirable that an inventorv of this magnitude be conducted as rapidly and as in-expensively as possible. In achieving this end the air photograph has no peer. The technique of forest photointerpretation has proven itself invaluable to the forester in conducting inventories on a large scale. The area should first be flown at small reconnaissance scale. These photographs are examined and areas of no importance deleted from the inventory. The forest areas are then broadly classified to show major differences in forest composition. This type of survey wilj furnish preliminary information regarding the location and extent of forested areas, along with their correspond:ng economic importance, at a minimum cost. No attempt is made at estimating timber volumes and maps may or may not be prepared. It would suffice simply t (-~ prepare an uncontrolled mosaic which would provide the information necessary for the planning of the more detailed inventory. When the areas of commercial importance have been defined, the work of the detailed inventory can proceed. The photography should be flown at a scale of 1320 feet to 1 inch, since this scale is presently regarded as being best suited to detailed forest interpretation . Mapping should also be carried out at the same scale. The cost of this survey will be higher than the original reconnaissance operation, for costs vary directly with the amount of detailed work. Field work in tropical regions will present many problems to the forester. Conventional methods of sampling stands will not be humanly possible, due tci the difficulties of ground travel and the remoteness of these areas. It is believed that these hazards may be most successfully overcome by the incorporation of the helicopter into field operations. This procedure would call for intense planning of the sampling operation. By this means it will be possible for field parties to reach areas that normally would be hopelessly inaccessible. It follows that a fine degree of accurracy must be attained in carrying out the original forest interpretation in order that field sampling may be kept to a minimum withou1t. seriously affecting the accuracy of the volumetric analysis. On completion of this inventory the nucleus of sound forest management has been laid. It will then be the task of the Division of Forestry and Forest Products to integrate all national working plans into a world-wide program to ensure that mankind's needs for wood may be met in perpetuity. A hillbilly came to town carrying a jug of liquor in one hand and a shotgun in the other. He stopped a man on the street and said: "Here, friend take drink outa my jug." The man protested he didn't drink. The hillbilly leveled his shotgun at the stranger and said: "Drink." The stranger drank, then he shuddered, shook, shivered and coughed. "Gad, that's awful stuff," he spluttered. "Ain't it tho?" said the hillbilly. "Now you hold the gun on me and I'll take a gulp." PULPWOOD COMPANIES Double Your ~~Per-Man'' PRODUCTION WITH THESE FAST-CUTTING ONE-MAN POWER CHAIN SAWS. Parts and Service for P. M. SAWS are , readily available at offices close to all Pulpwood Areas. FOR DEMONSTRATION CONTACT P. M. PRODUCTS (194,) LTD. 278 Bay Street, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. & HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. Offices at Vancouver, B.C.; Orillia, Ont.; Quebec, P.Q.; and Distrib~ators across Canada. �PAGE 11 LOG BOOK This unit own~d and cperated by Canadian bter:; aticiPTal Paper Company (Opawica Division) Modern Logging Has Created a Heavy Demand for EUCLIDS Tractor and trailer shown used to haul 20 cord loads of 12' pulpwood 15 miles at AVE RAGE loaded speed of 20 M.P.H. What ever off-the-highway hauling there is to be done, there's a specially designed EUCLID to do it. Enquire today about the EUCLIDS line. TRACTOR TRAILER - 190 H.P. Daisel Engin.z, speeds - 2 M.?.H. to 27 M.P.H., Weight - 19,600 lbs. Length - 41', Capacity Pulpwood 20 ccrds, Weight - rta load - 16,000 lbs. Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan. where this Eudid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTtWR TEL. 5-6753 ' MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK ONTARIO-MINNESOTA SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORTS Safety Toe Guards and Shin Pads Used in Unloading Operations ~II Supervisory Persoun WOODS SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETS The Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Associa- Bottom view of Toe-cap Side view of Toe-cap Unloaders at the Ontario-Minnesota plant at Fort Frances all used toe guards and shin-pads. Employees know by experience that they have been saved many nasty cracks and saved from disabling injuries by wearing these safety guards. The toe guard shE.!11 rl"'\d rubber strap are purchased from a Winnipeg firm (name on request) and the other parts are made by the Ontario-Minnesota Safety Department. Aluminum and thin steel toe guards have been tried but the men prefer the heavy steel which is a little less than 1/ 16" thick. Picaroon Handles Cut to Suit Three lengths of picaroon handles are in use 32", 34", and 36". It has been found that by supplying the various lengths as required for the individual workman, picaroon injuries have almost disappeared. Hard Hats Being Tried An experiment in the use of_hard hats for pulpwood logging operations has been started. As opm1onr: are reached on this venture, accounts will be reported in this booklet. tion, Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, held a quarterly meeting in Port Arthur, November 23rd. Chairman, John Currie, presided. In addition to two excellent papers presented, (see page ) the following discussions took place: F. T. Morrish, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company representative from Fort Frances, Ontario, outlined the safety materials either currently available or in the process of preparation by the National Safety Council. Mr. Morrish is Chairman of the Pulpwood Logging Division, Pulp ar:id Paper Section, National Safety Council. Mr. Morrish reported that the N. S. C. has a committee working on information re the use of hard hats in logging, safety and sanitation in logging camps and a series of sound-slide films on pulpwood logging. Mr. Morrish showed pictures of a specially designed toe-guard (see page ) and reported that hard hats have been introduced on a trial basis in the OntarioMinnesota Pulp & Paper Company (Fort Frances) woods operations. K. .Smith presented a report on the Inter-Divisional Woods Safety Competition being conducted by the Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited and T. S. Jones reported on the x-ray survey of woods employees to date . . Following a discussion period, the Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section film "Training for Teamwork" was shown. The Ontario Paper Company Limited with W. I. Turner acting as host entertained the delegates at dinner. Present were: !· Currie .................... . :,. Young ................ .. H. P. Klinestiver .... G. K. Eoll ................. .. D. P. Hamilton ..... .. G. Pipher ................. .. . W. I. Turner .......... H. E. Lilly ............. .. M. Cochran .............. E. E. Crandall .......... F. T. Morrish ........ .. R. A. Hallonquist .. .. D. R. Stevens ....... . .. W. Baker .. ............... .. A. J. Auden ...........' .. K. Smith .............. .... .. .. N. W. Hardy .......... J. Brown , ............ ....... .. F. 0. Soughton .. ... .. S. Jones . ......... .. D. B. Chant ...... ... .. .. r. Gr ~at L~ kes P~~er <;-,o. 1 1 Mar~1thon P~per ~~lls Ont,~rio PaHer ~ 0. 1 Lumberman's Safety Assoc. Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co. " " '' " Bro~~ton P~lp & P~per ~?· 11 AbJJibi P~~ver & P~fer C,?· Dryden Paper Co. LonHLac P~lp & P~~er Co. Thunder Bay Timber Operators Assoc. Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association T.B. X-RAY SURVEY CONTINUES To date 1668 employees in the following companies have been surveyed: Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited (Stevens and Caramat). Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. Nipigon Lake Timber Company, Limited (Beardmore Camp). Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited (Atikokan District). Note : Unloader usi ng $hin Guards and Toe-caps (Continued on Page 1 3) �LOG BOOK Nems l'I - - Read These .P ages SAFE CLOTHING D. P. HAMILTON In most industries where the occupational hazard is high, special clothing of one kind or another is worn, with but one exception - the eastern lumberjack. Her~ you see men working in any and every type of shoes, pants, gloves, mitts, coats, shirts, hats, governed_ only by the individual's sense of responsibility for his personal safety. Too many, however, think the woods i~ the place to wear out all old city clothing, and our accident rate suffers accordingly. Poor footwar is the worst offender. A well-made caulked boot with at least a l 0" top, combined with a mining safety shoe, can now be obtained, and many causes of accidents could be eliminated if a shoe of this nature were to replace the old oxford sneakers and low shoes. In the winter the old type rubbers could be replaced with rubber shoes, caulked, and equipped with safety caps common in mines and some factories. This wo~ld cut down on accidents caused by slipping and falling, cut toes, etc. Any pants are dangerous if not worn properly. By this I refer specifically to belt wearers and rolled-up cuffs. Bel_ts cause the pants to hang lower than where they were intended and create an excellent hobble when a man is trying to step over a high windfall or climb on to the high back of a truck. Sooner or later someone winds up with a bad knee from bumping it because he couldn't lift his leg high enough. Pant cuffs or pant legs rolled up and outward, cause many a stumble or trip~ These two hazards could be eliminated by the use of braces and cuffs turned inward and sewn up or cut off preferably above the ankle. Pants should be made of ~ tough, smooth fabric to deflect snags, limbs, etc. They should n~t tear easy, and they should be waterproof. . Coats should be made of a similar material for the same reasons. Sk! caps aand old soft caps should be replaced witr a hat with a full crown and brim. The full crown would give protection against falling limbs and the brim against falling rain. Gloves and mitts should fit snugly around the wrist and not extend halfway to the elbow in the form of a g_auntl~t. The reasoning here is that any extra protection ~1ven from a ga~ntlet is more than offset by the catching on knots, limbs, not to mention forming a perfect funnel for snow, pine needles and dirt. · Statistics concerning the value of safe clothing in t~e logging industry are few; however, I am sure you will agree that some of the preceding points are common causes of accidents and if given more attention would be a step towards fewer accidents. * Paper presented at the November meeting of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers Safety Association Northwestern Ontario {Woods) Branch. T.B. X-RAY SURVEY CONTINUES ........................ {Cont'd) The Mobile Unit will next do woods employees of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, Great Lakes Paper Company Limited and the Northern Forest Products Limited in the Black Sturgeon Area. The assistance and co-operation of foremen clerks camp stewards and camp committees is very m'uch ap-1 preciated by the x-ray technician and all concerned. PAGE 13 HAULING ACCIDENTS By J. A. Brown The subject which I have been asked to deal with this afternoon is most timely now that snow is in the woods again and operators are prepared to commence another winter hauling season. My subject: Hauling Accidents. We have two basic methods of hauling throughout most operations in this District, the horse sleigh haul, possibly involving some mechanization, and the mechanized haul utilizing powered loading apparatus together with truck or tractor transportation. Each of the basic methods has developed a group of accident-types pecoliar to the method and present to each of us a challenge to analyse the causes of accident and then do everpthing possible to avoid the loss of life, limb or wages. First, let us remember that while hauling force is generally smaller than a cutting crew the individual hazard is greater due to several facts. Men are working closer together. Of two hauling men who spend a great deal of their time at opposite ends of an eight-foot pulpwood stick, each man is liable to mishap not only by careless move of his own but also the careless or unfortunate action on the part of his partner. Then, too, during the hauling season we battle winter weather. This is a factor usually detrimental to the accident frequency rate of any operation. Freezin~ temperatures mean, to begin with, frozen faces, hands and feet, usually compensation cases of more than average severity. During below zero weather man, animal or machine cannot be expected to work safely at peak efficiency without maximum caution at all times. Such an item as bulky winted clothing alone increases the chances for accident. Let us look at some of the accidents which arE common to both types of hauling. First in order of frequency according to our accident records, are those disabilities caused by the sudden rolling or sliding of wood in the process of being loaded or unloaded, resulting the numerous crushed hands, feet and bruised bodies. What do these occurrences indicate? I submit that they mean our employees ar€' taking too many unsafe chances in the process of attempting to reduce loading or unloading time. Here is one opportunity where front line personnel, your fore.., men and sub-foremen, can do a large chore in accident prevention. The foreman must be coached, if necessary, to recognize unsafe working practice and endeavour to convince the haulers that one minute saved on the jab cannot be compared to possible days or weeks wasted on a hospital bed. The second most frequent type of injury revealed by our 1949 hauling records are those in which winter weather played a part. Here we have the old bugbear of team hauling - · leather mitts slipping on frosty axe and pulphook handles, feet slipping on ice or snow while lifting, pro1 ducing strains or ruptures, axes or pulphooks being deflected from frozen wood, and the usual frozen hands, feet and faces. All of these injuries seem to be inevitable but most, I am sure, are pure cases of the workmen not being safety conscious every minute of his working (Continued on Page 21) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK MR. OWL says ... "It's \VISE to START the NEW YEAR RIGHT"! INSURE YOUR ORDERS SPEEDY DEPENDABLE SERVICE PLACE ALL YOUR ORDERS WITH . . . MARSHALL -WELLS Canada's largest hardware store The First Logging Operation in Thunder Bay By J. P. Bertrand Trading Posts were erected in our District as early as 1678 and 1679 in the Nipigon district and on the delta of the Kaministiquia River. These Posts were of a modest construction. These early traders nevertheless were the first Europeans to make use of our forest re: sources. These wilderness trading posts were much of a type and their designs remained a standard in constru_ction to well in the nineteenth century. They were built and rebuilt and abandoned and rebuilt again, to meet the need of the time and the condition of the fur trade. They usually consisted of a stockade fifteen feet in height or there about. On one corner and in some cases' in tw~ corners they had a bastion with loopholes for protection against hostile Indians to be used in defense against them. . The usual area of land covered by the stockade was 75 x 100 feet and within the enclosure there were three or four buildings. A dwelling house for the post Commandant one for his men, a storehouse and a shop in which c~noes were constructed or repaired as wel I as snowshoes and sleighs which were used in winter trading. Open grates in stone chimney~ were used. for heating and cooking purposes and for windows a caribou or deer skin was used. All told it was a snug and comfortable establishment for the traders. At a much later date in 1800 Alexander Henry, The Younger, gave us a great deal of information c~mtaining the timber which was used in the construction of one of these individual wilderness trading posts. He\ listed twenty-three hundred and forty-four pieces of timber which were used in the stockade, in the walls, roof and floors of these buildings, plus seven hundred and seventy pegs of one and a half foot length. In the later part of the Eighteenth Century the indiviual traders from Montreal, who had been carrying out extensive operations in what is now the Northerr , part of our Western Provinces, grouped together to protect their trade under the leadership of Simon McTavish of Montreal, the financial genius of his time, to form the famous North West Company, popularly known as the Nor'westers. And established a rather large Post at Grand Portage. A few years later there were:::;$-,, ·a greements among the partners and another organization was formed by Alexander McKenzie, as the "XY" Company, the Little Company, or the Alexander McKenzi<' Company. The also erected a warehouse at Grand Portage to supply their western post. In 1802 at the death of Simon McTavish (The Marquis) as he was known, the two firms were again brought together under the nam(, of the North West Company. As early as 1785 these famous fur traders and explorers had decided on another site for their wilderness headquarters on British territory, since they were threatened with Custom duties in the shipping of their goods to their western post. And Edward Umfreville was despatched to explore and locate a new route to the West by way of Lake Nipigon. His recommendations didn'1 seem to be accepted. In 1799 Roderick McKenzie, a first cousin of Sir Alexander, succeeded in tracing the old canoe route, via Lac des Mille Lacs, Dog Lake, and the Kaministiquia River and recommended that the new Fort be constructed on the bank of the Kaministiquia River. His reconmmendation was accepted by the partners. The construction of this new Fort, the third to have been erected on the Delta of the Kaministiquia River and which was called Fort Kaministiquia, or the New Post, began in 1800, by 1802 it was being used; but it wasn't completed until 1807. Daniel Harmon whd was at the new Post that year wrote in his Journal that a thousand workmen were rushing its completion. It was during the same year that its name was changed from Fort Kaministiquia to Fort William to honor Willian-{ McGillivray, one of the principal partners of the North West Company, a nephew of the late Simon McTavish and a director-general of the firm, which position was the equivalent of the Presidency of a modern corporation. (Continued on Page 20) �J PAGE 15 LOG BOOK IN YOUR CAMP COOKHOUSE! j j Now packed 12 Tins per Case When it comes to baking, camp workers demand the best! Your cooks will be able to give them the best, faster and easier, by using BEST DRY YEAST and following the simple, easy-to-bake recipes recommended by our own baking engineers, and approved by camp cooks everywhere! For q1 • -:k, easy and economical variety, plus e mouth-watering goodness that camp \, Jrkers demand, keep you1 cooks well supplied with BEST DRY YEAST. Write for Sample and Recipes TODAY! BEST YEAST LTD. LIVERPOOL, N.S. THOROLD, ONT. �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK ~~The Ontario Forest Industries Association'' by C. R. Mills, Manager The company you work for has a lot in common with its competitors; they are in the same business and they have the same problems - problems like insects and blight, forest fires and transportation. No matter how strongly they may compete in othe,' ways, it is good business - and good common sense for them to help each other solve those common problems. By sharing their experience and their knowledge they can work out newer and better ways of overcoming the many difficulties met with in their woods operations. They are alike in another way. Nearly 95 percent of all the forests in Ontario are owned by the people of Ontario and that means the trees you cut and. the woo<~ you use in your work probably come from lands owned by the public. For that reason it is important that the public know what those who work in the forest industries are doing. Most people do not know, for example, that Canada's forests produce more wealth for Canadians thdn any other industry in the country. They do not know that the forests are Canada's biggest source o .. United States dollars, and many of them do not know that their daily newspaper is dependent on the forests for its paper. Why should they know? Well, they are entitled to know what is happening to their forests and those in the industry should be proud to tell them about the work they are doing. It helps those who work in the forests if the public ha_s an intelligent knowledge of what they are doing, why they are doing it and of the many dif.' ficulties met with in the doing. These are some of the reasons for the formation of the Ontario Forest Industries Association. It was set up a few years ago by a group of firms - big and small - in the lumber and pulp and paper business. Part of the Association's job is to give information to the public, but that is only part of it. It collects and supplies information on forest problems such as fires and diseases. It discusses forest problems with the Ontario Government which represents the people who own the forests. It promotes the best possible use of our forest resources, at the same time seeking to preserve them for the use of future generations. The O.F.I.A. is a corporation without share capital - which means it is not a commercial venture. It has offices in both Toronto and Port Arthur. A board of 2/1 di rectors forms the management committee. The directors represent every aspect of forest industries. Nine of them are lumbermen or sawmill operators; nine are pulp and paper producers or operators and six are pulpwood exporters or independent operators. Each year the board elects a president and two vice presidents from among its men:ibers. The day-to-day busine_ss of the O.F.I.A. is administered by a manager, an assistant man.~ger and a treasurer. The membe·rship includes large and small corporations, partnerships and individually-owned enterprises which own or lease timber lands in Ontario. It includes lumbermen, pulp and paper . producers and operators and pulpwood exporters and independent operators. Through the Association members exchange ideas on the best ways of using and conserving forest products. The Association represents members when dealing collectively with the government and ·the public, and is constantly seeking to promote legislation and educational programs to conserve forest resources. It may also join any other organization with similar objectives. Among the subjects coming within the scope of the O.F.I.A. are such varied things as protection of forests from fire, insects and disease and legislatior·\ dealing with the numerous matters related to the forests~ These include dams, river rights, tenures, taxation, classification of lands, colonization, water powers, lumber sales and transportation. The Association is also concerned with you as an employee and legislation and plans dealing with your hours of work, vacation with pay and compensation in case of injury. It must also collect statistics dealing with the forests and forest products. Since its formation, the Association has been active in studying the problems of men working in the wood·' and finding jobs and training for potential workers in forest industries. It has established a scholarship in Forest Entomology at the University of Toronto's Schoo! of Forestry. As a result of the efforts of the O. F.1.A. and three non-member companies some three thousand workers from Displaced Persons Camps in Europe have' come to Ontario to work in the woods. The O.F.1.A. does everything it can to promote the best interests of the general public which owns the forests, its 58 member companies which conduct operations in the forests and the thousands of employees whose Iivi ngs come from the forests. THANK GOD FOR THE CHURCHES From the Post-Advocate of Alhambra, California Thank God for the Churches. They are far from perfect, but they are the nation's first line of defense They maintain a standard of honesty and decency without which the nation would not be worth saving, nor would its citizenry care for any interest beyond their own selfish personal gratifications. A nation with strong, moral convictions and deep reverence for God is able to defend itself against all enemies within and without. But this is not the time for complacency regarding the religious life of the nation. The forthcoming census (figures) will reveal some startling facts regarding the millions of children who are receiving no religious instruction of any kind, while other millions receive onh' fragmentary portions of such instruction. , America would become overwhelmingly pagan in a few years should the churches fall into decay and ruin. Every communicant, yes, every well wisher of the churches, should be actively supporting the churches and all that they are defending in the fields of moral and spiritual development. A good-natured tolerance is not enough. Active participation should be the resolve of every citizen. Throughout the world the forces of enlightened religious groups provide an atmosphere of good-will and confidence that is worth more than armaments and international treaties. Remove from the minds and hearts of men and women everywhere the religious convictions and practices of Jews, Catholics and Protestants anc' civilization would crumble like a house of cards' built upon the shrfting sands of treachery and greed. Thank God for the chµrches, but do more than that. So live that the churches will thank God for you and you: co-operation in the task of establishing peace and 1ust1ce. The II Abi ti bi. 11 �PAGE 17 LOG BOOK METAL and ·woOD CUTTING SAWS, FILES, HACKSAW. BLADES, PLANER KNIVES ALL CARRIED IN STOCK. NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. "DISSTON" Phone 3-7 407 FORT WILLIAM, ONT. 203 HARDISTY ST. PORT ARTHUR COMMUNITY CHEST CAMPAIGN GREATLY ASSISTED BY WOODSWORKERS CONTRIBUTIONS II By ED NOFZIGER JOE BEAVER" The Community Chest wishes to thank al I woodsworkers who so generously contributed to the campaign in November. In addition, thanks are extended to all who assisted and made the actual canvass super..l visors, clerks and camp stewards. It is very heartening to know that woodsworkers are taking a part in community life - some of the organizations helped by the Chest, particularly the Sailors' Institute and the Salvation Army, are very helpful to bushmen when they run into a "streak of hard luck" and need a little help. The generous contributions have made the canvass worthwhile for all who took part. THANK YOU ONE AND ALL! Final Returns from the Camps (not including the contributions from the companies or head office canvass) were: Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd . ... $1, 122.40 Ontario Paper Company, Limited ............ 675.30 Abitibi Power & P~per Co., Ltd . ............ ···. 618.35 Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Ltd. 361.50 Hammermill Paper Company ...................... 250.00 Newaygo Timber Company, Limited ...... 215.00 Oscar Styffe Limited ........................... .. ........... . 90.00 69.75 Northern Forest Products Limited ........... . Nipigon Lake Timber Company Limited 33.00 Alexander-Clark Timber Company, Ltd. 7.00 $3,442.30 Employees in The Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd. woods camps donated $300.00 to the Fort William Community Chest. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture "Maybe some folks can hibernate, but winter is a good time to cut and skid!" - - :;.•:•·· •••••••••-:-.·.--:.·::· LAKEHEAD MOTORS LTD. Port Arthur, Ont. - -- v...............:.-:: •:·w."''!''"llm.. ~❖:• t:•·· Phone 56581 Distributors for THE FAMOUS FARGO TRUCKS FARGO POWER WAGONS BOMBARDIER SNOWMOBILES CHRYSLER MARINE ENGINES CHRYSLER INDUSTRIAL ENGINES Prompt replacement parts service RUSSELL MOTORS Fort William, Ont. Phone 37421 ~=:=::...................... . ~!t!fIfJI\:::::::-:-................................:-:-::::::HHHifttttft. �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK Man of the Month The Great Lakes Paper Co. story is applicable to all other operators. The Log Book joins in - A Sainte to the Woods Mechanic The pages of the Link have carried the story of woods operations as they are on our various limits. It is our interesting story. As it unfolds before us in all its glamour, it captures our interest and we begin to realize what great strides have been taken in this vital part o~ the great pulp and paper industry. The whole operation is dependent upon an organization whose countless smal I units must dispense their various duties accurately and efficiently. From the moment a certain cut is planned until the pulpwood stick arrives at the mill by rail or water, this organization is functioning. The closer we study the woods operation, the more we realize how vas1 and varied are its duties. This month we thought we would visit our genial chief mechanic in the Woodlands Division. The mechanics are chaps we don't hear too much about but on every hand we see the results of their efforts and after a "chat" with the chief and some o{r his very able crew, we thought perhaps you would find their story as interesting as we did. In this modern day and age, man has pitted his ingenuity against the forest in an effort to harvest the crops of millions of mature trees. The trend in bush operations has been to mechanize the operation as much as possible. Where years ago the muscles of men andl horses were predominant, today we find man bringing with him more and more mechanical marvels to make the job easier and faster. The result of this trend is seen on every hand. Giant wood loaders that lift a cord of wood from skidway to truck platform, in one operation, road building machinery, giant tractors, hundreds of trucks, Iighting plants, auxiliary machinery, and boats ranging from the outboard motor size to giant steam and diesel tugs are a common sight wherever you go. This march of man and machinery in the battle of the forest harvest depends a great deal on our man of the month - the woods mechanic. His skill and abilit) to effect repairs and adjustments under any conditions keeps the tremendous amount of mechanical equipment roll~ng and the whole organization functioning smoothly. From the chief mechanic, Albert Sideen, with headquarters in the Woodlands building in Fort William, to the mechanic in the farthest camp, these men are ready for any emergency. They are called upon at any time to cope with various .troubles and situations - and like the "unsung hero" they go out and put things right again and again. Some of the situations they have had to contend with are as fol lows: The timbers of a bridge fai I and a truck-load of awaited supplies goes tfirough. With the men in the camps depending on the food, the mechanic must see that the load goes through - the truck has to be lifted out of the river and put on the road in running order as soon as possible. Or a tractor, building road through the treacherous swamp, hits a soft spot and sinks out of sight in the morass. It has to be taken out, cleaned off and repaired so that the road is completed in time for the importan1 hauling operation. A truck breaks down on the road miles back in the forest. The mechanic is the man who must go out and repair it - whether it's raining or snowing, a summer day or below-zero, winter weather. Tractors go through the ice on the lakes, jammers break down at the most unexpected times, pile drivers have been known to develop that habit, too. Washing machines in the laundries develop internal troubles on washday, lighting plants must be kept in good running order, graders and snowplowing equipment must be kept in top notch shape ready for work at a moment's notice, pumping units for road icing in the winter and fire fighting in the summer and the boat and tug engines have to be maintained. The list is endless - and the jobs are many. This month we salute the woods mechanic - an important man behind the scenes. As we read this column, ,: mechanFc may be working on a tractor that went through the ice at Valora; there may be one of these gents working on a truck away back in the bush at Black Sturgeon. But, wherever they are, We salute the woods mechanic! The Link. PULPWOOD LOADERS AND S'TIFF BOOM ARCHES BEING DEVELOPED IN MICHIGAN The American Pulpwood Association has reported on attachments developed by the KOSKI REPAIR WORKS of Keweenaw Bay, Michigan. Mr. W. S. Bromley, Forest Engineer, comments on the attachments as fol lows: • KOSKI STIFF BOOM ARCH "While the first unit provides for an attachment that does not lift the bundles of pulpwood as high as it should to provide for maximum loads on some trucks, it does provide an excellent means for cutting down the manpower requirements for producing l 00 inch pulpwood in the Lake States under many difficult conditions. In those sections where the use of horses is dying out and where teamsters are not available, units of this type may very well be considered. It is essential for the use of a unit of this type to have piece cutters prepare the wood in such a way that the Bardon hook and cable can be easily placed under the load of pulpwood when the skidding unit backs up to it. Also, it is important to consider the fact that the use of a unit of this type which skids and loads the same bundle which it picks up in the woods eliminates the separate piling and handling of pulpwood by the roadside." KOSKI PULPWOOD LOADER "The Koski Pulpwood Loader deserves the careful consideration of anyone interested in a mechanical pulpwood loader which can be mounted on tractors with the operator having complete control of the position and angle at which the pulpwood is to be placed upon the truck or trailer bed. It gives promise of being able to load l 00-inch pulpwood on trailer beds and 4 and 5 foot wood in ranks on trucks or railroad cars more carefully and more ,rapidly than most any unit of this type now in use. This unit was brought to our attention by H. R. Palmquist of the Marathon Corporation." �LOG BOOK NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO SECTION, CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry held its Annual Meeting in Port Arthur December 16th at which Mr. C. J. Campbell, Master in Forestry, Lakehead Technical Institute, was elected Chairman. Others elected were: Vice Chairman P. J. Ward Counci IIors F. L. Stevens R. Boultbee K. W. Hearnden. Mr. R. Boultbee, 1950 Chairman, conducted the PAGE 19 meeting. The Section plans to undertake a project to better woodlot management and the first step will be to complete arrangements with one of the rural schools to plant trees on an area. Following the business meeting, the members at: tended the banquet dinner at the Port Arthur Golf and Country Club. Dr. M. W. Bartley, the guest speaker, was introduced by Mr. P. V. LeMay and thanked by Mr. A. L. K. Switzer. Dr. Bartley, in his address, "Lakehead Technical Institute and its place in Northwestern Ontario," outlined the steps leading to the establishment of the Institute, its purpose and explained how members of the C. I. F. could assist Lakehead Technical Institute. THE WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SAWMILL ~~Proven in the Woods'' § SETS UP FOR SAWING IN 30 MINUTES . § READY TO MOVE 15 MINUTES AFTER SAW STOPS § CAN BE TOWED ~y TRUCK AT 45 M. P.H. JACKSON LUMBER HARVESTER A real aid to good Forestry practise, the Jackson Lumber Harvester makes selective cutting practical. A precision-built one-piece machine that requires no costly dismantling or reassembling. Only one skilled man is required. The sawyer rides the carriage and can see and control the entire operation an~ cut to higher yield per log, fewer mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manufactures accurate lumber at 5 man-hours per 1000 board feet. No slab or sawdust disposal expense. Costly loghauling virtually eliminated. Feature by feature, it actually excels mills costing 3 times as much - gives you bigger profits - the first new sawmill in 50 years! Now used by large Lumber Companies, commercial operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE TIMBERLAND MACHINES LTD. MECHANIZED LOGGING SPECIALISTS WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK Page 20 THE FIRST LOGGING OPERATION IN THUNDER BAY !Continued from Page 14) The stockade itself covered two and a half acres of land. Its location was on the left bank of the Kaministiquia River near the mouth of the river. A granite monument at the foot of McTavish Street marks the spot of its location. These proud, exacting, and resolute Nor'westers did not do things by halves. They had dis covered the McKenzie River, they had gone over land to the Pacific Coast, they had explored, mapped out, and established trading posts on nearly half the western part of the American continent. Their pretentious headquarters on the bank of the Karninistiquia was worth) of their achievements. There were no sawmills at the time anywhere along the basin of the Great Lakes. All the timber, lumber and shingles used in. the construction of the buildings in and about this great Post had to be cut, and worked by hand. Trees had to be felled ·and cut into logs and logs intc lumber by means of whip saws. Lumber had to be piled and dried and made into finished material, such as doors, windows, frames, flooring, ceiling and moldings. An unusual task in that period of our history. The Company opened up a quarry across Thunder Bay along the Dolomite formation which forms the outer fringes of th€ Sibley Peninsula where they prepared the stone which was required for the chimneys and two Qf the large build ings and the lime which they needed as mortar anc' plaster. When its construction was completed it was the pride of all the partners of the North West Company and it evoked the admiration of al I the travellers whc had seen it at the time. Gabriel Franchere who stopped on his journey at Fort William from the Pacific Coast in 1813, Ross Cox in 1817, wrote extensively in their Journals about Fort William. Both of their descriptions fairly well agree. Meanwhile in 1816 the Post had been seized by Lord Selkirk with the assistance of his Des Meurons soldiers and Captain D'Oresenen, the officer in charge, also left us an interesting description of this famous historic fortified Trading Post. There were thirty buildings in all. All were arranged and divided into streets forming a square. There were also a number of other smaller buildings and huts outside the Post proper, and across the river, which werf tenanted by the Voyageurs. The buildings of Fort William consisted of a large house in which a dining-room was situated and in which the Gentleman in charge resided. The Counci I-house arranged of snug buildings for the accommodation othe people from the interiot. A large counting-house; the doctor's residence; extensive stores for the merchandise and furs; a forge; various work shops; with the apartments for the mechanics, a number of whom were always stationed there. There was also a prison for rr fractory Voyageurs. The whole was surrounded by wooden fortifications or stockade, flanked by bastion and was sufficiently strong to withstand any attack from hostile natives. Outside the Fort was a shipyard in which thr Companies' vessels on the lake were built and repairl There were extensive fields of corn and potatoes as we· as vegetables of all types. They kept several heads of cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry. In the spring 0 1 the year the maple trees in the vicinity of Mountain Mc;_Kay were tapped and the sap reduced into MaplE" Syrup and Sugar. All and all it was a thriving community. It was more than a wilderness headquarters for the Nor'westers, in practice it was the capital of their great trade Empire. In 1820 after many years of incessant tracie war with their great rivals the Governor and Company ot Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay, both organizations had sustained great losses and arrangements were made for a union between the two Companies and like a bride the powerful North West Company lost both her name and her identity. The former wilderness headquarters of the North West Company became a District Post of the Hudson's Bay Company, a position of minor importance compared to the days o1 its glory. It continued to be operated until the advent of rai Iway construction. Mr. J. P. Bertrand is a former 9resident of the Thunder Bay Historical Society and a pioneer logger in the early l 900's. SLOOP HAULING (Continued from Page 4) However, if at some future date it is decided that further si lvicultural treatment is necessary, the roads used for the operation will still be there to make large areas cheaply accessible to men and equipment. Fire Protection It needs hardly be pointed out how this operation affects the fire protection picture. Certainly with more men and vehicles in the bush during the summer months the chances of man made fires starting are greatly increased and much more attention must be given to making the worker-s conscious at all times of the fire hazardous conditions under which they are working. More fire fighting equipment has to be kept handy to an operation of this sort and a neucleus of a good firefighting crew trained. On the other side of the picture we have the advantage of the fact that most of the cutting areas are readily accessible by road before any cutting is done and any fire outbreak can be dealt with very quickly as trucks and tractors are on hand to transport men and equipment. Also on an operation of this sort there is usually a more or less permanent crew of men on the job who can be organized into a firefighting neucleus anc~ be expected to stay on the job for some Iength of ti me. Conclusion In conclusion I would like to point out that the self-loading sloop operation is still in the development stage and it seems a little too soon to predict just exactly what effect it wi II have on our overall plans for managing and operating our limit. Certainly if future observ. ations show that this type of operation is to become our standard method of operating certain types of timber stands, adjustments will have to be made in cutting plans. Research as to how best to ensure further stands of desirable species will have to be carried out and I have no doubt at all, that given time and money our forests can be made to respond to treatment and enJ sure, as nearly as possible, for an adequate future stand. DEPARTMENT NURSERIES IN ONTARIO Existing tree nurseries have been expanded and new ones established at Kemptville in Southeastern Ontario and Fort William in the Northwest to bring the capacity from l l million yearly to nearly 600 million. Combining forest nurseries and attached demonstration forests, provincial forest stations are listed as follows: Norfolk station, 400 acres of which 300 comprise the nursery and l 00 forest plantation; Midhurst, 400 acres of nursery and 1,800 forest plantations; Orono, 300 nursery and 700 plantation; Thunder Bay, 400 acres; Angus seed plant, forest tree seed extraction, storage and germination; Kemptville, 1,500 acres of which 300 are nursery and the balance being reforested . �LOG BOOK HAULING ACCIDENTS (Continued from Page 13) day and particularly so when the elements are conducive to the types of occurrences mentioned. In the matter of poor footing or slippage, perhaps here is another boost for Bill Baker's suggestion of suitable form of ice creeper. The number of disabilities caused by a mere slip of a foot warrants serious study of the ice creeper development. In considering horse sleigh hauls and accidents most common to that operation, our Compensation Forms Seven continually tell us a story of the inexperienced teamster and an excitable animal both working under pressure. I suppose that as long as the horse is used as a means of transporting wood this problem will be with us. Probably one ray of sunshine here lies in the fact that we can usually rely on the horse to own a sense of caution not always found in the teamsters riding behind. Another common source of injury during a horse sleigh haul originates in the insistence on the part of the crew to ride on empty sleighs - vehicles not designed to carry passengers. Possibly the answer1 is to fit our sleigh racks with some proper riding platform and insist in turn that the men use the platforme if they must ride. The purely mechanized form of hauling presents, to my mind, an opportunity to make same real gains in the prevention of accidents in winter woods wook. Here we have a crew of men reduced to a minimum, they are usually mechanically minded, generally younger and therefore can be trained or directed with more ease. It has been our experience that most accidents in a mechanized force can be traced to a laxity in maintenance or carelessness. In dealing with contract truckers and their equipment we found that if the owner or operator was not systematically checking his equipment sooner or later he ran into trouble. Frayed cables, weak' or worn chains and in particular worn quick-release mechanism or short quick-release pull chains, all took their toll in lost time accidents. After some directed maintenance, occurrences in the nature of failures werE\ reduced to a minimum. Here once again is our chance to prove that close supervision in the field will save us from many accidents at the proper time - before they happen. I presume we all agree that it is our job to preven' every accident possible and I suggest that the greatest single factor we have in this struggle lies with the Camp Foreman, team bosses or hauling bosses, and their close contact with the woods employee. We must first con• vince the Foreman, if necessary, that the safest way is usually the best way. After the Foremen are in agreement, then we must back to the limit their work to prevent that accident - before it happens. There is one particular point I would ask that you note, and to spread a preventative word when you return to your operation . Last winter we had one employee who insisted on hurrying a camp stove by throwing in a little of what he believed was kerosene - onc:e it wasn't kerosene - and he died of horrible burns. The season in which more people Iight more camp stoves is with us and I'm sure that every employee could stand what may be a saving reminder of the dangers involved in the combination of fire and an inflammable liquid. * Paper presented at the November meeting of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers Safety Association Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch. PAGE 21 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Cont:nued from Page 3 ) cover Canada from coast to coast. Due to this late migration many operators are behind in their production schedule and it is our sincere hope that all will make up their losses and deliver fhe wod as planned. In addition to the migration of workers from other parts of Canada"' approximately 500 Displaced Persons have been employed by the woods industry as well as a number of men from Newfoundland brought to this area by the N.E.S. As wel I as the production from Crown lands, many thousands of cords of farmers' and settlers' wood and a great deal of lumber are purchased annually from farmers and settlers throughout Northwestern Ontario. The production of forest products by these people to-day is a vital part of their living. Combined with produce from their farms, the production of forest products in some cases ensures a year-round occupation for farmers and settlers in this part of the country. In addition, of course. many farmers and their horses work in the camps during the winter or in their off seasons. Two years ago this Association passed a resolution to the Department of Lands and Forests recommending that an extension forester be appointed in Northwesterr· Ontario to assist the farmers in managing their woodlots. Last year it was announced by the Minister of Lands and Forests that an extension forester had been appointed in the North Bay area and we are hopeful that something will be done in Northwestern Ontario in the near future One project that is a new development this year, is the T. B. Survey of Wol:Jds Camps. The Fort William Sanatorium, which is responsible for the care of T. B. in Northwestern Ontario, now have a mobile x-ray unit and arrangements are made through this Association to x-ray employees in woods camps. This is a project whicr is meeting with the utmost co-operation of all concerned . Looking towards the future, I am both optimistic and pessimistic. The demand for forest products with world events taking place as they are to-day will probably increase. (We must not forget though, how optimistic we all were in 1948 and then came the sharp decrease in production in 1949 because of high inventories and a lack of orders.) On the other hand, increased production will mean more labour necessary. If international events continue and war industries start up, competition for labour will be extremely keen. We will be short. A shortage of labour diminishes volume of production, and this in turn means a loss to every family in Canada. In closing I would like to briefly express my feelings towards our Industry. I personally am proud to be a woods ope_rator in Northwestern Ontario. I am proud to be President o.r this Association. The changes in this industry in the last ten years have been immense. Things are happening to-day that many of us, as foresters, have advocated throughout our fives . A forest inventory is being taken in Ontario. For the first time in history we will soor'I know what we've got in the way of forest resources. Management plans and operating plans are being made 6n a long terms basis. Gradually, more species are being utilized. (This is one subject - Utilization of Species about which we all hope the Research Institutes will soon learn enough to find an economic use for all species in Northwestern Ontario.) Our employees are receiving (Continued on Page 22) �PAGE 22 LOG BOOK 1950 Slasher Big lmprove1nent F. BRADY As the year 1950 comes to a close, we are happy to report that ·slashing has taken on more of the air of a picnic when compared with last winter's operations. It will be impossible, of course, to go into any great detail concerning the changes involved. We will endeavc,ur to give a clear picture in the space allowed to this phase of the mechani<:al logging program. In the spring of '49 most of the slashers were converted from cross-haul to end-haul. This proved to be a step in the right direction, and marked the beginning of a new era in slasher design. One more slasher was revamped this spring, and this brought to an end the major changes in outward appearance. Standardization, however, brought to light many of the internal weaknesses that had heretofore been hidden by the variations in the individual units. We were now able to deal with these problems collectively, and the resultant saving in tim~ and money made itself very apparent. The actual reconversions this year consisted of approximately eleven major changes, a brief description of which fol lows: Hypoid gears, flexible couplings and heavier shafts have now replaced the original right angle drive, which was of a much Iighter construction. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 21 ) good wages negotiated annually with the woods union our depots are becoming more permanent, our camps have more and more facilities in them to make for better living. Our industry is the backbone of this part of Ontario and yet, because we operate mostly on crown lands, we operators and our industry seem to be wide open to public criticism. I maintain that a new era in woods operations has been born and we are now growing up in the new era. Critics should take this into consideration, visit and study the operations as they are to-day, know the problems facing this Northwestern Ontario Industry and then, basing their conclusions upon solid fact, (not on hearsay evidence) make any criticisms conconstructive. In closing, I would simply say that while operators have by no means reached perfection, substantial progress has been made and is being made. That as a group we can all be proud of rather than ashamed of our operations as they are carried on today. At the present rate of progress even our severest critics will soon have to admit that our group is one of the Lakehead's greatest assets. H. H. "Bert" STYFFE. The rollers have all been equipped with deflector plates. These rollers, originally with a 1-7 / 16" shaft throughout, have now had the shaft diameter at the driven end increased to 1-15/16", the cast-iron pulley blocks have been replaced by steel, and breakages thus far have been conspicuous by their absence. Opening address by Pres. H. H. "Bert" Styffe at the Annual Meeting of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators Association. The roller bumper which has been subject to so much breakage now consists of a ½" steel toe plate, and has proven to be extremely successful. GOOD TIMBER The Skyline has been equipped with ferrules. A sliding box with adjustable rod placed at the front end, makes this cable readily interchangeable and lengthens the life considerably. The three shaft, gear driven, screw feed winch has been replaced · by a single shaft, double drum, friction feed winch of much sturdier construction. The loading conveyors are now driven by means of a slipclutch, and can now be controlled by either the top-loader or the sawyer. The telo-flex tubing in the hydraulic system has been replaced by ¾" pipe and flexible hose, thus increasing the speed of the saw beam, and removing many of the cold weather complications. We are now using the International Blue Diamond Power unit. The unit itself has been moved from its original berth below the conveyor assembly. The belt driven winch has been dropped, and has been replaced by direct drive through transmission and flexible couplings. This new position of the motor gives us much better performance and eliminates another great source of trouble, namely sawdust. And finally, the top-loader's platform is now part of the slasher, a great time-saver on long moves as well as the short changes of position at the cold-decks. The "Courier." The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, That stood out in the open plain. A.nd always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing. fhe man who never had to toil, Who never had to win his share, Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man But lived and died as he began. Good timber does not grow in ease: fhe stronger wind, the tougher trees. The farther sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength; By sun and cold, by rain and snows, In tree or man good timber grows. Where thickest stands the forest growth We find the patriarchs of beth, And they hold converse with the stars Whose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife This is the common law of life. .-Selected. At Snag in the Yukon Territory a temperature of 81 degrees below zero has been recorded. Quick Canadian Facts. �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK . / I ~ ilie new. '51 SUPER TWIN THE LATEST IN POWER CHAIN SAW DEVELOPMENT I The '51 SUPER TWIN is an All Purpose Power Saw designed to cover all cutting jobs. In any timber, any position, the unlimited power of this value-packed performer is tops. These are a few of the outstanding new features . . . • NEW TAILSTOCK • IMPROVED OILER • • • • NEW TRANSMISSION NEW CONCENTRIC FLOAT CARBURETOR NEW INCREASED COOLING CAPACITY NEW E E Z Y - F E ED ¾ PITCH CHAIN By the Makers of the Famous PIONEER ONE MAN POWER CHAIN SAW The lightest power chain saw on the market today, with the revolutionary Multiport Engine. • • • • WEIGHS ONLY 28 LBS. FINGERLIGHT CLUTCH TRIGGER SWIVEL BLADE FILTERED FUEL SYSTEM Supplied with Bar and Chain 1411 - 18" - 24" - 30 11 Sold and Serviced by: TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. 915 MEMORIAL AVENUE PORT ARTHUR, ONT ARIO �PAGE 24 LOG BOOK "SERVING THE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING. BEDDING AND TIMBER FOOTWEAR. OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" WHOLE. SALE • Fort William GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY {SAULT STE. MARIE DIVI_SION) LOG SAWING CONTEST CANADIAN BUCK-SAW CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR MONTREAL Two Swede-saw cuts in a stick of pulpwood has netted Romeo Garneau of Bouchette, Quebec, a sweater with the Company crest and $50. No, the rates for piecework cutters haven't been increased but Romeo is this season's Divisional Log Sawing Contest champion. Con t gratulations to our new winner, now on his third season in Sault Woods at Lauri Tahti's Camp at Regan. The 1951 Canadian Bucksaw Championship finis will be held in the evenings of March 28-29, 1951, at the Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal, coincident with the Woodlands Section Annual Meeting. This event, first sponsored by the Woodlands Section .,. in 1949, has been a feature attraction at the Montreal 'Sportsman's Exhibition for the last two years. Thi,s year, by bringin~ it closer to home, we hope that more of our own members and more company executives will be able to see it, enjoy it, and realize its personnel relationships value. The final round of the contest on March 29 will be held in conjun~tion with a banq~et, and possibly some other entertainment. The following prizes will be presented at the conclusion of the contest: Camp Contests were held on Sunday, Nov. 5, in all camps. Winners received prizes of a sweater bearing the Company Crest, then met for the Divisional Contest on Sunday, Nov. 12. Prizes for the first three in the Divisional Contest were awarded, $50, $25 and $10 res- pectively. Only one second behind the winner's time of 8½ seconds required to cut the ten-inch rough spruce log came Valoire Thibodeau of Brantville, N.B. This is Valoire's first season with us and besides congratulations we wish him the best of luck at Aho's Camp. Also a newcomer to Sault Woods, Romuald Gendron, from Joe Lefebvre's Camp, placed third in the Divisional Contest after winning the camp contest. No doubt Romuald, like the other winners will have a special story to tell when he returns to his home in Maniwaki. To all those who entered into the spirit of the contest, both participants and supporters, our congratulations for making the contest a real success. CAMP CONTEST WINNERS Name Camp Valoire Thibodeau .. . . ... Aho Henri Duguay . Hayward Benoit Rheaume ....... .. Lacourciere Maurice Roussin ........ . C. Lampi John Brillant .............. , .. Larocque Romuald Gendron ..... :. Lefebvre Janis Anitans ... ............... .. Rajala John Laakso ............ ..... ... Saarinen (Shackers} Romeo Garneau ... Tahti The II Abitibi." WHY NOT HAVE A CAMP BUCK-SAW CONTEST IN YOUR CAMP? All it takes is a little organizing. It is good clean sport and a lot of fun, and the men get a kick out of it. If you want a copy of the Rules and Regulations used at the Canadian Championship, write to the Editor of this Booklet. If you do run a contest, report the results to the Editor and it will be a pleasure to report the event in this booklet. 1. Canadian Bucksaw Championship TrophyPresented by the Woodlands Section, CPPA + $100Jn cash 2. Prec;:ision Trophy - Presented by Mr. Alistair Grant (Precision Power Chain Saws) to the winner of the Canadian Bucksaw Championship. This trophy is held by the employer company for a period of one year. 3. Runner-Up - Cash prize of $50.00. 4. Best Single Cut - (during the 2-day contest) Cash prize of $50.00. NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE FROM SHANTYMAN MISSIONARY "I would like to pass on this prayer for the New Year. Thou, Oh Lord who are the creator of the Sun the Moon, the Stars, the Earth and the Sea, the whole Universe and all the living things therein, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee for our life, our health and our happiness, and we ask that Thy wondrous light of u~derstanding be given us, guide our every footstep, d, rect our every thought and bring us into a better understanding of our fellowman, both near and far, and help us to try to understand the view of another before we take issue against him; keep us from greed and teach us Thy will and to do it. That I might help them help themselves To find the light that truth reveals So in that helping, I may find A greater love for all mankind. Greetings of. the Season and Prosperity for the coming year. Sincerely yours in Christian service ► JAMES H. ALLEN, Shantyman Missionary." 1 �• PAGE 25 LOG BOOK PUBLICATION REPORTS Forest Products Division Department of Resources and Development A list of publications and reports of the Forest Products Division - which includes the two research units Forest Products Laboratory, Ottawa, and the Forest Products Laboratory, Vancouver, is available. These publications cover all phases of forest products research and include those bulletins and circulars, mimeo.. graphs, and reprints of articles and papers which are available for distribution. It excludes papers and articles fa periodicals for which copies are not available for ( distribution and those publications for which distribution copies are no longer available. The publications are listed under the following subject headings: 1. Mechanical Properties, Panel and Laminated Construction. 2. Plywood, Adhesives and Dielectric Heating. 3. Containers and Packaging. 4. Wood Preservation and Other Treatments. 5. Wood -Pathology (including Sap Stain and Mould Prevention). 6. Wood Paints and Coatings. 7. Wood Technology, Timber Physics. 8. Wood Uses, Manufacture, and Waste Utilization. 9 . Wood as Fuel. I ,THERE'S A NEW INTERNATIONAL 10. Lumber Seasoning. 11. Wood Chemistry. 12. Miscellaneous. (A copy of the list of publications is in the Editor's Office. We will be glad to assist anyone wishing to check these pub Iic~tions.) - - - .. , - - ONTARIO FOREST INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING ELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS At the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Ontario Forest Industries Association, Mr. K. 0. Roos of Booth Lumber Limited was elected President succeeding Hon. W. E. Rowe, and Messrs. Malcolm Cochran, Hammermi 11 Paper Co., and C. B. Davis, Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited, were elected Vice-Presidents. The Board of Directors for 1951 is: Representing lumbermen or sawmill operators: J. W . Austin S. J . Staniforth K. 0. Roos D. R. Rogers J. W . Mc Nutt A. E. Wicks D. A. Gillies B. F. Merwin R. J. Prettie Representing the pulpwood exporters or independent operators: R. V. Perry M. Cochran H. H. Styffe W . H. Nasi H. S. Mosher E. V. Woollings Representing the pulp B. F. Avery Hon . W . E. Rowe A. E. H. Fair and paper producers or operators: J. W. Fries J. F. MacKellar Lorne Goodall H. A. Sewell H. P. Klinestiver C. B. Davis !IL!lf-Bl!f fi,/ill#III 1 INTERNATIONAL♦TIUCD OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Construction Work Mining and Lumbering Operations Wherever the Work is Heaviest Canada's most complete line of trucks, 87 basic models, thousands of special ized variations-'every truck heavy-duty engineered. The All New 1950 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT. S. J. DILL & S ·O N S LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS PORT ARTHUR Red River Road - Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 / �• LOG BOOK ICeroseoe la10ps~fresh air IOear lock "' h· k • ersas. •o~ soc_ s ,,, S Callo,, caos-are Strictly for •~ur1sts 1a this day aod age. Instead, it's electric l1gh,!• electric r~fricerators aod ""a•hio "'_ach,oes, aod rad,o•~thaoks to lo-....cos, eJe/ tr1c"°""er Iron, "Caterpillar" DieseJ l!Jectric Sets. ~• a s~, io_ Place~coooec, the loads through a s1n,pJe circu., breaker-and You•re i,,. bu . A o d '.'• •s /Ust • SJoess. a_s easy to operate! It requires oo atteot,oo or ad1usrn,eo, and stays right on the iob/ The cos, of this con,fort is coovenieo,Jy lo-... too. The ~ets run on SltJall helpings of lo-...-cos; ~oo-pren,,un, fuels. Large, single orilice inje,:. ••on valves areclog·resistao,. "Caterpillar" safe. ~uards, such as air cleaners, fuel tilters, Oil coo1. •ng and Others, keep the engines on the iob Year afterStill ,:ear. Veterans are hard at it. of 60,. 70,. •ven 80,ooo hours Q Pu, Your can,p on the san,e IOodero basis as Your logging. s...,itch Your lighting load to one of •~e several "Caterpillar" Diesel l!lectric Ser, avadabJe. See us today! POWELL EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR ca. WIIIIIPEC � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1951JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1951 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1951. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/73c6b9780696f276343a7ea5b7440a46.pdf 3cd9d1fd9449ea865926f4717ee459e7 PDF Text Text L .td. ectric ted ~nt V "60 _ Sin R sonlet, • r ills, a.thon pe,pe e.r Bldg., p. u.c. hr Ont• port Art u • [r. Geo. �?AGE 2 LOG BOOK JANUARY - FEBRU TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MICHELIN "METALIC" TIRES ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO. ' ' The "Metalic" is a tire in which the cotton or rayon casing of conventional tires is ~eplac by a casing of STEEL CORDS. Every cord is embedded in rubber. The strength of the steel-cord casing is such that 4 p of steel cords replace the 14, 16 or 20 plies in textile tires. TRIED AND PROVEN ON LOGGING OPERATIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF CANADA. SEE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF THE "METALIC" TIRE. DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL POWER Crawler Tractors - Diesel Engines - Power Units 51 Super Pioneer Po_wer Saws International Harvester Refrigerators and Freezers TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIP PORT ARTHll �RETURN 0 ESTRY LB ARY LOG BOOK PAGE 3 GRATIFYING RESULTS FROM COMMUNITY CHEST AND BOND DRIVE ...... ......... ......... . ................ ...... ... .................... Vice-President EXECUTIVE: ES INESl IVER W. B. SOUTHON H . S. MOSHER M . COCHRAN :,ecretory-Manoger, T . S. JONE~ Published by TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIAT .uN Edlted by T. S. JONES ress of President H. H. "Bert" Styffe at the of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Port Arthur, Ontario. n we are gathered at our Annual Meeting to . and administrative problems that we have in meetings are always beneficial and this one, I exception. art out by drawing your attention to a subject f you watch very closely and one which may operation if not given proper attention . I rethe weather and I would have you cast your his time last year and remember the early fell before the swamps were frozen; then the at went below zero so many degrees that ter in the bush couldn't record it; then followed at last, thank goodness, by a cold exceptions enabled everyone to get the . And then, followed our rainy spring· s excellent for preventing fires but made ·ires one talks about the weather but nobody ' This is not true. The logger does He plans for the worst and pnofits when ds caused by rain, snow, wind and cold work is planned in advance so that adavourable weather and this includes some ther. If we didn't watch the weather in busines very long. se~t~d here has, I know, completed r l1m1ts. Besides developing and comthe government, plans which are to are. opE:r~ted towards a sustained yield maintaining our forests in perpetuity, ms and roads have been made. To try, one has only to look at a mat'.) a~ea of the Algoma Central Railway n1toba boundary, one can visualize ns to towns and cities like Hearst, , Geraldton. Beardmore Nipigon Hudson, Dryden, Kenora, 'Fort Fran~ t;:wns listed, depot camps of vart~ _stay and are growing rapidly rmilion Bay, Flanders, Atikokan, ack Sturgeon, Auden, Kowkash, Savant Lake, Umfreville Clarkin, Heron Bay, Hemlo, 'Regan. 1st~ck, and Palmquist, are now Office, to wholesale distributors woodsworkers. 5 is what we here all live by st cutting season has produced of pulpwood, logs for lumd over last year and while ring a nd Summer seas;n the camps in late Novembe; fillapproximately 60% of the Ontario in the Fall from addresses of employees ell? the labour situation, 5 th t~e Dominion Dewi of Immigration and app- p h e 5) f "THE LINK" Port Arthur Community Chest In proof of the fact that woodsworkers are more and more taking their place in social and community life is their response to charitable and other appeals that they are asked to support from time to time. A good example is the recent Community Chest Drive in the Lakehead area. Here are the results of the camp canvass: Ontario Paper Company Limited .. .. ...... ....... $865. l 0 Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited 709.25 Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd. ..................... 401.42 Brompton Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. ....... ......... 222.50 Nipigon Lake Timber Company Ltd . ......... 208.00 Hammermill Paper Company ......................... .. 171.00 Newaygo Timber Company Limited ......... .. 170.65 Northern Forest Products Ltd. ............ ..... .. .. l 06.00 Oscar Styffe Limited .. .... ...................................... l 02.50 Eric Hadley . ............... ......... ...................................... ... 50.00 $3,006.42 This drive was started off with a personal donation from Mr. A. V. Cooper and the support of the Lumber & Sawmi 11 Workers' Union, Carpenters and Joiners of America, and the assistance of union organizers, camp stewards, as well as company personnel assisting, es.., peci~lly the clerks4 is very much appreciated by Community Chest officials. THANK YOU ALL! 1951 Canada Savings Loan Drive Mr. Ralp~ Bi rd stated that the high Iight of the Canada Savings Loan Drive was the sales in bushcamps which increased by l 00 percent over previous campaigns. The LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited conducted a canvass in 1950 to determine whether bonds could be sold successfully to labour which in many cases was fluid and transient. 178 lumberjacks purchased $62,500.00 worth of bonds - 69 lo of which made all the payments. In the recent 1951 drive an all-out was conducted by the LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited and the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited. $160,000.00 sales were recorded. "Taking into account the good that can be accomplished by stabilizing this labour and bettering its position, I feel a real effort should be made by all our operators to further this campaign in the woods," Mr. Bird concluded. Let's all work on this next drive! A savings program for woodsworkers such as this is as much a good thing for him as it is for any other citizen. QUESTIONS l. What Canadian tree grows 300 feet high? 2. Which are our "Twin Cities"? 3. In what province do sawmills have a greater production than in the nine other provinces combined? 4. Only who in the federal government may introduce a bill involving the spending of money? 5. Which two Canadian cities make up the world's greatest grain port? 6. Why do beavers bui Id dams? (Answers on Page 21 ) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK Report to Foresters By C. J. Campbell Now that 195 l has come to a close, perhaps we should look back on the activity of our. section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry. I think it is fair to say that, in view of the fact that we are an association of professional men, our progress was not in · any way commensurate with our obligations to Forestry. However, in many ways, we had a good year. By our constitution, the Canadian Institute of Forestry is an association whose purpose is to further good forestry practices. If we view the technological advance of our profession, locally or Dominion wide, we can be proud of our achievements. In Northwestern Ontario the Forest Industries, through building logging roads, have opened up great stretches of otherwise waste areas. They have given, and are giving, employment tc. a great many people. The Forest Industry of this area is a major contributor not only to our local economy but to the economy of Canada. We can cite great forward strides in several other branches of Forestry such as Fire Protection, Forest Management, Forest Biology, Entomology, Pathology, etc. Even though some of these branches are very young in development, there is obvious evidence of progress which promises advantageous appfication in the very near future. These are technological advances. Is this Forestry in its entirety? 1 Our chosen way of life is a democratic one. We are privileged to elect our governments and by so doing we determine policy affecting our welfare. If we will not accept this responsibility, democracy will vanish. Today we are living in a highly specialized world where many fields of endeavour have become very cof'nplex and require those with highly specialized training to accept definite responsibilities. Foresters must be prepared to mould forest policies into this complex national community of democracy in such a way that they wi II function in harmony. Without guidance, no politician, or group of politicians, can claim to do this work properly. However, if the guidance is not forthcoming, they have no alternative but to do their best. Our profession is not accepting its responsibilities. We sacrifice too severely the progressive development of forestry for the consummation of forest technology. Twenty years from now we will have new and dif~ ferent Forest policies regulating the treatment of our Forest Industries. Are we interested in what these policies might be? If we are, then we must make our association strong so that it will be heard so that foresters will determine these policies. During the past three years, we have sent only one recommendation to the Minister of Lands and Forests. Within the past year I have had several discussions with younger members of our section concerning the status of our association. Are we a professional association? Very definitely; the requirements of admission to full membership is evidence of that. As yet we have no provincial charter, but the wheels are in motion. Within our section, our problem is not to bui Id up membership but to build active membership. Based on past observations this, I believe, can be accomplished in three ways, ( l) by taking every opportunity to acquire good speakers on forestry topics, (2) by having more out-of-town meetings such as that held at Longlac, (3) by raising the plane of our annual meetings. In order to give you meetings of this nature, your executive re.:. qu ; res the full cooperation of every member a forest enterprise. It would be much apprecia members would a's sist in securing speakers, and companies would volunteer to be hosts to out meetings as LongLac Pulp and Paper Compan We must have bigger and better annual Not that we should necessarily pattern oursel the local Medical Association or the Engineeri ciation, but I do believe that some of the colou annual meetings should be brought into ou meetings should be supported to the extent could invite and entertain representatives of 0 essional associations. In this way we would ma our existence. In 195 l we had seven meetings which well attended. We were most fortunate in ha top-rate speakers as Mr. Gi Imore and Mr. addition, thanks to Ollie Kantola, we were with a showing of films on forestry practices (spiced up somewhat with a few pictures of nasties of the famous Finnish steam bath). EVi these were very successful meetings, we m hat to LongLac Pulp and Paper Company for an excel lent out-of-town meeting. More of a must. In the field of education, the C.I.F. con the planning and organizing of a tree planti with the students and School Board of SI Since the response of all parties concerne encouraging, a similar project should be un this year's executive. Last but not least our section has con articles on forestry to the LOG BOOK. We tunate to have such a splendid opportunity ideas in this widely circulated publication. In 1952 I predict with confidence a ed year for our section. With such men ~ President and Ken Hearnden, Vice-Pres1 look forward to many enjoyable and inte_ ings. However, we must ever bear in m1 cannot hold your section together without ation of every member. I congratulate Pau being elected to the respective positions, bership as a whole on their choice. I would like to take this oportunity member of the 195 l executive for the ex rendered. It has been an honor and a pl as chairman of your splendid organizatio (One of a series of articles by members of Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Fores INTERESTED IN BARK REMOVAL METHODS AND MACHINES? At the suggestion of the 11 Res 7arc Committee on the Utilization of Mill wood" a report entitled "Bark Rernov Mach ines" by G. E. Bell and P. E. Mart ment of Resources and Development, Forest Products Laboratories Division, distributed. d This is an interesting report an in this subject should write for a cop �LOG BOOK ,m 1nu OU gin ~ co 1to ex S 0 .1ld (Continued from Page 3) 2 000 new Canadians, both immigrants and D.P.'s were ly lo~ment. Without these, this industry's position today P been precarious. It must be remembered that many of ve ants and D.P.'s are persons skilled in other trades and ,grn as they have fulfilled tht::ir obligations to the gov~I leave this industry and be assimilated 1n their own 1 the problem qf finding a steady production force is us The only reason the camps are full at this mo~ore nien from the Prairie farms came to the camps ious years largely because harvesting of the grain crop d by bad weather and some of the crop is still on Latest returns show over 15,400 men working for anies and this is probably an all time high. The change-over in our industry from the cutting to the res less men is a problem that has to be faced every this reason there is now some temporary unemploythe more recent immigrants that were working in This is of concern to us all and our members are uation well in hand . m to all operators is the unnecessary movement mp to camp and from company to company. This by all concerned and it is hoped that, even if not me the movement will be lessened. Right now m~s apparent because, with the camps full, these always get a job as readily as when there is a and hence there appears an unemployment proere are differences in terrain and timber, most odations, meals, etc., are similar and my advice r is to settle down and stay on the 10b. took another steep jump in l 95 l . Efdues were increased sharply - in some government. In addition to this, wages in 195 l first, effective April l, 1951, a rease of 7% was granted and secondly, after ns in August, an increase effective September ulting in a 12% increase in wages with the same. Thus, increases of over 20% were her benefits. t of wage rates by negotiations must be a to all concerned. h as board, lodging, machinery and equip-since last year and the increase in freight item to operators who move approximately by rail. western Ontario must compete with other e U. S. which are able to process forest than we can, being closer to markets. for this same reason able to use spe.c ies ood grov.n in their own localities. have over one hundred members of the .A. rneet in Northwestern Ontario last Id a! the LongLac Pulp and Paper Compe Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd. fact that the C.P.P.A. come periodically for field meetings is indicative of the n Northwestern Ontario are progressive the raw material from the stump are and, in many cases, are successful. ntinually experimenting but I would than ~igh lead yarder and slasher opons using different types of mechanPaper Company sloop operations and Pape~ Co_mpany tractor and arch op"':'•th interest. Trailer hauls are will move on rubber. saws is inc~easing and particularly areas are being used in larQe numth ese and increasing cut ~nd skid more "bull-work" out of logging. om Crown lands, many thousandc; Wood and a great deal of lumber ~s /nd settlers throughout Northores! products by these people • T~is past year saw a sizable price per cord for this wood arm s, th e production of forest r-round occupation for farmers ka:1y farmers and their hor0 r in the camps during the i rs and settlers was drawn to fpartment of Lands and For~r reforestation, windbreaks given FREE and it is hoped PAGE 5 that the farmers will take advantage of this government service and insure that their tree crop is developed and where necessary kept up by means of reforestation for their sons and grand-sons. Forest fires are still the greatest hazard in the woods and loss from fires not only destruction of mature timber but loss of young growth is something which, while it may never be stopped altogether (we cannot control lightning) can certainly be cut down. This Association in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests officials has taken the lead in ,preaching fire prevention to the employees of the industry and in urging all operators to have camp crews organized and trained to fight fires . In 1951, out of 342 fires, 18 fires were as a result of woods operations. This would indicate that the prevention work carried on by operators is not in vain. In addition, the fires that did occur were held to a very small acreage and this speaks highly of the organizing and training of the Department of Lands and Forests and the operators in getting the fires out while they were small. Insects are another hazard that must be coped with and, in this respect, operators and their employees co-operated by sending samples of insects found to the Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie . This Association and companies support the Lakehead Technical Institute and we are happy to co-operate with the forestry instructors in arranging visits to operations by students, supplying guest lecturers, and, in addition, we have, for each of the past three years, given a $200.00 bursary to a selected student. I would, at this time, like to pay tribute to our woodsworkers as individual citizens. Each year they are more and more taking their place in the social as well as economic life of Northwestern Ontario. Their support to the Community Chest and other drives, their purchase of Canadian Government bonds and their help at Christmas time to needy families as reported in the press, are all indicative of the type of men working in the woods. Ministers of the Gospel, the Shantymen's Associati Jn vic;it tbe camps and are well received. In some of the depot areas, community clubs have been organized and sports and other recreations are 'taking their place in the development of the life in lhe woods. I am also happy to note that Ludovic Cyr, who won the Canadian Buck-Sawing Championship at Montreal last year is still working for the Ontario Paper Company at Heron Bay. I hope Ludovic or someone else from Northwestern Ontario will win again. While referring to our employees, I would just like to mention in passing that great emphasis is being placed o_n safety in the woods. The number of accidents in the woods must be cut down and with the co-operation of the employees, management and the safety associations, I feel certain that accidents should and will be prevented. And what of l 952 and the future? Despite all the progress and development that has been made we, being human, are still not perfect - we make mistakes --we have plenty of room for continued improvement. There are so many variables besides the weather - the Korean war, the European situation, all have a bearing on our future. The demand for pulpwood seems to have tapered off a bit and the future is not too clear. Stockpiles at the mills are reaching normal levels and we all know that any decrease in demand for end products means an immediate curtailment of forest products required. This is unfortunate but understandable and we all hope that the demand continues. If the demand continues our industry will no doubt need all the men it can get in the woods next Spring and Summer and if war industries grow then we may face a short.1ge of labour throughout the year. This picture should clarify this Spring and we will have to make plans then to meet the problems. In closing, I would like to again this year state my feelings towards our industry. I stated in my Annual Report last year that a new era in woods operations had been born and that we are now growing up in that new era. We have progressed during the year management plans and operating plans are being made on a long term basis.: gradually more species are being utilized. (This is one subject - utilization of species - about which we all hope the Research Institute will soon develop methods of using all species grown in Northwestern Ontario); our employees are receiving good wages negotiated annually with the woods union. our depots are becoming more permanent, our camps have more and more facilities for better living, our road systems, dams, and other improvements are being extended annually. Our industry is the backbone of this part of Ontario and I am proud to be a part of it and to be President of this Association . Because we operate mostly on Crown Lands, we operators and our industry seem to be fair game for public criticism. Thie; is all very natural and not objected to but, I do believe that, if our critics would take into consideration the advances in the past ten years, visit and study the' operations as (Continued on Page 14) �LOG BOOK PAGE 6 Radio-telephones are a part of the woods communication system of many companies and this article s be of interest to many Log Book readers. ''V .H. F~ -- F. M. -- B. T .'' By D. H. Leitch What is all that about:> A new advertising slogan or a radio station? Not just one, but many radio stations! We thought you might be interested in a brief explanation of some radio terms that are coming into common business usage. Radio is daily becoming more important to business because of its ability to increase efficiency and reduce costs. These t~o factors are certainly important to any business, as they cann?t ~e i_g .nored if a business is to prosper or even maintain its standing. How can radio help my business? That question cannot be answered quickly, as your requirements must be examined and some check made to see what radio can do, its cost and just where the value applies to your needs. A field radio engineer can give these answers only after discussing your problem on its own merits You are of course familiar with your own business terms, but some knowledge of radio language may be of help to you. Here are a few common terms with plain-language explanations: Transmitter - The units required to change battery or house electricity into a form that will permit it to radiate to a distant point. The transmitter comprises the: ... Earns More Money! YES, the P. M. Woodboss will earn you more money, starting from the first day you use it. It will double your out-put of cut · timber. This is done with a wonderful ease of operation due to the lightness and easy starting of this well known saw. Demonstration parts and service readily available. P. M. PROOUUTS (194,) LTD. VANCOUVER 4, B. C. 220 SOUTH ALGOMA STREET, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. or HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. Offices in Ori Ilia, Ont., Quebec, P. Q., Montreal, P. Q., and Regional Distributors across Canada. Power section - to make use of batterie or building electricity supply. Modulator - to permit voice conversat Oscillator to permit use on the frequency (to avoid 'interference). Amplifier - to increase the power and the transmitter. Antenna to connect the T ransmitt Antenna proper so that the energy w from one point and be picked up at a di Microphone - the part you speak into. Receiver - The units required t6 pick radiated from a transmitter and convert it in music, etc. The receiver comprises the follo Power section - as for transmitter. Receiver - to convert radio energy int Loudspeaker - the part that produces Antenna - This is the item that: (a) transmitter to radiate energy to a distant enables the receiver to pick up energy co distant transmitter. Control units - The actual items use erator. (Many modern radio systems have a trol units at the operating position with the and Receiver at a point close to the anten Frequency - All radiotelephone units ate on a frequency assigned to them by th~ of Transport Radio Division at Ottawa. Y frequency can be considered as a priva number and each system should be on its o so that systems will not interfere with e~c very imp_ortant that the maker of the equ1 and builds it for maximum frequency sta sure that it operates on only the frequency for, not only at first but for months or ye Sensitivity - The more sensitive a r greater is its ability to receive form long sitivity must be built in at the factory . must be such that this ability is reta1 periods without attention. Propagation - A term commonly tion with the movement of radio energy to another. It also concerns antenna ·designs, type of country, season of yea quency, and other technical factors. . A radiotelephone system usually. 1 two stations. They may both be at foe they may both be mobile i.e., cars, boats, cycles, trucks, coach or even carrie~ by system may comprise several combinatt For certain applications, it may be nee for automatic repeater units, if long country is involved, but these factors time for explanation here. However, a be explained. Micro-wave - A range of extre cies usually used for automa t .,c una . tion~ for circuits where the traffic 15 Relay or repeater sta t •10n s - F . to pass along or "relay" message~, d distance is too great for a direct cir (Continued on Page 1 �LOG BOOK i article s l}raper for ,tleace (Continued from Page 6) ttended - Equipment that operates by itself, By George Mills an operator in attendance. Transmit energy up at a di )eak into. :?d to pick nvert it in ; the foll ;mitter. energy in t produce , that: (a) 1 distant PAGE 7 Ontario Paper Company Plant Superintendent at Heron Bay emetering and Supervisory Equipment used I, from a distance, other pieces of ~quipme~t. mps signals, transformers, etc. This term inth th'e control of items and such matters as ters, guages, levels, etc. • ow, what about V.H.F. - F.M. - R.T.?? refers to Very High Frequencies, a group of used for radio circuits. ers to Frequency Modulation, a type of radio has important advantages concerning lack freedom from interference. rs to radiotelephone - a form of telephone radio rather than wires, between each user : a single article cannot cover all phases is important to remember that radio may your organization. The way to find out ur system of doing business with a comp: Jes engineer or talk to someone in the pe of business where radio is being used. o say that any business organization that m of transportation or does business at should consider radio. If a radio systeni r organization efficiency, save time o~ or improve safety factors, it is somehave. C Blessed Babe of Bethlehem, When angels at Thy birth Proclaimed a Savior born for men, His Kingdom, Heaven and earth, How little did the wise men know Who journeyed to Thee long ago We now would plead, as prayed they then For "Peace on earth, goodwill to men!" 0 Holy Man of Galilee Who stilled the angry wave Exhorting those who sailed with Thee "Have faith, fear not, be brave," Instill in us the faith, dear Lord Which they accepted at Thy Word . Bend pride and hatred to Thy will Command al I nations, "Peace, be sti 11 !" 0 Christ whu died on Calvary That mankind might be free, Who humbly wept where Lazarus lay And walked in dark Gethsemane; 0 may we Lord, from Thee beget The faith and humbleness, to set That corner stone of Heaven's great plan "The Blessed Brotherhood of Man." NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CO MP ANY LIMITED ONTARIO CANADA ; a priv e on its with ea the equi ency sta requenc ·hs or y MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR E-LENGTH SLASHERl~AND LOADER esco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK JANUARY - FEBRU The Bleaehing of Chemical Pulp by Roy Smlth The process of bleaching in the pulp and paper industry mig~t be considered as a method of purifying the pulp that 1s blown from the digesters. In the latter wood chips and acid or alkali solutions are mixed together, heate~ by m~an_s of s~e~m and cooked until the binding material_ or l1gnin as 1t 1s known is sufficiently dissolved to permit the cellulose fibres in the chips to become separated. The cooking process, however, does not completely ~emov~ all the impurities from the pulp fibres, a_s ca~rying this step too far might seriously damage the fibre itself. In the case of newsgrade pulps these impurities are of little consequence. After the removal of dirt knots and unco?ked fibre bundles by screening, the pulp may be us~d d1 rectly for the manufacture of newsprint. Where a hrgh grade pulp of good white colour is desired for book paper, specialty pulp or for dissolving pulps, further treatment by bleaching is required. During the past twenty-five years, remarkable prowess has been_ made in the chemical pulp bleaching industry. We find new and improved bleaching equipment appearing in the market, more effective pulp bleaching agents and continual development of the techniques of multi-stage bleaching. Bleaching systems vary from mill to mill. They may ~e of the older type batch systems or completely continuous, the modern trend, or possibly a combination of both. 0any of _the older mills still use a two stage sys tern using c_alcrum hypochlorite as the bleaching agent. The latter 1s usually prepared from quick lime and chlorine gas. The quick lime is slaked with water and chlorine gas is bubbled through it until it is of correct strength. The sludge is allowed to settle and the clear liquor is drawn off for bleaching. The sequence is. a continuous high density stage of bleach~ng, a fresh w_ate~ wash, followed by a batch bleaching at low density in horizontal tile line tank of specia_l shape _known as bellmers. The raw pulp after selective_ wa~h1!1g and screening is held in storage tanks from which 1t 1s pumped as a fibre suspension in water to a regulator. Here its consistency is control led to a desired point by increasing or reducing the amount of water added. The regulated stock as it is called is usually l-2 percent pulp. As part of the first stage the regulated pulp stock is passed over a thickner to with~ draw s~fficient wat~r to ~ring the pulp up to 15-20 pe~ cent air d~y. A ~yp1cal th1c~ener consists of a cylinder, covered with a fine mesh wire and rotates in a vat containing the pulp. As the cylinder rotates water from the pulp drain~ through the wire while the pulp clings to it thus forming a mat. Press rolls aid in squeezing more water cut of the pulp and the latter is fed into the shred,d er as a continuous mat. A predetermined amount of ~leaching liquor_ and live steam is added to the pulp as 1t enters the mixer and high density tower. This is a· tile lined ~ylindrical tank, fitted with an adjustable gata and 2n agitator at the bottom . By keeping the level of the pulp in the tower high and correctly regulating the amount of bleachi~g liquor and steam, 90 per cent or more of the bleaching can be done in this stage alone. The coloured impurities and the other foreign material are acted upon by the liquor and are converted to colourless materials. These can be later washed out. This leaves the pure white fibre or cellulose. On passing from the tower the pulp is diluted with water and pumped to a washer equipped with sprays. Similar to a thickener except there are no press rolls, t removes the greatest portion of the impurities out of the pulp. In addition it thickens up somewhat in preparation for the second or I stage performed in the bellmers. These are ti le Iined tanks bui It so that the pulp stock c in constant movement by means of a screw ty Bleaching liquor and steam again are a pulp to br:ing it to the final desired degree ness. The bleach plant operator determin taking samples of the pulp from time to tim pares them with previous batches which he correct. When he is sure the colour is white discharges the bellmer of stock by means of valve. To check the operator's judgment of to obtain a record of the brightness of the pu is tested on an instrument known as a bright The pulp is again washed as before to rid it and a small amount of sulphurous acid is ad destroy any excess of bleaching liquor th have been washed out. The acid aids in mai original colour of the bleached pulp. While of bleaching is still in extensive use, it number of disadvantages. Among the mo are: high chlorine consumption to get good calcium hypochlorite alone is used as t agent, high steam consumption and a ra action of the bleaching liquor on the pulp With the advet1t of pure chlorine gas a agent and caustic soda as an extraction tre with the development of new equipment, above difficulties were greatly reduced. In mills the pulp is first treated with chlorin or mixed with water, either in a contin mixer. At present it is usually carried ou ity. The chlorine gas acts upon the ligni does not attack the fibre to any great e action is quite rapid with the pulp taking colour. Considerable hydrochloric acid is f chlorination with the result that a washi as described previously. As all of the chi is not soluble in water some of it remai after washing. A weak solution of causti loyed to remove this in the next stage aids materially in dirt removal. A high similar to that mentioned earlier is utili extraction, with steam as the source of pulp is subjected to a washing after the and is now ready for the final step, t of the pulp's brightness. Calcium hypochlorite bleaching liq reagent and most frequently it is a ba low density. However, high density co can be employed where control has be the previous stages. Of course the number of stages a use are numerous and depend a gre type of pulp that is ultimately desired. of sulphite pulps, three stages are . while sulphate or alkaline pulps reqUI five to ten stages. All systems, ho one or more of the following: (Continued on Page 9. �PAGE 9 LOG BOOK CENSUS REPORTS NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO POPULATION UP (Continued from Page 8) ( 1) chlorination ess rolls, t impurities hickens up ;econd or I ~ ime to time , which he ur is white 1 means of dgment of .s of the pu as a bright = to rid it o ; acid is ad liquor th iids in mai Jlp. While ,e use, it g the mo > get good 1sed as t and a ra 1 the pulp xine gas a action tre ~uipment, duced. In th chlorin a contin arried ou the ligni { great e 11p taking : acid is a washi if the chi it rernai of caust ct stage A hig :r is util ,urce of fter the step, (2) alkali extraction (3) hypochlorite treatment re may also be more than one stage of the same t. of interest to note some of the possible bleachof the future. Two very promising chemicals ent time are sodium chlorite, a solid, and oxide, a reddish coloured gas. Their applicaindustry is still quite limited because of cost. Their principal advantages lie in the y will readily bleach pulp to high brightness ry to the fibre. (One of a series of articles by members of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A.\ HE CENTRE OF THE WORLD ? er of the world for the average person is indicate by holding a finger over the ead. A smart boss understands this and fort out of his subordinates by helping re proud of themselves. He treats then" ividuals and helps them to feel that' will be important to the company. Thi~ f good leadership. The other way, of people, and many bosses try it . . . RAL MQJQRS Ontario population as of June 1951 when the National census was taken was 4,562,354 according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The population has increased 20 % since 1941. Here's the story on Northwestern Ontario centers of p:::>pulation. 1951 1941 38,884 33,372 Kenora District 21,776 19,132 Rainy River District 104,323 Thunder Bay District 85,200 164,983 137,704 WE'RE GROWING ! Preliminary count on population of Canada as recorded in census last June is 13,893,208, increase of 20.7 percent from 1941. Total includes Newfoundland for first time and, not counting that, increase in other nine provinces of 17.6 % . Fastest growing province was B.C., up 41 %. "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if noth1ng had happened." "You cannot make a new world out of people who don't care, nor can you do it with people who care but don't do anything about it." c"':'c~E DIESEL ENGINES 55 H.P. to 660 H.P. EL UNITS FINGER TIP SHIFT CONTROL IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE G.M. HYDRAULIC MARINE GEAR, STANDARD WITH ALL 3, 4, 6 AND TWIN G.M. UNITS. R UNITS POWER TS DISTRIBUTORS FOR - - G.M. Detroit Diesel Engine Division Gar Wood Industries Inc. Drott Manufacturing Corp. BUTLER MANUFACTURING CO. Prefabricated Steel Buildings Machinery & Equipment Ltd. SERVICE SALES BRANCH OFFICE: 725 Memorial Avenue, Fort William, Ont. PHONE 2-1061 �PAGE l 0 LOG BOOK "SERVING LUMBERMEN'$ CLOTHING. BEDDING AND THE TIMBER OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO,. WHOLESAI.E FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, JANU,\RY - FEBRU FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC, 0- MBush Radio Network Ties in with Civil Defence Work Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company's FM Radio network, spreading over its logging operations in northern Minnesota and Ontario, proved as a valuable aid in the harvesting of trees, has now been made avai Iable to serve in the defense of Canada and the United States. Manda's high frequency radio system, long known in the Rainy River country for its humanitarian useful ness, has been incorporated into the Civil Defense organization of Minnesota and has been formally offered to Ontario authorities. Bushmen, whose n0rmal pursuit is the harvesting of pulpwood, are now volunteering to serve on a proposed international Civil Defense team. ian paper mills. Besides the network's use in Civil Defen ular logging operations, the system has been render service in all sorts of emergencies ra forest fires to removing someone's inflamed Because Kenora's transmitter maintai with more camps in extremely remote region western Ontario, the radio log is filled by b ous and heart rending entries. Brown-haired, 18-year-old Helen Ziolkoski, Mando radio Kenora, is one of those on the receiving e (Continued on Page l l) Far out in the wilderness, loggers can scan the skies and quickly report by radio, the appearance of any aircraft over their remote areas. These warnings can be rapidly flashed over the forest to tal I steel tower~ located at International Falls, Minn., and Fort Frances and Kenora, Ontario. They can then be relayed to a filter center at Minneapolis. As each report of approachin planes reaches the center, the formation is tracked. If such warnings should involve identification of enemy craft, fast jet planes would immediately be dispatched to intercept them. Meanwhile, other cities of the Midwest would be alerted. Col. E. B. Miller, Minnesota Civil Defense directer, said that such a warning may reduce casualties by 50 per cent in the event of an attack from the north on cities of the Midwest and the East. Last month during a state-wide aircraft warninr exercise, three Mando spotters reported a flight of three Navy Corsair planes. The reports came in from Camp 29 and Camp 3. The woodsmen's reports enabled the Minneapolis filter center to "easily track the visiting planes with considerable accuracy," a civil defense leader said afterwards. R. N. Douglas, Mando Personnel Relations Officer at its International Falls, Minn., plant and Falls civil defense director, reported that the test was a complete ~uccess. The sp0tter plan still is subject to approval of Canadian Defense authorities. However, the Minnesota) branch is already established as part of the state-wide ground observer system for reporting the approach of hostile aircraft. The Minnesota network includes a 250watt station at the International Falls plant and eight 60-watt units in Mando logging camps and forestry establishments in two northern Minnesota counties. Thirteen other radio installations extend l 00 miles north of the Canadian border, including towers at Fort Fr2nces and Kenora, Ontario, home of Manda's Canad- LOGGING BY RADIO George Potts, Frances, uses Mando's portable FM transmitter d operation. Mando's FM network is not only logging operations, but it has been used f~r a A cies that arise suddenly during logging driv~~- ti no longer fears painful overland trips to civdizdo logging operations of today, a call over ~ant bring a mercy plane to the site of the acciden • the injured man is safe in the hospital. ,r �JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1952 PAGE 11 LOG BOOK COCBRANE'S Headquarters lor LUMBERMEN'S, MINING and COITRA.CTORS' SUPPLIES Also EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE for the HOUSEHOLDER SAVE TIME ort SAVE MONEY. DIAL 5-7345 FOR ALL YOUR HARDWARE NEEDS. COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO D10 NETWORK H CIVIL DEFENCE (Continued from Page l 0) that come over the airwaves from deep in rests. It is from her log that most of the dents were lifted. maintai ,te region led by 'n-haired, lo radio rgency" with a humorous twist was a disfrom a sleepless logger. "Please send a 't snore," he said. Another entry proved was averted, thanks to the quickness of early 100 miles from Kenora, the small woodsman reached for a bottle in the t and swiftly swallowed a handful of They were sleeping tablets. The bo); ious and medical care was imperative. cted by radio and the advice of the . In a short time, thanks to the advice the boy was on the road to recovery. a group of men became stranded on waters would soon engulf the island. t, also equipped with radio, was dise. Radio proved to be the margin in Ce. ii Lake, in the rough Patricia Limits Kenora, a woodsworker received c.l back injury. A radio call to Kenora m JI® -~--? - - - i 1 ere is a d . ion to th raw,_ng showing Manda's xtends e M!nnesota-Ontario borrn1les we~ into Northern Minnnort from the Canadian- brought a physician to the mike, who gave pain-relieving advice. Meanwhile, a train was halted at Vermilion Bay, a few miles from Trail Lake. The injured man was loaded into a truck and driven to the waiting train where he was loaded aboard. Within a few hours he was in a Kenora hospital. All this in a matter of hours, rather than, as in the past, a matter of days. Radio frequency joins with the magic of modern aviation in bringing rapid assistance to the men of Manda lumber camps. Helen's log reports that during' a spring breakup, when roads were impassable, a worker at a camp on John Lake in the Lake of the Woods area suffered a desperate appendix attack. The man faced death if Manda's FM radio hadn't come to the rescue. The Ke,11ora radio station was called and arrangements were rapidly completed for the flight of a float-equipped airplane bearing a doctor for the dying man . Soon the doctor was at the camp and preparing him for the trip back to Kenora. Alerted by the Kenora operator, the hospital was ready for the woodsman . The man lived, thanks to FM radio. As rugged as some of these lumberjacks are, they don't cotton to modern gadgets such as airplanes. One logger refused to fly back to Kenora after his hand had been crushed by a falling tree. The station operator at Kenora had dispatched the plane after learning of the injury. However, the plane waited over night and by next morning the pain from the injured hand had overcome all fear of flying . The woodsman was soon in a Kenora hospital, receiving skilled medical care. Some time ago the Kenora radio aided in the capture of would-be auto thieves. Here's how it happened: During the day, a car had been stolen at Fort Frances, Ontario, on the Minnesota and Ontario border and mi 11 officials at the city offered Mando radio faci I-• ities to police authorities. Using FM radio Kenora war informed that the stolen car was headed in their direction. Soon Mando logging camps all along the route were alerted and began reporting passaqe of the stolen vehicle. Provincial police set up road blocks that led to the capture of the two teen-age thieves. The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company does much of its tree harvesting in remote, nearly roadies~ forests of Ontario and northern Minnesota. This area especially the areas in northwestern Ontario, is large!· an uninhabited wilderness dotted with thousands o• lakes and cut by twisting rivers. Roads are few and telephone lines even fewer. The winters are long and subzero cold. (Continued on Page 21) �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK SAFET-Y I NEWS Safety on Dryden Paper's Woods Operations By Norman McMillan \A/hen Mr. Eoll requested that I give a short talk on "Safety on Dryden Paper's Operations", I really wish I could turn the clock back to 1949. That year our accident frequency record was good; in 1950 it was only fair; and to date this year we· are getting dangerously· close to the bottom of the list. I have studied our 1951 accident record to find a reason for this mounting accident rate and here are some figures which were uncovered: applying for a job. When a man comes to first time we look him over for any physical which would be harmful to his efficiency in We also prefer young men. Most bush j young men with good reflexes. We also loo who have a good attitude on life; not the on lieve the world owes them a living. Experi invaluable asset to a woods employee, and th has worked in the woods si nee boyhood pro how to take care of himself while working. No lost time accidents .......................................... 15 Accidents involving lost time less than 7 days .......... ...................... 25 Accidents involving lost time in excess of 7 days . .......................... ..75 After hiring, we try to place the men for which he is most suited. This duty, of c mainly on the shoulders of the foreman, a considerable tact and patience on the part ties. TOTAL ACCIDENTS ...... ............................... ...... 115 Our camp foremen try to have an expe ter show an inexperienced cutter how to fe rectly, pointing out such safety measures leaning trees well past centre, and never completely free at the stump. The cutter plan his cut to avoid unnecessary carrying, ing strained muscles. It is the foreman's the men out of dry and faulty timber o windy days. The cutters are constantly u their axes and saws sharpened, not only to i production, but as a safety measure as roads are bui It through stands, containin the dead trees are cut ahead of the bulldoz have a guard over the operator. Seventy-seven (77) of these accidents were incurred by steady employees, and thirty-eight of them were incurred by short-term workers. Here is a list of the more common types of accidents: Axe cuts on Injured and Injured and Bruised and Bruised and feet and legs .......... ......................... wrenched backs ........................... broken legs .........,............................. broken toes and feet ........ ......... broken fingers and hands ... 16 16 15 13 11 I have compared the above types with our 1950 accident record and found that the frequency rate of each type of accident has not changed to any extent. The foregoing figures give a pretty good picture of what has happened and indicate to some extent why it has happened, and we believe we can eliminate , good many of our accidents next year. 1 Now, gentlemen, I am going to outline some of the things we are doing at the present time to eliminate accidents: We have a safety supervisor who co-ordinates all the different phases of our safety program, and who collects new ideas which wi II make our employees more safety conscious. One of his duties is to lecture periodically to employees at each of our camps, pointing · out ways and means of preventing accidents. At the same time he tries to instill in the minds of our employees that the victim of the accident suffers the most. Insofar as the labour situation permits, we screen employees before hi ring. We have always found that the good wage-earner is usually a man who is not a victim of accidents. For this reason, a man with a good previous earning record has preference over others when To this point in my talk, I have de men and supervisors, and have said nothi tools with which the men work. It has al pol icy of our Company to supply our m machinery and we have always insisted t crews keep this machinery in good worki_ have got to the point where all wood load1 is now done by machines. I am happy t has lessened our frequency rate on sore roon and wood hook cuts on this particula operations. Our crane operators check al periodically and discard any that are da_n The brakes on our trucks are kept in fir ion and bad hills are sanded whenever th pery. Within the last two years we have. and skid method of logging to a cer~ai operations. We have found that this creased our accident rate so this season wel I broken and quiet horses. We ho come most of our accidents which resul of logging. �LOG BOOK AfETY MEETING HELD IN DRYDEN s ltDS mes to )hysical ency in bush jo also loo t the on 1. Experi i, and th )od pro rking. The Fall Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario oods) Branch of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' fety Association was held in Dryden November 28th. At the morning session, the safety film on SAFE MBING taken at the August Longlac meeting was ,ewed and a committee was appointed to draw up ils of shots sti 11 required such as: clearing brush and branches, undercutting, differences between seasons. The morning session concluded with Mr. C. S. s, President of Nei 11' s Shoe Stores presenting an t which showed how safety shoes had advanced ty, design, comfort and style in recent years. e afternoon session included a report by Mr. D: nt Secretary-Engineer, Ontario Pulp & Paper Safety Association; a report by T. S. Jones on of camp safety boards; a report on the National ouncil Meeting by J. Currie, a paper by Mr. N : n Woods Manager of the Dryden Paper Compited, entitled "Safety on Dryden Paper Woods s" and a paper by Mr. F. •0. Soughton, Safety r, Longlac Pulp & Paper Company Limited~ ay, Ontario. nnual Meeting of this group will be held in easures never ~ cutter :arrying eman's mber o ·antly only to re as PAGE 13 SAFETY ON DRYDEN PAPER'S WOODS OPERATIONS (Continued from Page 12) In the sawmill, we have guarded all saws and pulleys, and we keep the floors clean, especially with respect to bark, sawdust and edgings. An outline of our safety programme would not be complete without mention of the work which our camp clerks perform. These men have taken courses in First Aid and their treatment of minor cuts and scratches has done much to keep our frequency rate of infections at a minimum. They are also men who endeavour to keep our camp employees safety conscious by displaying the safety posters where they will do the most good, and by keeping the camp safety record posted daily. (Presented at the November Meeting in Dryden of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers Safety Association.) ACCIDENTS CAN BE CUT DOWN The Black Sturgeon and Cameron Falls Districts, Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, stage safety competition m in February 1952. Here's the standings of operating camps in th Black Sturgeon District up until the end of November. REPORTS WOODS SAFETY CONTEST Camp No. No. of Accidents Man Days Frequency Rat 32 0 1926 Perfect ne is the winning Division with Camp 61 lay standing in top place in the division. November, 1951, there was a total of 186 ents with an average of 782 man days cident as compared to a total of 161 lostwith an average 0f 887 man days worked m November, 1950. i_ng caml?s worked over 1,000 man days time accident during November 1 1951 34 Port Arthur tops the I ist for th~ tive month: Port Arthur........ .... Iroquois Falls ...... mblay St. Anne ...... ey ........ Port Arthur... St. Anne .... St. Anne St. Anne • St. Anne 3,474 man days worked 2,507 2, l l 3 l , 724 1,403 1,219 l, 1 60 l ,002 28 20 29 24 23 0 l 2 3 6 1212 998 1784 1216 2035 Perfect 100.2 112. 1 246.7 294.8 Camps 32 and 28 had no accidents but Camp 3 had the greater man-days worked. Camp 32, therefore won the monthly award amounting to $50.00. Th Safety and Recreation Committee will decide what us the prize money will be put to. . Such competitions are worthwhile and along wit the daily reminder of the Camp Safety Board tend t keep all concerned on their toes in practising Safet First. THIS CHART IS WORTH STUDYING BRAKING 01sTANCES ON VARIOUS RoAD Su RfACES Ar 20 M. P.H. AVERAGE BRAKIN<i DISTANCES On Sale In Some Camps accident prevention program some mtro?ucing SAFETY TOE RUBBERS resSive basis. vVhi le these rubbers ard rubbers, at least one company TOE RUBBERS at the standard ON CONCRETE PAVEME T ON PACKED SNOW opinions, the composition fiber protection will NOT draw cold. ese SAFETY TOE RUBBERS will ~~~s employees and it is certain 1 prevent many broken and van - SAFETY TOE RUBBERS. ON GLARE ICE 0 25 :SO 7~ l~O DISTANCES IN FEET IH '75 �LOG BOOK PAGE 14 JANUARY - FEBRUARY WOODLAND SECTION, C.P.P.A. MEETING AT LONG LAC AND MARATHON LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FALL TOURS OF OPERATIONS Operations fully reported in the Woodlands Review Section, Pulp an d Paper Magazine of Canada The purpose of the tour was to acquaint the T nical Forestry students with ways and means of log in Northwestern Ontario. The fall utilization trip -ides a good opportunity to examine the layout of the and winter cut, road preparation for winter haul cutting operations in progress, camp construction, c organizatoin and the general over-all field organiz for logging operations. With those companies that duct year-round logging operations we are able to s all phases of work involved in taking the tree fro stump to delivery point. Personnel relations were of particular interest. apparent that company policies now emphasize the terment of working conditions and provision for round employment. Propane heating units and i faci Iities are no longer the exception. Electrici camps has become common place. Perhaps the encouraging progress noted was the development use of recreation halls. The recreation buildings ar new but they are now being used more than for To the surprise of everyone we found a pool table i recreation hall in a regular bush camp which had purchased by the recreational committee of that As a result of our trip we gathered ideas impressions which would never have been acquir well in the classroom. Mr. Braun, the students and staff wish to the Forest Industries of Northwestern Ontario a employees for their wonderful cooperation. For thi trip special thanks is conveyed to the host com Brampton Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd., LongLac Pul Paper Co. Ltd., and Marathon Paper Mills of Limited. 1 One of the difficulties that your editor runs into from time to time is the necessity to not publish or hold-over items of interest because of other features. In the November-December issue the list of supervisory personnel took up considerable space and it was therefore only possible to mention the successful meeting of the Woodlands Section Field Meeting on Mechanical Hauling and Cable Yarding held on the LongLac and Marathon limits in September 1951. Papers prepared and delivered by men of the field force were fully reported in the- November-December Pulp & Paper Magazine of Canada but for the record and because we're proud of our talent and our progress in Northwestern Ontario, here's a list of the papers and authors: Mechanical Logging at LongLac by W. S. Carlson. Drott Loading and Truck Hauling of 16-foot Wood on the Operation of Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, Port Arthur Woods Div-. ision by G. Withenshaw. Construction and Layout of Marathon Camps by A. H. C. Carson. Forestry Aspects of Mechanical Logging at Marathon by W. D. Harkness. Latest Mechanical Developments on Marathon's Operations by E. 0. Olson. Mechanical Slashing of Pulpwood at Marathon by E. A. Lunam. High Lead Yardjng in Bundles by N. Husak. Use of Spar Trees .at Marathon by D. P. Hamilton High Lead Yarding in Tree Lengths by M. Tateshi. If you haven"t already done so, READ THESE >APERS! iUMAN RELATIONS For those of us who believe the world is essentially hostile Rlace, experience has a curious way of fulfilling >ur expectations. People with chips on their shoulders ,re more likely to find other people with chips on their houlders. This is because we are constantly selecting rom experience those aspects which prove our point, ,nd also because our attitudes toward other people are ikely to determine their attitudes toward us. 1 Canada's beavers are born with a full set of and beavers' teeth grow throughout their life to pensate for natural wear. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 5) they are today, know the problems facing this Northwestarn industry and then base their conclusions on the facts, t icism would be constructive and of benefit to all concer In closing, I would like to re-iterate - we have by reached perfection but substantial progress has been think that, as a group we can be proud of our operations are carried on today. In order to improve such operat the administration thereof is the reason we are gathered day, at this Annual Meeting of the Thunder Bay Timber Association . H. H. "Bert" 5 THERE ARE UNITS TO SUIT ALL REQUIREMENTS AT ·LAKEHEAD NIOTORS LIMITED Distributors for FARGO TRUCKS FARGO POWER WAGONS CHRYSLER MARINE ENGi BOMBARDIER SNOWMOBILES CHRYSLER INDUSTRIAL EM PLYMOUTH and CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES PHONE, WRITE or WIRE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, PRICES, ETC. LAKEHEAD MOTORS LIMITED 120 N. ARCHIBALD STREET FORT WILLIAM PHONE 3-7421 PA.RTS and SERVICE ST. 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Concludes, "the preparation of a seedbed by a severe burn or by removing the litter to expose mineral soil has had a very favorable influence on subsequent reproduction." No. 55 - "Development of an Aspen - White Birch - Maple Stand Following a Splintwood Cut," by E.G. Daly. No. 56 - "Survival of White Pine Seedlings," by V. H. Phelps. No. 57 - ' 'Seed Spotting in a Cut-Over Jack Pine Stand," by K. T. Logan. Demonstrates "that seed-spotting may be successfully employed either to regenerate a jack pine stand on a clear-cut medium site-type, or to convert the area to Scots pine." No. 58 - "Experimental Cutting in Mixedwood Stands - Green River, New Brunswick," by A. B. Vincent. 2 positive results: (a) apparent improvement in establishment of softwood advance growth and regeneration, following girdling of hardwoods, and (b) skidding and yarding by tractor resulted in more softwood an~ hardwood regeneration than fol low ing lighter seedbed disturbance resulting from horse skidding or stump cutting. No. 59 ",Cold Soaking as a Pre-Germination Treatment for White Spruce Seed," by D. I. Crossley Genuine PARTS '' Best • and C.P .P.A. Woodlands Section, ~lie CLOCK WITH A MESSAGE EVERY OFFICE, STORE, HOTEL, RESORT AND HALL .SHOULD HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, AG CLOCK ON DISPLAY AS A COMMUNITY 16' diameter with convex glass protedi face, approved by rigid C.S.A. stander Sold at cost PRICE $25 f. o. b. Tor ORDER NOW FROM: CANADIAN FORESTRY ASS'N OF 0 229 College St., T FORD ACCESSOR • • in the Long Ru Gibson Motors Limited carry the Genuine Ford Parts and Accessori and Winnipeg . 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The famous trade mark is your assurance of complete dependability, action and top efficiency. Sold and Serviced by: YINDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �----=--- t'AGE 18 - - LOG BOOK UNUSUAL USAGES OF PAPER II JOE BEAVER" A newly discovered way of making laminated paper has gjven the aircraft industry a new base material, lighter than aluminum and stronger than steel, from which wing tips, floors, seats and even entire fuselages are now being made. Research is proceeding into shaped forms to widen the scope even further. During the war among the many improvisations made was a method of shipping vehicle~ protected only by paper. An ambulance was, for example, completely and adequately wrapped in a mere 52 lbs. of paper. Paper cartons were used also to protect and preserve blood plasma and delicate instruments and gun parts. On occasions supplies had to be floated ashore and to protect them against the heavy battering of the sea and its corrosive action, special waterproof packing cases were developed that gave perfect protection, even if lying soaked for days in salt sea water. Other ingenious uses of paper kept food and other vital stores proof against heat, cold, moisture, gasses and germs. A shortage of metal in Germany was overcome by producing a papier mache snow fence, from paper oneeighth of an inch thick and impregnated with creosote. Light, cheap and easily installed, it was reported as extremely strong and durable. The newly invented paper, Phenolic Resin board, opens up possibilities as a material for moulding products and in the U.S. Army training bayonets and machets are being made from this new material. Fluorescent properties were incorporated into the actual structure of the paper used for maps. Printed in the normal way with ordinary inks the maps were far more serviceable than t!J_ose printed with fluorescent inks, which were difficult to handle and rubbed off easily. For the electrical industry a paper is now being produced for insulating purposes, only 0.0002 inch thick, thinner than a human hair. A new recording machine incorporates a special paper recording tape which can be permanently retained or cleaned off and used again. Among the older uses of paper was the American experiment with Paper Board carriage wheels for trains. These put up an impressive performance travelling over 300,000 miles - also the Norwegian Church built of papier mache in 1793, which served its congregation well for many years through all types of climatical conditions. -Dixon's Paper Circular. Only the Bank of Canada now has the right to issue paper money in Canada. -£'d~'J'~ Forest Service, U.S. Dept. "That lazy brother of yours doesn't seem to forests are a source of employmant.' This Association two reasons: (1) To act as a medium of exc information about our ind·ust (2) To direct instructive and bro articles about the woods ind key men in the woods. If you have any comments or criticism please send them to the E Please pass this copy on whe finished with it. 'COLEMAN' means low cost dependabl Coleman's new exclusive Fuel-Air control saves up to 25% on Oil co5tt This new fuel saving development is available in most mod·e ls. It's a sirn~ device that's silent and sure in operation. Get full value out of your heatir dollars let us give you complete details on this new ex~lusive feature Marshall-Wells - Coleman Distrib We also Carry A COMPLETE LINE OF COLEMAN LAMPS, LANTERNS, . �PAGE 19 LOG BOOK BEST YEAST COMPANY with Mr. Jack Mcattendance and under the supervision of Mr. wson staged a cooking demonstration at the Cookery of the Ontario Paper Company Liming to the December issue of the Observation Maintenance Guide (Engineers - Electric Sets - Marine Engineers). Motor Grader Operator's Guide. Well-illustrated in diagramatic form and printed in colour each operator should read one. Copies wil'I be supplied on request from Powell Equipment Company Limited 115 North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur, Ontario. mptuous display of pastries, bread, rolls, ked with Best Yeast by the cooks and were ay for the ladies at Heron Bay. The famous Mesabi iron ore range in the U.S. covers an area 100 miles by 3 miles; Canada's new Labrador iron discoveries extend over a known area of 225 miles by 60 miles. r, Motor Graders, etc.? erpillar Tractor Company has published to equipment operators. Canada's Patent Act defines an invention as any new and useful art, process. machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement in the same -Quick Canadian Facts. Advertisers' News G DEMONSTRATION M BAY, ONT. * * * * E WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SA\\1 MILL ~~Proven in the Woods'' UP FOR SAWING 30 MINUTES § READY TO MOVE 15 § CAN BE TOWED ~y MINUTES AFTER SAW STOPS TRUCK AT 45 M. P.H. LUMBER HARVESTER t?. good Forestry practise, the Jackson Lumber Harvester makes selective cutting ,s,on-b_uilt one-piece machine tha.- requires no costly dismantling or reassembling. man 1_s required. The sawyer rides the carriage and can see and control the entire t to higher yield per log, fewe-r mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manulu~ber at 5 man-hours per l 000 board feet. No slab or sawdust disposal expense. v,rtua~ly eliminated. Feature by feature, it actually excels mills costing 3 times you bigger profits - the first new sawmill in 50 years! e Lumber Companies, commerdal operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE RLAND MACHINES LTD. WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK Page 20 Book Review WOODLANDS SECTION, C.P.P.A. SUGGESTION NOTES Here are the Suggestion Notes released by the Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A., as a result of their October contest. ( l) Fire Hazard Sign - by B. H. Fearon. (2) Ice Loader-by A. Casey and L. D. Bertrand. (3) Small Boom Chains-by Rene Jourdain. (4) Truck Unloading Devices-by C. Furlatt. (5) Snowmobile Trailer -- by V. Gingras. (6) Method of Raising Logs-by Jean Rouleau. (7) How to Push Over A Leaning Tree by E. W. Massicotte. In order to encourage employees of member companies to send in their suggestions, the Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A., have available for distribution posters giving details of the contest rules for employees to tak<.1 part in the suggestion note contest. Come on Northwestern Ontario woods employees, pass out your suggestions and help loggers in other areas in Eastern Canada! The combined area of the Great Lakes is 95, 170 square miles, more than a third of the area of the Province of Alberta. • This booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" manufactured at Provinci.:il Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, out of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, Fort William, Ontario. "CANADIAN WOODS, THEIR PROPERTlES AND USES" Forestry Branch, Forest Products Laboratories Division Resources and Development, Ottawa. 367 pages 8½ illustrated. 2nd Edition, King's Printer . $3.00. Ottawa , The Forestry Branch has produced two ma volumes in the past two years-first "Native Canada." and now "Canadian Woods." No dustry executive, forester or user of wood will fail to gve this fine new text a promin on his desk. The foreword by Dr. D. A. Macdonald, the years of research in wood properties and behind this edition. The rapid advances n, use of wood; reducing industrial wastes, er products and adding to industry payrolls a have largely come from basic research, in applied. To give final authoritative character to the Department has used signed chapters nized specialists. Combined with good ill new ta b I es and a select bibliography, Woods" is a credit to its contributors and t Brai:ch sponsoring the publication. A review in FOREST AND OUTDOOR magazine Camp of the Canadian Forestry Association . The mends this book to readers of the LOG BOOK . • • • That you too can have Good Quality Printing and Good Service from .... CONSOLIDATED PRESS INDUSTRIAL PRINTERS 1:1!:i 137 SOUTH MAY STREET Phone 3-8323 C FORT WILLIAM, ON �LOG BOOK w B.C. Douglas fir. William and Port Arthur. t,sh Columbia •.. a Cabinet Minister. y William and Port Arthur, Ontario. reate deep pools that won t fre~ze. whe;e they build their homes and store their winters food. 1 (Material supplied- by the Editors of Quick Canadian Facts, the handbook of facts about Canada .) RADIO NETWORK TIES IN DEFENSE WORK (Contin.u ed from Pag2 l l) needed a· dependable communication system ach all sections of this virgin land, where is harvested and where the first step 11 • begins. o answered the need. mi'ghtier than legendary Paul Bunyan s se remote camps in constant touch with at Kenora, Fort Frances and lnternationa, isible airwaves the countless communicat the· operations of Manda's complicated m pour daily. Personnel must be tran.., p to camp. Machines break down ar needed in a hurry. Weather forecasts world ar.,e necessary for efficient operbut a -f~ew of the things that spell the comm-t,1.nkation system. PAGE 21 Because of the necessity of such a system, Mando installed the two 250-watt stations at Kenora and Fo1 Frances in 1946. Last year (1950), the International Falls mill installed a 250-watt station. During the five years since its inception, the FM network has grown so that it includes 73 sub-stations manned by well-traineo operators who have served their company, their communities and· their Nations with unique effectiveness. Editor's Note OTHER COMPANIES' NET WORKS AND "PERSOt--fNEL" WILL BE UTILIZED There is no doubt that the radio networks of other companies and woods personnel will be organized ana tied in with the Civil Defence program in Ontario. In addition, the tower and radio network of the Department of Lands ·and Forests will also be used in detecting and reporting aircraft. 1 PRINTED REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND FORESTS NOW AVAILABLE The 1951 Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests covering the activities of the Department for the period Apri I l st, 1949, to March 31st, 1950, is now available. Copies may be ordered from the King's Print-I er, Toronto, Ontario. This report should be of interest to all persons in Ontario - especially those working in or getting their livelihood from the woods. There's A New INTERNATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Operations Wherever the Work .Is Heaviest Construction Work All New 1951 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT . 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See us for more details on this profit power! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1952JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1952 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1952. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0c67f820af0ad4eb7a80a8a45c80d85d.pdf b3fbe3909be45cb6ca3c71fe92305735 PDF Text Text JANUARY FEBRUARY 1953 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO NO. 5 RETURN T O vance . it: )~ - • -1ol; -cf a.., ~e ~c, ~2 -o• ~ (If) Zc ~ ... !• .t2 �?AGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LT LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIPMENT OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. e e e 9 e e e e e e ADAMS Road Graders AVELING-BARFORD Road Rollers MALO Overhead Loaders BUCYRUS-ERIE Scrapers and Dozers DROTT Pulp Wood Loaders HEIL Dump Boxes and Frink Snow -Plows INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Diesel Power LON DON Pumps and Concrete Mixers MICHELIN Metalic Tires SMITH Dozers - PROM-PT SERVICE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER • • • • • • • • • PIONEER Super '52 Power Chain Saws CARCO Winches PETTIBONE - MULLIKEN PULMAN - STANDARD Dozers PERKINS Marine Diesel Engi PALMER E~ectric Generators PRENCO Hydraulic Hose WARNER & SWASEY TRACO Lift Co . �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK RUARY, DER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: ................... .. ............ ...... ....................................................... .. President . if£ ~ . thur, Ontario happy to-day to we come repres . of this Association, which represents t1mbe~ operators stern Ontario from the Algoma Central Railway west ·toba boundar\, to our Annual Meeting. will be discussing common operating an~ . administra!5 and these meet'ings are always benef1c1al and this will be no exception. r discussions to-day we will review results of the 1951 9 season which sa~ a recor_d production of forest Northwestern Ontario; we will look at the present son which is now nearing completion and which will ecided decrease in production as compared to 1951 must also take a quick look at what will happen in season. that everyone is concerned about the overall deuction of forest products this year. This is not a The Canadian Pulp & Paper Association reports of pulpwood in Canada east of the Rocky Mountpproximately 30% from last year. We, who ~re ts in the United States very closely, know that the in the United States is in exactly the same pos1 rease in production of forest products, particularly esulted from a number of reasons including a dee pulp market and therefore a reduction in the consumed by the mills; a record 1951-52 proas largely brought about by unusually perfect s for logging operations coupled with an ample labour. Combination of these two facts resulted production of pulpwood this year, a lower price ter lumber market. It will probably not be unason that we get back to what might be termad ." In this connection, I might say we would me serious thought on the matter of shortenriod of forest products. This can be done on d would help us to reduce the large inventories in stabilizing the level of woods work throughlk about shortening the delivery time of raw Inconcerned this last year has been a most unny of us have not had to face normal trials e way of storms and inclement weather for ch ideal working c:onditions helped our men t the men have produced better and earned obably ever before . _these "down" periods, some people are in,c but when I survey the situation I am not n fact am really optimistic. Our Northwestg developed. Not only the development of the deveopment of other industries part1cSteep Roc.k Iron Mines, are going to inNorthwestern . Ours is not a fly-by-n:ight to stay. The money invested in permalls, permanent sawmills and the amount of eq~ipment and woods operations by memnv1nce anyone that this is so. We all stay we must have timber and by comrequired by the Department of Lands management plan, the five year plans , We are doing our best to ensure that ed toward a sustained yield basis with our forest in perpetuity. 1952 was ,camps, dams, roads, etc. Depot camps on the map" and are growing rapidly h, Vermilion Bay, Flanders, Atikokan, ed on Page 15) of course take into account the weather . MEETING OF NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY SUPERVISORS HELD Woods supervisory personnel including camp foremen and clerks from Newaygo Divisions -the Hearst-Mead-Mosher Division on the A.C.R., the Clarkdon Division on the Sioux Lookout line and the Black Bay Peninsula Division met in Port Arthur in November. In the morning a trip to the Prince and Jarvis Location operations of the Newaygo Timber Company took place. On this trip the planting program of the Newaygo Timber Company was reviewed and a new mobile yarder designed by the Caterpillar Tractor Company, (Powell Equipment Company of Port Arthur) was seen yarding into cold decks tree length peeled poplar. Lunch was served at the Prince and Jarvis headquarters camp and the group returned to the Prince Arthur Hotel for an afternoon of discussion on company affairs. In the evening a social hour and dinner completed the meeti'ng. At the evening festivities many of the wives of Newaygo employees were present and the guest speaker was Mr. Stanton W. Mead, President of Consolidated Water Power & Paper Company, and President of Newaygo Timber Company Limited who, with Mrs. Mead, came to Port Arthur especially to attend the meeting. The me e t i n g was in charge of Vice-President, Henry S. Mosher, and was completed with films on Newaygo's operations. MOBILE X-RAY UNIT CONTINUES SURVEYING WOODS WORKERS In November the mobile x-ray unit of the Fort Wi 11 iam Sanatorium x-rayed 779 woodsworkers in the camps of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Great Lakes Paper Company and the Northern Forest Products Limited in the Black Sturgeon area. Good co-operation was reported from all concerned. The best record of the tour was made at Northern Forest Products Camp #36 where there were 79 employees and al I employees were x-rayed. It is important in these surveys that every effort be made to have every person in the camp area x-rayed . Anyone missed may possibly have TB and it is too bad if when these services are donated free of charge, advantage is not taken of them. It is not so much the individual but the possibility that the individual may pass to others this dreaded disease and every effort should be made by all concerned to co-operate on these tours that are arranged through the facilities of the Fort William Sanatorium. In January the mobile x-ray unit proceeded by rail to survey employees of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company at Regan, Ontario; and the employees of the Ontario Paper Company at Heron Bay and Hemlo, Ontario. LUMBER AND TIE PRICES SLIP It 1s reported by producers of ties in Northwestern Ontario that prices for No. 1 and No. 2 ties have been cut for this year's production . Lumber producers report that prices are down from last year. • QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. l,s most of Canada drained by rivers flowing to the Atlantic. the Pacific, or Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean ? 2 . On the shield of Canada's coat of arms are depkted the arms of what four naticns ? 3. Are there more men or women eligible for universal pension at age 70? 4 . What country is now the biggest buyer of Canada's exported cars and trucks ? 5 . Which is the larger, Lake Winnipeg or Lake Ontario? 6. In value of pelts taken annually, which is Canada's most important animal ? (Answers on Page 12) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK Recommended Reading For All . . . Re-Appraisal of the LoD1her Barons Extracts from an article by D. C. Everest, Chairman of the Boar4, Marathon Corp., as reported in the Timber Producers' When one attempts to upset a belief which has been present in the minds of people for several generations, he has a real job cut out for himself. This is the job with which I am confronted 'today. The sub-· ject assigned to me, "A Re-appraisal of the Lumber Barons," carries with it the inference that at one time "lumber barons" did exist, that they were evil people, and that all of our present-day difficulties with our timber supply may be charged directly to them. I think it is about time that some of these stories about the timber operators of the past be carefully analyzed and that their actions be measured by the economic situation which existed in this country at the time they were carrying on their operations. To do this, one must go back to the early l 600's, as it was then that many persons became engaged in lumbering as a means of livelihood. Some may have been engaged in the same business in the countries from which they migrated, so it was only natural they pursued the same line of endeavor in this country. From the beginning of the settlement of the country, the first thing the settlers had to do was to cut the trees necessary to build a home, and the next thing was to clear land rm which to grow their food. These things were essential to their very existence. In clearing the land much of the timber was burned, but there was nothing else they could do with it. These early settlers learned through experience that they could not afford to use timber of inferior quality in building anything which had to do with farm buildings, their churches or the fortifications which they were compelled to bui Id for their protection from the Indians. This idea of the necessity for quality in timber became so· firmly fixed in the minds of succeeding generations that it had much to do with the practice employed in cutting timber in other sections of the country in later years, particularly in the Lake States. Through sheer force of necessity, the country developed along the waterways. The so-cal led roads were mere trails which were followed on foot or horseback. As the population increased, the hardy settlers pushed westward across the New England country and into what is now New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Better farming lands were found there and, as the desire to becomB independent and self-sustaining land-owners became uppermost in the minds of the pioneers, they continued to seek locations further west. As this movement con- ti·nued, the ~awmiller, with his usual foresight the settlers ;md established small towns, man are our prominent cities today. The growth of Wisconsin as part of th territory, later as the Wisconsin territory an a state in 1 8 3 8, was remarkable, as co many others which stemmed from the early land settlements. This growth of a new territory brought only those interested in agriculture, but al had been engaged in lumbering in that country east of Lake Michigan and in stands of white pine which covered much ern part of the state were naturally the on experienced lumbermen who had long that clear white pine was the only specie cepted by all who had anything to do with erials. White pine and the early lumber" are commented on in Increase A. Lapha titled "Lapham's Wisconsin," copyrighted writes, "The eastern portion of the territ 'hardwood' timber, the northern in fore the central and western portions are co titute of trees, constituting the 'oak o fording sufficient wood and timber for the first settlers." Later more sawmills were establi state and instead of driving logs to the lumber in rafts was sent down the ri This was a hazardous business for the in getting the rafts to destination and a product. Unless he had been in busi to have established a customer relati concern wt"ich could take his outpu after year, he took the chance of deli a glutted and consequently depressed ing forced to sell at auction. This m than he had figured on during the ti the logs and manufacturing his lum People in commenting on "lu think of thos~ who were able to we incident t0 doing business at that ti conditions. and give scant consider were not so fortunate. The mortal was high, but, like the oil busine. about the dry holes which are dri Start 1953 Right • • • LET MARSHALL-WELLS SUPPLY YOUR NEED Phone, write or wire to Canada's largest Hardware Supp Pro1npt, courteous service on ALL ORDERS - Large or MARSHALL-WELLS PORT ARTHUR �,RUARY, l endowed and the their goal. d about t themselves es, there ) to the This c 1ys will, , nature. nt lands except i suf f thew y _ FEBRUARY, 1he 1953 B"r;ed (!)ne-MQ,H, U1, MOH.elf MakeA tlu,, 'k/OO<tt <'/~ Nere y low a sed the he lagg tors. hich w nen do risked try whi cities, 1 ,e west ; for e PAGE 5 LOG BOOK Super Pioneer It Cuts e e e e • • • MORE FASTER EASIER Weighs Only 25 lbs. Without Cutting Attachments. Balanced Design - For Easy Handling and Carrying. Provides Power Enough for the Toughest Cutting Jobs. Takes up to a 36 Inch Cutter Bar. New Engineering Excellence lopme r incr f the e ber i with foresi fores Kick Proof Starter e Reinforced Piston e s. 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Just what employees regard as essential in a good boss has been found out by conducting polls in different industries. Here are fourteen points compiled from a number of these pol ls. The good boss1. Knows his own job thoroughly, is a good workman and understands all the jobs he supervises. 2. Has leadership ability rather than "drivership". Explains not only how but also why things should be done. 3. Gives orders clearly and in a friendly fashion. Makes sure his instructions are understood but does not shout. ' 4. Possesses the foresight to plan and delegate work in advance. Assigns work fairly. 5. Maintains consistent standards of conduct, performance and quality. 6. Keeps up with each man's work. Judges him honestly and on merit only. Lets each one kriow "where he stands." 7. Appreciates and acknowledges honest effort and above average work. Gives credit where credit is d~e. In case of bad work or rejections, investigates and holds the right person responsible. 8. Main~air:is ?iscipline farrly and consistently. Does not d1sc1pline a worker in front of others. Gives the worker a chance to explain his side of the story. Keeps his temper. 9. Believes in and practises safety. Provides full and proper safety instructions. 10. Makes sure that new or transferred employee:.i know how to do their work correctly. Sees that they have all necessary t o o l.s and materials. Makes new workers feel at home. 11. Is liberal but consistent in his interpretation of the contract plant r u I es and company policy. Does not appease the griper, nor chisel on just -complaints. Listens sympathetically to all grievances. 12. Takes a personal interest in his employees. Is loyal to the men above and below .. him and is willing to go all the way "up the line" for his men when necessary. Is willing to take responsibility and does not pass the buck. 13. Keeps his promises. Does not ·p romise things he cannot deliver, and delivers as pro possible on all promises he does make 14. Is 0pen-minded, welcomes suggestions· willing to discuss them. ' There you have it. The supervisor or fore measures u p to these points o n e hundred likely doesn't exist, but apparently he is what age worker wants and dreams about. Good e employee relations depend on a large degree closely those in Supervisory positions in any resemble this supervisor. SUCCESSFUL JOINT MEETING OF THE C INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY AND THE SOCI AMERICAN FORESTERS HELD IN MONT Since 1950 the Canadian Institute of ~ been the national professional body of forest ada. Before that time, since 1908, it was k Canadian Society of Forest Engineers. It as "an organization of professional forester for the discussion of technical subjects rel theory and practice of forestry, and to esprit de corps among members of the p The C. I. F. has now over 1200 mem joint meeting with the Society of America Montreal was well attended with over 8 and Canadians being present. • From Northwestern Ontario the fol attended: A. F. Buell, LongLac Pulp and Paper Com Longlac, Ontario. P. V. LeMay, Marathon Paper Mills of Can Port Arthur, Ont. D. Start, Minnesota - Ontario Pulp and Pa G. L. Logan, Marathon Paper Mills of Ca Hearst, Ontario Mr. N. F. Lyon, Department of Lands and Port Arthur, Ont. J . A. McPherson, Long Lac Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. J. M . McMahon, Long Lac Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. D. Penna, LongLac Pulp and Paper Com Longlac, Ontario. H. Renaud, LongLac Pulp and Paper Co Longlac, Ontario. E. R. Sexsmith, LongLc1c Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. G. R. Sonley, Marathon Paper Mills of Port Arthur, Ont. A. L. K. •Switzer, Long Lac Pulp and Pa W. W. Wahl, Arrow Timber Company Longlac, Ontario. One · of meeting was and Ontario port on his of the LOG the outstandi-ng paper one by Mr. G. B. Amid Pulp & Paper Compan paper is reprinted else BOOK. WEST GATE PACKERS .LIMITE PORT ARTHUR'S ONLY MEAT WHOLESALE and THUNDER BAY INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED MEAT PACKING PLANT. COMPLETE FACILITIES FOR SUPPLYING ALL TIMBER CAMPS. 185 Court Street, South PHONE 5-6546 �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK spend two .weeks, with first year men acting as their compass men, correcting and sampling these types in preparation to drawing a type map of the area and com• piling a volume estimate of the standing timber. This information is also necessary to write up their management plan for the area at a later date. Their course in Forest Utilization at the Institute is confined to sharpening a buck-saw, cutting pulpwood: and skidding the product to a main road for delivery after freeze-up. The students try to cut, skid and pile on the average , a cord of p u I p wood per man day. They hav~ always been very close to their objective. The objPct of the week's surveying at Boulevard Lake is to give practice in using surveying instruments under no r ma I outdoor conditions, and also to give training in measuring and recording data systematically so that it may be reproduced on paper with meaning at a later date. The field trips to company operations are always much enjoyed and very beneficial. This year we are grateful to Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Great Lakes Paper Company and Northern Wood Preservers for in,viting us to observe their operations in the Black Sturgeon area. On this trip the students were able to observe many details of camp layout, camp organization, cut layout for pulpwood, poles and sawlogs, hauling and loading operations, etc. Even though it isn't possible for the students to take in every point involved in these different operations, yet by observing, they are able to grasp many important ideas. On behalf of Mr. Braun and the students I wish to thank everyone who has helped us with this work. We wish to thank Mr. T. S. Jones, especially, for this opportunity to make l<.nown the nature of training given in the field. estry Students Field Work Campbell, Instructor in Forestry ,r or fore hundred : is what t Goode : degree u rs. foresters ~cts rela nd to the pr 0 mem e again I have been given the opportunity to in your LOG BOOK, the field training which nical Foresters have received to date this year. who have followed our field training schedL1le t the past two years this account will be sometitious; however, for those who haven't, it some idea of the nature of the training that ing. Very briefly the field work has been as Second Year Technical Foresters 16 - 27- Department of Lands and Forests Cullers' Course. 25- Field exercises on the Institute Forest - Trout Lake Camp. v. 1- Field Surveying at Boulevard Lake. Visiting Logging Operations in the Black Sturgeon area. resent time- Lectures at Lakehead Technical Institute. echnical Foresters Field exercises on the Institute Forest, Trout Lake Camp. ost readers are familiar with the Departs nd Forests Cullers' Course, it does not ation. exercises referred to fit into two prinof Forestry: Forest Mensuration and ForFrom the aerial photographs, of which ets covering the Institute Forest area, students practice type classification of they have completed this work, they Genuine and FQ RD ACCESSORIES • in the Long Run!" Gibson Motors Limited carry the largest stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg. For your convenience, Gibson Motors Limited maintain a speedy shipping department. All orders are given prompt attention so that you will not be sub;ect to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gibson Motors Limited for Service-Plus! IBSON MOTORS LIMITED Authorized Ford Dealer - Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �PAGE 8 JANUARY - FEBRUAR LOG BOOK An outstanding paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Fore and the American Forestry Association M-0 Forestry Program Outlined The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company's forestry program, based on the intensive management of of individual a re as, was outlined November 19 by George Amidon, M and O's director of forest management, at the forest management session of the joint convention of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Society of American Foresters in Montreal. In a paper presented to the foresters of both nations, Mr. Amidon said that the size of the unit is the key to the problem of growing the most wood and really intensive management requires sustained yield cut-ting pl-a ns for each individual operation. Mr. Amidon feels this type of management can increase present U.S. and Canadian growth rates by 3 times or more and that the sustained growth for large areas of productive forest land, even in the comparatively slow growing timber types in Minnesota and Ontario can reach one-half cord an acre annually, as compar~d with .15 cords on many lands now. Small woodlots are readily adaptable to intensive management for two reasons, according to Mr. Amidor.: 1. Perma"'ency of operation 2. Development of a network of roads "It is tbe thinking of M and O," Mr. Amidon said, "that if small woodlots can be managed for maximum sustained yiPld, the same principles can be applied to larger operations with the same success." Because of this thinking, M and O's forestry operations are being patterned as nearly as possible after the woodlot type of operation, he said. For some time now M and O has been dividing its management district; into smaller sustained yield units. The size of these cutting units deperids upon existing transportation facilities, type, age and condition o-f the timber and available labour supply. As the company has presently worked this out, the cutting units vary from 500 acres for a small settler operation to about 60,000 acres for larger camp operations. At the same time, Mr. Amidon suggests the term "sustained yield" has been misused. He re-defined the term as fol lows: "Maximum sustained yield implies continuous production with the aim .of achieving at the ~arliest practicable time an approximate balance by species and management uni1t, between net growth and harvest, either by annual or somewhat longer periods." He further suggested the factors, balance by cut and growth by tree species or management units, are not taken into consideration under the more common definition of "sustained yield." Consequently, he sa:d, you can still have sustained yield even though_ t~e more valuable wood is being cut much faster than 1t 1s growing and the less valuable wood correspondingly slower. A cutting plan, Mr. Amidon said, that permits overcutting of one species or one area and under-cutting of other species or other_ a~eas is not ~ood management, even though the c_ut 1s in balance with growth for all species over the ent1 re area. Such a plan means trouble in the years ahead for the forest nianager, Mr. Amidon added. The 0bjective of M and O's forestry program is to concentrate the company's management efforts on forest lands close to the firm's mills located at International Falls, Minn. and Fort Frances and Kenora, Ont. Thus, M and O's future needs can be grown on the smallest possible acreage, in the closest proximity to these mills. These mi I I s consist of both groundwood and chemical plants and manufacture a wide variety of products as well as lnsulite, an insulation structural board. These mills used more than 566,000 cords 195 l, cons•sting mainly of spruce, balsa and poplar or aspen. At present growth rates, M and O requ ;innual growth on a gross forest area of 5,0 There are several problems regardin situation in the area where the company o have an important bearing on the type of eloped. First of all, Mr. Amidon said, 75 pe forest land in M and O's immediate Mi ating area is in public ownership (state, c eral) and more than 90 per cent of the the Canadian operating area is owned b "It is evident," he added, " the c endent to a large extent, upon public supply' of wood; there are certain defi upon what M and O can and cannot do ment of a forestry program, and the fir must be closely co-ordinated with the programs. In Canada the company has rights and is required by the govern cutting plans, although the exact type In Minnesota, the company owns of timberland, but more than one-hal lands within the firm's cutting areas control and the company can obtain cutting rights on these lands. Co-operation with the state's pla by the fact that the state sell~ most auction sales on two-year permits, M "Conseq• 1ently," he added, "it 1 company to make definite lo~g_-ter where it does r0t control suff1cien development of these areas. "Because of the limited contra timber many timbered areas of M, ' ing develop_ed as f_ast a~ t hey ~dho obtain maximum yields, he sa • In spite of this handicap, M_ a with its planning in Minnesota_ in obtain cutting rights on state !1mb • • t t1m areas where it has su ff 1c,en ify the major part of the deve 1.0 Another problem confrontilg shortage of spruce and th e surp (Continued OJ1 th e N �RY - FEBRUARY, • and milt the entire p legislation J le of for -- in the the enti re ng their I eS . 1953 ------------------- -LOG - -BOOK - - - - - ·- - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --PAGE FORESTRY PROGRAM OUTLINED nd the present surplus of poplar and jack pine Canadian division's operating areas. hi~ means that either M and O's mill needs,'' "must eventually be changed to conform to the es of the different woods available in our perw-ood supply area or the lands now growing that are in surplus supply converted to the kind that are in short supply." overabundance of mature wood is another In the company's Canadian areas, a large • e of the forest area contains mature and over-ood and, therefore, Mr. Amidon said, the presus ic; for the most part of a temporary nature . ters' problem here is to gradually convert the es into a more balanced distribution of age his is also a problem in Minnesota, but to a rP.e, he added. facts concerning timberlands in M and O's reas were brought out in an inventory survey e various management districts, in 1944, in with the different governmental agencies management districts were established bevey, the survey provided the basic informato start sustained yield management of whole. The survey indicated the areas in d of attention, how much timber should be e first stage of management, how the arer1 ken down into cutting units and the cut by the entire area could possibly sustain. t, however, Mr. Amidon said, provide suffor the development of detailed operating for intensive woodlot type management. cruises we re necessary for this more ing. Cruises were made of each of the its established from the initial survey. each cutting unit was established and ing plans were developed. Each cutting as a permanent cutting area for a specration. ble cut was based on the productive rea. Even if the unit has a surplus of ature trees, the original cut was kept at there will always be sufficient timjustify an economical and contimtous d yield unit size depends upon the that seems most adaptable to the area determined by existing roads, water close to main roads are usually best pe operations, while more inaccess-• arger camp type operations. agement districts established (five u_r in Canada), M and O began divinto sustained yield cutting units. complete, Mr. Amidon said, but a made. bout 30 sustained yield units have about 30 more such units are yet ese units vary in size from about acres, Mr. Amidon said. The rst period of management varies cords. About half of the units nd the remainder is handled by rage annual cut for the sett• cords and for the contractor cords. ~0 \.led on Page l 6) ~TEELCRAFT GIVE GOOD SERVICE The Steelcraft logging boat of today is the strongest steel boat bui It. Material now used is about twice as heavy as used in the Steelcraft boats of 1926-1930 . .. yet many of these earlier models are giving good service. Given reasonable care, a Steelcraft should give 20 seasons of useful work despite the daily pounding by logs. Russel gasoline engines and Cummins d iesels continue to be today's choice for dependable and economical power. 9 �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 Woodsworkers and Savings By G. M. McKeown Once again the lumbering operations are underway. It has been estimated that some 7,000 men will be working in the woods in Northwestern Ontario this winter. Some for the first time, but the great majority will be men with previous experience. Men, who by their efforts in the past have shown management that they are prepared to do a good days work for a fair days pay. • As an indication of the calibre of men employed this season, their response to the Community Chest appeal and the current Canada Savings Bond drive is most revealing. . In each case the record subscriptions of last year have been substantially bettered, notwithstanding the fact that there are less men employed. These achiev~ments and achievements they are, could stem from several sources; but in the opinion of those best qualified ·to judge it clearly shows that the average woodsw0rker has a greater awareness of the part he must play in the community, of the necessity of helping the less fortunate, and a sincere desire to save. Your contribution to the Community Chest and its implications will be dealt with in another article, from hereon this will be confined to savings. But first of all. what is saving? One dictionary describes the word a3 fcllow3: "Preserving: frugal: parsimonious: rcaserv exception or reservation: money saved: with e in favor of. Redeeming, economical, qualifying pre redemption, economy, sums laid away".' Some people save stamps; others string papers, and on and on, but the object sa~ greatest number of Canadians is money. Now there are advocates of various for who claim that saving is something of a soci But in this writer's opinion, the urge to s ages individual responsibility and reinfor man's hi'ghest motives - the desire to pro future of himself and his family. It is g on one's own feet - good for the man a nation. Mfnd you, certain social securi have their place in our way of life and sh ported zealously by each and every one of they are to supplant the personal integri hand in hand with providing for one's own te·n dency wi 11 be for us to become soft so our incentive to enterprise and capacity f be undermined. Canadians are a thrifty people. (Continued on the THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO ., MODEL HS 2000 1948 U.S. PATENT-41135-6 TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND L Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous �RY_ FEBRLJARY, 1953 LOG BOOK sWORKERS AND SAVINGS ) p is 1an ecu d s ,e teg but to protect the result of our thrift we h~ve what is generally conceded the best Banking in the world. A chartered bank in Canada is ercial bank operating under the limitations e,f k Act which is revised every ten years. Each banks is competing with nine others for your and while the scope of a bank's operations is e fact remains that savings dep_osits are its life thout which it could not function . business can stand still and this is no less true bank. All are constantly on the ale·rt for new and to attract your account practically every dvertising media is used. ake banking more readily available, in some ight depositories have been installed. These the lines of a mail box where deposits can after hours. These are particularly helpful n areas. In several of the larger cities where s become a real problem, Drive-In banks are n these the customer drives up to the teller's ducts his business and drives off without of his car. ricts such as ours, most banks have emphasing by Mai I." This method en_ables p~ople as to carry on a normal banking business need of ever going near the bank. Forms ereby the customer can o p e n accounts, ~- withdrawals, direct the payment of bills, ts collected, arrange for the purchaes ofds, or in short make full use of the bank's rkers are particularly fortunate when it gs. Wages are good, and the nature of kes the worker away from the occasions oney enables them to accumulate a subtage of their wages by the time the final in the spring. This offers an excellent get that account started and it is surn a tidy stake would be built up, if say at final payoff were put away each thod of saving that has proven highly tterned on the assigned pay used by rder is give'n the Camp Clerk instructa month be forwarded to the worker's o his account. All such deposits ar'e the bank direct to the depositor and k can be mailed in for posting peris surprising the number of ambitions PAGE l l which now seem beyond the realm of possibility that could be achieved by d i n t of systematic saving. A worthwhile down-payment on a house, or farm, a new car, the chance to start a business any one of. a thousand things is within our grasp. Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrote one line which stands out as a guide post for us: "The fault of the age is a mad endeavour to leap to heights that were made to climb". We urgently need to realize that every step forward requires energy and careful planning and it is ~tep by st~p- and not on magic carpets that we shall attain our amb1t1ons. Men of the woods, in this day of closer employeeemployer relationship the management of your companies are most anxious to see you embark on a planned savings progr~mme. Their motives are not altogether altruistic, they realize that a "nest egg" will give you a stronger sense of security, a greater stability, and this in turn will result in a better worker and a more efficient operation. Your company is now going thru' a period of the keenest competition in the industry's history. Not only from Canadian competitors but from foreign lands where a lower standard of living makes for cheaper production. The only way th~t this type of opposition can be successfully overcome 1s by greater production through better operational methods. You, the producer, hold the key. As has been said previously "savings accounts are the Iife blood of banks", so you can rest assured that everyone of thefr branches are ready and anxious to serve you. Give them a chance. POWER. SAW OWNERS TO BENEFIT BY RULING DOMINION INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT As a result of representations made by woods industry associations, the Dominion Department of National Revenue, Taxation Division, agreed, after giving cognizance to the wear and tear to power saw equipment, cost of gasoline, lubricants, maintenance and depreciation occurred in using their power saws, that an allowance will be made covering the expense involved in operating employee-owned one-man power saws when computing tax deductions at the source. The allowance in respect of wood cut by such saws will be as follows: .SOc per cord. .60c per cunit $1.25 per thousand board feet. depending on the basis on which the employee's remuneration is computed. Keep your money safe in the "Royal 11 by using our Banking by Mail service . as easy as mailing a letter. Write and ask your nearest Royal Bank branch for Banking by Mail forms. The Royal Bank of Canada Convenient branches at William, Geraldton, Nipigon, West Fort William, Kenora and Keewatin. �--~ -- -- -- -- ~ - PAGE 12 LOG BOOK SAFETY NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WOODS BRANCH, ONTARIO PULP & PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION HOLD MEETING A quarterly meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, O.P. & P.M.S.A. was held in Port Arthur late in November. Mr. John Currie, Chairman conducted the meeting assisted by Mr. G. K. Eoll Secretary. Several interesting reports were heard including a report on the research and development committee and the foot accident survey by Mr. D. B. Chant. Reports were heard on Drybak clothing and the Turtle Club. Member company accident statistics were reviewed. • The meeting received an invitation to hold a joint meeting with the Lumbermen's Sa f et y Association (Northwestern Ontario District). This meeting was held January 30th and will be reported in the next issue. Mr. A. F Buell gave a very interesting paper which is printed elsewhere in the LOG BOOK. OTHER AREAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY CLOTH ES AND SAFETY GUARDS Extracts from reports on a meeting of the Northeast Pulpwood Research Center, Northwestern Technical Committee, AP.A., held at Randolph, New Hampshire: "One member remarked that the wearing of hard hats by woodsworkers has helped to minimize accidents and that he was pleased at its acceptance by workers in the Northeast. He further stated that safety posters on the proper use of power saws, along with posters on safe truck loads, were sorely needed. With respect to the use of safety shoes, another member informed the group that these shoes are carried as regular stock in their camps. With no other type shoe available the workers have no alternative but to purchase this safety shoe. Another member informed the group that all workers on their Maine operations are wearing safety shoes. It was stated that all tractors of one company were to be equipped with safety canopies. Another member informed the group that inexpensive tractor canopies, constructed from wire rope, were being used on the West Coast. This type of guard is made of l ½ inch wire rope welded into pipe sockets that are bolted to a ¾inch plate br.acket, which in tum is welded to the side of the tractor unde·rneath the running boards. The cables are spaced about 24 inches apart from the rear of the tractor to the front of the runnin9 board. They are then tied together with galvanized sheet iron which acts as an umbrella, or with ·v2inch wire rope to eliminate sway and give additional support. They are reported to work better than a rigid guard due to the vibration over rough ground." ANSWERS TO QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. By rivers. flowir,g north to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean. 2. England, Ireland, Scotland and France. 3. Of the 652 700 over seventy, 329,500 are women and 323,200 c?re men. 4. Brazil. 5. Lake Winnipeg. 6. Th~ mink. NEWS PROGRESS REPORT ON FOOT INJURY SURV By D. B. Chant, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Tr'e survey of foot injuries carried out du pasf several months in woods operations of companies has now covered 232 reported inju addition, 81 reports were turned in- by mern Lumbermen's Safety Association in the Lake The total breaks down in main - classificati lows: Pulp & Paper Companies Axe wounds . . 143 Strains ard Sprains . . 13 Other Foot Injuries 76 232 81 Eliminating the strains and sprains on that such injuries are not likely to be pr means of improved footwear, there remai 300 i n j u r i e s 190 of which, or 63 wounds. The nther 37.7% forms the basis of ered in Table 2 in which the following lumped together:Bruises Crushes Fractures . . Puncture wounds Cuts (other than by axe) Burns Blisters Total The great majority of the brui fractures resulted from falling or roll! of wood. Three were caused by ho the workers' feet. Vehicles, or parts in a few cases. Puncture wounds h J)oks, pic;:aroons, pike... poles, peavie nails. Grub-hoes, adzes, broken glas snags accounted for the cuts. One ~ spi Iled hot Iiquid, one from contact wt rope. There would seem to be little the right and left foot as far as the 1 is concerned: 157 of the 300 cases mer with 14 fewer for the latter. ( were divided as evenly as possibl Axe wounds to the right foot occu 1 1 (Continued on Page 2 SUPERVISORS, FOREMEN Set an example. •... Wear safety safety boots or other hard ha are sold in the van in your cam by using these articles of sa Leadership in this effort to workers to use this type of : accidents, you cannot expec: on their own.... Leadership all needed. YOU Give the Leadership a �LOG BOOK PAGE 13 A Woods Manager Looks At Safety By A. F. Buell layman is in a rat~er embarrassing situat!on e finds himself speaking to a group of specialtheir own sub j e ct, but nevertheless, I must r Eoll for inviting me to speak on the topic d~ Manager Looks at Safety", because when I to dig into the matter, I learned that a more iate theme would have been "It's time that ds Managers did a lot MORE than LOOK at this I do not wish to infer that a good job is d~ne by our industry at large, and that prior ing asked to speak on Safety, my Company ve a Safety program. On the contrary, great ve been made in the last few years in emaccident prevention in the bush. In our own n a Safety Supervisor was appointed some 0 and a comprehensive Safety program is ~ct. However, the accident frequency figr operation attest to the inadequacy of our speak eloquently for the necessity of more rk than has been done in the past. year ending December 31, 1949, lost_ time the operations of member companies a68.3 per l 00,000 man days worked. The 950 was 70.4 and for 1951 - 87. The ime and medical aid in 1951 in Woodlands f member companies in O n t a r i o was ut of much more importance than mere nts was the fact that fourteen men lost d 3352 men suffered disabling injuries. ally inclined to ask "Where do we go and "What's wrong with Woods Safety question, by the way, was a topic for our meeting at Caramat on August 20, over the record of that gathering to ggested. Here are the points brought me most forcibly. st the points to be stressed in Safety''. ds, have a plan. ive our supervisors more training in IIIas the know how of passing on Safety ck of Safety education at the workers' statement alone covers many other out. k through foremen". ram must be kept alive". of Union participation in accident " brought out in that order, but I m into what appeals to me as being r on the FIRST POINT brought meeting, Mr. Chant said, and I rating person should sit down and d in Safety." What Mr. Chant a good plan is the first requisite lanning. We have the Marshal I an, Blue Cross Plans Pension forestry divisions we have Mang plans, and Operating plans, r who does not plan his opera -- tions well in advance. If a Safety program is to succeed, it must also be wel I planned, so that every move made ties into a general program. I am convinced, for instance, that propaganda in the form of posters, moving pictures and articles in periodicals is of little value unless it is a part of a planned Safety program. In other words, unless it is fol lowed up with personal contacts by the foreman and actual demonstrations in the field, this kind of propaganda alone wi II not save men from accidents, any more than it will save forests from forest fires. Where should we start with our plan? I would suggest t'iat it should be based on our own peculiar problems. In order to plan intelligently to avoid accidents, we must first know where accidents occur, if possible why they occur, when they occur and to what group of workers. A good deal of this information can be obtained from our own personnel department files. It was interesting to learn, for instance, that on our own operations, we are experiencing twice as many lost time accidents per l 00,000 man days among men who have worked for us from 6 months to one year than among those men who have worked one year or longer, and 6 ti mes as many among the men who have worked less than 6 months. We have eliminated staff from these figures in order that the low hazard occupations, a large percentage of which fall in the 1-year and over group, would not unduly distort the figures. Doesn't this indicate that our plan should call for emphasis on educating new and short term employees? Above all, I think it points out that all companies should plan to carry on all-season operations insofar as topographic and climatic conditions will allow, and thus be in a position to offer continuous employment to i.ts workers. Long term employees tend to be more responsible and prone to adopt safe methods. An assurance of steady work encourages bush workers to marry and settle d~wn. When they do this they may, by means of pers1sten~ Safety education be made Safety minded. Do you think that Safety re~ords of our pulp and pape~ mills would be as good as they are if the average period of employment were between 50 and 60 days? One could talk for hours on good planning but time does not allow it, and I must therefor pass on. THE SECOND POINT brought out at Caramat was that "we must give our spervisors training in Safety, ~s well as the know how of passing on Safety to their men". This point is basic and I therefor feel that it requires no enlarging. Different cor:npanies ':lay adopt different methods of educating their supervisors, but probably the staff meeting is the rY!Ost effective med-ium. It is my opinion that in Safety, as in other phases of woods operating, belief in the program an? a cooperative spirit on the part of the field staff 1s even more important than a complete knowledge of the _subject. Therefor, we must sell Safety to the supervisors as wel I as educate them in Safety methods. You and I must believe in what we are doing ! THE THIRD AND FOURTH POINTS at Caramat were that "there is a lack of Safety education at the workers' level" and that we should "work through the foreman". ' <Continued on Page 16) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED 11 One often hears someone say, *#!!?@!?*-they can't be prevented, they' re bound to happen. BUT this is not so. Careful supervision, training of new employees and accident prevention consciousness wi 11 pay off. For instance, the M - 0 camp at the Little Turtle Drive in charge of Mr. Fred McKay has gone 643 days without a lost-time accident. The last accident was on March 3, 1951. Another outstanding example is Camp S-108 of the Minnesota-Ontario company under Mr. Josef Poronto which has gone 425 days withour a lost-time accident. The last accident occurred on November 2, 1951. Compare your record to this ! 11 LONGLAC AND MARATHON WOODS WORKERS PURCHASE CANADA SAVINGS BONDS ·258 empJoyees of the Woodlands Division, Long .. Lac Pulp & Paper Company Limited purchased on an average of $508.90 each of Canada Savings Bonds and led the Supe·rior Division payroll of the Canada Savings Loan. Close behind and in fifth position were 180 employees of Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Woodlands Division, w h o purchased a n average of $366. 11 each of the Bonds. Mr. Ralph Bird, Divisional Organizer of the Superior Division, Canada Savings Loan was high in his praise of this evidence that woods workers are taking their place in the Canadian way of life. WORKERS LAUDED FOR SUPPORT OF PORT ARTHUR COMMUNITY CHEST Mr. George H. Burke, Chairman of the ~ thur Community Chest, paid tribute to the woodsworkers gave to the recent Port Arthur ity Chest Campaign and thanked one and all tributors and volunteer workers for their gen~r Final results of the timber camp Port Arthur area is as follows: St. Lawrence Corporation Limited .... . Ontario Paper Company Limited ........ Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited .. Northern Forest Products Limited ........... . Newaygo Timber Company Limited . .. ... . Hammermill Paper Company ......................... . Nipigon Lake Timber Company limited ....... . Oscar Styffe Liimted ... ... . .. ............ . Miscellaneous ..... ........... .................................. ......... .......... .. .. TOTAL ........ .......... ...... ............. ... ............... WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD C The Workmen's Compensation Bo a r nounced that employees of the logging in one or morP. employees, either full time o are required to file payrolls with the Wor pensation B o a rd not later than January Previously, emplyoers with less than six e not have to report. Boarcl Rate Effective January l st, cases where board is supplied the value ed in the payroll statement is $1.50 per This new rate is increased from a $ allowance that has been charged for a nu ALLIS-CHALMERS The Most Versatil Tract Ever H.D.S. 2 Cycle Diesel Drawbar H.P. 40.26 Belt H.P. 50.25 Weight - 11,250 lbs. · SALES PARTS SERVICE 1000 HOUR TRUCK FRONT IDLER LUBRI 5 FORWARD SPEEDS 1.46 to 5.47 M.P.H. (a FULL LINE OF MA EQUIPMENT. Vulcan Machinery &Equipment 171 SUTHERLAND AVE., WINNIPEG, MAN. _ PHONE 594316 145 N. CUMBERLAND ST., PORT �LOG BOOK F from Page 3) Savanne, Dog River, Black Sturgeon, Auden, Kowkash, Stevens, Hillsport, Neys, Savant Lake, Umfreville, Clark'1ora, Reba, Linko, Martin, Heron Bay, Hemlo, Regan, Mead, Hansen, Ripc.o, Calstock, Palmquist are all common mes to the Post Office., wholesale distributors and other r ~ developrnent of these permanent depots, the improvecamp living conditions, the development of road systems ny limits, are ali factors which are making the life of worker a better one. every phase of woods ope•r ations transportation comes planning and the development of a road system throL1gh lands of Ontario is a very great problem which should up to and plans made to develop a s y ~ t e m which n up the forests of Ontario. I am not referring to ds for the purpose of extracting forest products. Thes~ ponsibility and we are building these roads as we progver, the forests of Ontario should be opened up so forest management could be practitSed if some of the reas were accessible. Roads would be of inestimable hting forest fires. Forest fires are still the greatest e woods and loss from fires not only destruction mber but loss of young growth and of soil fertility -which, while it may never be stopped altogether, (we I lightning) 1it can certainly be cut down . This Assocperation with the Department of Lands & Forests off ken the lead in preaching fire prevention to the eme industry and in urging all operators to get camps men trained to fight forest fires. 2, out of 412 fires 9 were as a result of woods cps would indicate that the prevention work carried rs is not in vain . In addition, the fires that did Id to a very small acreage and this speaks highly of and training of the Department of Lands and Foroperators in getting the fires out while they were he fact is becoming apparent that excluding lightot a man-made cause, woods operations and woodsonsible for only a very small percentage of fires t they live in forested areas day in and day out, The majority of fires are set by visitors to the s, fishermen, tourists, berry-pickers, etc ., etc. In of years we have had in effect so-called Woodshich our employees are required to observe on These woodsworkers' rules are doing their part t fires and it is time we all took a definite stand isitors to the forests of Ontario also observe the We will be discussing the full and complete st Fire Protection Committee in a few minutes nd every operator to observe one recomm€ndour staffs in the year 1953 be instructed to ration of all visitors to the wooded areas and the Woodswarkers' Forest Fire Safety Rules. ther hazard that must be coped with and in and their employees co-operated by sending the Insect Laboratory in Sault Ste . Marie. two wage increases in 1951, that is, the volse of 7%, effective April l st, 1951 and the e September 1st, 1951, along with the infreight rates and costs of equipment, lodg1952 operations. Production costs took anmuch so in fact that at the annual wage r 1952 the Union recognized the fact that the line at this time and the negotiations remaining the same for the period Septemst 31st, 1953. The Union however did nt concession~: ion shop clause, and holidays with pay Labour Day and been dealing with unions since 1946 and ress has been made to tne benefit of all e l~adership now attained by our woods ontr1bution to our Canadian way of live st products farther and farther back rw?Y, the railways are being used more rn,ng should be issued to the railways. P_r~duct in competition with other secthe United States. Freight costs a~. ~ew years and they are getting so 1t 1ve and many companies are turnto move pulpwood. This whole quest- t PAGE 15 ion of moving. the raw product should be examined very closely by the railways so that they do not price themselves out of the market and as a result perhaps pride forest products out of the market. Surely the principles used to establish railway transportation costs for such raw products as wheat, coal, iron ore, etc., should also be applied to logs and pulwood. All comoanies are continuously experimenting,. searching for better ways to move the tree from the stump to the main road and these experiments are being watched with interest. This year we hope again to organize field trips so that members will have the opportunity of viewing one another's operations. Such co-operation in this industry ls indicative of the fact that the days of the ''timber barons" are over. We all have a lot to learn and we can all learn from each other. The use of one-man power chain saws is increasing and power saw companies are now establishing repair depots in the main centers in Northwestern Ontario. These saws are all employeeowned and result in higher production and therefore higher wages for the individual concerned. The recent announcement that the Dominion Income Tax Department recognizes the fact that these saws cost money to operate and is making an allowance when computing income tax deductions for owners of these pow e r saws should encourage more cutters to purchase saws. Besides the production from Crown Lands, many thousands of cords of farmers', settlers' wood and a great deal of lumber a re purchased annually from farmers a n d settlers throughout Northwestern Ontario. The production of forest products by these people today is a vital part of their living . Combined with produce from their farms the production of forest products in many cases means a year round occupation for farmers and settlers. In addition of course, many farmers and their horses and, in some cases, tractors and trucks work in the camps during the winter or in their "off season" . The attention of these farmers and settlers was again drawn to the fact that they may apply to the Department of Lands and Forests Thunder Bay Nursery for trees for reforestation, windbreaks and other projects . These trees were formerly supplied FREE but since October 1 952 the Government has placed a nominal charge and all species except ScotC'h Pine now cost $10.00 per thousand Every encouragement should be given to farmers to start plantations on their non-productive or marginal land. Company forest(Continued on Page 22) Many of Canada's largest timber operators are reducing costs and increasing safety with Rogers Majestic M obile Radiophone. A small investment in radio telephone equipment returns big dividends in increased production. Built to withstand the most rugged treatment it has been test-proven in the toughest terrain for reliability, efficiency, economy and simplicity. RMT-2-52 write or phone ROGERS MAIESTIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED TORONTO HALIFAX• MONTREAL WINNIPEG• VANCOUVl!R �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 M - 0 FORESTRY PROGR.AM OUTLINED (Continued from Page 9) "These sustained units, made up of both companyowned and r.ompany-controlled lands, supply at the present time, about 50,000 cords a year or about 20 per cent of the company's needs in Minnesota." In Canada the firm's Limit wood, Mr. Amidon said, is cut by small contractors and company camps. Five-year operating plans have been completed or are nearly complete for about two-thirds of the concession areas. To date, the Canadian division has 22 sustained yield cutting units; these vary in size from 20,000 acres to 60,000 acres. The average size is about 36,000 acres. The annual cut for the first period varies from 2,500 cords to 20,000 cords and the average is 7,800 cords. A total of about 170,000 cords of wood annually or about 50 per cent of the firm's Canadian production comes from these sustained yield units. About 40 per cent of M and O's total needs in both Minnesota and Canada comes from the 52 sustained yield units. "When the company completes its present cutting plans, it is estimated that it will obtain about 50 per , cent of its total needs from areas established on a sustained yield basis," Mr. Amidon said. The main advantave of this type of planning is ' lower cost ¥ ood, Mr. Amidon said. . "It may take some time," he said, "before the potential value of sustained yield cutting is fully re.:31ized, but on the premise that ·wood will be more valuable in the future, and all trends support this view, the eventual advantage to those mills starting now to grow maximum volume of high quality wood close to their mills carinot be doubted." Mr. Amidon said that the major reason why there has been such a spurt in industrial forestry within the last few years is because of the recogniton that high cost pulpwood manufacturing facilities cannot be moved when the supply of raw material gives out, and therefore, a sustained supply of wood is essential to sound financing. There are five major factors that tend to lower the cost of wocxt under sustained yield planning; according to Mr. Amidon they are: l. The cost per cord of major development items such a~ camps, roads and river improvements wi II be less if these facilities will be of permanent use and, in the long run, service a larger volume of wood. 2. Better planning is possible in an area established as a continua.us cutting unit. The complete road system r.an be laid out so that each piece of road will serve the maximum volume of wood. 3. After major development work is complete, annual expenditures for extensions, maintenance and improvement of these facilities will be much lower and more uniform. 4. A more stable and dependable labor force can be developed on this type of operation . 5 . . Higher q1Jality wood and much greater yields per acre will be obtained in the long run. Eventually each Ol"'e of these units will have a balanced distribution of age classes and trees can be harvested when they ream their peak in growth, but before they start to deteriorate. 1 A WOODS MANAGER LOOKS AT SAFETY (Continued from Page 13) During our field Safety meeting at Longlac in the l 951 , Nick Bond, the cutter who demonstrated safe cu ods, told us that he felt the best means of selling Safe to bush workers was through the foreman. The forema up to by the men as an experienced leader, with a wea ticat knowledge. His advice,_ part(cularly to new men ill goes a lot further than moving pictures, posters and vice fr:)m the company's Safety Engineer. I feel that portant part of every company's Safety program should talk on Safety to every new employee first . if possible of hiring and again by the camp clerk when he arrives' The foreman and strip boss should not pass up an when checking the work of the men on operations, to •safe methods . Only through persistent reoetitious a worker level can we expect to get results. A pat on the man who works safely will go further than puni breach of Safety rules. In general, the foreman has a tremendous a many Safety specialistc; and supervisors, in that he s er's language and has a thorough understanding of under which he works. Safety means nothing by itself. It isn't so but the safe way is the only right way. Therefor bette,r position to take responsibility for Safety th and his assistants. Our operating departments must produce and mills wood of certain specifications. The quality a must come up to company standards. We have fo company, and I imagine that our experience is only way to attain the proper standards is for the foremen to check wood quality and length every ti cutters. This is the only way we know of producing - a result which never could be produced by alone. There is reason to believe that the same Safety training. THE FIFTH IMPORT ANT POINT brought was that the Safety program must be kept alive. the planning which was covered in point number responsibility of the company Safety Engineer. H studies rhe Safety needs, suggests policies, for -viises supervisors and last, but not least, keeps alive. All I can say is that from the evidence a can afford to do anything but maintain our Saf doesn't mean that we have to do spectacular t than not, the most effective Safety programs tacular. ANOTHER POINT emphasized at Caram Union partic;ipation in accident prevention w The agreement effective September 1st, Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union and our this clause: "It is agreed that the company co-operate collectively in improving safety and To this end the company and the local Union maintain a joint committee for the purpose frequency ." In the case of our own company, the f preparation for setting up this committee is ber 6th . I feel confident tha joint action on ployees as representetl by our Safety Engi staffs can be an important factor in reducin fectiveness of this joint action will depend o ation of both pdrties. I have high hopes of Not long ago, I read the report of a ta stein at the IAPA meeting in Toronto in Se would like to quote. "Let us not throw away that wh ich_ we thing d person does has a cause. Nothing nothing just happens. Everything that ha and is the end product of that cause. And - so with Human BehaviorThere is a cause for what you do an you do things. Whatever you think or feel . Ycur attitudes of being for or agai Your desire to co-operate . re Feelings of loyalty, antagonism, admiration, anger, hate, fear , re love, faith, mistrust. d Everything you think, f~ 71 andnd 0 result of the prior cond1t1ons a iConti~ued on Page 1 �LOG BOOK rY n the su fe cutting Safety p ·oreman is a wealth -nen in the and ever, I that a should be ;sible, at rives at p an o 1s, to :)US atta CAN ONE MAN 10,000 LBS.? NE-MACHINE OPERATION UNLOADS TRUCKS IN A SINGLE PUSH PMCO Cary-lift is the only machine with a multiple fork and arm action for sorting, reaching, lifting, and placing of loads. Unloads trucks in a single push-eliminates costly truck waiting time. FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTION Four-wheel drive provides positive traction under all yard surface conditions . . . in all types of weather. Maximum height • .. 14' under fork. Fork can be extended 48" at any height. UNEQUALLED CAPACITY AND MOBILITY Pulpwood Loader of the woods easily handles a cord and a half of ' in 8' or 16' lengths. The Cary-Lift with its high lent flotation power steering and short wheel base inbility and mobility when loading from skidways. The e reach, up to 4 ft. thrust forward at any height, 9 or placing wood. Cary-Lift transports loads at better than 20 M.P.H. It's the only machine basically designed to carry big loads over almost any terrain. Lifting capacities: extended6000 lbs., retracted-10,000 lbs. IMBERLAND MACHINES LTD. ALGOMA STREET PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �t'AGE LOG BOOK 18 REAPPRAISAL OF THE LUMBER BARONS (Continued from Page 4) gushers which get the publicity. All I have said about "quality consciousness," which was pounded into the heads of every American from the early l 600's to the establishment of the lumber industry in Wisconsin about 1830 is but the buildup of my idea as to why there should be a re-appraisal of the actions of the early timber operators. People who criticize these early operators do so in the light of today's economic situation. They do not go back to survey what the conditions were when these fellows were doing business. The one point I want to stress more forcibly than any other is the fact that the ultimate user of these timber products, through long indoctrination which came down from generation to generation, knew good lumber when he saw it. He usually had but little money and insisted on getting full value for every dollar he spent. No one could afford to produce ~ marginal grade of lumber. With such discerning customers who would not buy it if at all defective, and with all the cost of getting it to market with little or no salvage if rejected, it was simply commercial suicide to cut anything except the best the forest produced. No lumberman ever missed the opportunity to use and sell anything from the forest which would yield a profit. We hear people rant about what these' men left in the forest, the wasteful practices they employed and a general criticism of everything they did, including gouging the lumberjacks in the company stores and cutting rounr:1 forties. The necessity for quality of product explain~ why they were compelled to leave much of the tree in the woods. We also hear frequent reference to "virgin for-ests." From this one would think that the forests the early settlPrs found here were the first trees which ever grew up from that soil. Such reasoning is falacious, as there were trees growing on the same lands for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years before the settlers ·moved into the territory. Many of these trees in the so-called virgin forests had reached maturity and many hacl long since lost their value in making prime lumber. This accounted for much that was left in the woods. The evi Is of the old company store or wanigan business have been aired by critics for years, but if the truth were known, the lumberjacks bought their clothing, tobacco and other necessities at a much lower cost than they could have bought them in some store in town. There may have been exceptions as there are in every iridustry, but lumbermen knew then, as they do now, that they must have a following of satisfied men in the woods; 0therwise they could not maintain a crew and carry on business. Time was when men would drive logs or rafts down to St. Louis and walk back 500 or 600 miles to work for the same company and then repeat the same down-river performance the next spring and summer. Many had records of 25 or more years with the same company, which indicates to me that there were some good employers who were evidentlv well liked by their men. , Of course, in the lumbering as in all other businesses, there were those who, being primarily lazy, missed their opportunities to duplicate the performance of those who were willing to work. Anyone engaged in business during the 18th and 19th centuries had to work or they fell by the wayside. It was a hard life compared to present-day standards and was a good example of "the survival of the fittest." While men were created "free and equal," they were not endo the same abHity to think for themselves and t gumption to work for the attainment of their was the indolPnt ones who always gossiped abo who went ahead and made a place for thern business or profession. As in all industries, th a few operators who did not measure up to t dards of tbe vast majority of employers. This ion has always existed and probably always wil there be a complete change in all human natu The cutting of timber on government Ian the lands of othe·r owners did not exist exce instances. A few instances, however, were for the critics to use in their criticism of the dustry. The price of land was relatively low urally those who were most alert purchased t the lands available. Again, this gave the la opportunity to gripe about their competitors. Assuming there were things done which be done today, what did these lumbermen development of a new country? They risk cumulated savings to establish an industry it possible for the building up of towns, citi opening up of vast farming areas to the we they provided all the building materials for of construction. With the great agricultural developm plains states, the demand for lumber inc mendously and shortly after the turn of th 1904 to be ~xact, the production of lumber States reached its peak. Concurrent with was a movement inaugurated by some for to get people really interested in good for and the renewal of our timber resources. a few sporadic efforts had been made to i with the idea of reforestation. The Amer Association was organized in 1876 by a fe it was not until around 1900 that a few really went to work on a forestry program Taxatior, was the factor which det men from embarking on reforestation pr were relatively few species of wood in g all of it took a long time to reach mat arly for sawmi 11 purposes. As people in the various taxing u trees disappearing, they boosted the ta lands so that with the time element invo uneconomic to grow timber as a crop. known that the value of timebr would present level, the situation would hav different. Had they known of the dev later came about in the utilization of timber in the pulp and plywood indust also have affected their thinking. With the enactment of the forest recognized the unbearable taxation sit forcing the return of tax delinquent la ies and with the results obtained fro pulp and paper industry and the de_v veneer, plywood, and other wood u~ 1 whole picture changed . Taxing unit sighted policy as to taxation of cut_-0 real culprits in delaying the adopt 1? programs and the renewal of our ti I cannot see any sense in cont the lumbermen of previous yearf fo did not do under an entirely dif ere factors. We al I know that with .~ ur ledge of wood utilization there WI.1 (Continued on the. Follow• �,e ones ng sin 1ecie ge with bu1 nbering .apham' 1hted in ~rritory crests compa . openi :or the Y - FEBRUARY, 1953 LOG BOOK BARONS (Continued from the Previous Page plaint about the wastage of wood There may some situations where further utilization of foructs may be effected, but the subject is one of portance that we ';'ay well trust those in indusu rs u e to the l1m1t the complete utilization their research departments. Transportation has such an element in costs that industry must major part of its wood requirements at home. ay be interesting to you to know that during five years the chemical pulp industry has made trides in new processes for the utilization of unused species of wood that in any previous eriod. This has helped to b r i d g e the gap e of us anticipated in our home grown wood all that is going on in forestry at the present my firm belief that the Lake States reg10n renew its forest resources. While these trees of the same size or of the same species ere 80 to l 00 years ago, yet, with the chanvelopments in building materials and the inof a variety of species of wood as the basis PAGE 19 of supply for ce·llulose and lignin products, the amount of cubic feet of usable wood grown annually on these lands will exceed that of the forests which were here when the Lake States were settled. It behooves us to back every effort being made to grow more trees, as trees are the foundation of any conservation program either for recreation or industry. You have- seen and heard of what can be accomplished by a few concerns working together to spread the gospel of planting trees for tomorrow. These concerns will not realize any direct benefits from their efforts for years to come, but they realize that trees grown anywhere, by anyone, at any time, add to the over-ali national supply which eventually will provide for industrial use and all the multitude of recreational activities so necessary to the well-being of all people. I have not attempted to defend individual companies in my re-appraisal of those engaged in the lumber industry, but have simply tried to give you something to think about as to what these people had to cope with when these so-called "depredations" occurred. What was actually wasted was but the price we had to pay for the development of the greatest nation on earth in (Continued on the Following Page) ediate Shipment from Our Warehouse for Camp and Mill PLIES MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. (Apparatus Division) CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED HENRY DISSTON & SONS LTD. DOMINION OXYGEN COMPANY LTD. ~U~LOP TIRE & RUBBER GOODS COMPANY LTD. LAFRANCE FIRE ENGINE & FOAMITE LTD. LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. LINK BELT LTD. MATHEWS CONVEYOR COMPANY LTD. PACKARD ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. PLYMOUTH CORDAGE COMPANY LTD. G. F. STERNE & SONS LTD. SOLEX LAMP COMPANY LTD. UNITED STEEL CORPORATION LTD. WESTEEL PRODUCTS LTD. WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WI RE ROPES LTD. land Machinery Supply Co. Lid. Fort William, Ontario Phone: 3-7407 �LOG BOOK Page 20 RE-APPRAISAL OF THE LUMBER BARONS (Continued from the Previous Page) such a comparatibely short time. I susper:t that the term "lumber barons" originated about the turn of the century when all muck rakers and magazine publishers in the country were capitalizing on their favorite sport of lambasting everyone of any consequence in industry. Realizing the political advantage of stirring up the non-drinking public through attacks on the people who had vision and courage and who, through their efforts, developed the highest standard of living known to mankind, it was only a short time ago that the then president of the United States classified all industrialists as "economic royalists," whatever that catch phrase means. At any rate, it is one not supposed to be helpful in any letter of recommendation. We, in the Lake States, may well discard the continuous carping about the pioneer lumbermen and realize that present day practice is not comparabJe with any past performance. Let us get on with the business of really maintaining our renewable natural resources which are the very basis of our existence. On soil, water and trees depends the future of this country. -Timber Producers Bulletin. WORKING TOGETHER GETS THE An old-as-the-hills cartoon that needs ever so often because the and up-to-d·ate as ever. This Is Work . . . 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RY MILK DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario ORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec McKENZIE, STEPHEN LIMITED 345 Higgins Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba A. H. BRADBURY 13 North Wharf Saint John, N.B. T. A. MacNAB & CO. LIMITED City Club Bldg., P.O. Box 785 St. John's, Nfld. �LOG BOOK PAGE 22 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 15) ers should be encouraged to advise farmers on their problems and I am quite sure that all foresters will be glad to co-operate in this great work . I would at this time like to pay tribute to our woodsworkers as individual citizens. Each year they are more and more tak ing their place in the social as well as the economic life of Northwestern Ontario. Their support to the Community Chest and ot'1er charity drives, purchase of Canadian G~vern_ment Bonds, etc ., are all indicative of the type of men working in the woods tod3y . Ministers of the Gospel , Shantymen's Christian Association representatives visit the camps 2nd are well received, . In some of the depot areas community clubs have been organized and sports and other recreations are taking their place in the development of the life in the woods. While referring to our employees, I would just like to ment ion in pa~sing the great emphasis being µlaced on safety in tl,c woods. Our slogan is "QUALITY PRODUCTION WITH SAFET(". Our products have to be cut to specifictions and we want quality products but we want quality products with no accidents._ The number of accidents in 1he wocds must be cut down and with the co-operation of the employees, the union, management and the safety association I feel that the accident rate can be cut down . This Association and member companies support the LakeTechnical Institute and we are happy to co-operate with the Forestry Instructors in arranging visits to operations by students, supplying guest lecturers and, in addition, we have, for each of the past four years, given a two hundred dollar oursary to a selertcd student. Our Association also co-operates with the F-ort William Sanatorium and arranges tours for the mobile X-ray vehicle . Th is service is on the go pretty well the year round and is good insurance . During the past year 3,355 employees were x-rayed. Manv men are told of chest conditions whicb they did not know they had and were advised to see their own doctors . Discovering other chest conditions in these surveys 1s possible because large 35mm. x-ray olates are used. During the past year a Northwestern Ontario Committee on Research was organized under the auspices of the Ontario Researc.h Council. Mr . Jack Godden, Woodlands Manager of the Great Lakes Paper Company Limited was appointed the Ontario Research Counci I representative on this Committee and member companies appointed three representatives: Mr. K. W. Hearnden, Mr . H. 0 . Kantola and Mr. G. R. Sonley as representatives of the industry on this Committee. Research is very necessary. We must know more about the trees, soil conditions, growing cycles, etc ., etc ., and I know that the co-operation of member companies and their personnel is assured to the research agencies . do to accelerate research should be done . I should like to take the liberty of extending a word ot helpful caution to the Department of Lands and Forests. During the past few years many changes have taken place in forest legislation. No fair minded person would deny that many of these change:; were necessary and perhaps overdue . However, forest management, whether on Crown or private lands, is a business ancJ, just like all other businesses, must follow the principles of economics . This is particularly true on Crown Forests since not only must practically all Departmental revenue be cerived tram the marketing of forest products, but even more importantly the enormous expenditures necessary for development of roads and facilitiC's have to be financed from the sale of forest products. There must be a margin between productive cost c1nd market price and this margin must be big enough to provide for development expense as well as to maintain the tremendous forest and rn which .;1re the real backbone to th ➔ economy of the enti -especially in this region . if regulations or legislati plied in a manner that injures the basic principle of agement - the essentiality of adequate returns -- in the our whole economy w:11 be impaired and thus the e lation will be harmed , not just the people earning the within the industry. There has been up until now a boom in the for inc:lustrv - but costs have crept up dangerously high wi;;e we will realize that while demand for forest pr be· stable the boom aspects are over . In many ca costs are already too high . In the case of Jacpine would suggest that every encouragement be given the use of this species . Many parts of Northwestern Ontario volumes of mature and over mature Jackpine. Mu~ ber is already unsuit.:ible for producing ties, ooles is still good for pulpwood . Everything should be as much of this spec ies as p8ssible . The costs of species are already toe high in relation to the mar end product~ . Any increase in c~sts will be detr encouragement of the utili,:ation ot this species. In closing, I would like to again this year s towards our industry. l stated in my Annual Repo a NEW ERA in woods operations had been born now growing up in that new era . We have progr year -- management plans and operating plans ar a long term basis; gradually more species are b employees are receiving good wages negotiated a wocds union ; our depots are becomin 8 more per have more and more facilit ies for better living, dams and other improvements are being extend industry is the backbone of this part- of Ontari to bo= a part of it and to be President of this I would like to re-iterate -- we have by perfection but substantial progress has been m as a group we can be proud of our operations on today. l n ordEr to improve such opera ti istration thereof is :he reason v-te are gathe this Annual Meeting of th_e Thunder Bay Ti ociation. - -- -o----- HOW LONG DOES A CIGARETTE STUB BURN? The me'1ace of a lighted cigarett away on a woodland trail has been s ured by the U.S . Bureau of Stand smoker, sav=> the Bureau, consumeslength of l ¼ inches. The discarded from 8 to 12 minutes and six out of length. When tossed on a pad of di' c:garette stubs ignited the grass. In outdoor c0nditions, 20 discarded smo in places where the ground was cov WHEM YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THI PASS IT ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. DE AMD YOU Will ASSIST BY PASSING ORDER YOUR SPRING REQUIREMENTS NOW • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to serve Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LI 105 Nortll Cumberland Street, Port lrtllur • Dial �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK PROGRESS REPORT ON FOOT INJURY SURVEY, 1952 ••• By (Continued from Page 12) "SCALER" iend nf mine, who is retired and so watches the scene from a chair tilted back on its hind legs h it~ back comfortably to the w~II, holds the hat the lumber industry just never . will be appand better get used to being a whipping boy. 1 pessimist, but here's the way he me: u take the lumber business in B.C. Withcut ovince would go flat on its face. But it seems ly everyone has an idea he wants to take a t. You'd think it was something illicit or to raged. t makes money, it's robbing the people. If it ake money it is inefficiently run. pays high wages, it is injuring the other bas·es of the province. If it doesn't pay high s gypping its workmen. * * * burns slash in the woods, it is starting forIf it doesn't burn the slash, it is imperi II ing of the woods with the dangerous material ng around. loses its operations to fishermen and huntging the whole country. If it lets them it is encouraging forest fires. oesn't bui Id its own roads, it can't log. if e roads to private users, it is a so-and-so. close its truck roads to private traffic fie accidents. lls lumber at low prices, it can't pay high arges for lumber accordingly, it is raisf housing. * * * with people in government, it is exertsure on pub Iic servants. If it doern't in government, it is arrogant and unublic responsibilities. es a clean sweep of the ripe, mature it is t:ausing ruin and destruction. if e same thing, he is an upright sysrer-1 ounty of Nature. the public about itself, it is wasting to curry public favor. If it tells the it is reactionary, old-fashioned and en for not working safely, it is rutha high accident rate, it is a monster flesh in its greed for gain. th_ its employees, it is trying to win e1r unions. If it doesn't talk with Careless of what they think and doesm anything. aw, what's the use? No one has em and they've been through so 9 out of the game that they don't t when they' re taking it." fford _to sit and watch the passing n retirement from a lumber corned for 40 years. Maybe, after some_thing that long, you have e cynicism. :i -Forest & Mill. than to the left, while other types of injury involved the right foot 4.4% more frequently. It shdlild be emphasized that this survey has not by any means provided complete data with regard to foot injuries in woods operations. It is felt, however, that it does support certain tentative conclusions which may serve as guides to the manufacturers of footwear in trying to produce better foot protection for woods workers. The need for such improvement seems to be proportioned approxim.1tely as follows: INJURIES TO Inner side Outer side Top Sole . RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT 17.3 % 30.6~() 21.7 5.0 13.3 % 7.0 23.7 3.7 52.3 % 47.7 % l 00.0~~ 8.3 TOTAL 15.3 45.4 8.7 From careful study of injuries to that part of the feet normally protected by safety-toed footwear presently available, it is estimated that at least 75 of the 300 injudies (255f) would have been avoided, or certainly much reduced in severity, had that type of foot protection been worn by the men concerned. In view of this fact, it appears that more general use of safetytoed rubbers, or leather shoes, in the woods can very definitely help in reducing the number of foot injuries, even in the present imperfect state of development of such footwear. While endeavoring to secure a higher degree of foot protection for woods workers, we should not fai I to take fuller advantage of what is al ready to be had in that respect. A 25 % betterment is worth going after, pending more effective means of obtaining relief from some of the other injuries to the feet of woods workers. In conclusion, our thankful appreciation is hereby express€d to all who co-operated in this project by submitting reports of foot injuries for analysis. It is hoped that the result as reported herein will be thought valuable enough to repay the effort involved. The survey wi II be continued unti I a full calendar year has been covered and a further and final report will then be prepared. • --0--- NEWSPRINT IN GOOD SUPPLY "Based on estimates available a year ago, the 1951 world shortage of newsprint appeared to be down to less than 3 percent of demand, and a similar situation was forecast for 1952. Latest figures indicate that supply was actually short l percent in 1951 and the 1952 shortage now appears negligible:" From a report by the Newsprint Association of Canada entitled "Newsprint Data: 1952." CANADIAN BUCKSAW CHAMPIONSHIPS The Canadian Bucksaw Championships will again be held in Montreal at the Annual Meeting of the Can• adian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section, Annual Meeting March 25 and 26, 1953. Rules and Regulations are the same as in past years and Woodlands Section officials are hoping that even more companies than in previous years will have entries in the 1953 finals. �PAGE 24 LOG BOOK Shantyman's Message Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am thankful for the opportunities we had in visiting the men in the camps these past summer months and the welcome received. Also I would like to give out some thoughts to the readers of your LOG BOOK. Who is God? Genesis l: l In the beginning God Some generations ago when that great body of eminent Christian leaders came together to give a defination of God, they made it a special prayer for guidance. One man in his prayer addressed God thus "Oh God, Thou art a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in Thy being wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth." The assembly agreed that this spontaneous outburst of prayer was the best definition that could be found, which was adopted . Also, Dr. A. Strong in his systematic theology says, "God is the infinite and perfect Spirit in whom all things have their source, support and end." Although the Bible gives no formal definition ot c;;od, neither does it offer any proof of His existencee. We lawfully conclude from this fact that no proof is needed, only the fool denies it. Psalm 14: l - 3, "The fool in his heart hath said there is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good . The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become fi Ithy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." The word fool in the Hebrew is nabal, according to its root meaning, suggests destitution. Only the one who is out of touch with the life of God denies the existence of the Divine Being. The word fool implies moral difficulty rather than intellectual. In every case it reveals spiritual bankruptcy. Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle, who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to '1is neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach ag .. ainst his neighbor, and as Nicodemus sought the Lord Jesus by night, also must we all do likewise, seek the Savior of men for eternal Salvation, which is only found in the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus answered and said Verily, Verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 5:24. Verily, Verily, I say unto you, he that heareth My word, .and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, .and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. And in the words of Psalm 139:23 and 24 - Search me, 0 God and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. May the Lord's richest blessing be upon you all, as you seek to serve Him. Sincerely in His Service, James H. Allen, Shantyman's Missionary Note: Mr. Allen will be visiting camps in Northwestern Ontario this winter. A NEW BOOK - "Logging Mechanization in the U by ALEXANDER KOROLEFF M.F. (St. Petersburgi, M.S.F. (Wash.), M.F. (Ya Directer of Woodlands Research, PPRIC Since 1946 the USSR has been spending of millions of dollars for the purpose of 1 efficiency and total production of Russian w ations. ThP result has been a rapid convers logging practices from a rather haphazard manual occupation to a mechanized, organ;' try. Moreover in the last few years the ann cut in Russia has been growing very rapid! exceeds 20 bi II ion cubic feet. All of those concerned with woods pr find in this book far-reaching implications f timber and pulp trade. The author, who early years in the Russian Imperial Forest has worked since 1919 chiefly in Canada the United States, has assembled from upces a wealtr of information contained in articles which he translated f r o m Russ, journals. The impact of the intensive Russian I anization or basic forestry concepts, a dependence 1..Jpon research, should be o interest to thnse concerned with forestr where. In the early stages the Russians b f ram American and Canadian sources niques in logging mechanization, and these new developments of their own. vi des an cpportunity to reduce their V + 158 pages of text and 46 illu $5.00 per Copy Obtainable from McGILL UNIVERSITY BOOK S 3480 UNIVERSITY STREET, MONTRE GOOD NEWS FROM INDIA Good news for the paper A report from New Delhi says its literacy rate from 13.5% to 18c of its independence) and expendit have doubled. Last year India's 360,000,000 i ported still using less than 2 pound son p~r year (in U.S.A. the figure EQUIPMENT FO 15 Sets of h~avy 4" runner lo truck attachment. 2 Sets of tank sleighs with 1 Model 100 P & H Crane bucket and Shovel attach Write or ca J. C. CAMPBELL CO., D 413 W. Michigan St. �PAGE 25 LOG BOOK OS MANAGER LOOKS AT SAFETY (Continued from Page l 6) hen you resent your boss something caused it. hen a man resents you, something caused it. hen a man is unco-ooerative something caused it. hen a man looks up to you as a trustworthy leaderething caused it. en a man just does th;ngs unsafely, something caused t. en he is accident prone- or-- and remember this well when a man is safety prone, something caused that too. have become so concerned about accident prone that have forgotten that men are Safety Prone, too. this it would seem that in our search for understand- He says, "Stop trying to control people. Learn to try to control their actions." He says, "It's not people" It's their behavior that bothers you -- AND if you control the causes you will control behavior which is really what you want." One cannot help but be impressed by these truths, so well summarized by Dr. Rosenstein. If we could only absorb and act upon a few of 'them, the success of our Safety program would be assured. In r::onclusion, I wish to thank you for your invitation to speak to the Northwestern Ontario Branch on such an important subject, and to onnounce to all concerned that Longlac has every intention of winning the Annual Accident Prevention contest in 1953. -----0----- ntrol of people and their actions, most of us have overtruly important aspects of control and understandin;;i. en calling people dirty names- lazy, dumb, unco-opident-proneHAVE BEEN CONCENTRATING ON PEOPLE INSTEAD ACTIONS. 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POWELL EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR WINN � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1953JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1953 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1953. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/56a1df5f4dc255ea1d3057211ee11b1e.pdf f64eb2783d1825f321304a2355b02520 PDF Text Text January February 1954 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO No. 5 -URN TO fORE$fRY UBR R - - s-~~- ~-- Woods Division Marathon Corp. of ~<!.oac:La L- ci___ ________~ rthur~ Ontario J.u:,o G~ Ro Sonloy~ l i. urutho-.a Peper Hilla of Can11 Public Utilities Building., PORT l\.HTHlJ1{,. On to.1.,i o" �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXCELLENT PARTS AND SERVICE 915 MEMORIAL AVENUE PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION , OFFICERS . STYFFE ....................................................................................... President R·E·hu;~··· . . . . ..~~--- AUDEN •••••••• [:"~ •tj a.t1Na. .e, ~a~ ,.Or ~~ ,· MA~ - 0 BRA J. H. GODDEN HER t9rigu~t~'!PtreicScio rl\ssociation • te f Canada Lt 1 Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario erators' Association was held Friday, January Port Arthur, Ontario. representatives of woods operators in Northntario from as far east as Hearst and from as 5 Kenora and Fort Frances, met in Port Arthur January 15th, at the Annual Meeting of the 'ern Ontario Timber Operators' Association. . H. "Bert'·· Styffe gave the President's Rewas widely reported in the daily press. Anya copy of this address of the · President may iting to the Editor of the Log Book. I R. H. Bli~s, Chairman of the Forest Protecttee, gave a detailed report on the 1953 experiences and members passed several o operators themselves, to the Department d Forests and to the Canadian Forestry iving the group recommendations to better vention and suppression. . Lemay, Chairman of the Advisory Board, hnical Institute, spoke on behalf of Mr. Chairman of the Forestry Committee of Technical Institute, outlining the activmmittee. e R. Sonley reported on the activities cf rn Ontario Committee on Co-ordinated Canadian Bucltsaw Championships The Canadian Bucksaw Championships will again be held this year March 24th and 25th, 1954, in the Sheraton Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal, during the Annual Meeting of the Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A. Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association will be held March 24th, 25th and 26th, 1954, at the Sheraton Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal. Pulpwood Salu~ge Association Re-elects Officers The Annual Meeting of the Pulpwood Salvage Association which looks after the salvaging of pulpwood and logs in Lake Superior, Lake Nipigon and tributaries, re-elected the following officers: President: Malcolm Cochran; Vice-President: H. S. Mosher; Secretary-Manager - T. S. Jones . Once again woods workers which work for comp•anies with Head Offices in Port Arthur, Nipigon and Heron Bay supported the appeal of the Port Arthur Community Chest in no uncertain manner. The following are the results of the canvass. De- · tailed results were reported in the daily press. This contribution of over $5,000.0 from woods workers help put the Port Arthur Community Chest drive, with a target of $42,000,00, well over the top. Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited St. Lawrence Corporat'l"on Limited . . Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited Ontario Paper Company Limited . . Newaygo Timber Company Limited . Nipigon Lake Timber Compan ylimited Northern Forest Products Limited Hammermill Paper Company Oscar Styffe Limited Miscellaneous . . . . . $1,168.50 1,131.,50 1,108.05 667.00 418.85 338.00 221.50 61.00 21.00 4-0.00 rts on operating techniques were reSonley, Marathon Paper Mi Ils of a Limited - "Land Form Classifs and Site Types." tola, Newaygo Timber Company ''Tree Length Logging and Birch." Millan, Dryden Paper Company - "Strip Road HauHng." icers were unanimously re-elected and the executive to appoint a representstern area of Northwestern Ontario. dinner Mr. Malcolm Cochran 1 Life presented a Certificate of Me rit to illan of the Kenora Logging Divista Pulp & Paper· Company Limited. presented to Car:np L-3 l l in recogieved 362 'accident-free days II • , President of the. Dryden Paper ave a very inspiring address in very bright picture for the future r 1nd ustry in Canada on a long QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ l. What proportion of Canada's · total population lives in its cities arid towns? 2. Name the largest all Canadian lake . 3. What was the name of the first ship to cross the Atlantic entirely by steam, and where was it built? 4. Of Canada's 5,500,000 labour force, how many are members o flabour unions? Name Canada's fifth largest city. Of the nearly seven billion dollars to be collected in taxes this year, will the municipal governments, the provincial governments, or the federal government take most? --Answers on Page 6 5. 6. Couer Picture Mr. R. A. "Bob" McMii'lan, (in front of window), in charge of operations at Camp L-311, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Kenora Logging Division, and Mr. J. W. "Jimmy" Hogg, Camp Clerk. showing the Bull's Eye Camp Safety Sign Board. This sign board was kept up-to-date and as the number of days mounted, SAFETY was the main topic in the camp. �LOG BOOK PAGE 4 forest Management --- Land Tenure By Geo. R. Sonley Man is a creature of habit. We continue doing what we are accustomed to do without thinking why we are doing it. We frequently get quite annoyed when someon~ suggests that what we are doing no longer makes sense and that it should be done another way. Our logging industry is probably one of the worst offenders. The pattern of our operations was set many years ago when conditions and equipment were much different than they are to-day. Yet when someone suggests changing the old logging pattern and habits there are those who become quite annoyed. The same thing applies to systems of holding land. When the couPtry was opened for settlement, the best land was secured as farms by individuals by homesteading. The poor land was of no value so stayed in the name of the government. Later as lumber was required, sawmi II owners secured rights to cut the timber from these areas. There was so much forest that it was regarded as a menace and so of no value _ As the demand for lumber increased and as the mature forest decreased, the mills were moved farther away to the supply of logs. When pulp mills came into the picture, they established a different pattern. There was a great investment in a stationary mill, and the only hope of making the investment pay was to have a perpetual supply of pulpwood available to the mill. This not only meant using the timber which was on the area but growing new timber on areas which had been cut over. That is about where we now stand. The government owns the land and the timber. They sell rights to cut timber to companies for periods of not over 21 years. It takes three to four times that period to grow a forest. This brings us to a deadlock. The company can no more justify expenditures of re-establishing a forest with no guarantee of the future than you would plant a garden knowing your lease ran out as soon as you had it planted. What is the cure? Handle the forests on a logical business basis so as to give the operator an opportunity to reap the harvest after the planting. In other words, a change in the system of holding land - either long term leases or outright sale of enough land to supply a portion of their requirements. This, of course, will be a shock to many and a wonderful opportunity for expressions of opinion and political debates. However, once the first shock of a suggested change had worn off, let us examine the suggestion. With Government ownership the companies comply with the regulations. With company ownership there would be as big a range in forest management practices as there is in farming practice. The progressive companies would carry out what they believe to be sound forestry practices, foregoing some present profits to assure themselves of a future crop. If the system of management should prove successful (because someone had the conviction to try it), all companies would follow and forest management would be advanced. If the company owned the land they would be responsible for the future wood supplies, and it would be their responsibi Iity tp take the necessary action. Now no-one accepts the responsibility and very little is done. The company could afford to take reasonable risks - the Government ca·n't afford to make a mistake; therefore can't take a risk. , • If some forest land was held privately and some by the Government, there would be competition in management. Neither could afford to get too fa r of step. With the Government owning all, there 1 competition - only one standard with no incentive do better. If the present system of administering forest were applied to agriculture, the Government would all the- land and rent it to farmers on two to three leases (¼ time required to raise a crop). The fa would have to build their own houses, barns fences, etc., and when they left the area turn th~m to the Government with no recompense. The G ment would also tell the farmer how he would 0 the farm and market the produce; e.g. a certain of wheat would have to be sold and manufactur flour, and if it were fed to live stock, his lease be cancelled immedfately. If you think this 1 fetched, write the Department of Lands and For Toronto for a copy of "The Crown Timber A and the Regulations made thereunder." In summarizing it may be said that in t there has been very little if any attempt made the forest under any form of management as it i in other countries. Now with timber concess coming scarcer and harder to come by the onl increasing the volume of timber is grow more To do this the logging company must have so antee of security of tenure and this, in my must be solved before any sound system of fo agement can be made effective. One of a series of articles by Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. 0 - M Safety Head Retires Mr. W. R. Croucher, Chief of the Min Ontario Paper Company Safety Division, retir In a farewell address at a banquet in hi Kenora Mr. Croucher said: "Youth is heedless of hazards and ove - taking of chances is the source of many He listed four major causes of accidents: 1. of the man himself where dullness and fati monotonous performance of the job lower of care; 2. Lack of Alertness, where preve could save an accident; 3. Disobedience of 4. Deliberate taking of chances, always an and unwise policy. Tribute to Mr. Croucher for the help that he had given over the years to Minnesota efforts were paid at the meett -·---0-- .:.,...., ~.....0---(~.....,,....,.....,,....,,....,,....,,..-c,. . ., ~ I i I I I I I i I ' II I Call 3-8323 CONSOLI DAT PRESS 137 SOUTH MAY STREET WE ARE ANXIOUS TO H WITH YOUR PRINTING Pl - •:•,_..,......,,....,~,,_..,....,c;~~•>.-.C•..-,o.-.c . �LOG BOOK g fores nt wou > three The barns, .irn th The tvould certa Jfactu s lea ~ thi PAGE 5 Euclid Tractor and Semi-Trailer The Tractor is powered with a 27 5 H.P. "Cummins" Diesel Motor. Trailer is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. Trailer can be modified for . . different length pulpwood and logs for various operations - load capacity 50 tons. ind F ber Designed especially by Euclid for G. H. Godsall 1Equipment Ltd. in an effort to obtain a unit suitable for the Pulp and Paper industry in Canada on long hauling on all-weather road direct from bush operations to mill site. Call, write or wire ■ Godsall Equipment Ltd. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO I II I �LOG BOOK PAGE 6 Safety Boots and Hard Hats A report from the Quebec Pulp & Paper Safety Association, Inc.: At the Annual Meeting of the Association a number of questions were submitted asking - how the sale of the above· items was progressing - how they could be introduced - whether they could be made compulsory for woods workers - etc. It is believed that if the use of these articles is to be successful the workman must be sold on the fact that he is wearing them for his own protection and he will benefit through their use. Compulsory use may come after the majority of the men have been convinced that it is to their advantage to wear them but not before. If the safety clothing mentioned above is necessary for the workman it is also useful for all men who work in the woods and an example should be set by those in authority from the Manager right down the Iine. Example is a very forceful form of propaganda and, if the Company personnel adopt the attitude of "Don't Do As I Do, Do As I Say,'' one cannot expect much cooperation on the part of the men. A number of companies sell nothing but boots with safety toe caps in their van, granted men bring up ordinary boots with them or even send away for them, however a number of toe cap boots are being sold. Our inspectors have spoken to men wearing them and have been told of accidents which have been avoided through their use. They undoubtedly have told other men in the camp how the boots saved them from an accident and it is quite possible that this will influence them when they have to buy another pair of boots. There is every reason to believe that the use 01: this equipment can be sold to men through propaganda and example on the part of those in authority. Every time an accident occurs in the District, which could have been prevented by the use of either a hard hat or a safety shoe, it should be publicized throughout the District and especially brought home to the man who had the accident. Northwestern District Lumbermen's Safetg Association First-Aid Training Programme The Northwestern District of the Lumb Safety Association are at the moment in the mi Hrst-aid training programme with a Class just fi ·in the Port Arthur-Fort Wil!iam district, a Class to start in the Hearst area, and arrangements a being made to hold a Class in the Dryden and areas. This training is sopnsored by the Lum Safety Association at no cost to the employe open to all member companies and their empl Class 1. This Association working in co-opera the St. John Ambulance Association is pre arrange Classes in any camp, group of camps where fifteen or more candidates are prepar this training. It has been found through statistical st trained first-aid workman is less prone to acci others who are untrained, so in the interest prevention it is felt that every employer shou a number of his personnel are trained in the ing of first-aid to the injured, and it might that the successful candidates from these receive · a certificate from the St. John A sociation, also from the Lumbermen's Safe For further particulars contact your I ative of the Lumbermen s Safety Associatio 8 Ruttan Block, Port Arthur, Ontario. 1 Safety Film 11 The Gamblers 11 produced by Cat Company in coric;ultation with the Council of the United States is rec good film to teach safety around mecha It is available from your Caterpillar d western Ontario, Powell Equipment C ANSWERS TO QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Six out of ten Canadian now live ~n urb~ Great Bear Lake. The Royal William, built in Quebec City Slightly more than one-fifth 1,220, Hamilton. Ottawa wi II take about three quarters, about equally divide rema'inder. (############################################################################,.,..,.. ORDER YOUR SPRING REQUIREMENTS NOW • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to $8"e Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. COCHRANE _HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LI 105 North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dia �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK 1mme rmen's Safety Association Directors Meeting at Laltehead CLASS II SAFETY MEETING e Directors of the Lumbermen's Safety Associald their regular monthly meeting in Port Arthur n,ber. Following their meeting, they met with ittee of Northwestern Ontario Safety Committee Lurnbermen's Safety Association. ending the meeting were the following directors. ident D. R. Young, Elk Lake, Ontario. stin Austin Lumber (Dalton) Ltd., Chapleau, Ontario. orb,' George Gordon & Co. Limited, Cache Bay. ran, Thunder Bay Fore_ s t Pr_o ducts Lt~l, Port Arthur. representing B. Merwin, Pineland Timber Co. Ltd., ury, Ontario. gson, M.P., Hodgson Lumber Co . Ltd., Haliburton, Ont. her, Newaygo Timber Co. Ltd., Port Arthur, Ontario. rhead, Gillies Brothers Ltd ., Braeside, Ontario. ney, Randoph McChesney Lumber Co., Timmins, Ont. tte, J. J . McFadden Lumber Ltd ., Sultan, Ontario. Barnhart, Lumbermen's Safety A'ssn, Ottawa, Ontario. e Lumbermen's Safety A'ssn, North Bay, Ont<1rio. L~mbermen's Safety A'ssn, Toronto. A regular quarterly meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, was held in Fort Frances on December 4th, 1953.. Routine business was conducted with Mr. G. K. Eoll in the Chair. There was considerable discussion about the use of safe clothing which was finalized in a resolution to be made to each company woods manager. Mr. C. W. Roark, Woods Manager, Kenora Logging Division, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, gave a very interesting address in which he told the story of how Camp L311 - · Dryberry Lake - completed 362 days without a lost time accident. Northern Paper Mills Camp 1 Safety Record rs of the Northwestern Committee which rectors and presented on organizational plan ork in Class l were: Chairman John Styffe, T. S. Jones, H .W. Mutch, G. R. Potts, J. F. nd R. I. Young. umbermen's Safety Association Directors suggestion of the Northwestern group and I be circulated to all members of Class l future. During 1953, Camp 2 of the Northern Paper Mills Limited, Hansen, Ontario, with an approximate average of 40 employees engaged in cutting peeled and rough pulpwood, established a record of 133 days (total man days 5,331) free from accidents. Foreman, Helge Nelson and Clerk, Webster Tilson are to be congratulated for this record. E NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY · COMPANY LIMITED CANADA ONTARIO MODEL HS 2000 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR REE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation- �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK <Jke q.ac:,U S~: "Gas Is Best By Test" The GARLAND Heavy Duty Propane Gas Range For Timber Camps, large or small - a size Ior every need The savings and el Iiciency of camp or catering operation usi Automatic Propane is phenome As an exampleA100-men camp operator u enjoys savings in excess of per month. Fuel costs are 1¼ cents per meal. Let us show you some of performance records. f"' This is an excellent Heavy Duty Unit with Hot Top, Griddle, 2 open burners and . 1 Automatic Oven . . . . . . Ideal for 50 - 70 man camp . . Any combination of griddles, Hot Top Sections, Multiple Automatic Ovens available to suit your needs. • • • • N·O ASH OR DIRT FULLY AUTOMATIC OVEN FAST AND EFFICIENT AND ABOVE ALL - ECOM CYLINDER OR BULK DELI WRITE, PHONE or WIRE NORTHERN PROPANE GAS CO. BOX 325 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO �FEBRUARY 1954 LOG BOOK PAGE 9 Tree Chemical Treatment Patents Sold Alex R. White 5 suggested in your favour of December 29th, I PPY to send you the following information conour Patents, particularly the 1942-43 Series of n,oval of Bark from Trees. As you likely know ,ted States Patent was purchased by the Arm-forest people January 15th, 1951 at which time d after purchase it was to be dedicated to the n public. This has been done. Canadian an d Newfoundland Patents a I so ith the Removal of Bark from Trees were sold r 15th, 19 53, to the Montrea I Trust Company lso entitled to benefit from any improvements ake in future to these Barking Patents which now purchased. development of these patents and the whole as been a long and at times disheartening but necessity being the mother of inventneeds of our industry great, we have someed to keep going and to bring the subject ful conclusion. loping the first phase of our study, for , being the easy removal of bark at all hemical application to living trees, I should ibute to the work of the Armstrong Corny Evening Post) of Johnsonburg, Pa., and nt, E. C. Ehrhart without whose aggresson and success, I should have been poor Ehrhart in my opinion rates the number is successful contribution in the United er two star goes to the Howard Smith of Montreal, and to its agressive Woods er L. Paquet and Vice-President Rabine foresight to see that if something was hosts of oulpwood farmers and better for our mills the process was at least pr~sently available, requiring little capbeing easy of application, and providf great things to come. r, I give to my two partners, Malcolm aid A. Clark, both of whom stuck to mes must have had difficulty decidnormal or just another dreamer. grateful for the help and corroborout by the Forest Products people of lntosh and Hale, and for the prork State College of Forestry at Syrathe great interest of the Marathon made our early experiments pos- he near future al I farmers' wood j{tion will be a gain to both far1 e. It is well to remember at of our raw material must come ~m~r's bush lot. This is al~o h will_ of course develop faster a adn 1n Canada, a point which n ponder. It could very well be, we have left the process and our interest too long in abeyance, or that a quickening of interest is more necessary, since new prcduction is now evident in New Zealand, Mexico and Chile and since good raw material may be more quickly grown in these countries, it could very well be the success of a pulp and paper industry may be bound up in the time lag of from seedtime to harvest. If this is correct, then we here in Canada, may be a little too far North. Sodium Arsenite is still the best all round chemical to purchase, but there will be others for specialized work. Your members desiring to practice the art this summer should begin not later than May l 5th and can continue treating until October (see Howard Smith). All species may be treated successfully. Chemical should be purchased from the Delora Smelting and Ripening Company, Delora, Ontario. The Company understands the process and are the only people in Canada who produce a standard product for the work. It will cost about l O cents for chemical for cord of wood treated. A gallon will treat about 15 cords. May I in closing thank all those who did what they could to keep up my courage even through argument and to wish you all a very Happy New Year. The "MERIDIAN" pocket clinometer and universal surveying instrument. A precision built surveying instrument made in Switzerland. Cannot get out of order, will never need adjustment. Light and compact. Weighs 6 V2 ounces and can be carried in a vest pocket. This ·instrument is an invaluable aid to engineers and foresters in the field. It will measure heights, slopes, differences in elevation, horizontal and vertical angles, as well as distances. No other instrument in its price class combines all these features. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET:- PRICE IN LEATHER CASE:- $32.50 SPECIAL SUSPENSION DEVICEEXTRA:- $2.75 Post Prepaid and Insured WALBY & CO. LIMITED 141 ST. PETER STREET, MONTREAL 1, QUE. Sole distributors for Canada. • �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 -'-~-..... • "'-"'P "l\14 / ~ SAW t'\\l.\..~. _.. PUl.P OR PA?E.~ ~ WOOO ~\\...\...$. P~OC.€.'&'S\NG ~ 'PE~M~t'EN, P'I...JAH,$ Wooos C.Ot-\MU\'\l"T\E":> (U~'PE~ L\r\i:P) DEVELOPMENT Of NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO THE NEW "ERA" IN WOODS OPERATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT PLANS IN FORCE WITH THE OBJECT OF OPERATING A SUSTAINED YIELD BASIS AND THE TREND TO YEAR-ROUND OPERATIONS, HAS RESULTED IN COMMUNITIES BEi IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO IN THE FORM QF WOODS DEPOTS AND FAMILY CAMPS AS SHOWN ON THIS MAP. BACK OF THESE COMMUNITIES ARE THE 150 - 200 OPERATING CAMPS WHERE THE FOREST PRODUCTS ARE CUT ARE OF A PANEL MOVABLE TYPE AND SOME CAMPS HAVE FAMILY HOUSES. THE WOODS INDUSTRY EMPLOYS 6,000 - 9,000 PERSONS DEPENDING ON THE SEASON AND HAS A PAYROLL OF DOLLARS. 11 PULP AND PAPER MILLS, APPROXIMATELY 372 SAWMILLS (Permanent and Portable) AND 2 TREATING PLA:'J.5 ONTARIO ARE SUPPLIED WITH RAW FOREST PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, TIES ARE SUPPLIED TO THE RAIL OR TELEPHONE COMPANIES, AND SOME MINING TIMBER TO LOCAL MINES. THIS GREAT INDUSTRY CAN BE EXPANDED BY THE DEVELQPMENT OF MORE MARKETS WHICH WOULD ~~SU ION OF SPECIES OF WOOD WHICH ARE IN PLENTIFUL SUPPLY BUT NOT CUT TO THE ALLOWABLE AMOU,, MARKETS. �PAGE 11 �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW PRINCIPLE IN WOOD BURNING STOVES JOTU L Brand Stoves are made in Norway, scientifically designed, providing uniformity of heat with minimum attention. THE IDEAL STOVES FOR Stove #118 Heating Capacity 4237 Cubic Ft. CAMP OR COTTAGE Fuel saving of at least 35%. Improved heating economy of about 62%. Superior heat control. Heating Capacity 5650 Cubic Ft. Records prove that with one charge of wood, the "Jotul" Stoves give sufficient heat for a period of 7 to 9 hours, subject to intensity of heat· requi red, leaving enough red ashes to start a fresh fire the next morning. The "Jotul" heats your camp -not the chimney. Stove #602 Combined Heating and Cooking Stove Heating Capacity 2825 Cubic Ft. The "Jotul" Stoves provide more uniform heat, and maintain it at more desireable and more healthful levels. Hundreds of "Jotul Stoves are in use this winter in Canadian camps. Enjoy yourself while the "JOTUL" does the work ! fireplace #150 Heating Capacity 2119 Cubic Ft. WRITE FOR INFORMATIVE BROCHURES:- Importers and Sole Agents WALBY &CO. LIMITED 141 St. Peter Street MONTREAL 1, Que. HYDRO NOW SERVES MEAD HEADQUARTERS Newaygo Timber Company, Limited, in line its policy of having up-to-date camps and accon, tions for its workmen, recently completed const of a 3¾ mile hydro line in order to serve their Ontario Headquarters with hydro power. This Company has been operating in the Al and Cochrane Districts of Northern Ontario for 26 and their first Headquarters camp at Hale, Ontari served with electric power generated by two driven Kohler generating sets. These were de by fire in 1936 and were replaced with the Co first diese! driven generator set. With the i use of electrical shop equipment, etc., capacity diesel generating set had to be increased and in years Mead Headquarters was served with el produced by 2 Caterpillar diesel generating sets ing a total of 43 kws of single phase 60 cycle 1 volt electric power. In 1951 a permanent headquarters was co approximately 35 miles Southwest of Port Arth Thunder Bay District on company owned Ian operation was considered as a permanent p and, accordingly, the Company constructed 5.2 hydro line to serve this operation with hyd The contractor for the construction of this Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Po The cost of construction and the operating electricity under hydro service were so favo this operation, checking was commenced to other operations could be served with hydr a favourable cost to the Company. On February 14, 1952, Mr. A. B. Ha sumers Service Engineer of the North Eas at North Bay, was contacted as to the securing hydro power for Mead Ontario h Final specifications covering construction line were received from Mr. Hayman on 1953, and it was decided to proceed with tion of the Ii ne and a contract for the co let to Peterson Electric Company, Limited o Work on the line commenced on 1953, and final construction was complet 13, 1953. As well as the construction of of high voltage line, it was necessary to lines around Mead Headquarters in orde various buildings. It was also necessary service on the residences at Mead Hea inside meter services to standard rural meter services. The 3¾ miles of power line was er, creosoted pine poles, using insulators, clamps, socket eyes, ball devices, b<:>I accordance with H. E. P. C. of Ontari The line is a 14.4 kv single phase minimum ground clearance of 19 ft. ductor and minimum ground clearan phase conductor. The construction ·of the H. E. P. C line between Hearst and Coppell wa vanced for power load on October power was turned on this line aroun 28th. The Newaygo Timber Con:,pan cut in at 1.30 p.m. and the ma_in 5 house at Mead, Ontario, was cut in Mead Headquarters buildings on to Participating in the event of tu • was power on at Mead, 0 ntano, H. E. P. C. Rural Operating Area t h (Continued on th e· Ne>< �LOG BOOK ERS RO NOW SERVES MEAD HEADQUARTERS the , for Ont two ~re ~e C the paci and th g, Ontario; Mr. A. G. Pyette, H. E. P. C. Area Eleclnspector of Kapuskasing, Ontario; Mr. Arne H. E. P. C Construction Foreman on HearstII power line; Mr. P. Bouchard, H. E. P. C. Rural Line Foreman of Kapuskasing, Ontario; Mr. Eric n of Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Port r, Ontario; Mr. A. R. Wiley, Divisional Superint of Mead, Ontario; Mr. P. J. Philbin of George Hardware Limited, Hearst, Ontario; Mr. A. rd of Mercier & Shirley Limited, Hearst, Ontario . M. R. Coghlan, Purchasing Agent of Newaygo Company, Limited of Port Arthur, Ontario. 1 PAGE 13 co-operation shown by the various hydro officials in both operating areas where the Company have constructed lines and are proud of their advancement in bringing hydro electric power to their operations. complete inspection of the construction and on of the hydro lines and services at Mead ters was completed by Mr. A. E. Draves, . Rural Operating Area Manager of Kapusr. A. G. Pyette, H. E. P. C. Rural Operating trical Inspector of Kapuskasing and Mr. Eric of Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Port he contractors on the Newaygo Timber Compted power line, and everything was found to order and up to the H. E. P. C. specifications Particular praise was directed to the ConNewaygo Timber Company, Limited for the nd efficient job done in running secondary Mead headquarters memorate the event a turkey dinner, with mings, was served at Mead ·headquarters Mr. M. R. Coghlan, Purchasing Agent of Newaygo Timber Company Limited, Port Arthur, throws the main switch in power house to serve Mead headquarters with Hydro power. o Timber Company, Limited appreciate the ulca11 Machinery &Equipment Lid. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO ND STREET at McVICAR CREEK Rope I Eng ■, nes _ aDd Graders _ A large stock of British Ropes Canadian Factory Ltd. at Port Arthur, (cut to your length). Gen·eral Motors Diesel - Largest stock at Lakehead. Marine and Power Units. BUTLER ALL STEEL BUILDINGS - Allis-Chalmers - HD-5, HD-9, HD-15, HD-20 Immediate Delivery. Reconditioned Used Tractors Prices without obligation. New Mack 1953 Truck - A40S. 12-14 ton payload. ring at factory cost. ES INVITED - YOUR BUSINESS APPRECIATED. PHONE 4-2483 �LOG BOOK PAGE 14· MARSHALL-WELLS LOG PAINT A First Quality paint witl, ·Government Registered colors. Used exclusively throughout the British Columbia Lumber Industry. Available in Red, Yellow, White and Orange. Immediate service on any quantity. WRITE, WIRE or PHONE NOW! for full particulars. ~ " ' MARSHALL-WELLS PORT ARTHUR Dial 56511 High School Woodlot By L. Ringham As a result of an article, published in 1949 about a Maritime High School that operates its own woodlot, the Dryden High School has the distinction of being the only High School in the Western Forest Region to conduct a similar undertaking. Mr. N. Howe, who was Chairman of the Dryden High School Board in 1949, read the above-mentioned article and approached the Department of Lands and Forests in Kenora with the idea of obtaining a woodlot and starting an elementary forestry course in the Dryden High School. Mr. Howe's idea received enthusiastic approval from the local representatives of the Department. Since many of the students attending the School come from the rural area surrounding Dryden and upon the completion of their studies many return to operate nearby farms, the local staff considered that possibly a practical woodlot management course might prove of benefit in the future, and help avoid some of the tragic results evident in Old Ontario due to mismanagement of farm woodlots. During the winter of 1949-50 and the following spring, a survey of lots still held by the Crown within a reasonable distance of Dryden, was carried out. Because only a limited amount of time could be allotted for the course, it was necessary to find a suitabe lot that could be quickly reached for the purposes of field trips and practical demonstration. It soon became evident any Crown lots in the vicinity of the Town were unsuitable, being all rock or muskeg. Mr. N. MacMillan, Woods Manager of the Dryden Paper Company, heard of the project and the difficulty being encountered ir finding a suitable lot. He suggested a patented lot owned by the Company, 7 mies south-west of Dryden, and examination proved it to be very desirable. Through the generosity of the Dryden Paper Company this lot was turned over to the High Scholo for instructional purposes. The Forest Management staff of the Company cruised the lot and prepared a type map together with volume and age class data, which was also given to the course. In the fall of 1950 an elementary forestry course was drawn up. It was felt that the main subject should be woodlot management and also include such subjects as tree identification, planting and forest protection. The course was offered as an option to the male students in grades 9 to 12 and the first year 52 boys out of a total school enrolment of 90, availed themselves of the opportunity. Since the first year the course has under- gone many changes in an attempt to improve make it more interesting. The booklet "Practica lot Management" by A. Koroleff, M.F., M.S.F., a_s a textbook for the course, which is rounded films and film strips on Woodlot Management a related forestry subjects. . Practical work on the woodlot to date h consisted of planting trees. Three thousa Pine, three thousand Red Pine and two hu fifty Scotch Pine have been planted on so open areas on the lot. The students enjoyed very much and some who have graduated tained their interest in the work. The per: survival is a Iittle better than 90 % despite so done by deer, during the first winter. Also, some work has been done in m and cutting for thinning operation in a thirty stand of Jack Pine. Up until this year the instruction int and during field trips has been given by Government foresters in the area during spring months. In June of this year at a meeting of th Board, it was decided to extend the class one period a week during the school ter plish this the Board made arrangement teacher on the staff of -the School to servation course during the summer. At present classroom instruction teacher and members of the Lake of the of the C. I. F. look after the field tri instruction on the woodlot. Numerically, the accomplishments by the reader, will appear few. The_n the course are small the time which from other studies li~ited, and the pr pleted a mere pin prick in the. vast gramme necessary, but the organizers that future results in the bettermen agement in the Dryden area will re any efforts expended to date. It is tr taking part in the course will not woodlots in the future. However, obtain a better appreciation of what the economy of a mill town. Beca North-Western Ontario is so depe (Continued on· Page �FEBRUARY 1954 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK 500 Problem Drinhers at the LQhehead tl A.P.M. FORESTS PROPRIETARY LIMITED Aikman Street SOUTH MELBOURNE, S.C. 4 6th November, 1953 IL s. Jones, Manager, ·er Bay Timber Operators' Association, 3 Woolworth Block, rthur, Ontario, Canada. r. Jones: our film arrived the other day and I have just had at it. It is an excellent job and I would like to ent the photographers and also those who out its sequence. It is going to be a great deal us as apart from being a good training film, e gr~at advantage of being extremely interesting ould like to express my appreciation for the ou have taken and to take this opportunity of ou and your fellow foresters a Merry Christmas py and prosperous New Year. Yours sincerely, JOHN D. BROOKES, General Manager. ----0---- rint produced successfully using 40% poplar nouncement from Cleveland. Previously 20% maximum successful in manufacture. To t hardwood areas to compete with present oduct by U.S. firm. Recently a spokesman for Alcoholics Anonymous stated that there were an estimated 500 problem drinkers at the Lakehead cities of Fort William and Port Arthur. Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA as they are known, was organized as something of a mutual help society in which the members help one another with thejr problems while they recognize, also, the need of a higher and Divine power. AA was organized in New York in 1934 and has grown until it almost covers the continent. It is estimated that 150,000 persons have been reclaimed for a h~lpful and happy place in society. It is further claimed that 80 percent of its members become permanent abstainers as compared with something like two percent to be credited to other agencies. AA have branches in Fort William, Port Arthur, Geraldton, Kenora and Fort Frances and members of these branches are willing to help anyone at any time. HIGH SCHOOL WOODLOT (Continued from Page 14) because only good forestry practice wi II ensure the continued success of that economy, it is hoped that the experiment tried out at Dryden High School will encourage a great many other schools in the north tc undertake similar programmes. If this could take place, the numerical results of the future might be equal to the theoretical results hoped for at present. One of a series of articles by Members of the Lake of the Woods Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. ~fV' Dominioa Oxygen &Acetylene Lincola Electric Welding Supplies Dunlop Bells and Hose WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WIRE ROPE AND CABLE lhland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. Fort William, Ontario Phone . 3-7407 �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO N.B.: If there is any forestry subject you would like to read about; if there is any book, bulletin, or article you want to check, write the librarian at the above address. The library will pay the postage one way on all loans . Loans are for two weeks, renewable by post card . The following books have been added recently to the collection. Publisher, place and date of publication follow each title. Baker, F. S., Principles of Silviculture, N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1950. Boyce, J . S., Forest Pathology, 2nd ed . N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1948 Buttrick, P. L., Forest Economics and Finance, N.Y., Wiley, 1950. Doane, R. W . and others, Forest Insects; a textbook for the use ot students in forest schools, colleges, and forest workers, N.Y ., McGraw-Hill, 1936. Duerr, W ., editor, Research in Economic of Forestry, Washington, .. Pack Foundation, 1 953 . Empire Forestry Association, British Commonwealth Forest Terminology, Part 1, London, E.F.A., 1953 . Food and Agriculture Organization Forestry Division, Elements of Forest Fire Control, Washington, F.A.O., 1953. Francois, Tony, Forest Policy, Law and Administration, Washington. F.A.O., l 950, (General study of various countries' policy.) ~-I~ Northeastern Wood Utilization Council, Pulpwood from s Woodlands, New Haven, Conn., M.W.U.C., 1953. 111 Provencher, Paul, I Live In The Woods; a book of personal lections and woodland lore, Fredericton Brum,wick Press, l 953. ' Society of American Foresters, Forest Terminology, Wash; S.A.F., 1950. U. S. Forest Service, Check List of Native and Naturalized of the United States (including Alaska), Washingt U.S. Govt., 1953. U. S. Forest Service, Woody-plant Seed U.S. Govt., 1948. Wackerman, A. E., Harvesting Timber Crops, N.Y., McGra 1949. Westveld, R. H., Applied Silviculture in the United States N.Y., Wiley, 1949. ' Wing, L. W ., Practice of Wildlife Conservation, N.Y., Wil The library has placed subscriptions for, or lowing periodicals: American Forests; Canadian Field Naturalist; Cana mologist; Canadian Journal of Botany; Canadian Zoology; Ecology; Empire Forest Review; Forest and Forestry; Forestry Chronicle; Journal of Forestry; T Nature; Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada; Qua of Forestry; Scientific American; Soil Science; ada; The Timberman; Unasylva. Graham, SA., Forest Entomology, 3rd ed., N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 195 l If any periodicals, Journal of make them Grant, J .AC., Relationship between stocking and the size of the quadrat, Toronto, U. of T., 195 l. The library has received gifts of periodicals or publications from: Holbrook, S.A., Burning an Empire; The Story of American Forest Fires, N.Y., Macmillan, 1952. S. T. B. Loose, Chief Photogrammetrist, Abiti Paper Co. Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie. Hosie, R.C., Forest Regeneration in Ontario based on a review of surveys conducted in the Province during the period 1918-1951, Toronto. Research Council of Ont.,1953. G. R. Sonley, Chief Forester, Marathon Paper Limited, Port Arthur. Howard, A. L., Manual of Timbers of the World, 3d. ed., N.Y., Macmillan, 195 l. Hunt & Garratt, Wood Presarvation, 2d. ed., N.Y., McGraw-Hill 1953 . Kittredge, J., Forest lnfuences, N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1948. Koroleff, A., Stability as a Factor in Forest Management, Montreal, P.P.R.I., 1951. Lindquist, Bertil, Genetics in Swedish Forestry Practice, Boston, Chronica Botanica, 1 948. McConkey, O.M .. Conservation in Canada, Toronto, Dent, l 952. Matthews, D. M., Cost Control in the Logging Industry, N.Y. McGraw-Hill, l 942 . readers of this note possess any back num wh fch they do not wish to keep, (espe Forestry or the Foerstry Chronicle) the I welcome. T. S. Jones, Northwestern Ontario Timber Association, Port Arthur. ~ ANTI FREEZE IS POISON Remember that Antifreeze used du months by truck, bush and snowmobile dr windshields from freezing or icing ove purposes is poison. Care should be taken that any a ution of a similar nature carried in a in ~ metal container, so as to be easil THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CO. LI IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR APPOINTMENT AS DISTRICT · DISTRIBUTO "Goodyear" Industrial Product Stocks of Mechanical Belting, both Flat and "V" Belts, as well as Industrial are now carried at their Fort William Warehouses. YOUR INQUIRIES WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. �PAGE 17 LOG BOOK :EBRUARY A Complete Line of WINCHES ·ed States, designed for the logging trade hether your job is loading, transferring, decking or skidding logs, you will find a Timberland inch well suited to your requirements. 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ECHANIZED LOGGING SPECIALISTS PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK United Canuass Big Success In Marathon Woods Some Points About The fine Paper Industry By G. K. Eoll A single campaign to cover all charitable drives in one was conducted November 7 to 16 on Marathon 1 s woods operations. It was an outstanding success. The idea of a united canvass came from discussions among woods employees who considered multiple drives unnecessary and was approved by management in Port Arthur. A total of $2,744.15 was collecte during the ten-day canvass. The output of fine paper in Canada in th years up to 1951 increased by 61 per cent. Al of this increase -was to meet the needs of consumers. The fine paper production of Canada, a hundred thousand tons, has a value of some $ lion plus the $7 million of coated paper produc basic grades of fine paper. The 500 different types of fine paper Canadian mills range from inexpensive grad partly from groundwood pulp, through a wide of higher cost papers made chiefly or whol chemical pulps and up to the finest papers tirely from rags and selling for as much as $1 ton. The uses of fine papers cover a simila range. Some examples are: catalogues, blotte ing-cups, milk containers, wall-paper, magazin ticket tape, letterheads, business forms, sh fine stationery, blue prints, ledger sheets, st ficates, wedding invitations, and currency. Among the fine papers there are lig grades which caliper two one-thousandths of less and there are heavy grades of twenty thickness. The tolerance in the producti fine papers is as little as one-half of oneof an inch. Response by camps was as fol lows: Camp 25, Hillsport Camp 53, Caramat Caramat Depot Camp 12, Stevens Stevens Depot Camp 51, Caramat Camp 5, Stevens Camp 24, Stevens $647.00 525.00 323.00 318.65 292. 00 256.50 212.00 170.00 Special honours to Camp 25 and 53 for their most generous response. The credit for the success of the new scheme goes to the camp clerks organized under J. A. Clairmont, Field Accounting Supervisor, at Stevens, Ontario, and to the Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union, Local 2693, which urged the camp stewards and its membership to support the campaign. The funds are being distributed to the benefitting agencies as fol lows: Port Arthur Community Chest $ 952.50 Red Cross Society 846.65 Christmas Seal Campaign 503.00 Cancer Fund 202.00 Easter Seal Campaign 240.00 TOTAL $2,744.15 Marathon's success in this experiment is another indication that the woods workers are playing their part in community activities. Publications Receiued from the Department of Resources and Development Seed Maturity in White Spruce, by D.. Crossley -- Silvicultural Research Note No. 104. Growth and Development of Coniferous Plantations at Grand'Mere, P. Q., by G. C. Cunningham Silvicultural Research Note No. 103. from the Lake States Froest Experiment Station, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, University Farm, St. Paul 1, Minnesota. Technical Note No. 403•--Veneer Log Production Declines in Lake States. No. 405-- Effect of Pruning on the Growth of Red Pine. No. 406- Log Grading Starts in the Woods. " No. 407- --Comparison of Man Ho.urs Required for Thinning and Clear Cutting Pole-Size Aspen. No. 408-Red Pine Suppressed for Forty Year5 Responds to Release. Russel-Hipwell Engines Ltd. Has Film The Russel-Hipwell Engines Limited Race Car," a 16 mm sound-colour film loan on application to the Russel-Hi Limited, Owen Sound, Ontario. This is the story of an experiment car which ran in the 1952 Indianapolis Though it never finished, the Cummins name for itself by qualifying for the 138.01 m.p.h., the fastest qualifying ti for the "500". The film is more than a record of race . . . it is the story of the backgro why it was bui It and what was acc?mpl engines have powered cars at Indiana never with any great success. ------0--- 50th Anniuersary ·In 1954 the Caterpillar Tractor wi 11 commemorate the 50th anniver ~Jirst practical track-type tractor. •• This anniversary dates back testing of the first practical crawler 1904 in Stockton, Calif., by t~e Company, one of the Caterpillar_ 5 . was the Holt Company which orig• "Caterpillar" at about the same ti crawler. This Holt unit was the forefa 340,000 track-type tractors 0 a~I working in many fields, ex~ uS•V the United States alone. f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1954JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1954 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1954. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/13b093e927d1e83a6fb9566e7fd18288.pdf 9d04035314b0187cd68d3d9f975aed10 PDF Text Text �PAGE 2 LOG JANUARY - FEBRUARY l 95 BOOK • : • ) ~ (. . . . . . f) . . . . .C) . . . . .( ~ C ). . . . . ().._.(.,_.lJ . . . . . f) . . . . . C) . . . .C ) ~ C ) , _ . l ) . . . .()__,C) . . . . C) . . . . . l). . . . . l) . . . . . C)...-.C) . . . . .(). . . . . C). . . . . l) . . . . . (),_,...)._.,(J . . . . .(). . . . .() . . . . . . . . . . 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MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIP I • = • ~ ~ ~ ~ c . _ _ . . ~ ~ u e a - • ~1J,_.,1~.....,.,.._. ~~>~<>4119-0....-0..-.0~>.....«•••,u~..-.C..-.C,..-.o �RUARY 195 ANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG BOOK Woods Worhers Support Blind Campaign NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION ~: ~:t~::~ COCHRAN MACLAGG A campaign to furnish the Northwestern Ontario Canadian National Institute for the Blind Home in OFFICERS :R~.-~ . . ~.£~....~•.-~-...~~•.-l ~....J~.....~•.R~.:..~·...Nc~ ...~ ....~.~-,-"~s"' F eft!Wt , t -----.Pfr°:~ 111111111111 r._._.. :·.·. ·.•. •.•.·.::·. :·.·.~ ·.:·. ·.~....~ .-::~:·:·.~... Em Foa cretary-Managir• • PublisW lVE RY t·IBIU\RY T. S. JONES •ods ,Divisinn Northwest n . Qntario Timber Operators Assoc1afio'fl Ma,,. • .·_BfhbNyEr orp. of Canada ~ •~ - .ro ~ sident's rthwestern Ontario 'Timber Operators' ociation, January 21, 1955, at Port Arthur The new "Era 11 which started after the second world is still continuing . Today, we will be considering common operation administrative problems. We will review results the 1953-54 operating season: we will look at the ent 1954-55 season which is now nearing completand we will also take a look into the future at what think will happen in the 1955-56 season . In preing to you today overall information on the forest ucts industry in Northwestern Ontario, I propose reak 11 forest products 11 into four classes, namely wood; logs for lumber; ties; and other forest pros. Insofar as pulpwood is concerned, the 1953-54 opng season saw an increase over the previous year this year we will cut on our limits and purchase ap•· ·mately the same quantity of wood as was produced year. Our limit production will be up a little and urchase production down a little. So we can say our production of pulpwood is at a reasonably good but that does not tell the whole story. The· pulpproduction as reported by the Canadian Pulp & Association for Canada east of the Rockies shows crease of approximately 7% for the coming year. western Ontario will cut, as I have said approxly the sarr,2. The reason for this is that, while mestic mi Ils as a whole have increased their cut pwood fo, consumption, the export of wood from Western Ontario has been severely reduced. ould, at this time, like to pay tribute to our domills in Northwestern Ontario - 10 in all. Each se companies have spent tremendous sums of .since the war in renovating and modernizing .111 machinery and, as a result, all the mills are ing much more wood than they did in previous In addition, we saw the completion in 1954 of L~wrence Corporation project at Red Rock which into being a new paper machine. It was anrecently that the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & ompany Limited plan to build a new paper at Kenora and we have the announcement of _en Paper Company Limited e,x pansion program ill double their production at Dryden. These elopments in addition to the increased use of the other mills highlights the general expandustry in Northwestern Ontario. tribute to the mill presidents and directors of s ~ho have faith in Northwestern Ontario, and ssisting so greatly in our industrial expansion er, a portion of the economy of Northwestern s been built up since the 30 s on the export 1 (Continued on Page 18) PAGE 3 ::~d: ~~te~th~l~:~d t~a~a i~~~ in t~~n~~~u;!f; dj:)jective and Mr. T. H. Hill, campaign chairman, gave due credit to_ the woods workers when the campaign itas completed. Contributions from the camps were received as fol lows: Ltd. I Longlac Pulp and Paper Comoany limited Abitibi Power & Paper Company limited Soo Division . Newaygo Timber Company limited Ontario Paper Company .. Northern Forest Products Abitibi Power & Paper Company limited Lakehead Division Dryden Paper Company Limited Jan Timber & Contracting Limited $612.00 312.00 283.00 235.75 213.00 124.40 114.20 100.00 ---0-- Community Chest Reaches Goal Mr. R. J. Prettie, president of the Port Arthur Community Chest and Mr. Q. C. Powell, canvas chairman, paid tribute to the woods workers who contributed to the Port Arthur Community Chest and enabled it to make its objective. Donations were received from the camps as follows: Abitibi Power & Paper Company limited .. .. -· .. $1,502.35 Marathon Corporatio of Canada limited -· ........ . 1,100.00 Ontario Paper Company .. ... _...... ---• .. 879.50 St. Lawrence Corporation limited ....... ... .. 570.50 224.00 Northern Forest Products limited 212.00 Newaygo Timber Company Limited ... Nipigon Lake Timber Company limited ........ ---• 135.00 45.50 Oscar Styffe Limited Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union . -- ............. . 25.00 Miscellaneous .. . .. .. .. 15.00 Total Timber Camps Division $4,708 .85 · - - - - - 0 - - -· H. H. Stgffe Re-elected -- Tenth Term At the Annual meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators 1 Association held recently H. H. (Bert) Styffe was re-elected for his 10th term of office. In recognition of his leadership and work for the Association, Vice-President P. V. LeMay presented Mr. Styffe with a barometer as a token of the members 1 apprec. iation . Other officers were re-elected with Mr. Thoms, Woodlands Manager, Longlac Pulp & Paper Company Limited, replacing Mr. A. F. Buell. At the meeting telegrams were read from the following ex-officers: H. P. Klinestiver now residing in British Columbia; A. J. Auden from Brindisi, Italy. The Honourable Clare Mapledoram was the guest speaker and gave an interesting address about the increased use of hardwoods in the United States. • Mr. Mapledoram pointed out the challenge to industry in Ontario which has such an abundant supply of poplar and birch. ---o---- Territorg Change The Hearst area which was included in the territory serviced by the Northwestern Ontario Inspector of the Lumbermen s Safety Association has been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Northern Ontario Inspector. 1 I 'I I\ I 11 �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 Use of a Rock Rake for the Pre-treatment of a Plantation By S. B. White In the past decade there has been an increasing awareness on the part of the public, the government and the woods industries of the renewable aspect of the timber resources in this country. Timber inventories haave brought into focus the limits of what was long considered an inexhaustible resource. In view of this, industry and government have turned to appraise the areas which were exploited by the woods industry over the past half-century or which had been repeatedly burned and found that there were many areas in which natural reproduction was absent or present to such a small degree or with composition of such tree species clS to have no potential commercial value as a forest crop. These areas, at one time, supported stands of commercially valuable species and today are covered with underbrush, plants and commercially inferior tree species. Today it is impossible to re-stock these areas with natural regeneration as the seed source of commercially tree species has been removed by cutting practices which were geared to the economic conditions of the times. The planting of tree seedlings, usually considered the last resort by silviculturists, is the only alternative in securing reproduction . Dense underbrush quite often presents a serious problem to the planter. In some cases the undergrowth is so dense that tree planting becomes excessively difficult and costly. Such is the case on some· areas to be planted on the Newaygo Timber Company Limited property at Mosher, Ontario, on the Algoma Central Railway some 20 miles north of Franz. It was decided in 1953 to use a rock rake to uproot the shrub growth sufficiently to allow planting and reduce some of the competition. The particular area chosen had an overmature decadent mixed wood cover type consisting of white and black spruce, balsam fir and white birch. There was a very dense understory of mountain or moose maple and hazel. Most of the spruce and balsam had been removed in the previous year for logs and pulpwood. The operation was a cut and skid proposition so no strip roads had been cut. Without the removal of some of the dense shrub growth, planting would have been extremely difficult. The area has a southerly aspact and the soil is a slightly alkaline boulder till. The area is fairly typical of the country in that region. The mechanical removal of the underbrush growth was accomplished with a rock rake mounted on the front of a D-6 Caterpillar tractor. It was decided to clear the underbrush in strips and plant these with 2-2 white spruce seedlings at 365 per acre. Th tractor cleared strips about 12 ft. wide every 20 feet uprooting the brush and scarifying the soil and leavi the brush standing in the 20 ft. strips. The strips wer cleared in an east-west direction around the contour the slope. Of course these strips could not be run straight lines but curved around large boulders a trees. The 20 ft. uncleared strips were left as fi r breaks in the early life of the plantation and the u derbrush will eventually be shaded out as the plant trees grow larger and it is hoped will seed in the unplanted strips. The operation itself was not difficult with a skill tractor operator. The teeth on the blade of the ra were kept just at ground level or barely scratching t surface. This avoided pushing out large boulders. accumulated slash on the blade was shoved to the s1 The ground was only lightly scarified but most of underbrush was pulled out by the roots, leaving a g planting area. It should be kept in mind that this not a road building process but the removal of un brush so as little soil as possible was moved. Stan trees and clumps of advance growth were by-pass The area of 15 acres was stripped in the m described above in 20% tractor hours or 1 acre i tractor hours. It is reasonable to assume, however this time could be appreciably shortened if there less boulders and as the machine operator became practiced. The seedlings were planted in a row on eac of the cleared strip, the seedlings being 10 fe and the rows being 8 feet apart. There is enoug left in these cleared strips to offer protection fr direct rays of the hot summer sun. Spruce gr in its early stages if it is somewhat sheltered. It is too early to make any conclusions a value of this experiment. It can be stated, that the actual planting was greatly simplifie pre-treatment. As much of the surrounding have similar underbrush conditions, the val rock rake may become more evident fo_r bru ation prior to planting. This mechanical underbrush eradication has one advantage ical killing in that it actually removes most derbrush for easier planting. One of a series of articles of Northwestern Ontario Se SAVE TIME! SAVE LABOUR! CUT CO Use Marshall-Wells "LOG MARKING PAINT" • Used extensively by B. C. logging companies. Available in a rang~ colors and in containers of one and five gallons. ENQUIRE TO-D FULL PARTICULARS AND PRICES ON REQUEST! Port A J �UARY 1955 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG PAGES BOOK these strip acre. Th ?ry 20 feet and leavin i strips wer : contour o ,t be run i Julders an left as firea..&.a.a.-•..1..-a..11...•.a-...iL.a.-.a..&.-a..a._..a..;a~;..;.11.._.;..1. . . . . . . . . . ._ . . .___& - . md the un the plante M~•"" l,o "~HOMJ-ollo~" mance. Discussing an idea or problem. Telephoning ed in thes another supervisor. Meeting with a group. COMMUNICATING TO BUILD TEAMWORK There are also certain written types of communication: 'ith a ski . What is meant by "communication?" bulletin board notices, letters, schedule announcements, of the posters, suggestion systems, work instructions. . It means exchanging thoughts, ideas, and opinions ratching tween two or more persons. To really "communicate" Q. What are obstacles to successful communication?. , ulders. th someone, you must get across to him exactly what to the A. Wrong attitude: when a person thinks "what the u have in mind - rather than just go through the most other fellow doesn't know won't hurt him." tions of saying or writing something. 1ving a Lack of understanding: failure to realize what peohat thi Why is effective communication s~ch an important ple really want to know. Or, why certain information al of u factor in successful management ? is necessary for doing the job right. ·d. Sta An informed employee takes more interest in his Jy-pass Poor planning: never being able to find enough rk. Tries harder. Turns out more. Co-operates better. time to keep people properly informed. Or, to exchange Is more secure. And, develops a. clearer understandideas. of management's point of view. Wrong means of communication: using words that thermore, when management listens to its employare hard to understand - or that arouse resentment. ' it taps their best thinking on problems. Finds out Also, using the wrong form of communication. For excticns to policies. Spots problems before they get ample: posting a notice when a message really needs ous. explaining. en ideas and thoughts flow freely among members Closed mind: when a person fails to listen to arid anagement, the various operating functions are betconsider someone else's idea. co-ordinated. Good communication produces better Q. Who is responsible for taking the initiative in work among supervisors. _ communication between a supervisor and his ow can a supervisor prevent disrupti¥e misunderemployees? anding? A. The supervisor. He usually has more information e should state facts clearly and accurately. Exon hand. Employees look to him for information. Highwhat's to be done; give the reasons. Use words er management depends on him to sell ideas, get emare easily understood. Listen to reactions. Fully ployee reactions, and to pass information along. r any questions. times it takes a while for a person to digest an Q. Why should communication flow downward, upward, and· sideways in a company? eans the supervisor has to check back to see how A. To do his job effectively, an employee must know etely his idea got across. Further explanations what his supervisor expects. And, the supervisor must e necessary. know what higher management wants done. Hence w can a supervisor beat the "rumor mill?" the need for downward flow. For top management to make over-all decisions, it ances of .always beating . the "rumor mill" are must be able to weigh employee reactions. Get basic slim. But, a supervisor can raise his "batting e," if: (Continued on Page 6) builds a reputation for keeping employees "in know.'' employees feel free to come to him with their NOTICE BO~D stions and know that he'll try to get the right er. n-----i ticks to facts-rather than his own opinions. a~ the skill of spotting what's on his employ-) minds and knows how to satisfy their curiosity. ets the right story to his employees first. 2,.•~Utuu, L are the forms of communication a supenisor se? important is oral communication. Giving Interviewing. Reviewing a man's perfor- j - I I I I �LOG PAGE 6 BOOK JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 ert ,.... Q. Why is listening open-mindedly to a grievance important supervisory tactic? ANSWERS TO "KNOW-HOW" QUESTIONS facts. Find out if there are any practical ideas which will help improve company operation T.his information must flow upward. Finally, information must flow back and forth between supervisors for effective teamwork. and interdepartmental co-operation. Q. When is a grievance a grievance? A. A grievance is a grievance when the worker thinks it is. His grievance may not be justified, but it needs to be dealt with just as considerately and open-mindedly as if it were justifiable. When something on the job causes an employee to become discontented. Perhaps wages, hours of work, working conditions, policies, or how he is supervised. Q. How can a supenisor prevent grievances? A. When something is wrong, correct it before employees complain. Also, although a problem may seem trivial, try to straighten it out. If left unhandeld, it often "snowballs" into something serious. Q. What are some pointers in handling a · grievance? A. If possible, talk to the employee alone. Listen openmindedly to his side of the story. Get as many facts as you can; weigh them carefully; be fair in your decision. Remember: it's what"•s right- not who's right that counts. Be prompt in handling grievances. Follow up to see that the employee is satisfied, and that you've corrected the real cause. • -·-•-•- -a-•~.....«...-.CMllllll'C....,.,_.~tJ __ A _ d _ - I l l - t.-.c........,_,.,:♦ Knowledge Is Where You find It Some people think you can measure your education by the years you spent in school. That's one measure - but only one. On the job, for example, you can pick up new knowledge from many sources. From more experienced employees: from your supe"isor: from your own observation and study. What you gain by these means can put you ahead of other people who have had good schooling but who learn little or nothing "on their own." -•-■- ■-•- Ii I I I I I i I Ii - • - • _n_o.._..-•-•-a-1ta11M -a-1..-.c,_n_u...,,•:• A. While listening, you can find out what's really the aggrieved employee's mind. What he first may not be the real cause. So, by hearing his story, there's a better chance that you'll make a fa decision. If you show the employee that you're open-mi he'll be inclined to listen to what you have to sa Also, an employee may talk himself out of a ance. Encourage him to repeat his story. Talkin ''safety-valve''-lets him get rid of pent-up feeh Q. What happens when grievances are not ha promptly? A. New problems may arise to complicate the tion. The employee may magnify his complaint. come more discontented because he feels he' stalled. This makes it harder to settle the griev ---o---- COST OF LIVI NG The Consumer Price Index dropped point during November, the December 1, 19 being 116.6 as compared to the November figure of 116.8. This figure was almost a higher than the December, 1953, level of 1 decrease in living costs was entirely due to in the food factor. LABOUR INCOME During October, 1954, the monthlY, come in Canada rose to $1,036 millions, an $6 millions over the previous month. the fifth month in a row that the labour exceeded the billion dollar level. (t,_u_a_ ,.._,._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___.. I Waste Less---Sell More ,, "If I only hadn't thrown that away! suddenly realize that some ite~ you it's often too late to do anything a If you were in charge of your C0!'9pa regret the waste of a single min material. You'd know that such w the price of the product or se"ice that might reduce sales. You aren't in charge of the whole you do have control over some w cess in keeping it as low as the welfare of your whole com 1 �IARY 19 55 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG ertificates of Merit Presented .. n-mind to say. fa gri lking i feeli ha11d Mr. H. H. Styffe, President of the Northwestern ntario Timber Operators' Association presented four ertificates at the Annual Meeting in connection with od safety records established by camps in 1954. Mr. Styffe pointed out that safety is an integral rt of management and great efforts are being made reduce the number and severity of accidents in the ads. He paid tribute to the work being done by the rnbermen's Safety Association and the Ontario Pulp Paper Makers' Safety Association and stated: "These rtificates of Merit are being presented to support d encourage the work of the Safety Associations. ere are many different types of operations in the d and this year we decided to present Certificates four types of operations." • The first certificate was presented to the Nipigon ·ve Camps of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company ited for having completed in 1954, 208 consecue days or 8700 man-days without having an accident. e certificate was accepted on behalf of the camps by . Ike Mutch, Superintendent of the Nipigon River ve. The second certificate was presented to Contract p No. 3 of St. Lawrence Corporation for having ked l 0,000 man-days in the period of August 22 November 10, 1954 without any accidents. Mr. k Makinen, Contract Camp No. 98 accepted on alf of the camp. The third certificate was presented to Camp S-109 he Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Fort ces Division in recognition of having "chalked up" he camp's Bulls Eye Safety sign board 403 accidentdays in 1953-54. The certificate was accepted by George R. Potts, Woods Manager on behalf or the The fourth certificate was presented to the Mead ion Depot Camp of the Newaygo Timber Company cognition of having worked 279 accident-free days 54. Mr. K. Moland, Superintendent of the Mead ion accepted the certificate on behalf of the Mead t Camp. F CHANGES AT DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY t was announced recently that Mr. William Cuff en placed in charge of Company camp operations eral superintendent, Woods Department, respono Mr. Norman McMillan, Woods Manager. lso, Jack Godden fomerly with Great Lakes Pape r ny, has joined the woods department staff as engineer responsible to Mr. McMillan. PAGE 7 BOOK Ontario forest Industries Association Oflicers Elected The Ontario Forest Jndustries Association elected the following officers at their annual meeting in Toronto, January 25th, 1955. President: C. B. Davis, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited Vice-Presidents: J. W. McNutt, William Milne & Sons Limited H. H. Styffe, Oscar Styffe Limited. DIRECTORS: Representing pulp and· paper producers or operators: C. B. H. E. J. E. C. J. P. B. Davis, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited F. Ave ry, The KV P Company Limited A. Sewell, The Ontario Paper Company Lorne Goodall, Dryden Paper Company Limited W . Frie5, St. Lawrence Corporation Limited K. Robinson, Howard Smith Paper Mills Limited J. Warwick Fox, The Great Lakes Paper Company Ltd . F. MacKellar, The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. V. LeMay, Marathon Corporation of Canada Limited Representing lumbermen or sawmill operators: C. J. F. D. S. A. A. J. R. J. W. Caverly, John W. Fogg Ltd. W. McNutt, William Milne & Sons Limited W. Hutcheson, Muskoka Wood Products Limited R. Rogers, Consolidated Paper Corporation Limited F. Rook, Pembroke Shook Mills Limited G. Muirhead, Gillies Bros. & Company Limited C. Merwin, Pineland Timber Company Limited H. Hope, The Field Lumber Company Limited J . Prettie, Northern Wood Preservers Limited Omanigue, Barrys Bay Lumber •Company Representing pulpwood exporters and independent operators: H. H. Styffe, Oscar Styffe Limited R. V. Perry, Arrow Timber Company Limited H. S. Mosher, Newaygo Timber Company Limited D. C. Clark, Nipigon Lake Timber Company Limited E. V. Woollings, E. V. Woollings W. H. Nasi, Driftwood Lands & Timber Limited EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: C. B. Davis; S. F. Rook; B. F. Avery; H. S. Mosher J. W. McNutt; B. F. Merwin; H. A. Sewell; D. R. Rogers H. H. Styffe; E. K. Robinson; C. J. W. Fox; DER YOUR REQUIREMENTS NOW Manager Branch Manager, Port Arthur .. - .. Treasurer Solicitor C. R. Mills T. S. Jones M . H. Jackson H. F. Parkinson, Q.C. ----0-- Keep Safety Alive In '55 • ■ ■ Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to sene the Logging. Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating and Building Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. COCHRANE HARDWARE (WESTERN) LIMITED 105 North Cumberland Str•t, Port Arthur - lial 5-7345 �LOG PAGE 8 Great Increase Forecast In Pulp and Paper Needs United States paper and paper-board consumption of 52.9 million tons by 1975 (now it is about 31 million tons annually) is forecast in one of the most comprehensive analyses of future demand for all forest products ever compiled. This is the Stanford Research Institute report made public recently by Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, sponsors of the study. U. S. prcduction of paper and paper-board will be 46.6 million tons, almost twice present output, the report states. Even the eternal optimists in this industry will be blinking their eyes for some time to come when they've scanned the report and studied its implications. Weyerhaeuser, biggest private owner of timber in industry, wanted to know the facts about what the future held for its variety of wood products and for forest indust·· ries at large. The study is impartial, based partly on United States' future needs and taking into account competition between paper-board and wood, rayon pu!p and nylon, etc., and technological advances. Findings of the Stanford group were condensed by Institute staff experts. Their simplified version follows. Paper consumption- "Paper consumption (not including paper-board) as measured by new supply (production plus imports, less exports), increased about 93% between 1929 and 1953, rising from 9.1 to 17.6 million tons. Consumption of all papers by 1975 is estimated • I'm ''Balance"-I'm what makes a Caterpillar-built Tractor, Hyster Winch and Arch team so productive. Caterpillar-Hyster equipment is matched in design for perfect balance . .. is specifically built to "Go Together" to give maximum traction, maintain good stability and maneuverability -even over the roughest terrain. Result: Easier, faster, safer log handling ... more profits for you! Call or drop in for descriptive Brochure 1262 on heavy logging practices. ,·mber at about 28 million tons, based on correlation with po ulation, real disposabel income, and trend; this chec reassuringly with the total estimates for each of th C paper types." . b I 1m er y Paper-board consumption- "Consumption of all grad anagem . . . . has risen rapidly in the past quarter-centu s Lumb from about 4.3 million tons in 1929 to about 13 orth Sta million tons in 1953. A continued increase is expect· Boni but at a lesser rate. It is unlikely paper-board can fi Inc. new uses as potentially large as shipping containe of and packaging materials. A slower rate of growt therefore, is reflected in an estimated future consum No tion of 24.9 million tons of paper-board in 1975." ch e b Imports- "In 1952, net imports totalled 4.6 millir y C ials tons, with newsprint imports of 5 million tons partial! offset by net exports of other grades. Heavy impo Kim of newsprint are expected to continue; this country wi Wh remain a net importer of paper and paper-board. N imports are estimated to reach about 6.3 million t by 1975." Production- "Total domestic production of paper a paper-board is expected almost to double, from 2 million tons in 1952 to 46.6 million tons by 1975." Other Woodpulp Products-The report states that ei hundred thousand tons of woodpulp used in non-pa products in 1952, 61 % went in rayon and acetate; 3 in cellophane, lacquers, photographic film, plastics explosives. Indicated trend is a declining rate of gr for rayon and acetate in textiles. Total non-paper of woodpulp are expected to increase from 80 tons in 1952 to about 1,800,000 by 1975. It is estimated that in 1975 total consumpti woodpulp in the U. S. will be slightly more than that of 1952 ( 18 vs 36. l mi II ion tons). Other Findings- "Probably the most important c anticipated is the increased use of semi-chemical in the furnish of both paper and paper-board." " The proportion of bleached and semi-bl sulfate pulp in the white pulp. classification, eludes also sulfite and soda, is expected to ri ily." "Little, if any, further expansion in ca sulfite and soda pulps is forseen." By 1975 every region will have seen its supply go up considerably from 1952 levels. West will increase moderately (2.8 and 4.7) South is due for a whopping 15.5 million co wood basis) increase. Use of hardwood will be increased grea Sawmills as a source of pulp chips more important; East will get 11 % of its s sawmills by 1975. ---0--- TECHNICAL NOTES RECEIVED FROM LAKE ST" EXPERIMENT STATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF No. 420 No. No. Caterpillar-Hyster balanced equipment for more logging profits ... lower costs. POWELL EQIIPMEIT CO. LTD. 115 N. Cumberland St. Port Arthur, Ontario BOOK 1060 Arlington St. Winnipeg, Manitoba No. No. No. for Timing and Yields of First Commercial in Red Pine Plantations. 421 Logging Operations Provide Winter Fe 422 Age of Seed Tree and Earliness of Sh in Young Red Pine Seedlings. 423 Seed Source and Earliness of Shoot Gr Young Red Pine Seedlings. 424 Seed Source and Earliness of Shoot Gr in Red Pine Plantations. 434 Aerial Spray Tests with 2, 4, 5-T for Control in Lower Michigan. l 3 Also received w.is Station Paper No. 1953." M �BRUARY 19 r_io~hrt~h~ I each of t NUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG A joint meeting of the Ontario Pulp & Papermakers' Safety Ass'n, Northwestern Woods Branch and the Lumbermen's Safety Ass'n, Northwestern Ontario District was held recently in Port Arthur. Mr. A. L. K. Switzer, Ontario Pulp & Papermakers. Safety Assocaition, chaired the business sessions and Mr. John Styffe Chairman of the Northwestern Ontario District Committee of the Lumbermen's Safety Association was chairman of the evening dinner at which Mr. E. E. Sparrow, Chairman, Workmen's Compensation Board was guest speaker. 5 GENERAL CHAIN SAW & EQUIPMENT Ont. 122 MATHESON ST. KENORA, Ont. The program included remarks by E. H. Reeves, General Manager, Lumbermen's Safety Association and D. B. Chant, Secretary-Manager, The Ontario Pulp & Papermakers' Safety Association. Mr. H. Mutch gave a talk on Safety Organization and C. C. Wright, Spruce Falls Power & Paper Company Limited gave a "Flannel Board" demonstration on the bui Id-up of a safety plan. Both associations held separate annual meetings and the afternoon was high-lighted by an address by Mr. Maclaggan, Woods Manager, Lakehead Division, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited. The subject of Mr. Maclaggan's address was "Safety Without Protection ." Discussions were held as follows: Discussion on Safety Posters with Mr. R. A Hallonquist leading the discussion. Discussion on Hard Hats with Mr. F. Hedley leading the discussion. Discussion on First-Aid training in the woods lead by A E. Minor. . At the evening meeting Mr. Lawrence Champoux of Northern Forest Products Limited and Mr. F. Rupnik of Abitibi were presented with Turtle Club memberships. Both these men owe their lives to the fact that they wore safety hats on the job. - - - 0 -- - Phone 6532 DEALERS FOR McCulloch Chain Saws Safety Helmets Portable Fire Pumps THE NEW QUIET JOHNSON SEAHORSE OUTBOARDS Trailmobile pwood Trailers Lowbeds umpbodies and Hoists <J Safety Meetings -- A Full Day ·mberly-Clarh Renames Two Affiliates Closer identification with the parent company, imberly-Clark Corporation, has prompted corporation nagement to change the names of the William Boni1 of all gra .Jarter-centu s Lumber Company of Marenisco, Michigan, and the ) about 13 orth Star Timber Company of Duluth, Minnesota. ;e is expect Bonifas now has become Kimberly-Clark of Mich1oard can fi an, Inc. and North Star now is known as Kimberly,g containe ark of Minnesota, Inc . ·e of growt No merger or re-organization is involved in the _ure ~~ s~m me changes. Each company continues to operate as tn 1 • fore but under the new name. No transfer of assets d 4.6 milli any change in operations is involved, corporation tons partial icial~ explain. Relatio~ships of the two companies ieavy impo th Kimberly-Clark remain unchanged. s country wi What is now Kimberly-Clark of Michigan, Inc. has r-board. N n associated with Kimberly-Clark since 1909 and a million to ge supplier of pulpwood tor th~ corpo_ration mills. Michigan, the company tripled its holdings between 41 and 1947, and since then additional features have ome a part of the unit, including a forest protection ratory at Iron Mountain and a nursery at Lake ry. tes that eig Kimberly-Clark of Minnesota, Inc. has been a part in non-pa Kimberly-Clark since 1907. The company's hold-· acetate; 39 s concentrated in Lake and St. Louis counties, con, plastics ' a large quantity of spruce timber. The company ate of gro operated the Knife River Nursery at Two Harbors ::m-paper the last five years, growing one to two million rom 800, splants each year. ortant cha ,emical ard." ;emi-ble on, whi to rise PAGE BOOK High Stumps Waste Wood and Decrease Earnings. �LOG PAGE 10 Forest Library of Northwestern Ontario BOOK JANUARY - FEBRUARY 195 Gaertner, E. E. translator TWO KEYS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SEEDS Toronto, Research Council of Ontario, 19S4 Covers many seeds of weeds found in Ontario woods. Some recent additions to the Forest Library of Northwestern Ontario These publications, and all others in the library, are available on loan to anyone interested in forestry. Loans are for two-week periods; they are renewable by post card. Borrowers are responsible for return postage only. If you would like more extensive lists of additions to the I ibrary please write for them. American Paper and Pulp Association A STUDY OF COMMUNITY DEPENDENCY ON THE PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY New York, The Association, 19S3 Using American examples it shows the tremendous con1: ibution of the industry. American Society of Phot~grammetry MANUAL . OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY: 2nd Edition Washington, The Society, 19S2 . The " Bibl e" of photogrammetrists; many of its 867 pages are give n to fo restry applications. H. Chapman FOREST MANAGEMENT Bristol, Conn., Hildreth Press, 19S0 A standard textbook on the subiect. Collier, R. D. and Silversides, C. R. FULPWOOD LANDINGS Montreal, Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada, 19S2 Greeley, W. B. FORESTS AND MEN New York, Doubleday, 19S2 An account of forestry development in North America from a personal point of view. Hawley, R. C. THE PRACTICE Of SILVICULTURE, 6th Edition New York, Wiley, 19S4 A revised and expanded edition of a well-known text. Hicock, H. PRESERVATION OF WOOD BY SIMPLE METHODS New Haven, Connecticut Agriculture Station, 19S4 By "simple" the author means preservation without sett 1 up a factory-type operation; many methods are within sc of housebuilder. Hughes, K. W. FORESTRY THESES ACCEPTED BY COLLEGES ANO UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S., 1900 - 1952 Cc-rvallis, Ore., Oregon State College, 1953 Lists post-graduate theses by school, author and sub1e Koroleff, A. FULL-TREE LOGGING; A CHALLENGE TO RESEACH Montreal, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, 1 Laver, C. F. PRINCIPLES OF LOG MEASUREMENT London, Ernest Benn, 19S1 Primarily of interest to the scaler or Marsh, R. E. PUBLIC POLICY TOWARDS PRIVATE FORESTRY IN SWEDEN, NORWAY AND FINLAND Washington, Pack Foundation, 19S4 A concise, readable account of Scandinavian Ontario. Select Committee on the Adminjstration of Department of Lands and Forests REPORTS AND PROCEEDINGS Toronto, 1941 The proceedings are of special interest to North Ontario people who want to know the views such men as C. W. Cox, Oscar Styffe, Tom F E. E. Johnson, etc. Preston, J. F. DEVELOPING FARM WOODLANDS New York, McGraw-Hill, 19S4 Most recent substantial publication Tryon, R. M. THE FERNS AND FERN ALLIES OF MINNESO Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 19 Handbook will be useful to foresters concer botanical aspects. Shepard, H. H. THE CHEMISTRY AND ACTION OF New York, McGraw-Hill, 19S1 A standard text on the subiect. Silverborg, S. B. NORTHERN HARDWOODS CULL MANUAL Syracuse, N. Y. State College of Fo,eSt ry, 1 Small, well-illustrated booklet. NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LTD. FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO Wakely, P. G. PLANTING THE SOUTHERN PINE Washington, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, A large, attractive book, profusely 1 Telfor, C. MU SMALL SAWMILL OPERATOR'S MA_ p • t· Office. Washington, U. S. Govt.. rin ,ng illustra Thorough, concise, with many 'Continued on Page �RUARY 195j JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 Why Preserue Wood? EDS woods. America 1 LOG " mown sta nd a )DS 54 ·ithout settin i within scop AND nd subject. ACH anada, 1954 mthusiast y Timber is treated to prevent decay and thus extend its lifetime and the lifetime of the structures in which it is used. Decay has several causes--deteriorating elements, numerous species of destructive insects, and more commonly, a microscopic plant organism called fungus, which begins as a seed or spore and spreads swiftly, sprouting roots known as mycellium. These penetrate the cell walls of the wood, dissolving the cellulose for food and thereby weakening and eventually destroying the wood. Soil and dampness speed this action. Proper trea_tment extends the lifetime of timber s much as ten times. For example, in ·1860 a treated imber fence was bui It at Victoria Docks, London, Engand. It was still in sound condition when removed few years ago. The Lake Pontchartrain Trestle, 11 iles long, near New Orleans, was built in 1882. A ecent inspection and test of its timbers proved these till have 90 per cent of their original strength. Serice records have established that treated railway ties ave an average life of 30 years (limited by mechanical ear). Treated poles and culverts have an average Ii fe f 50 years. Any form of preservation helps prolong the useful fe of wood . For short term life, or where replacements e readily available, timbers are often brushed with or ipped in preservatives of one type or another. BUT BOOK PAGE 11 pressure treating is the only form of wood preservation which, over the years, has proven to give truly extended life to all parts of the ttimber. Only this type of treatment assures that the timber itself will be in service as long as its mechanical life. Pressure-treated timber is not only low in initial cost, but its annual cost (initial cost plus the interest on the investment plus the maintenance cost divided by the years of service) is lower than that of any structural material. Another very important advantage of treated timber is its high salvage value when a structure is enlarged or altered many years after original construction. --by Northern Wood Preservers Ltd. NAPANEE MAN MADE PULP DISCOVERY Few people know that a Napanee, Ontario man, John Thompson, was the first man in the world to demonstrate that paper could be made from woodpulp. onstrate that paper could be made from woodpulp. During the Civil War surplus rags had been used up and as this was the basic item in the manufacture of paper, the industry was in a great panic. The problem was solved by John Thompson, of Napanee, Upper Canada, who was the first man in the world to demonstrate that paper could be made from woodpulp. ---0-- restry. LOGGING ROAD BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE Tractors Diesel Engines Pulp Loading Drag lines lire Rope ALL LOGGING USES Compressors ork Lift Trucks LOGGING - ROAD BUILDING - MARINE - ts. GRAVEL LOADING Allis-Chalmers -- Allis•Chalmers POWER UNIT GENERATORS REPLACEMENTS - General Moto-rs - Pettibone-Mulliken - Thew-Lorain British Ropes cc;::t'!;:y) - lngerso_ll-Rand Canadian Mobile RUBBER TIRED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE POWER STEERING 4 WHEEL FOR TRANSFER LOADING ROAD BUILDING CRANE - SHOVEL / WINCHES, YARDERS, etc. - ROCK DRILLING - ENGINE STARTING, etc. MILL YAR~HOP Lis~BER YARD - dJ,011, gale& - ge'UJ40e - (Bull Moose) Pa1''4 PHONE, WI RE, WRITE OR CALL IN AT Vulcan Machinery &Equipment Ltd. OR.TH CUMBERLAND ST. at McVicar Creek. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO PHONE 4-2483 1 �PAGE 12 LOG Mead Depot Theme Song 4. (To be sung to the tune of "This Old House") 1. 2. 3. There's a tiny little hamlet Far from the citie's roar, Ani't got no tall skyscrapers Ain't even got a store; But the people there ain't cryin' They're as happy as can be, You'll always hear them give a cheer For Mead community. Got storage on the landing, Got pulpwood piled up high, Got good men there to l·o ad it, Got machinery standing by; Got to keep that pulpwood rolling, Got to get it out by Fall, Then you should hear Alex roar "That bucket's too darn small!" 5. 6. Got wide open spaces, Got nature in the rough, Got flies galore all summer, Got winter really tough; Got bears to fight in springtime, Got foxes fighting too; And when everything seems quiet, Skunks! **?*){)*!!! @@ pheyoo! 1. CHORUS: Ain't got no great big city, Ain't got no neon lights, Ain't got no t:all skyscrapers, Ain't got no city lights. But Mead's the place we cheer for Mead's Newaygo's number one, Mead is home sweet home for all of us, And boy do we have fun ! JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 JAN BOOK Got a little white school-house Where we children go each day, Learning how to do our lessons And we work and play. Got a perfect in 'rithmetic, Got a star for spelling too, Just as our heads begin to swell, Teacher says, "Where's Timbuctoo?" IT TAKES b9 MUSCLES TO FROWN As And I th i And Got houses neat and cosy, Got propane gas in use, Got oil for our heaters, Got Hydro for our juice. Got water piped in handy, Got all the fixtures too, Got a cold snap in the winter Outside plumbing has to do ! It For So I' A w Got a road that we can drive on, Got a town not far away, Got stores that we can shop in, Got a place to spend some hay! Got a bowling team that's happy, They brag they're at the top, Comes a game that really counts That's the time they flop! Got an office bright and cheery, Got a staff that makes it hum, Got money when you need it, If it's not too big a sum. Got first-aiders for the injured, Got crutches when you fall, Got free advice to everyone Got aspirin for all ! -•- • . . AND ONL'{ 13 TO SMIL~. He is And 1 But Before WHY WORK SO HARD/ -•- NO RIGHT-OF-WAY On the question of traffic acciden a slogan sponsored by the Toronto Tra Safety Council in a recent parade is wo of note, ·'There's is no right-of-way in cemetery. 11 For reduced friction and reduction in parts replacement many firms are using this outstanding lubricant. LUBRIPLATE MADE BY FISHER BROS. REFINING CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. Grease only once in 4000 miles. - Gear lube flows at 50° below zero. 2000 mile rating on motor A few of the leaders that use LUBRI PLATE are: CITY OF FORT WILLIAM TRANSIT DEPARTMENT DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY LONGLAC PULP AND PAPER COMPANY LIMITED MARATHON CORPORATION OF CANADA LTD. TIMBERLAND MACHINES LIMITED Your Distributor GEORGE 0. HILL SUPPLY CO. FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO We'll A fo For Has Heh �LOG A Cruiser's Thoughts Many Years Ago BOOK PAGE 13 Now these two hardy pikers Set out one day in June, With five poor wretched infidels To tow them to their doom. His ordinary odor Would almost raise your hair, But when he gets full of lima beans, He smells just like a bear. As the sun is sinking in the west, And I have ought else to do, I think I'll tak.e up my old pencil And scribble a !ine or two. And For We But Our cook was none other than Reddy Lacasse, A worldly man and well, He knew more about women Than any book could tell. It makes no difference what I write, for few will care to read, So I'll just look over this cruising party, A worthy topic indeed. The Chief was Donald Parker, A very husky lad; If he ever has to go out in winter, It sure will be too bad. We'll start with A. Jack Auden, A forester of State, For drinking tea. this gentleman Has never met his mate. He owned a nice pair of breeches, But they were a little slack, And they had one disadvantage: An airhole in the back. He is the over-seer of this group, And not a bad old head, But he sure does like his cocoa Before he goes to bed. And now comes Rory Maclennan, A paper maker of renown; We've used several rolls of his paper, That we lugged clear in from town. He has as his worthy helper, George Harvie, a youth of note, He looks just like a commodore Perched up in front of the boat. Now a married man is Rory, With a wifey, I declare, And when we talk of getting home, He stands and paws the air. But when he comes to a portage, George sure can make her hump, He carries a ukelele And lugs it on a tump. Now here is E. L. Bowler, From Brandon bails this youth; That he uses very strong perfume, I'll swear it is the truth. By Max MacLaggan . . AND 13 SMIL~ .. they have almost succeeded, at this early hour, have nothing left but lima beans, they <;ure are full of power. 1L'{ HAAD/ AY He cooked sourdough pancake and bread by the yard, And he carved himself a name, Clear across the continent From Washington, D. C. to Togo, Maine. Now for the last of the party, Who hails from another clime, You'd swear when he came into the bush, That he had been doing time. His head looked like a bullet, His beard was long and black, And you should have heard the snores of the brute, While lying on his back. And if he should die up in the woods, And the devil call round in his wagon, You'd find him listed in his book As Maxwell T. Maclaggan. Editor's Note: The above was written in the days when cruisers were cruisers and women were unknown in the woods. 'i Call 3-8323 I-i i CONSOLIDATED I I I PRESS •:•,~~,e11M~,,.....,,.,_.,,~,,...,,_,.,,,_.o....,,~~,~.,_.•!• Ii i I 1 i i I I ' 137 SOUTH MAY STREET FORT WILLIAM = II i I = WE ARE ANXIOUS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR PRINTING PROBLEMS. Ii ' •:♦ ......) . - . « . . . . .) ~ ~ ~ ) . - . < ) . . - . C . . . . . . .~~. . . . .) . - , C. . . . . . .,.-.C~..-..C)4111M,._.I)~♦:♦ I �LOG PAGE 14 Appointment Announced JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 BOOK ANUAR FOREST LIBRARY OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO (Continued from Page 8) Rector, W. G. LOG TRANSPORTATION IN THE LAKE STATES LUMBER INDUST'RY, 1840-1918 Glendale, A. H. Clark, 19S3 An entertaining amalgam of economics, history and descriptions of old camps, logging , and rafting techniques. Stamford Research Institute AMERICA'S DEMAND FOR WOOD, 1929-1975 Tacoma, Weyerhouser Timber Co., 1954 This projection into the future by an outstanding research centre is causing much discussion in American lumber circles. It includes a pulpwood survey. Western Forest and Conservation Association REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON VARIOUS RECOMMENDED REFORESTATION P'RACTICES AND TECHNIQUES Portland, Ore., The Association, 1953 For the silvicultu1·e and regeneration specialist. "White, Aubrey HISTORY OF CROWN TIMBER REGULATIONS FROM THE DATE OF THE FRENCH OCCUPATION TO THE PRESENT TIME - Toronto, King's Printer, 1899 Mr. R. G. Regimbal Timberland Machines Limited recently announced the appointment of Mr. G. R. Regimbal as Assistant Branch Manager of the Port Arthur branch. Mr. Regimbal has had wide experience in the Parts Division at the Head 9ffice of Timberland Machines Limited and he will assist Mr. W. A. Bottoms, manager of the Port Arthur office, which is located at 837 Fort William Road 1 Port Arthur, Ontario. The historical portion of the Kennedy Reoort was drawn largely from this book. It reveals the haphazard way the Crown policy developed and why white pine dominates the thinking of so many people. Weigman, Carl TREES TO NEWS; A CHRONICLE OF THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY'S ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Toronto, McClelland '& Stewart, 1953 Pleasant informative reading about a company with cperatiol")s in this area. <'fits d)d. Sru,: ''Gas Is Best By Test' For Timber Camps--. large or s■al A Size for Every Need PROPANE GAS side-arm water heaters have prov themselves as a sure and economical way of heaf water for cookeries and bunkhouses. See us also re conversion burners for camp steam ha USE PROPANE INSTEAD OF WOOD. Also available: Propane Truck and Tractor Engine Heat WRITE, PHONE or WIRE NORTHERN PROPANE GAS CO. L BOX 325 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO We 1 �.UARY 1955 NUARY .- FEBRUARY 1955 ry and techniques. :ling research OM,'' , lumber cir- )MMENDED ts FROM THE IE PRESENT • was drawn ard way the ~ dominates 'ARIO NT with 8. a, p4i,ua,1,e PAGE 1.5 LOG -. BOOK ~.t.ctw. We'd like you to meet another character from our ture gallery of famous bosses: "Gumshoe Gus." Some people swear that Gus has eyes in the back his head. Gus makes no bones about prying and snooping. considers himself a kind of policeman. He sees to that the people who work for him do what they're posed to do. They don't get away with much when 's around. We've known a number of Gumshoe Guses. But 've never known one who was well-liked or who had morale in his department. If you want the best of people, you've got to have confidence in them. 've got to expect them to be honest, square-shoot, and industrious. There's an old saying: "Give the dog a good name he'll live up to it." Like most old saying, it packs t of practical wisdom. As a matter of policy, never suspect anyone of hing until you can't avoid it. Even then don't p to conclusions give the man a chance' to exn. Maybe he can. This doesn't mean you should,. ignore · shi'rking er • violation of rules or orders. But ·don!.t -go-around ·as- ·if you expected to find such faults. It doesn't mean you shouldn't check up on people frequently. But check up with the idea of seeing how things are coming along and whether you can give them any help. If you show confidence in a man - and he violates that confidence, he's apt to be ashamed 0f -himself. Given half a chance, he'll apologize and try to do better. On the other hand, if you don't trust him anyway, why shouJd he act honourably? It's sort of a challenge to see how much he can get away with. Keep your eye on the ball. It's far more important to bui Id good-wi II - to get peopl_e interested in doing a good job - than it is to spot every possible rule violation and evidence of shirking. DON'T BE A "GUMSHOE GUS !" TALK IT OVER FIRST Does the grass sometimes look greener in the next pasture? Do you ever feel like asking for a transfer - or even quitting your job 1 When you do feel that way, don't bottle it up. Let someone you have confidence in know what !' you're thinking. Doing th~, you will often see the picture mON! clearly. And, sometimes, the othe-r person can bring out angles you've overlooked. The action you take after talking frankly with a trvsted friend is more likely to prove sound, in the long run. w 1 Complete DRUM CLEANER SERVICE at McEWEN'S All Drum•s receive a thorough and complete internal cleansing. High turbulence solvent cleaning under pressure remons all particles from inside. I USE OF OUR GILBARCO DRUM CLEANER INSURES YOUR DRUMS OF COMPLETE CLEANLINESS. °' I the safest, most otnical snow tire oa anarket today ask 1ts about the SEIBERLING COMMUTER TIRE Grip - No Drone Long Mileage DISTRIBUTORS FOR • Seiberling Tires and Batteries e Veedol Motw Oils .• PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO R O Gasolines I �LOG PAGE 16 C.P.P.~. Woodlands Section Suggestion Notes MOVES THAT COUNT An expert in almost any field makes few waste motions. He makes every move count. On the job, wasted motions add to your own fatigue. As you become more expert on your job you cut out wasteful actions and save your strength Yet, you accomplish more. • Every person can get the satisfaction of moving with skill - - and making every move count. WASH STAND- By Angefbert Legault. HOME-MADE ICE BOX- By R. • Lafrance. HEATED TOILET HOUSE- By E. L. Howie. SNOWMOBILE 11 HOOK-UP" FOR SLEIGHS By B. Comeau. ELECTRIC WATER SWEEPER- By E. Vidal. CUBIC FOOT SCALE STICK- By E. Pickard. STADIA REDUCTION CHARTS- By G. H. MurchiSOII. PORTAGE SLEIGH FOR SNOWMOBILE- By A. Jordan. ICE SCALE, ICE AUGER AND ICE KEY-HOLE SAW- R. Lavoie. PERPETUAL SAFETY CALENDAR- By W. D. Bertrand, R. Pare. SPLICING WIRE ROPE- By W. M. Watson, J;. DEMOUNTABLE SAW-HORSE FOR SAWING CONTESTS-By G. Dallaire. TAPING A CUT BEFORE BANDAGING- By Web Watson. DEVICE FOR REMOVING BROKEN AXE HANDLE FROM AXE HEAD- By Albert Bergeron. ARCH CULVERT FOR MAIN HAUL ROADS- By L. C. Douglas. CLOVA FIRE TOWER CABINS- By J. M. Beauchemin. PROTECTION FOR BRAKE FLUID PIPE LINE ON TRUCKSBy G. W. McIntyre. BOAT FRAME FOR SWEEPING LOGS- By L. Corriveau. USE OF SLACK-LINE IN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONBy T. C. Bjerkelund. VEHICLE PROTECTION BOX- By H. Savoie. TILTH-IG STAND FOR KEROSENE AND GASOLINE DRUMSBy L. LeBlanc. ......., ... .., .......... , Additional Help for Unemployed In double-quick time the newly-met federal g ernme~t has passed an amendment to the Unempl ment Insurance Act inc~easing the special supplem ary benefits paid under the Act and also incre the minimum period for which these will be payab The amendment, which deals with the suppleme benefits paid to winter jobless whose right to r benefits has been exhausted, provides for a mini of 60 days supplemental benefits to qualified u loyed workers. It further brings the scale of ra these supplemental benefits up to the scale of th ular benefits. As before, the period to which t plemental benefit provision applies is from Jan to April l. The next CCH Canadian Labour Law will include this amendment to the Act. -....... .. ----0--- , ......... ,,.,, , _,,__ This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced · at the Port Arthur mill of Provincial Paper Limited out of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario: printed by Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, . Fort William, Ontario. . ..,,.,,,.~,,,,.,,.,,,.. .......,, ---0---- .....,,,.... .. ,,.,,,, ·• Keep Safety Alive In '55 ,,.~ Genuine PARTS '' Best . JANUARY - FEBRUARY 195 BOOK and FORD ACCESSORI in the Long Run Gibson Motors Limited carry thE: la i Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories and Winnipeg. For your convenience, Gibson Motorl tain a speedy shipping department given prompt attention so that ~ ject to costly lay-up. Y~ can Motors Limited for Serv1ce--PI PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS LIMITED Authorized Ford Deale, - Thunder Bay Dilfrict �---- ANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG RUARY 195 ------ - BOOK PAGE 17 few waste 1r own fatur job you r strength. moving count. i,f ! federal go Unemplo supplemen .o increasi be payable Jpplementa ,t to regul YARDER e a of rates of the re ,ich the su T imbe rla d pro udly presents t he all-new 6-wheel drive Mobile Yarder. It's desig ned to le ngthen your logging season . . . while increasing produ ction and efficie ncy. Here's why the T imberla nd Mobile Ya rder ca n make your loggi ng ope rations MORE PROFIT ABLE. • Reduces yea, 'round ope ration. • Reduces overhead through reduction in operating st aff. • Reduces capita l expe nditures t hroug h reduction in ca mp ize. • In creases production per man day. • Stabilizes labou r due to longer ope rat ing seas,;,n and bette r working conditions. designed and built to make your logging operations more profitable I, I I I The Timberland Mobile Yarde r has a line pull of 15,000 lbs. on the main drum and Iine speed of 800' pe.., minute. Built for yarding cord bundles of pulpwood up to 600' dista nce or ree le ngths. Timbe rla nd electric clutches gi ve t he operator fa st handling without latigue clutch mainte na nce is pract ically eliminated. T he ca b is designed for comple te operator comfort with cushioned seat, heater, de froster and windshield wi r. Mo unted on a 6 x 6 Cra ne Carrier Truck, t his Timbe rland Mobile Ya rder can be moved quickly an d easil y to its next location. ,, Write or phone t oda y fo r f ull info rm at ion on the new Timberlan d Mobile Ya rde r. I l\fanufacturers of Construction. Logging aud M z"ning Equipment Head Office and Factory: Woodstock, Ont. Branch Office : Port Arthur, Ontario �LOG PAGE 18 President's Address (Continud from Page 3) of pulpwood and we are gradually losing this part of our economy. You are familiar with the fact that_ th_e cost of producing pulpwood in Northwestern Ontario 1s not competitive with other areas of (?ntario, Quebec, t_he Maritimes and the Lake States as 1t used to be; with the export policy of the Ontario government; and with the increased use of hardwoods in the United States: All these factors have a bearing on the loss of part ot our export market which, for the past 20 years, has contributed substantially to the economy of Northwestern Ontario. You are also familiar with the Province of Ontario Department of Lands and Forests reports entitled "Forest Resources Inventory". These reports tel I much the same story in utilization. In the majority of cases, the allowable cut of all species is not being used . In one or two cases the allowable cut of spruce pulpwood is nearly in balance with the actual utilization. For all other pulpwood species-jackpine and the hardwoods, (poplar and birch), there is room for considerable expansion in utilization. Such reports would indicate, in my opinion, that in addition to the considerable expansion in our present domestic mills (which they are doing so well), there is room for more mills in Ontario and at the same time there is room for some export. I believe you are all aware that there were several new mills constructed in the Southern United States inthe past few years and three mills on the B. C. coast. There are also two more mills under consideration in B. C. and one in Alberta. At the present time I do not know of any company which is contemplating building a new mill in Ontario and I think this factor should be given a very close look at by the government of the Province of Ontario and by industry. We have the resources. But I beUeve, one of the thief reasons why new mills are' not being bui It in Ontario, and particularly in Northwestern, is the high cost of wood a~ c~mpared to wood costs in other areas. The combination of features such as higher dues and wage levels - and_ we must r:iot _forget higher fr~}ght rates - have made it increasingly diffic-ult for Northwestern Ontario _~to compete. · 1 _ We· -have · reason to ·believe tha_t our new Minister of Lands and Forests, the Hon. Clare Mapledoram and his department are r.,ow fully cognizant of the factors we mentioned above, and we wish them every success in their efforts to bring about ar:y necessary changes in policy which will expand the ecoonmy of the Province of Ontario. Approximately the same quantity of logs for lumber was cut last year as the previous year. This year so far there is a considerable reduction in this production. While the lumber market held up reasonably well this Summer and Fall because of the strike in the U. S. West Coast region, the future did not look too clear or too bright and, therefore, log producers were not cutting as many logs this year as they did the last few years. More recently the market outlook for lumber and such products has brightened and the prediction is that there should be a firm ·market for lumber and allied products in 1955. The tie market is down considerably. All the tie~ from this area are sold to the two rai Iways and tie orders have been cut for 1955 delivery and in addition, one rai Iway has cut the price of their tie-rates for the third consecutive year. The producers of ties are very concerned about this situation which has a very defin- BOOK ite effect on the economy of Northwestern Ontario ESIDE Wherever possible, operators will turn to the produc ion of other products and this may have an effect a an fo the railroads in later years. p_e rp The other forest products such as poles, mine lag rri.i1 ging, booms, cedar posts, etc., are approrximately th 1 a 1 , same as last year. The saw mills, planing mills and treating plant which handle the forest products in Northwestern Ont ario are a definite part of our economy. As an exampl of. an integrated plant, the Northern Wood Preserver in Port Arthur is an outstanding one. I pay tribute t the executives of saw-mi Ils and other manufacturin plants of wood products in Northwestern Ontario fc their faith and help in the expansion of the woods in dustry in Northwestern Ontario. So all in all, it is safe to say that the woods industr while definitely not as robust as it was a couple of year ago, at least kept employment up to a good averag figure in comparison with other industries. Many op~rators are wondering what the new seaso will bring. Have we seen the bottom of the dip or ar we to see a further dropping in the overall volume pro duced per year? This is one time we do not hesitat to "get out on the Ii mb" . We flatly predict that 1955 can and wi II be a go solid year but will not reach boom proportions. Ther are a few things we can do to help ~he recovery UJlll- - i business. We must reduce our costs and elimina the frills. We must collectively show the governme that the industry is already suffering from the im ition of higher dues and other costs, direct and ind ect. The railways have increased rates to the po, where rai I movement of wood products has been d couraged. We believe a reasonable reduction in frei rates will do much to regain some of our former kets for lumber and pulpwood. Further to this, believe our industry must continue to seek ne~er more economical ways of removing and producing t ber products. In this regard we have only scrat the surface. We believe we can maintain and cont a high and fair return to the woods worker. ~ut methods of operating must become more eff1c1e Mueh is being done to make our oper~tions efficient as the years go by. We once again saw stantial sums of money invested in making our industry more permanent. Camps were improved, permanent buildings were built at permanent and road systems were extended and improved. At this time I would like to pay a special c ment to the Abitibi Power & Paper Company for establishing their Woodlands Laborato~y at Ontario. The Abitibi are conducting extensive r in silvicultural cutting methods and have alrf fered to pass knowledge gained to the ~7st ,~ dustry. This offer is typical of our new e~a • ther example of the exchange of information • M·innle.sota operators was the trip to the Ontario. • • . 1ml Paper Company Red Lake Roa d Patnc1a we visited their operations and saw thei_r n family cutter camp. Everyone on the trip t interested in this new development and c~~e follow with interest the progress made by Minnesota. Forest Management is a term that we and more of. Our Forest M anagem ent plans b sin of our busines sand just like _any o~e~e ~aw governed by present econom1~s an t must and demand. At the same time, we -~! :~~i (Continued on Page 19 ) �~UARY 19SfNUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG rn Ontari ESIDENT'S ADDRESS . . he produc (Continued from Page 18) n effect n for the future so that our forests wi II be operated perpetuity. Different methods of cutting are being . : e la rried out in order to get the best nature regeneration th ssible. In some places where natural regeneration •ima e Y ' Is, artificial regeneration by seeding or planting may . necessary. In fact, some of the members of this as,t,ng plant iation have planting programs underway. ·estern On an exampl That we are doing things in Northwestern Ontario I Preserver demonstrated by the fact that foresters and experts y tribute t m all over Canada are coming to Northwestern Ontnufacturin o more frequently to learn of the things we are doOntario fo . In the past year, we saw members of the Woode woods in ds S~ction, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Forry Committee gather at Port Arthur. The Ontario )ds industr er Company were hosts to the Research Counci I ot pie of year tario at Heron Bay where Research Project RC-17 ,od averag s inspected. The members of Parliament on the Legtive Tour of Northwestern Ontario visited the woods rat ions of the Longlac Pulp and Pape·r Company. '.~ mt, Today we will be discussing some of our problems luding forest fires, safety, roads, etc. These are ered in the Manager's report and Committee Chairn's reports and we will deal with these reports as go on. In closing this annual message to you, I urge you ~overnmen the impos and indir , the pain ; been dis , in freigh ormer mar :o this, w newer an iucing ti scratch a contin er but o ifficient. PAGE 19 BOOK during the coming year to progress as we have in the past few years. We have by no means reached perfection but I think that, as a group, we can be proud of our operations as they are carried on today and it is in order to improve these operations and administration thereof that we meet here today . H . H. "Bert" STYFFE - - -o- - - •,••--•~•~:•~~::•:~;:~;-w:;;;•:~:~;,•-n-•- •-t I i I i II I ! I And the people are hard to suit And the man who plays on the violin Is a bore to the man with a flute And I myself have often thought How very much better 'twould be If everyone of the folks that I know Would only agree with me. But since they will not, the very best way To make the world look bright, Is never to mind what others say, But to do what you think is right. I I ! ~ I I The most useless thing in the world is that part of a careless man that he leaves in a piece of machinery. OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Construction Work Wherever the Work Is Heaviest 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 FIRESTONE TIRES PORT ARTHUR Red River Road Phone 5-5488 I • : • ~u ......) .,_.C,._.. , . ..... , •. - .( ..-..., . - .0 . . . .,.._.,..._., ,._.o.-.<>~C~J~I---U---(~~(♦:• There's A New INTERNATIONAL Mining and Lumbering Operations i ! 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See us soon-learn how you can increase production, decrease costs. POWELL EQUIPMENT r------------COMPANY LIMITED II ~-- 1 Gentlemen: I'd like more information on Cat Diesel Engines for sawmill power. 115 N. Cumberland St. 1060 Arlington St. PORT ARTHUR WINNIPEG I I I ; O Send me literature. D Have a representative call. O Show me one. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Company_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Your CATERPILLAR 11) Dealer : Addres.-s__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I a,,,_._________ � 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 1955JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1955 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1955. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-01 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/417129727c655afeaefb8c4f8bba1878.pdf 3e9a6b3e6c520e39ed357de621375d6a PDF Text Text RETURN TO FORESTRY LIBRARY Woods Division �I LOG BOOK PAGE 2 JULY, 1948 SERVING THE · TIMBER IND.USTRY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Famous International T. D. 24 Representing: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED DROTT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION LOMBARD GOVERNOR CORPORATION W. D. BEATH & SON LIMITED CANADIAN MIXERMOBILE COMPANY LIMITED NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS LIMITED THE FRANK G. HOUGH CO. CONSOLIDATED DIESEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION Vi READY POWER COMPANY DOMINION HOIST & SHOVEL COMPANY LIMITED JEFFREY MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED J. D. ADAMS LIMITED PACIFIC CAR AND FOUNDRY CO. BACYRUS-ERIE COMPANY TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - .CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPAL & MINING EQUIPMENT OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �JULY, 1948 - - -- - - -- -- - - - --=-----7 _LO _G _ B_O_O_K_ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ ~P~A~G~E~3 Forest Technician Course to Open THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSO OFFICERS: Dr. M. W. Bartley, Principal, Lakehead Technical Institute ~Q~ ·. e-Pr ~: ~- ;~~;~E ...:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::.:·:··:::::::::::::::~:::::::::::"·":::: ..... EXECUTI J. H. H. P. -~~ MERRILL •.. _, KLINSTIVEI\ M. '911Y SecretarY. ~g~ T. "'2.V ~tis SI The Lakehead Technical '\.. ~ souTHON E\ ~ NE$ . ~, Q . ...t ' , ~"t> \ c~ • 5•• ~ ~~ Q, y flM:!l~ "~RATQfij' Asso~ ATl g,tt ~\ 0 0 ,n• J~i:9 O , <t.'T "-\.. v 0 cl by - -. ~ . ... ..::-- _ 5 Messaufl''<'0 V ~ ~'( 1948. o U ·" '( , v ~'( ~'It '('\ O At the last e~ al ~ e • g the executive and manager were pleas to r ive the complete endorsation of all membe f past and future issues of the : 'Log Book". I tr ·st each member and recipient will continue to benefit from the useful information contained therein The theme of the last issue of the "Log LBook" was "Fire Prevention." From the experiences of the past few weeks the theme was obviously well chosen. The fire hazard throughout the province has created an explosive situation with a number of serious outbursts close to home. In other parts of the province the fire losses in green timber have been nothing short of catastrophic. Only through the hard work and efforts of the var'1ous Forestry DepartmJ:?nts in cooperation with the timber companies has the situation been brought under control •• It becomes obvions, however, that the situation may again break out more seriously this year. It behooves every single agency and citezen to become more conscious than ever of the terrible danaer which confronts the No. l industry of the Province~ It occurs to me that the Tmber Operators' Assaciation as an agency can be of greater assistance than in the past in meeting the problems of prevention of serious forest fire outbreaks and their suppression. I am not prepared to say what direction such assistance should take but I would like to suggest here that every member come to the next general meeting with as many constructive ideas as possible as to how we, as an association, can -help to bring about total "Fire Prevention'· / CONGRATULATIONSTo the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, on the publication ot the Booklet "Mechanical Logg:ng for Pulpwood" Mr. H. P. Klinestiver, Mr. P. V. Lemay, the editors, the artist, the industrial firms, all who took part in the planning and publishing of this Booklet deserve great credit. This booklet marks c forward step in the woods industry and will be of great interest to other companies in planning a mechanical operation . It wi II also be of great assistance as a hand-book to the individual man. Copies may be ordered from the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Public Utilities Building, Port Arthur at a cost of $2.00 each. STA TISTICS-N IPIGON RIVER DRIVE 1947 Institute, Port Arthur o· and ~ort William, Ontario will commence classes in 'v'f.. the f1 rst-years coures of technical forestry in September 1948 First wood sluiced over Virgin Falls - June 9, May 20, First wood sluiced over Cameron Falls - May 28, May 18, The course as presently outlined, will be of o years' duration and is planned to fit high school graduates and m(2n already employed in the forest industry for sub-professional supervisory positions in that vocvation. N orthwestern 0 ntario district is now, more than ever, the nucleus of the forest industry and all indicat1ons suggest that the area will enjoy top place in the industry for many decades. This great advance has been achieved under the guidance of a few trained and professional men who have toiled diligently with a minimum of assistance from technicians. These men -long ago realized the necessity for technical aid if the pulpwood and saw logs were to be won economicallq from our forests. They urged the establishment of a training school from which they could obtain rangers, cruisers, junior forest engineers and similar subprofessional assistants. The faculties of forestry in our universities could not meet the demand for trained personnel. The graduates from these institutions could not adequately fill the myriad of jobs with the result that unskilled employees had to be trained as well as possible under difficult conditions. A brief concerning the type of training desired for forestry technicians was presented to the departments of education and lands and forests with the result that the present coure is being offered. The brief was based on the urgent need for trained personnel to fill the gap between the professional man and the rank and file of labour. It also stated the type of men required to fill the gap and what these men must have and be able to do. The various suggestions were made bearing in mind that the students would be principaliy men from Northwestern Ontario and would, upon graduation, put their training to use in the Lake Superior region. The Department of Education, who are sponsoring the Lakehead Technical Institute, requested that a selected committee form industry in our area, be appointed to make certain that the type of training i5 adequate and desirable. This committee wi II have an active part in recommending the curriculum and choosing instructors. It has been decided that the prime object of the course is to train men in the practical phase of fores!" work and forest management, so that they wll be capable of doing supervisory work in the woods and keepi ng our forest lands productive. The student wi 11 be thoroughly educated in the theory of forestry and the practical appiication of this theory. It is the intention and onus of the Institute to provide the operating companiest with desirable employees and to provide the ambitious forest workmen ar,d desirable students with a source of training which will allow them to advance to positions of responsibility in forestry. Applications to attend this course should be submitted to the principal, Lakehead Technica Institute, Port Arthur, Ontario. Thunder Bay Timber Operators Association representatives in this committee are Messrs. P. V. Lemay, P. A. Clark and J. H. MerrilL �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK JULY, 194 "JOE BEAVER" By Ed Nofziger Hauling Pulpwood on Semi-Irailers by D. E. Graham In the Valora District of the Great Lakes Paper Company, approximately 25,000 cords of pulpwood are hauled to railhead every winter.. On this haul, sleighs were drawn by three ton trucks. During the 1945-46 season, one semi-trailer was built and a few trips made with approximately 6 cords per load. The results were very satisfactory. Twelve semi-trailers were built in the company workshop during the summer of 1946 in order to change over the Valora haul from sleighs to all semitai ler~ The past two winters, the winter rail wood has been delivered from bush jammer at the strip road to railway cars, Valora, by semi-trailerrs. A very substantial saving has been realized as compared to hauling sleighs with the same type and number of trucks. The saving has been realized from reduced ice road maintenance, sleigh maintenance, truck chains, tires and general truck maintenance. The semi-trailers were used on two summer hauls during 1947. One, a ten mile haul from Dog River, Savanne District, while the other was a four mi le haul at Martin, Gull Lake Limit. The trailers proved very satisfactory as to operating cost and reduced the number of vehicles on the road thus reducing the accident hazard The semi-trailers were built in the Company workshop to the following specifications: Deck. 24 feet divided into four pockets. Fifth Wheel Freuhauf, Serial No. 102492. Trailer Dolly Frame-8" Channel 34" by 60" ...Axle-3 l 5/ 16" Shafting r Springs 14 leaf. Standard 3 ton Ford or { CHhuckles angers Mercury Truck Parts Wheelbearings • Hubs Wheels-Budd Tires-900 by 20 Fifth Wheel mounted l 0% of the wheelbase ahead of the rear axle on any standard 3 ton truck. Valora Haul (Winter Haul) Type of Road iced road. Grade Maximum adverse grade 12~~ (Length of grade l 00 feet) Length of haul 11.35 miles Cordage hauled 26,480 cords. Average Cordage per trip 6.5 cords. Cost per mile per cord hauled 8.7 cents. Loading Bush Jammer from strip road sleigh: Unloading Jammer from semi-trailers to "You could at least give us two weeks' notice." railway cars. Dog River Haul (Summer Haul) Type of road Gravel. Grade - An adverse grade of 230 feet in three miles, maximum adverse grade at any point 5¾ Length of Haul l O miles. Cordage hauled 18,000 cords. Average cordage per trip 6.0 cords. Cost per mile per cord hauled 10.7 cents. Loading Jackladd~r from water. Unloading Crawler Crane 1cu. yd. copy., semi-trailers to railway cars. Above costs include- truck and trailer rental, drivers wages, gasoline, oil and maintenance. They do not include road cost or maintenance, loading or Lmloading of pulpwood Lecturer Covers Nipigon Dri,e for Material Mr. J. M. Humphrey of Vancouver, noted lecturer, covered "the Nipigon River from Cameron Falls to Virgin Falls to obtain material for a lecture on the pulp and paper industry in Canada. Mr. Humphrey has crossed Canada 102 times in the course of seeking facts and material for lectures but this is the first time he has stopped off in this area. Mr. Humphrey stated that his lectures are prepared and used to sell Canada to the Canadians; In other ~..vords to tell Canad·1ans what is going on in their own countr} Mr. Humphreys certainly picked out a beautiful country, with the drive crews meeting all possible natural obstacles, in which to obtain his material. �LY, 1941 . JULY, 1948 Io fz 1gerli.----------------------------------a LOG BOOK ' LOGGERS-We are pleased to announce .that a permanent branch qffice and stock room has now been established by RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES LTD. OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO ,\ \ --. I at ; Corner of Bay and Johnson Streets 11 PORT ARTHUR - Phone 1592 with complete facilities for SERVICE and SALES of ee nt • ., I • • 0 \ J Cummins Engine Co1npany • Automotive, Industrial, locomotive, Marine Diesel Engines. R. D. Sheppard Company Industrial & Marine Diesel Engines--- Rnssel Brothers Limited "Steelcrafr" Logging Tugs, Barges, Launches. "Russel" Heavy Duty Gasoline Marine Engines, 10 to 40 Horsepower. Piet M. Vooges, Branch- Manager J PAGE 5 �LOG SOOK PAGE 6 Scaling Is a Profession JULY, 1948 ~ the! r hands. Both buyers and sellers have been equally guilty of this pratice Times are1 changing, however, and scaling now is regarded as a profession. Is taught by competent instructors 1n established Forestry and Wood in Ranger schools. The big theme stressed by scaling w 1 instructors is fairness. Wherever a timber scaler's ser- P ices are required, whether it be for arbitration between compan·1es and cutters or for revenue between compan- 1 P ies and the Crown, the competent scaler records his tc measurements accuratelq, speedily and without fear ti or favour. In addition, he organizes his work so that ~ the movement of timber from the stump to its ultimate destination is not impeded c C Finally; a scaler is a referee between the buyers ; and sellers of rough cut wood products whose main duty is to reduce the difference of opinon as to quanl tity and quality which ·might exist between the aforementioned buyers and sellers to a minimum ................... A By Courtesy of the Timber Cullers Assn. The origin of scaling or measuring timber ic; probably as ancient as logging. When that timberoperator King Solomon logged the Forest of Lebanon, he no doubt used scalers to keep him informed periodically as to the quantity and quality of timber cut. No records exist as to the units of measurements used in those tar-off days, but one can presume that King Solomon, with all his wisdom, had no knowledge of the Doyle rule or the cord system of wood measurement. These were a 19th century creation of the fogging industry on the North American Continent. The Doyle rule has been adequately explained in the Scalers' Manual issued by the Department of Lands and Forests, Province of Ontario. In common with other log rules, a scaler take's no less than two measurements and records same . They are the length ond diameter of the log. The cord system of measurment 1s another story. Its origin is obscure but the following explanation is probably the truth. After the early settlers landed on this continent, in the course of time they were called on to produce fuelwood for the town dwellers. They used one-horse sleds for transportation. A load was piled on a rack with stakes eight feet apart and tour feet high. The wood was cut tour feet long. In a short time the purchasers and sellers of this fuel-wood referred to a load as a· cord Eventually this unit of measurement was adopted by large scale buyers of rough cut wood products, P.articularly pulp and paper mi I ls, largely because (a) the cutters of wood knew from experience what a cord meant, (b) it was a quick, simple method of measuring. The efficiency of th1s method ot wood measurement is proven by the fact that most of the pulpwood produced 1s sold on a cord basis. However, it has its drawbacks. The solid wood content of measured stacked wood varies. This variation is caused by loose piling, poor trimming of limbs etc. This often produced a difference of opinion as to quantity between the buyers and sellers of rough cut wood products. Disagreements became so common it was found necessary to hire men whose sole j'Jb in the woods was to measure the wood produced.· An interesting sidelight to the above is that scalers have occasionally been referred to as rogues with rules in AN EASY JOB As nearly everyone knows, an executive has practically nothing to do. That is, except to decide what is to be done, to tell somebody to do it, to listen to reasons why it should be done by somebody else, or why it should be done in a different way; to prepare arguments in rebuttal that shall be convincing and conciusive; to follow up to see 1f the thing has been done; To discover that it hasn't; To inquire why; To listen to excuses from the person who should have dooe it; To follow up a second time to see if the thing has been done, only to discoverThat it has been done incorrectly; to point out how it should have been done; to conclude that as long as it has been done it may as well be left as it is; to wonder if it is not time to get rid of a person who cannot do a thing right; to reflect that the person at fault has a wife and seven kids, and that certainly-- I I No other executive would put up with him for another moment, and that in al.I probability any successor would be just as bad and maybe worse; To consider how much simpler and better the thing would hav~ been done had he done it himself in the first place; To reflect sadly that if he had done it himself he would have been able to do it right in twenty minutes, but that as things turned out he himself spent two days trying to find out why it was that it had taken somebody else three weeks to do it wrong, and then realized that such an idea would strike at the very roots ot the belief of all employees that "An executive has nothing to do!' A{a,/ze eochllane oilalldwal/,e 'lfoUII, ollead9i"a,11,te11,4 /011 • .. LUMBERMEN'S- CAMPER'S---HOUSEHOLD & MINER'S SUPPLIES I See Our Large Stock of Fishing Tackle FOR ALL YOUR HARDWARE-SHOP AT COCHRANE RA.ROW ARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PORT ARTHUR PHONE 200 ONTARIO �Y, 1948 r---.:.. equally ;caling ht by Wood ,caling ·s ser~ ~tween mpan:fs his t fear ) that ·imate >uyers main quanJfore- has ecide isten else, pare and been • To nave .1 ing out • as r is· rVh~ I at y-- LOG BOOK ULY, 1948 A Loggers Handbook of Instructions Reprinted herewith is the material on the front inside cover of the Northeastern Loggers Handbook which has for its motto "easier and safer work, greater production (more pay) and better living condition./·. "If you want to be a mechanic, you will easily find plenty of good books which will tell you what you need TO know. You will also find plenty of instructors and training shops." What about the young man who wants to make his living by logging? For him there is no good source of information to which he can turn. The books and courses on logging are for the logging engineers-not tor the fellow who uses the axe and crosscut. Why shouldn't there be a simple illustrated hand book which will tell the young woodsman (or the green woodsman) what he needs to know about the care and use of his tools and the best of the old and the new techniques of, and devices for logging? He needs to know the "tricks of the trade'' as much as anyone. We hope that these pages, together with other short papers like it, will finally be put together in a printed Northeastern Loggers' Handbook. We ore putting it out in this form first because there seems to be an urgent need for this sort of information; and because we need the help and advice of persons who know about logging in our region before printing. We want the the experienced logger to tell us what important things we have missed and where our advice is not good. We want the young man going into the woods for the first time to tell us what parts of it he finds hard to understand, to suggest how it can be made more useful to him. We would like the equipment manufacturers to check our recommendations for use of their products PAGE 7 and tell us about new devices they are developing. Please send critisisms, questions, and suggestions to: the director, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, 614 Bankers Securities Building, Philadelphia 7, Penna. Additional copies of this and other publications in this series can be obtained from the same address.'· To date there are sixteen pamphlets issued as follows. Section 1 How To Choose and Use Your Axe. Section 2 How To Choose, Use and Sharpen a Crosscut Saw. Section 3 How To Select and Take Care of Your Bow Saw. Section 4 Wedges and Their Use in Logging - - Splitting Wood Section 5 Peavies, Cant Hooks and Pulp Hooks. Section 6 Tools for Peeling Wood Section 7 Some Pointers on Power Saws for Logging Section 8 Pointers on Felling Trees Section 9 Limbing and Bucking the Tree. Section 10 Ground Skidding with Horses. Section l l Skidding with Tractors Section 12 Wire Rope and Accessories. Section 13 Cable Skidding. Section 14 Loading Section 17 All Weather Roads. Glossary of Terms Section 18 EDITORS NOTE: If you are interested in the training of woodsmen write direct for these pamphlets. They are well-illistrated and informative and will be a great help in any training program. Dominion Wire Rope &Cable Co. Ltd. for :esder JV<? Manufacturers of ce· h~ All Grades & St11ndard Constructions Steel Wire Ropes & Strands ·es, WO :en Ien ~ry ive PRE-FORMED & NON PREFORMED q.eai"'1.inr; -- \VIRE ROPES for the PAPER, TIMBER, & LOGGING INDUSTRIES for HIGH LINES, CONVEYORS, SCRAPERS, CRANES, WARPING TUGS GENERAL PURPOSE ROPES We Carry A Complete Stock of Wire Rope Fittings Head office & works 17 5 St. Joseph Street Branch office 170 Bay Street LACHINE, QUE. 1 NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. TORONTO, ONT. �·PAGE 8 LOG BOOK Pulpwood Sinkage Loss The Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited Woodlands Department have been and are conducting some tests to check the sinkage loss of pulpwood. These tests are under the supervision of Mr. L. Murphy, Chief Scaler and for the information of all companies here is Ci brief report from Mr. Murphy. It is emphasized that these Tests are far trom complete but is hoped that the information published herewith may lead to other companies making tests or, 1f tests have been made, to pass this valuable information to others through the medium of this booklet. PURPOSE. The purpose of these sinkage tests was from an operational viewpoint only. Soil conditions, wood densities, age classifications, etc. were not taken into consideration and the logs used were selected only as ta species Dog River, dropped several feet during the river drive so that it was impossoble to complete the test. How ever, at Valora, the monthly tests will be made through out the summer of 1948 to show the effects when this pulpwood 1s left in the water for two seasons. It is planned to make further tests in the various areas where delivery of pulpwood and logs is made b water transportation. CONCLUSIONS Sufficient tests have not as yet been made upon r which to base definite conclusions. However, it is conceivable that much of the annual sinkage loss on balsam pulpwood could be eliminated by early cutting. It is assumed that baisam cut during the winter season would suffer the same sinkage loss as green balsam cur in the summer and watered immediately. Note: Statistics to date are on page 9 (oppos·1te page) METHOD: Each log was numbered by means of a small metal tag before being placed in the water. Notes were recorded showing ( 1) the species, (2) whether the log was butt, centre or top, (3) the date cut, (4) the average diameter and (5) any apparent defect. The logs were securely boomed in a sheltered bay and each month thereafter a test for sinkage loss was carefully made. "We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except the politicians and the officials, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privilege." RESULTS· The results to date are recorded here. During the month of June 1947, the water level at Camp 117, -WINSTON CHURCHILL. PAPYRUS - March - April TIMBER PRODUCERS EQUIPMENT PULP, LOGGING, SAWMILL AND WOODWORKING MACHINERY 4131 PHONE LAKESIDE 1929 REGENT ST. DELBERT L. LaFLEUR DULUTH 4, MINN. MACK TONGS & GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS . Mack log and Tie Tongs • Mack Pulpwood Grapplers Superior LIDGERWOOD Mundy FIVE NEW LIDGERWOOD G.M. DIESEL POWERED, MULTl-SPEED, HIGH~LEAD GROUND SKIDDERS BEING DELIVERED TO MARATHON MECHANICAL OPERATING AT STEVENS AND CARAMAT. �LOG BOOK ULY, 1948 drive How ough 1 this PAGE 9 RECORD OF SINKAGE TEST ON SPRUCE AND BALSAM SFT. PULPWOOD LOCATION, CAMP MO. 117, DOG RIVER CONCESSION rious le b Mo. of Logs Species Date Watered Date Cut Cubic Cont. 1 mo. % Sinkage After 2 mo. 3 mo. 4 mo. 30.64% Total % Sinkage June 1, 1947 Balsam conbal- 19. tnter 1reen 1tely. reen ............ Seasoned 1 mon. 57 94.67 28.98% 28.98% 2.65% 51 1.95% 14.47% 2.65% Seasoned 2 mon. 96.02 94.59 June 21/46 June 21/46 June 22/45 July 23/46 Apr. 25/46 June 21/46 16.59% 57 Seasoned 3 mon. 51 60.69 Apr. 25/46 July 24/46 3.53% 23.08% 8.12% 26.18% 8.12% 216 345.97 9.66% 16.40% 17.24% TOTALS 29.51% '25.60% MOTE: By June 1, 1947 some of the metal tags had been lost , from c; number of logs so that they could not be identified except according to species. age) Spruce Green Seasoned l mon. Seasoned 2 mon. Seasoned 3 mon. TOTALS 9 18.67 10 10 13.04 23.04 10 26.21 39 80.96 June 21/46 June 21/46 June 22/46 July 23/ 46 niI 7.07% niI 7.07% niI 7.07% niI Apr. 25/ 46 June 21 / 46 July 24/ 46 n i I niI niI ni I niI niI niI 1.63% 1.63% Apr. 25/46 niI 1.63% RECORD OF SINKAGE TEST ON SPRUCE, BALSAM, AND JACKPINE 8 FT. PULPWOOD Issue LOCATION, CAMP 307, VALO RA Species 1 · mo. % Sinkage After 2 mo. 3 mo. June 24/ 47 June 24/47 8.60%. ni I 17.60% ... 2.39% June 23/47 May 23/47 June 24/47 June 24/ 47 niI niI niI niI June 23/47 May 23/47 June 24/47 June 24/ 47 niI niI 3.49% n iI Mo. of Logs Cubic Cont. Date Cut Date Watered Si 88.63 92.13 June 23/47 Moy 23/47 9.87 17.89 79.99 1 125.63 4 mo. Balsam Green Seasoned 1 mon. 51 35.76% 6.03% 40.39% 12.82% niI niI niI niI Spruce Green Seasoned l mon. 8 10 ,. Jackpine Green Seasoned l mon 55 77 3.49% niI CLASSIFICATION OF SUNKEN LOGS Butt Logs 8 (15.25%) Balsam Green Balsam Seasoned Centre Logs mon. 2 (3.76%) Jackpine Green Jackpine Seasoned 1mo (3.49%) nil (17.18%) 11 (6.59%) 4 n iI (1.25%) Tops Totals 9 (7.98 %) 28 (40.39%) 3 (2.47 %) 9 Cl 2.82%) 1 1 (3.49%) (1.25%) n iI n iI Ontario COMPILED BY: ( L. MURPH'r' 3.49% 1.25% �LOG BOOK PAGE l 0 JULY, l News Headlines, May and June 1948 FIRE BATTLED NEAR NIPIGON SAWMILL FIRE LOSS $70,000 AT GERALDTON ABNORMALLY DRY SPRING WEATHER CAUSES CONCERN FIRE HAZARD I~ FORESTS HIGH, 9 NEW BLAZES 900 MEN FIGHT F~RES, RAIN BIG ·HELP ~ ~- '\ :;..;;_.:,,;;,. FIRE AT FRANZ BLAZES Ff ERCEL Y ' .... -- -~ ·-- ~;;- FLAMES COVER 117,000 ACRES f -~~~ ~ 330 MEN BATT~I NG DRIVEN FLAMES EAST LONG LAC HIGH WIND FANS DOG LAKE FIRE MISSISSAGA FIRE ONE OF LARGEST EVER IN ONTARIO PERMIT AREAS CLOSED } 300 BATTLING BLAZE RUNNING THROUGH TREE TOPS 3 N. ONTARIO FIRES "CATASTROPHIES," - RAGING UNCHECKED LOSS OF PULPWOOD REPORTED, $300,000 IN LONG LAC FIRE MAN'S CARELESSNESS IN WOODS IS CAUSING MILLIONS LOSS Woodsmen RetDember! WA THE FIRE SEASON IS ONLY HA ARE YOUR RES~ONSIBILITY IS GREAT The Forest Fire 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 opera_tors, telegraphers and despatchers on duty, doctors and persons physically unfit. R.S.O. 1937, ~- 325, S. 17 (4); 1946, C. 32, S. 14, Amended. (2) Every person who refuses or neglects to render assisstance when required under this section shall be guilty o,f an offence against this act. !t.S.O. 1937, C. 325, S. 17 (5), Amended. BE ( B E ·p Your Job depends on havir company employees but also on • Ensure that they, too, understand t KEEP OTHERS FROM SETTING FIRES AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO HELP PUT THEM OUT. to your camp Fire Warden any disregards or disobeys forest fir4 (TEAR TH IS OUT AND POSl �LOG BOOK PAGE l i 1948 - The Record Is Bad APRIL, MAY & JUNE, 1947 DATE & NO. OF FIRES-1948 DISTRICT Port Arthur Geraldton To June 19, 1948 Kenora Sioux Lookout Fort Frances To June 24, 1948 Chapleau Sogama North Bay Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury To June 23, 1948 II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II 87 54 42 13 56 6 87 21 25 4 15 12 88 105 149 8 18 29 54 (Reprinted from June Issue of The Marathon Courier.) Notiee . The use of tailor-made cigarettes, pipes, Vogue, Egyptian, Zig-Zag and/or other heavy cigarette papers is strictly forbidden during the fire season. Anyone found using any of the above will be immediately dismissed ....... There will be no exceptions. E. A. LUNAM, District Superintendent. • INCR EASED P-RECAUTIONS The prevention and suppression of forest fires is a matter of concern to every citizen and especially to citizens who earn their living as a result of woods operations. o cut .... Check up not only Oi1 fisherm en and ALL SMOKERS. ERS of fire. Report immediately al (Employee or otherwise) that ~OUR CAMP BULLETIN BOARD) If you have any suggestions or constructive criticism to offer in respect to the prevention and suppression of forest fires in Ontario, please write to the editor of this Log Book and your remarks will be taken up at the next meeting of the Operators' Association. Please co-operate .......Remarks and ideas from men with practical experience will be extremely helpful. �LOG BOOK PAGE 12 JULY, 1 The First Pres-to-Logs by Albert Sideen A number of years ago when I was living on my father' s farm, an American tourist gave me ten dollars to look after his fish worms for the winter. I fed the worms oat meal every day and they grew large and became very fat. One day I was hauling sawdust for the icehouse. The wagon-box had some holes in it through which the sawdust trickled out along the road. The worms were out playing in the yard and started to eat the sawdust.. I was very busy and forgot to put the worms in their box that night. The next morning the worms were all gone. I located them down by the sawdust pile at the mill. They had eaten so much sawdust during the night, they were all dead. ! borrowed an extra team of horses from our neighbour and we skidded the worms up to the yard where we sawed them up for firewood . The sawdust filled worms produced enough fire~ wood to keep our three box-stoves going all winter and we sold eleven cords to our neighbours. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS - WHO M1AKE THl'S BOOK POSSIBLE New Forest Products Business In Operation Th~ Thunder Bay Wood Producers owned by Messr. Ness and Marfinsen, has now been operating since last November manufacturing birch railway shim?, The owners leased a concrete slab which was formerly the floor of a war time storage elevator from the city of Port Arthur and have built a small building to house the saw and other machinery. They purchase 50 inch birch bolts, 8 inches and up from local farmers. At the prestnt time the C. N. R. are purchasing their entire output of shims and the sawdust is sold to ice houses and people owning sawdust burners. The slabs are sold for firewood so that the entire birch lo.g is utilized. The Thunder Bay Wood Producers are presently employing 11 men Messrs. Ness and Martinsen are laying plans for the future aod are planning to produce mine wedges and other finished forest products for sale in the district. ONE TREE CAN MAKE A MILLION MATCHES ! ONE MATCH CAN DESTROY A MILLION TREES ! "JOE BEA VER" by Ed Nofziger Newsprint Made From Wheat Straw at Thorold Plant Newsprint made in part from wheat straw - instead of wood pulp has been produced in quantity at the Ontario Paper Company Limited, plant at Thoroid i t was announced. The announcement, in a prepared statement, said 50 tons was manufactured-"Fi rst commercial tonnage in North America" of such newsprint. The production is an outcome of the straw-pulpi ng technique developed at the Peoria, Ill., laboratory of the United States Agriculture Department ''The experiment disclosed that while use of straw as a substitute for wood pulp raised newsprint production costs somewhat, straw fibre could be used more advantageously in producing higher-grade papers which would improve wood supplies for newsprint manufacture" the statement said "Research officials say that if the new techique is developed on an extensive commercial basis it will open iucrative markets for straw, especially in the American mid-west and Canadian prairies." Passerby: Indian: "Why do you ride while your wife walks?" "She no gottum horse." Jl "I wish some people would learn that it's easier to prevent a than it is to put it out!" �LOG BOOK 1948 ADVERTISERS' NEWS As a s.ervice to our advertisers (Who make this ooklet possible) and as additional information to the en of the woods' industry, space will be alloted in is booklet tor any interesting information about quipment, supplies, changes or innovations, etc., that dvertisers may wish to tell about. The editor reserves the right to judge which items re of general interest and these will be published. Advertisers are invited to make use of this serice in future issues. ESCO SLASHERSThe Northern Engineering and supply Company, imited announces that there are now 12 slashers at ark in the district 10 with the Marathon Paper ills of Canada Limited, 1 with the Ontario-Minnsota Pulp & Pape Company, Limited, 1 with the rompton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. PAGE age unit capable of withstanding a static pull on the drum of 217,800 pounds. These haulage units i:::ind fai rleads were sold by rimber Producers Equipment, ::)uluth, Minn. and man-• ufactured by the Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy Corporation at Superior, Wisconsin, U. S. A. who are at present manufacturing five Diesel Powered Multi-speed yarders tor skidding tree length logs at the . Stevens and Caramat operation of Marathon. The Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy Corporation is the result ot combining the manufacturing facilities of the Lidgerwood Mfg. Co. formerly of Elizabeth, N.J., the Superior Iron Works Co. of Superior, Wisconsin and the J. S. Mundy Hoisting Engine Co. formerly of Newark, N. J. into one unit providing a combination of years of experience in the respective fields of each of the various companies. Personel, facilities, methods, engineering and experience have been grouped and interwoven to provide the best in design and manufacturing, igerwood Equipment Controls Booms on the Pie River The Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd. succesfully controlled the flow of Pulpwood in the Pie River uring the high water period last spring by installation f 3 log booms, one located at the mouth and the other two upstream. These booms were constructed in sections connected by heavy chains and of sufficient length to permit closing the booms accross the river during flood stage to hold back the wood. One end is anchored to a "deadman" on the bank and the other end is attached to a two inch diameter wire rope spooled in by a 100 H.P. compound geared gasoline powered hau!- THIS BOOK IS PRINTED BY THE CONSOLIDATED PRESS., 137 S. MAY ST., FORT WILLIAM, ONT. VISITS OPERATIONSMr. J. W. B. Sisam, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto and Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Forestry Research, Ontario Research Council visited woods operations at Heron Bay, Black Sturgeon area and Valora during the latter part of June INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS FROM HALF-1:0N TO 45-TON HEAVY DUTY GAS AND DIESEL MODELS Dominion Logging Sulkies - Dominion Trailers SEMI, LOW BED, POLE AND SPECIAL LOGGING TYPES DIFFERENT TYPES OF HYDRAULIC HOISTS - TRUCK BODIES TAIL GATE LOADERS WINCHES SALES & SERVICE S. J. HILL &SONS LIMITED Phones RED RIVER ROAD 1613 1617 13 North PORT ARTHUR, ONT. �PAGE 14 JULY, 1948; LOG BOOK The Pulpwood Salvage Association Wherever there are wood storages, rafting and towing operations, there is bound to be a certain amount of loss. A heavy wind rolling the booms: a broken boom, rounding-up a raft or a loading operationtion-any one, or a combination of these, may cause sticks of pulpwood or logs to get loose, drift away and become salvage wood. Each stick of pulpwood and each log is supposed to be stamped with the ownership mark of the company which cut' the wood. On actual practice, all sticks are not stamped). Under the laws of Canada and the United States, the ownership right to this wood is retained by the company whose stamp is on the stick and it is against the law and punishable under the criminal code for any unauthorized person or persons to take this wood without authority from the owner. To look after this salvage wood and to simplify and co-ordinate the distribution of salvage wood which is picked up, the Pulpwood Salvage Association was formed in 1938 as a non-profit organization by companies who had towing or rafting operations on Lake Superior and Lake Nipigon This year the shore-line from the Inter-national Boundry the Pigion River to Sault Ste. Marie is divided into nineteen areas and the shore-line of Lake Nipigon has been divided into six areas. Contracts are made between contractors (known as wood-pickers) and the Association, alloting the contractor a certain area and stating the terms and conditions of picking the shore-line and delivering the wood. There is very litttle towing and rafting on the south (United States) shore of Lake Superior now but some pulpwood is still towed across the lake. A check is kept on the south shore and when there is sufficie~t salvage wood accumulated in an area, a contract 1s let by the Pulpwood Salvage Association to cover the the salvage of the wood. When a wood-picker has filled his booms, the Pulpwood Salvage Association is notified and an officer of the association proceeds to the salvage storage and and checks the wood tor ownership. After this check arrangements ore made for the nearest compo~y _to take over the wood, or, if one company hos a mo1ontv ot wood ·i n the raft, they have first opportunity to take deliver) The company which takes delivery of the raft is. charged with the wood and pays the wood-pic~er. Companies who have wood in the raft are credited with their wood and at the end of each season on accounting takes place. Companies which have received the wood pay up for the perce~tage of it belongi_n~ t~ other companies and payment 1s made to the ongma1 owners of the wood. This arrangement works out very well and the salvaging of merchantible wood is controlled. Last year approximately 25,000 cords of pulpwood and log5 were salvaged. SOUND REASONING AND GOOD PRACTICE BY AN OLD-TIMER- OVERHEARD IN A NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY CAMP ON BLACK BAY PENNISULA11 Young Lad: "Got a match, Old-timer? Old-t',mer: "No I don't carry them in summer-time .' ' "'\ II Young Lad: "Got a lighter thenr . Old-timer: "Nope. Smoke in winter time. Summer-time chew snuff. Too dangerous to toke chance with fire." THE "PARAMOUNT" CUB PORTABLE FIRE PUMP BUILT TO LAST-- BUILT TO FUNCTfON 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 close-range lines or through a mile of single hosellne WE CAN FILL YOUR ORDER NOW ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR Domin:on Oxygen & Acetylene, Lincoln Electrcc Welding Rod & Accessories Dominon Wire Rope & Cable, Dunlop . Rubber Hose & Belting. Available from Fort William Stock Northland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. 203 HARDISTY STREET FORT WILLIAM, ONT. �_JU_LY ~, _ 1_94_8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _L_OG _ BO_OK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PA_GE_15 Euclid's 11 EUCLID" pulling 60 cords of green jackpine at Kowkash, Ont. OWNER: Nipigon Lake Timber Co., Ltd.---Operator E. Sobush. One of the Many types of Operations Our EUCLID Tractor can be Applied to for the Pulp and Paper Industry. A RUGGED, POWERFUL, AND DEPENDABLE UNIT, THAT HAS PROVEN IT'S CAPACITY TO GO OUT ON THE MOST ISOLATED TERRITORY AND "STAY ON THE JOB." REVOLUTIONARY LOW COSTS FOR OPERATl NG AND MAI NTAl NI NG TREMENDOUS POWER AND SPEED, COMFORTABLE AND EASY TO OPERATE, ARE SOME OF THE MANY REASONS EUCLID OWNERS CLAIM "COMPLETE SATISFACTION" WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS UNIT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, WRITE PHONE OR WIRE G. H. GODSAL~ EQUIPM-ENT CO. LTD. TORONTQ. 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR, TEL N. 1786 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO I �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK JULY, 194 60 foot boom is mounted on a scow. The era operates a basket 16 feet by 18 feet with thre sides 2½ feet high. The fourth side is ope and the basket is used like a scoop - dropp in the raft and swung until full and then raise and dumped in the hold or on the deck. The Roen Steamship Company of Sturgeon Ba own three self-loading barges, the Hilda, ti Lillian and the Maitland. Each barge has crane with a l OS-foot boom mounted in H centre which operates a basket to load the boa For unloading, if the wood is to be dumped in the water, a bucket or grapple is substituted fc the basket. (3) By use of a perrn::ment loading dock. F1 (Continued on page 18} Loading Pulpwood On Vessels From the mouth of the mighty Nipigon River, pulpwood and logs are either made-up into rafts and towed away or loaded on vessels and transported to their destination. Nipigon is the scene of probably the largest loading operation on Lake Superior this year. Other loading points ore Michipicoten Harbour, Heron Bay, Slate Islands, Port Arthur and Pigeon Bay . • There are three methods of loading pulpwood-( l) The most common-by use of a floating jackladder (2) By use of a crane at Nipigon a crane with a DONALD Pre-Lubricated WIRE ROPE The tougher the job - the rougher the tugging need for PRE-LUBRICATION - - the greater the I as Donald does it. I I WE CARRY THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF WIRE ROPE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO JAEGER ''Sure Prime'' PUMPS Self-Priming high pressure Fire Fighting and Water Supply Pumps carried in stock. W. V. _Barker & Co. Ltd. PULP AND PAPER AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT N. 1580 PORT ARTHUR N. 2688 �JULY, 1948 CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE2 only Hyster Double drum winche·s for Caterpillar D-4 tractor in first class operating condition. l only Lincoln Zephyr Marine Engine complete with Scripps reverse gear 1 only clear vision hand gas pump complete with 500 gallon tank anp fittings. 20 sets no. l heavy logging harness completely over~auled and repaired. For fu'hher information or personal inspection contact Newaygo Timber Company, Limited, Port Arthur, Ontario. ~ e e t. to snake loads by track-type tractor over secondary roads. F-or particulars contact B. Midgley, Purchasing Agent, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited. LIST OF SECOND HAND MOTORS AND POWER UNITS FOR SALE BY DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED. CLIFTON FAIRBANKSRUSSEL RUSSEL WAUKESHA WISCONSON WISCONSON INTERNATIONAL UNIT 10 H. P. )0 H. P. 20 H. P. 40 H. P. DR 17 KS 3 B 2 PD 80 100 H. P. Marine Motor Sta ti ona ryGm, Engine Marine Motor Marine Motor Gas Power Unit Gas Power Unit Gas Power Unit Industrial Power Diesel New and used sets of heavy logging harness, collors and spare parts. This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at the Provincal Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, out of wood produced in North-Western Ontario. Logging Sleighs 3" and 3 ½ " also RIGGING. Pulp Racks, Industrial Coal Heaters, Lewis Oil Burners, Space Heaters FIRE PREVENTION POSTERS- FOR SALE: a PAGE 19 LOG BOOK One shallow-draft all-steei warping tug powered with 90 HP Cummins diesel - 38' 8" long, 11' 7" beam. Three custom-built logging semi-trailers with tandem axles, dual wheels, hydraulic loading wheels, vacuum brakes, upper 5th wheel. Rated capacity 15 tons ... i It tractor dolly with lower 5th wheel dual wheels. Used with above trailers The April issue of this Log Book featured a double page spread on fire prevention entitled "No Fires This Year By Human Hand." Twelve hundred copies of this feature were ordered by member companies and have been placer on camp notice boards, and other strategic points throughout Northwestern Ontario. In addition the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests had 500 copies printed which were distributed by the Public Relations Officer, Port Arthur District NENGINEERING &-SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM AND GERALDTON / NENT AND PORTABLE �J J The Caterpillar Model D-315 Diesel Electric Set. Self Regulated 110 220 Volts Alternating Current. ; ,.\JRTHWESTERN ONTARIO PUMPS hting and Water Supply Pumps carried Caterp,llar 01~ .. 1 - in stock. Electric 111' 11/ll W. V. _Barker & Co. Ltd. PULP AND PAPER AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT N. 1580 PORT ARTHUR N. 2688 � 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 1948-07 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/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. 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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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1949JulyLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - July 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. July 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 1949-07 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/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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1950JulyLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - July August 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. July August 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 1950-07 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/4d5ddec9eee1cbeca61587ef0b32df36.pdf 9ea86215da544b852b808d72a3454811 PDF Text Text FORESTRY LIBRARY Woods Division ------~~~~~...i~~~~-••..,_111111111.-.!IWl!llf a Ltd. - i0 ST PREVIOUS REEORD ' .. ~ Mr. George R. Sonley, Marathon Paper Mills, Public Utilities ~ldg., PORT AR~HUR, Ont. �LOG BOOK !'AGE 2 JU TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL. POWER Cra~ler Tractors Diesel Engines Po~er Uni •· ·s1.. Super Pioneer Po~er Sa~s lnter~ational Harvester Relrigerato and Freezers NOTE: - WE WAREHOUSE A LARGE COMPLETE STOCK OF:WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WIRE ROPE PRENCO HOSE LINES AND FITTINGS Attention .Tractor O~ners Our 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 LT LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - OFFICES AND SHOPS - 9H MEMORIAL AVE. MUNICIPAL and · MINING EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR, ONT �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK NDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: President .......... . ........................... ........................ Vice-President EXECUTIVE: M. COCHRAN W. B. SOUTHON H. S. MOSHER Secretary-Manager, T. S. JONE~ Published by TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION Edited by T. S. JONES ith the ever increasing demand for forest prodf all kinds and with the consequent heavy cutting' ms in effect on both crown and private lands, is an increasing necessity for all of us to be more ver conscious of the various means by which the of trees is to be perpetuated. ince many of our Wood's Personnel are wood lot it is felt that some information regarding the ~r Bay Nursery at Fort William woud not be While tree planting on wood lots represents ne phase of the great program of reforesting our' lands, nevertheless it is an extremely important Very often wood lot planting has been the foreof greater planting schemes. Thunder Bay Nursery at Fort William was ed by the Department of Lands and Forests intention of servicing the North Western area. Trees are available free for the following rrhe reforesting of suitable lands for the prodforest crops. e improvement of existing woodlands which e depleted . e reclamation of unproductive wastelands lying idle and which would support forest protection by forest planting of slopes and a~e subject to erosion, and of light soils b1ect to blowing or drifting . conserving of water flow by forest plantopes at the headwaters of streams. planting of windbreaks and shelter-belts tion of agricul t ural crops. the wood lots in North Western Ontario ?lly or in good part sub-marginal. In ttable only for a tree crop and unsuitable farming of other crops. There can be no ent than to have these idle acres grow ~sted_ therefore that if any of our wood's •r friends who are interested and have ood lots contact the Thunder Bay Nurrm~nt of Lands and Forests. An early antrn~ can prove extremely interesting r,..n highly profitable to the individual ry a few hundred trees at your first Ieast f wn·t_e to t h e Thunder Bay Nurser,, 1 n ormation. Remember that "from ngs grow." H. H. "Bert" STYFFE. FORESTRY INSECT SAMPLES UP During the months of May and June approximately 2,400 insect samples were received at the Sault Ste. Marie Laboratory, about 800 more than during the same period in 1950. This increase probably reflects to a large extent the much earlier season in 1951, as well as a continuation of exce llent support from cooperators. Forest Tent Caterpi Ilar collections, 808 and Spruce Budworm collections, 319, top the list. You, too, can help the efforts of the Forest Insect Laboratory. Send samples direct to Sault Ste. Marie or contact the Insect Rangers in the following Northern and Northwestern Ontario Districts: A. L. Rose Sioux Lookout W . J . Miller D. G. MacGillivray Kenora Fort Frances H. R. Foster Port Arthur E. 0 . Clinton Geraldton J. Belcher Kapuskasing D. F. Lynrt Cochrane J. C. Thorp . White River J . E. MacDonald Sault Ste. Marie W. R. Sillers Chapleau K. C. Hall Gogama J. M. Bussineau · Sudbury Box 714, Sioux Lookout Vermilion Bay 21 0 Butler Ave., Fort Frances, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests, Port Arthur, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests Port Arthur, Ont. c/o Mrs. P. Brunelle, Moonbeam, Ont. c/o Provincial Air Base, South Porcupine Box 490, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Box 490, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests Chapleau, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests Gogama, Ont. Box 72, Sudbury, Ont. NYLUND SPARK ARRESTOR WINS C. P. P.A. AWARD The Spark Arrestor invented by Neil Nylund, in charge of fire prevention for the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited won the monthly award of the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association as the best suggestion submitted in April. CONGRATULATIONS, NEIL! A detailed plan of the spark arrestor was printed in the May issue of this booklet. It is hoped that every company will give it a trial. The use of this arresto, should result in no fires being caused by sparks from camp stove pipes. This Association publishes the Log Book for two reasons: (1) To act as a medium of exchanging • information about our industry. (2) To direct instructive and broadening articles about the woods industry to key men in the woods. If you have any comments or constructivr criticism please send them to the Editor. le a1 e pass this copy on when you havf' finishe with it. �PAGE 4 JUL LOG BOOK Notes on Forest Management By S. J. Patterson All of us, who are connected with the production of wood for the mills are playing our part in forest management, for good or ill . On the way in which we play our part to-day depends the future of our forests and our wood using industries. Cutters must keep in mind that wood us skids, pile props and cap sticks is not scaled. T bottoms should be built up of cull sticks, from de wood or unwanted species. Props and cap sticks s he undersize or cull sticks. We think of our wood using industries when we mention our forests, as in Northwestern Ontario we benefit from the forests chiefly through the pulp mills and saw mills. In our park areas first consideration is given to use for recreation and fish and wildlife. The profit from these areas are in the form of improved health, relaxation from everyday cares, and employment of guides and outfitters for those seeking recreation . Production of wood, recreation and tourist travel, development of wild life and •fish, protection from floods and evasion - these are all benefits from the forest . Wood cut and not used is the worst kind of but there is also much waste where mature wood standing without serving any useful purpose. young thrifty trees are useful as seed trees, but left in quantity or distribution not suited to thi pose of producing a second crop of trees they ar and may be considered as waste. Overmature tr not suitable for seed trees. In particular areas, tr left uncut for other purposes, as to preserve the or for watershed protection. Which of these uses we wish to make of a forest area, determines the method in which we should manage it. However, it is possible to benefit from a forest in more than one of these ways. Cutting need not keep out the trapper nor tourist. Nor is it necessary to prohibit cutting entirely in all park areas. Properly managed woodland is more pleasing to the eye than virgin wood with a mess of down trees and brush. Within the lifetime of many of us, all the merchantable areas in the district will be made accessible and wi II have been cut over. Now we have a supply of virgin timber, but when that is cut, production will depend on growth in the areas now being cut over. The forester has to determine how best he can supply the required wood for the mill and plans his camps accordingly. The cutting areas are chosen so that the mature wood is cut leaving the younger stands to grow. When · we will cut over the same areas again depends largely on the condition in which we leave them after the present cut. The laying out of the areas is usually done by the forester, but how the cutting is done is the responsibility of the man in the bush - the superintendent, the camp foreman, the strip boss and the cutter. Every stick of usable wood left in the cut-over area means either that much less for the mill or a larger arec:cut over. It is not uncommon to find more than one cord per acre of wood, acceptable to the mill, left in the bush after an operation. On a l 0,000 cord operation with wood cutting 15 cords per acre, this means a loss of 667 cords. To make up the required 10,000 cords for the mill requires cutting over another 44 acres. A sad sight is the destruction of young trees on some operations. It takes an experienced c fall his tree and get it out without injuring the growth when this is present. Every thrifty young seedling of a desirable species saved to grow, better cutting, sooner, on that site. Never inj next crop needlessly. The above mentions a few ways in which th can help in making our woodland more product is up to the camp woods staff to keep the cutter of what is expected of them in this regard. As Mr. Brodie has pointed out in his e article Timber Management in Ontario*, the fi ary essentials for a system of timber manageme l. 2. 3. 4. 5. Inventory. Inspection and control of operations. Working plans for management units. A more complete utilization of the fore Logging methods to produce the desi~ crop. Another essential to the production of a n is protection. If our children are to have employment int and woodlands of Northwestern Ontario, we co-operate in making the best use of the wood and in developing the next .crop to supply their *Canadian Geographical Journal, March 1951 . *One of a i,eries of articles contributed by me the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian I of Forestry. WORTH REPEATING The leaving of large tops on the ground is one of. the commonest sources of waste. It is reasonable that ; J cutter would leave a four or five inch (at small end) stick of pulpwood, is a common argument against criticism. Perhaps it isn't reasonable, but it is continually being done. The most of this is entirely unnecessary and requires only a little more care on the part of the cutter, to be stopped. "The biggest and best game on earth is the the Golden Rule. Two or more can play at a t begin the game properely, there is one thing Y always remember - YOU MOVE FIRST. Anoth esting feature is, you do not have to beat to win when you make a friend, and the only way make or hold a friend is by first being one." - In sound timber, cutting stumps high, means that the best part of the tree is left fastened to the ground. High stumps are not only a waste of wood, they are added obstacles in the way of skidding or handling the wood around them. Basically regarded as a prairie province cultural, Manitoba has 400 miles of sea coast a fifths of its 246,512 sq. miles is underlain with rich Precambrian rock. - Quick Canadian Fa �JULY' LOG BOOK 1951 PAGE 5 BROKEN STRAND LOGGING CO. LIMITED wood us caled. T s, from de ap sticks s t kind of ure wood purpose. trees, but ted to thi es they ar mature tr .. oung tree rienced c juring the fty young to grow, Never inj ~ .{ff :::?A 0 rations. The use of inferior wire ropes is beginning to show up on our Production Chart! Let's switch to Wrights!" Fewer shutdowns for rope replacement mean higher, more profitable log production. y riggers demand Greenheart for arch lines, skylines, loading lines and chokers. That's :very Green Core line in the woods is backed by intimate knowledge of the problems and hods of modern, mechanized logging. those men who really know their ropes, Wrights' Greenheart is limber and flexible - easy andle - and ready for work with a shorter break-in time. Top quality English steel, acid grade ery strand plus scientific lubrication to reduce internal wear MEANS LONGER LIFE FOR NHEART. yment in ario, we the wood pply their ch 1951. rth is play a ne th· ST. bea e onl JI one. ~~Be right - hoy Wrights'!'' 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 • ALBERTA: Lucey Export Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. of Canada Ltd. Edmonton, Calgary, Edmonton, Calgary Leth bridge NORTHWESTERM ONTARIO: MANITOBA: Twin City Industrial Eqpt. Ltd. Kipp-Kelly Ltd. Port Arthur Winnipeg ' �LOG BOOK PAGE· 6 JU NORTHEASTERN LOGGERS' HANDBOOK Adwertisers' News A new handbook by Fred C. Simmons, Logging Specialist, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, U.S. Forest Service, is now available. The best way to tell what is contained in the wellillustrated handbook is to repeat the preface. "Those who want to be successful in any line of work or business must learn the tricks of the trade one way or another. For most occupations there is a wealth of published information that explains how the job can best be done without taking too many knocks in the hard school of experience. For logging, however, there has been no adequate source of information that could be understood and used by the man who actually does ' the work in the woods. This Northeastern Loggers' Handbook brings together what the young or inexperienced woodsman needs to know about the care and use of logging tools and about the best of the old and new devices and techniques for logging under the conditions existing in the northeastern part of the United States. Emphasis has been given to the matter of workers' safety because the accident rate in logging is much higher than it should be. Sections of the handbook have previously been circulated in a preliminary edition . Scores of suggestions have been made to the author by logging operators ., equipment manufacturers, and professional foresters . Without this large amount of helpful advice from persons too numerous to mention by name, this handbook could not have been prepared ." For ?Sc sent to the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., you will receive a valuable Loggers' Handbook. Expanding to keep pace with the increased c of diesel operators, Russel-Hipwell Engines plan plete a $200,000 program this year. The pro three-fold . . . providing a completely new servic for the Maritimes . . . enlarging the present facilities for Quebec Province . .. and adding 14,000 square foot stockroom at the main Owe plant. At Owen Sound, increased storage problem, sitate a new stockroom to be completed in 1~ keep abreast with production, more efficiet machinery has and will be installed .. . press bra! drills . .. steel cutting machinery, etc. The dreo the marine slip is also under consideration. The Russel-Hipwell Organization covers provinces from Ontario Eastwards, with brand, in Port Arthur, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax main plant at Owen Sound. Operations are var divided into two divisions . . . the Engine Divis sales and service distributorship for four wel types of diesel engines . . . Cummins - Lister stone - Enterprise . . . a range from 3 to 210 power. Diesels are built up to power all kinds o ment. The Steelcraft Division designs and builds steel industrial and logging boats, scows and and many types of logging machinery. Steel fat> of all types is produced, including such equip transformer casings, lighting standards and ste for mines. Currently, Russel-Hipwell Engines emplo 270 people and this figure should increase wi present expansion program. IT'S AFREE SERVIUE When it comes to baking, cam workers demand the best! In Your Camp· Cookhouse ! t(~ <;: " ... ,, X-: .-o ,:,S WRITE FOR SAMPLE AND RECIPES TODAY! Liverpool, N. S. For quick, easy and· economic variety, p I u s the mouth-waterin goodness that camp workers demand keep your cooks well supplied wit BEST DRY YEAST. .. ~ ~ Your cooks will be able to giv them the best, faster and easier, b using BEST DRY YEAST and follow ing the simple, easy-to-bake recip recommended by our own bakin engineers, and approved by cam cooks everywhere! Thorold, Ont. PACKED 12 TINS PER CASE �JULY 1 LOG BOOK ]951 PAGE 7 ERTISERS' NEWS eased de A TOR'S HANDBOOK s plan to ERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY he progr Here's a booklet prepared especially for equipmeni service b tors. It contains information on the operation of resent s ozers, scrapers, rippers and cable controls, plus adding a ional material on tires and grade stakes. Many of in Owen echniques shown (very well illustrated) were worked y operators. The material in this booklet should be interesting roblems helpful to all equipment operators - experienced d in 195 inexperienced. efficient If you do not have a copy _of_ this booklet, write to ess brak II Equipment Company L1m1ted, N. Cumberland he dredg t, Port Arthur, Ontario, and request a copy. ion. an Buys Port Arthur Site for Building are vari ne Divisi our well Lister to 2100 kinds of d builds ws and teel fab h equip and stee Mr. O. Sigurdson, Northwestern Ontario manager Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd., announced ly that purchase had been made of a site in Port for a new bui Iding to house the sales and service ments of the company. This building will inthe services avai Iable to timber operators and and is indicative of the Vu!can Machinery & n Ltd. faith in the development of Northwestrio. Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd . are distributors for Allis-Chalmers tractors and otors diesel engines as well as a full line of nd contractors equipment. High Stumps Waste Wood and Lessen Earnings. THE NORTHERN E;NGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA ICE le to AT ENT- 4 1135_6 MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT AP PLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation 1 �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK JLJLY Third Annual Spring Fire School LONGLAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY LIMITED By John C. Pringle The purpose of the session was threefold: firstly, to get together all the members of the camp staffs so that t-hey could talk over their operating problems, particularly those concerning fire protection; secondly, to introduce these members of the Woodlands Department of the Company to the fire suppression training plans of the Department of Lands and Forests; and thirdly, to carry out the theme of the meeting, namely, to discuss initial attack methods as tfiey apply on the Company': operating areas. George McAdam, the Fire Protection Specialist with the Department of Lands and Forests in the Gerald-' ton District, outlined the importance of training in the elementary tasks on the fire line. He pointed out that inefficiency in some of the small jobs which must be done to get water on a fire has often led to the escape of forest fires. To illustrate his points, he gave a shor1> chalk talk based on his past forest fire experiences. A demonstration by the Department of Lands and Forests which showed some of the techniques of laying hose line brought favourable comment from those present. The Company is indeed grateful to Mr. McAdam for his most informative contribution to the Fire School. The remainder of the program consisted of field problems which were designed to bring out discussion concerning vital questions on fire suppression in the Company's pulpwood operating areas. It was originally intended to introduce this topic cided whether it was possible to extinguish or at least confine the fire with the number of men allowe just what their methods would be. When all we isfied, that they had their "fire" out, all the assembled and the methods_ adopted by each we cussed. The methods were cri,ticized and the best in each were agreed upon. The ideas brought ou very interesting and should have made everyone a little more flexible in his thinking in case he is with a real suppression problem in the future . It is significant that the "fires" were laid areas typical of the Longlac limit in general, tha mineral soil areas that are relatively distant from It was felt by most of the men present that in ar these it is better to use mineral soil as an exting agent rather than sacrifice time to carry water purpose. It can honestly be said that they left School with at least a little more dependence shovel, mattock and axe as suppression tools. The session lasted two days and most of t was spent in the field. After fighting "fires" fo and a half, all present were ready to tackle a ste ner and take it easy at a "smoker" in the eveni In each case, the groups led by their "su with the training film entitled "Management of a Fire," produced by the United States Forest In it are described the smoke chaser type fire in suppression is handled by one man; the straw in which seven men and a strawboss suppress a (Continued on Page 1C) The Low Cost ALLIS-CHALMERS Model ''0'' MOTOR GRADER Is the only Motor Grader in its price range which provides these exclusive features: TANDEM DRIVE! HYDRAULIC CONTROLS! ALLIS-CHALMERS ROLLAWAY MOLDBOARD! ELECTRIC STARTING AND LIGHTS! Weight: 8500 I Standard Attachments For A Large Variety of Jobs HEAD OFFICE 171 SUTHERLAND AVE. WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. TEL. 594316 34.7 B.H.P. Heavy Duty Gasoline Engi Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd. SALES SERVICE BRANCH 725 TEL. 21061 �JL)LY 1951 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRANES - - Headquarters for Fishing Tackle and Sportsmen's Supplies men allow·iJ.~;;;;;;::i~ • Fishing Tackle • Dominion Ammunition • Cooey Rifles . hen all we • Campbell Golf Clubs • C.C.M. Bicycles and • Tents t, all the Joycycles >y each we • Sleeping Bags • Campbell Golf Balls ,d the best • Canoe Cushions • Woods' Golf Bags brought o SHOP AND SAVE AT DIAL 5-7345 everyone 1 case he is e future. were laid 1eneral, tha1,___________________________________________________, stant from take food, and improve that food year by year; we take that in ar 'S SOMETHING REFRESHING -. READ THIS heat, and light, so that darkness which lay upon the face ; an exting IRE THE HUMAN RACE of the earth is dispelled by man-made light. We enjoy 1rry water er William Riis all the myriad products of our unparalleled ingenuity. they left admire the human race. I do, indeed . Everybody Every morning the necessity for the day's work ?pendence running us down, these days, for the mess they faces us. And we go and do a day's work, with an over,n tools. have made here and there and everywhere. all average effectiveness and perseverance that is most of t That's short-range stuff, a worm's eye view of c1mazing, considering many of the jobs. , "fires" f d. Over the marching and abundant centuries, Of a persistence, a daring and ingenuity impossible ·ackle a st 't ·made any mess. Far from it! (Continued on Page 10) the eveni have done and are doing a better job than anytheir "su ny right to expect. We're all right! . IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN- KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS ;iement of (TM Reg. Pat. Office) the beginning, we found ourselves alone 1n :es Forest verse, and not only alone but the only living type fire i his planet which could realize its loneness: the straw it, gave it a good close look, and then turned suppress n to making something practical and useful precedented situation. all, we found for ourselves a Light, a God, a sense of direction, a goal to work toward. ,::...' y clever of us, if you think of it carefully. eeded to set up standards for our living 1 ly in our experience we made the revolvery that gentleness and kindliness were I than brute strength. No other species d that out and used it as a model and of conduct. 1n actual fact no one we need answer to, s, and yet we observe our ideal standards degree. We are honest and trustworthy ~ r so that it is the exception, it is news, ;;,; 1t a theft. We are decent 99 per cent of I HATE T we could easily be vile. With silence IF SHOOT 'TIL I' nd ':JS and ahead of us, we make up gay IN' THAT SURE ... whistle them, and our feet keep jig AROUND I'D HATE e look life and fate in the eye,·,. and :T TREE and I admire the people who do it. a_ll living things, we have discovered rish it, and create it for eye and ear. things, we have the power to look and criticize it and improve it . essary to live together by the milourselves governing systems coverI spaces. Now we actually have the id~a of a world government, ;bring justice to white and black nd er, rich and poor, not becaus~ a nd can exact justice, but because c~eated the ideal of justice and' 15 is great. This is not the act of a_n ai:iimal. This is possible only ink in global terms. We inhabit COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LTD. '· '/f-1'.H. ~ •, ave t? _work to stay alive, we imagining. Out of the earth we Before the crew made up their minds as to who was in pursuit and who was in flight, poor old Chris Crosshaul suffered the loss of a leg. �PAGE JO LOG BOOK MARATHON STAGES FIRE DRILL USE SMOKE Bd'MB TO SET ALARM An exercise to discern weak spots in the camp fire suppression units to alert personnel and to justify preparedness was held in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests Geraldron l)istrict officials on May 26th, 195 l. Smoke bombs were set out in operating areas and only P. V. LeMay, woods operating manager, W. E. Mair, woods superintendent, and Sol Cowan, Fire Supervisor of the Marathon Company and District Forester, U. W. ' Fiskar and Fire Specialist McAdam and the four persons who set the bombs off knew about the exercise. The spontaneous reaction of the men working nearby to the bombs and the rush of crews from other areas and camps showed that the training to date wa~ well worthwhile. In addition some weak spots in the planning and organization were detected and were rem edied after the exercise . Al I decided - even those that were mad wh they found out that it was just a fire drill - that the drill was worthwhile. HAS YOUR CAMP TRIED A FIRE DRILL? TEST YOUR ORGANIZATION. THIRD ANNUAL SPRING FIRE SCHOOL (Continued from Page 8) fire; and finally, the foreman fire in which a number of strawboss crews, headed by a fire foreman, attack a fire of several acres. The lessons learned from the fi Im, namely, the scouting, the blazing of a fire line, the clearing of the line, grubbing out of the fire edge and the direct suppression work done by robbing the fire of its fuels, knocking down snags, extinguishing flames by the use of mineral soil, etc., were to be applied in the problems. Unfortunately the film was not available for the meef•1g and a rough verbal description had to be substituted. Fire areas were laid out in one of the camp operating areas to represent the three different sized fires a'nd write-ups of the problems describing how the fire started, the wind speed and direction and fire danger, as well as questions pertinent to each were distributed to the men. The whole group attending was subdivided into four smaller groups headed by the district superintende~~s and each took its alloted area. In the case of the two smaller fires, four similar areas were laid out to avoid too much crowding around any one spot. JU WINS TECHNICAL FORESTRY SCHOLARSHIPS LEFT: Robert Barr ham, Ontario, fir Technical Forestry at the Lakehead T Institute, who we Thunder Bay Tim erators' Association Bursary. Right: Donald MacKinnon, Fort William, Ontario, first ye a r Technical Forestry student at the Lakehead Technical Institute, who won the Marathon Pape,· Mills of Canada Limited $200 .00 Scholarship. , EDITOR'S NOTE Anyone wishing .a copy of the LongLac Program and the fire problems used in the training, plea$e write the Editor. HERE'S SOMETHING REFRESHING - READ THIS I ADMIRE THE .HUMAN RACE (Continued from Page 9) to surpass, we find ways to move easily under the water and through the air. Now we specutatively eye our neighboring planets. It should astound no one if man one clav begins to move among these planets. How shall I not admire such a .creature? Daunted by nothing, his hori?Ons constantly recede, the territories of his possessi0n and use expand and expand. Whenever he comes t9 an impassable obstacle, an aoparently final barrier, he goes to work at it and, in d!Je time, surpasses it. If he _has limits, I do not see where they are. I do not think he has limits. I think he is a child of the universe who inherits eternity. I think he is wonderful, I am his devoted partisan, and I arr proud indeed to be one of him. Copyright I 95 I - Book of the Month Club, Inc. This light, portable one-man power saw is heavily by a 2.5 B.H.P. motor but only weighs 38 po11nds and chain and full fuel tank. It is the ideal saw Eastern woods to keep up top production of pulp it operates up to 32" cutter bars with ease. P.H. PRODUCTS (]947) LTD. VANCOUVER, B. C. FOR DEMO~STRATION, SALES or SERVICE CO 220 SOUTH ALGOMA STREET, PORT ARTHUR, or HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. Offices in Orillia, Ont., Quebec, P, Cartierville, P. Q. and Regional Distributors Canada. �JULY PREV-FIRE GRAM . B. T. 0. A. ~obert Barry, )ntario, first al Forestry s.L-- - - - - - ' Lakehead Te e, who wo11 r Bay Timbe Association PAGE 11 LOG BOOK 1951 CLASS OF SERVICE URGENT COMMUNICATIONS TO ALL NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBERLAND AREAS LL WOODS PERSONNEL SEASON HALF OVER JULY FIFTEENTH STOP RECORD IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO UP TO JULY FIRST WITH HELP OF HER FAIR STOP DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS DISTRICTS REPORT THAT LOGGING OPERATIONS RESPONSIBLE SEVEN OUT OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT FIRES STOP SUMMARY OF FIRES AND REPORTS BY DISTRICTS BELOW CHECK THE CAUSES OF THESE SEVEN FIRES STOP SIX OF THE SEVEN COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED STOP SINCE JULY MORE FIRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED STOP IS THE TIME TO BETTER THIS RECORD IN THE LAST HALF OF THE FIRE SEASON STOP NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK ON ION MEASURES, SUPPRESSION PLANS, ORGANIZATION OF FIRE CREWS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, FIRE EQUIPMENT, ETC FIRE HAZARD INDICATORS SHOULD BE IN ALL CAMPS STOP THE NUMBER OF FIRES AND SMALL ACREAGE BURNT TO HOWS BENEFITS OF PREVENTION MEASURES AND TRAINING CARRIED ON STOP HAS BEEN QUITE A TURNOVER OF WOODS LABOUR STOP LET'S MAKE SURE ALL EMPLOYEES ARE FIRE PREVENTtON US STOP RICTS REQUEST CONTINUED CO-OPERATION FROM OPERATORS STOP TRAINING OF WOODSWORKERS CONTINUING PEAT THAT NUMBER OF FIRES ON LOGGING OPERATIONS AND SMALL ACREAGE BURNT SHOWS BENEFITS OF ION MEASURES, TRAINING AND ORGANIZATION STOP ALL CONCERNED URGED TO HAVE NO LET-UP IN EFFORTS YOURS FOR NO FIRES STARTED BY WOODS EMPLOYEES BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION RECAP OF FIRES UP TO JULY 1ST, 1951 Kenora 2 12 10 8 5 3 3 Fort Frances Sioux Lookout 2 10 l 5 4 2 5 4 l Port Arthur Geraldton Kapuskasing 7 5 4 13 4 l l 2 3 5 1 4 2 5 2 4 2 l 2 CLEARING (Acres) ease. 44 70 6 44 35 367 & 7600 Sq . Ft. 27 498 18 66 18 481 REPORTS FORTY FOUR !=IRES ONE LIGHTNING FIRc IN LOGGING OPERATIONS ~TOP QUICKLY E>:.TINGTMENT AND COMPANY MEN STOP ONE CAMPERS'S FIRE OF THREE ACRES ON LIMITS PUT OUT BY COMPANY NO FIRES SO FAR THIS SEASON STARTED BY WOODS EMPLOYEES RICT REPORTS SIX FIRES STOP NO FIRES ON LAND LICENSED TO LUMBER OR PULP COMPANIES AND NO CAUSED BY EMPLOYEES OF TIMBER OPERATORS !STRICT REPORTS THIRTY FIVE FIRES STOP ONE SAWDUST AND DEBRIS FROM POP.TABLE SAWMILL OPER BURNED EARLY IN SPRING AND BELIEVED DEAD OUT, WAS FANNED INTO FLAMES BY HIGH WIND STOP OGGING OPERATIONS CAUSED BY HOT ASH ES FROM COOK STOVE MIXED WITH GARBAGE AND PUT 11'-l OP THIRD FIRE CAUSED BY OVERHEATED STOVE IN BATH HOUSE BURNED THE BUILDING DOWN AND . NDING AREA STOP FOURTH FIRE PROBABLY CAUSED BY A SMOKER IN THE CUTTING AREA ~O REP0°.TS TWENTY SEVEN FIRES STOP NOT ONE FIRE RECORDED AS DUE TO OPERATIONS OF ANY P TWO FIRES NEAR LOGGING OPERATIONS DEFINITELY DUE TO LIGHTNING ~E~ORTS EIGHTEEN FIRES STOP ONE PIRE ON LOGGING OPERATIONS OF A HALF ACRE CAUSED BY SCUWE~TY FIRST AND LIGHTING SIG~JAL FIRE ON JUNE TWENTY FIFTH WHICH WAS LOCATED BY ITTLEED gy DEPARTMENT AIR CREW lf\lVESTIGATING SMOKE STOP CUTTER HAD PURPOSELY LIT FIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED LA~E~ORTS EIGHTEEN FIRES STOP TWO FIRES ON LOGGING OPERATIONS STOP FIRST PERMIT ISSUED TO H Fl:ROUND A CAMP AND 11\1 THE AFTERNOON HIGH WINDS CAUSED THE FIRE TO ESCAPE CONMOK~NtARTED AS A RESULT OF A. CAMP BUILDING BURNING DOWN STOP ONE SMOKER'S FIRE MATERIAL !3EING DISCARDED BY CUTTERS ON WAY TO FIGHT A LIGHTNING FIRE �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JULY Woods Personnel Key Figures In Forest Fire Prevention Listed here are the names of Company personnel appointed Honour These lists are supplied through the courtesy of the Department of please advise the Editor and the names will be reported in the next The men listed hereunder, in addition to their regular duties, have these men for carrying out this public-spirited duty. In addition to Company personnel, tourist camp operators, guides, Honourary Fire Wardens. ary Fire Wardens by the Honourable Minister of Lands and F Lands and Forests officials, and if any names have been om issue. undertaken additional responsibility and credit should be giv Indian Chiefs and other persons living in the woods are appoin GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL AND MAY YOU CARRY OUT YOUR DUTIES SO WELL THAT NORTHWEST ONTARIO WILL HAVE FEWER FIRES THIS YEAR! KENORA DISTRICT HAMMERMILL PAPER CO. ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. K. Storey H. Hickey S. Sundin F. Sas R. McMillan A. MacDonell H. James F. Elders J. H. Gordon S. N. Golder J. Paterson F. Kozel I. Sward A. Ouellette K. Roos . A. Green A. E. Coak E. H. Berglund CONTRACTORS L. B. Oien J. Shamlock M. Jensen 0. B. Oien DRYDEt-1 PAPER COMPANY N. McMillan L. Booth A. Lindquist Wm. C1,1ff C. Latimer T. Humeniuk !=. Mort'Jn M. Porayko George Franklin W. Faulkner A. Sherrard John McArthur W. Moore GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY Waino Jacobson H. S. Beattie Einar Kovanen Wm. Honkanen Fred Charbonneau Fred Shreeve Nick Jeffries Phil Eldel' Paul Pettersen Norman Pedersen OSCAR STYFFE LIMITED Umphreyville, Ont. R. Pettersen A. Rantala A. L. Johnson E. Holm E. Mickelson H. Kotanen NEWAYGO TIMBER CO. Clarkdon, Ont. L. Stuart P. Lecroix W. Camerson G. Nordgren W. Bradish C. Gilbert P. B...yan G. Willan 0. Patriquin FORT FRANCES DISTRICT Francis W. Cain Victor Coulson Harry Cain Eddie Holmquist EMO LUMBER COMPANY C. V. Strachan Nick Wepruk .I. A. MATHIEU LIMITED Edgar Clement Pete Zettler William Kirk Dan Mosher ONTARIO-MINN!!:SOTA PULP & PAPER CO. W. Maslanka R. Potts J. Moore M. Tychonic H. Brown J. Marien E. Rodgers R. O'Donnell W. Martin J. Gorup M. Haslestad C. Anderson A. Thomas George Garner G. Calder Leo Morin E. Berard F. MacKay V. McEvoy I. Salgren S. Fowler W. Lanigan A. Law C. Douglas G. Westover W. Woods B. Seppala SIOUX LOOKOUT DISTRICT GREAT LAKES PAPER CO. Valora, Ont. Joe K1,1tzner Dave Whitney G. V. Calhoun Al Squire George Edwards Lorne Buckle Alf Hamm Alex MacKenzie Joe Ward George Cameron ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER Camp P-200 Headquarters Camp P-206 W. White H. Hayes A. Carlson J. T. Sniezek W. Cunningham S. Gadus S. Lukinuk W. Decker P. Tutkaluk J. Tairney D. McDaid W. Rigey H. Bennett J. Hukins A. W.e ller J. Auer E. Black K. Thingelstad J. Allen F. Black A . . Harkovski A. Fortin N. Laroche Camp P-207 P. Matkaluk P. Rush W. Owchar N. Zubiak J. ' Ketonen J. G. White Jr. H. Thompson A. J. H. L. Camp P-208 Livingstone Shiska Wishart Woodbury Contractors and Staff E. Wheatley J. Blair C. Ricklefs W. Hill R. Shaw Savant Lake and Ycliffe, Ont. Tony B9rodski John Kunc ,James Jarvis L. Taplin R. I. Young Fred Alexander Allan Miller Frank Leppanen CHUKUNI LUMBER CO. Red Lake, Ont. T. Scott H. PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT ABITIBI POWER & PAPER CO. Woods Dept., Port Arthur, Ont. M. Lockhart G. Withenshaw F. S. Hick D. Rody M. Seeley H. W. Davidson K. Nielson R. Moodie N. Gregory A. K. J. J. Pingree Crowhurst McLeod Langtree O. Salo G. Katinka J. Kozystko Camp 206 Abitibi, Dorion P.O., Ont. H. Craig R. Gray M. Armitage K. Ratz D. McKinnon W. Brown E. E. H. G. Auden, Ont. Johnston O'Gorman McCormack Nordstrum A. Wraggs H. Johnston J. Latrielle Linko and Raith, Ont. I. Manners I. Haapasalo A. Wainio R. Koivisto I. Mutch, Cameron Falls, Ont. R. Matchett, Nipigon, Ont. H. Fell, Orient Bay, Ont. Nipigon and Beardmore, Ont. BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO. Harry Turc Bill. Baker Rod. Nolet Geo. Bernard Harry Felaber Neil Arthu Walter Tuomaala Tom. Kelly Vic Lamll'li John Mosch Chas. Mcinnes Nick Kozak Aime Roy Elmer Kork L. M. Lein Jos. Grenier Wm. Davidson A. Allin Frank Swan W. D. Sainsbury Leonard Robinson R. Grenier E. Chedore Geo. McGuire Gus Raita Graham Mandigo Neil Nylund Maurice Ca Ed. Conway Ken. Fleming Pete. Kari James Head Bob. Clerihew A. M. Jo A. L. McDonald Ed. Faubert D. R. Ste Art. Judson Dave. Gordon E. A. Sn,i Arne Lappalainen Paddy Herlihy W. M. M Ed. Leskine Alf. Doherty Dan. Pickl Michael Conroy W. Stillwell Howie Fr Vince Kennedy H. Gillispie Ture Pet Jorma Katajamaki Tom. Tansley Paul Fra Tommy Bjerkelund Bill. Sinclair �JULY LOG BOOK 1951 GREAT LAKES PAPER CO. LTD. Fort William, Ont. P. J. Ward J. H. Godden 1ve been ,ould be P. Lecroix G. Nordgren C. Gilbert NIPIGON LAKE TIMBER CO. LTD. Nipigon and Beardmore, Ont. A. Cheetham Peter Sobush H. Barnes Ben. Hey C. Evans John Bruce OSCAR STYFFE LTD. Silver Islet, Harrington Twp., Hardwick Twp., and McTavish Twp., Ont. Emil Ehn G. Nygard A. Ahola R. Backstrom Arvo Koski O. Beckwick A. Ranta Chas. Rix ICT GERALDTON DISTRICT ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY Heron Bay, Ont. M. Thibeault H. Paradis E. C. Little N LAKE TIMP~R CO. LTD. Kowkash, Ont. B. Arthurs A. Watkus A. Reed ient Int. ~ Black Sturgeon, Ont. W. Mik1,1la B. Irwin H. Carnahan M. Midguard H. Hall B. Campbell W. Zapior B. Sellers D. Maurice M. Helie B. McCabe B. Bouchey T. Mclelland Savanne, Ont. Lauri Balin Dog River, Ont. H. Maki J. Kotala E. Sandberg C. Korpi S. Kiviniemi Hans Maki C. Dolan K. Maki E. Laroque NEWAYGO TIMBER CO. LTD. Port Arthur, Black Bay Peninsula, Jarvis, and Prince Location, Ont. S. Wierikko H. 0. Kantola N. Melnchuk J. White L. Nemcek J. Prouty NORTH ST AR TIMBER CO. LTD. Owakonze, Ont. Don. Coleman Oiva Okerlund Gust Olson NORTHERN FORESTS PROOUCTS Waweig Area, Ont. John Siipola Edward Nurmi co. Harry Tu Neil Arth Vic: Lam John M Elmer Ko Jos. Gr Frank S. R. Gren. Gus Ra Maurice Pete, A. MD. R. E. A. w. M, Dan, P Howie Ture Paul N PAPER MILLS OF CANADA ramat and Stevens, Ont. Jamieson W. D. Harkness Lacasse T. Donaldson Lawson F. Brady Karlstedt II:. Olson Cowan A. H. Carson Aumesse N. Husak S. Mair M. Johnson Dr. S. J. Navin F. Lomkins L. Kabossa R. Brown E. Kauhanen D PAPER COMPANY LTD. Ila E. Tichie J. Auger E. Bradbury P. Elchuk C. Levine W. Taphorn H. Davies J. J. L. E. E. P. I. PAGE 13 Humphries Ballantyne Massicotte Heino Olson Thors Mackie P. E. N. H. A. P. Kosmenc:huk Kuzik Nakano Mackido McGachern Auger J. Siziorny F. Young R. B. Laughlan F. Hutchison M. Lucier J. Laponen Sault Ste. Marie Division ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED L. Johnson R. A. Kenshol W. Rajab L. Spooner L. Tahti 0. A. Waluk J. S. Boville J. Jylha G. E. Ball I. S. Palmer William Beer W. C. Fleming James Beatty G. Breckenridge D. W. McRae J. L. Baskerville W. R. Boville B. J. Smith Chas. Lampi W. L. Oliphant F. W . Wheeler H. Hayward R. J. Doyle G. Heasman G. Ross F. Larocq11e THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMITED B. Thomson T. Summctrs D. C. Horncastle F. R. M. Smith D. Graham D. Carter R. MacGregor G. Genge B. Futerko J. Makarchuk W. I. Turner HEARST DIVISION, KAPUSKASING DISTRICT Hearst, Ont. MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED :;. McNab P. Paul Turcotte G1,1y Dempsey John Sorokan Elmo LaJambe Pat Robertson Jean Veilleux Jack Varcoe George Johnson Ray Paquette Don Hagerty Richard Selin Dorilas Bourque Nils Magnussen Nils Ling Lorenzo Fortin Roland Male'nfant Ovial St. Aubin Jean Mercier Omer Gignac Carl Neillson Olaf Haavaldsrud Philip Theriault Alex Bruun Arthur Renaud Adelard Gauthier Fred Romain Alfred Mahien Roaul Gagnon Peter Marcotte Glenn Logan Herman Sievers Edouard Dupre Nick Poletz A. Marconi Rosaire Morin John Vezeau Jules Humbert Lionel Chicoine John Cloutier Philippe Cloutier Ken Schwantz Frank Wright Alex Lacasse Gay Hamilton Elmer Dolph J. A. Touchette Cecil Powell Douglas True Pete Sykes Nick Tomkiw Nick Suzana Paul Levesque Albert Selage Napoleon Leblanc Albert St. Onge Clement Bouchard Philip Buteau Eugene Levesque Gaston Malenfant D. J. McNab Ken McDlellan George Lelievre F. Vienneau C. H. McNab Albert Johnson Ray Kallio Albert Durand Gus Rentz Napoleon Brais Paul Maki TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED Gilbert Blanchet Emile Briere Leslie Beresford Alphonse Dambroise John Bourbonniere L-to Dandurand FONTAINE LUMBER COMPANY Camille Vaillancourt DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER LIMITED Delray Depot Camp 18 Ray Greer Paul Ranta Martin M'olund B. Billy G. A. Hamborg Camp 19 T. Suni E. Perkio Det51,1I Depot R. Herckman Ernest Lindgren E. Pajuluoma L. Campeau E. Jarvi E. Campeau P. Lagrange NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LIMITED V. Linquist H. Nelson R. Campeau A. Ukkonen B. Pickersgill Phil Farley H. Pepin H. Rosevear A. Vandette Otto Los Jean Bernier Joseph Marois Rene Pominville HENRY SELIN FOREST PRODUCTS C. Porter Fernand Bourgeois Leo Dugas Jack Selin Aurele Legault Clifford Selin Palma St. Amour William Selin Alonzo ·Malenfant Henry Selin Octave Albert (Continued on Page I 9) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK JUI MARSHALL WELLS Carry A Complete Line of . Johnson Waxes and Cleaner For Home or Industrial use there is a special Johnson Wax for your type of floors. Available in containers from one pint to 45 gallon drums. Use JOHNSON WAXES for complete satisfaction. For Full Particulars and Prices Simply Dial 5-6511 Brightness and t:;Jeanliness of Paper By H. M. Hughson, Chief Chemist, Provincial Paper Ltd ., Port Arthur The factors of qua Iity known as brightness or whiteness of the paper, and dirt content, or the quantity of discolouring specks embedded in the sheet, are not always too closely controlled in a paper mill, but are usually of considerable importance to the printer or other ultimate user of the product. In the cheaper grades of paper such as newsprint these factors are not stressed but the more costly the paper is, the more important these qualities become. It is especially important tha ') paper that is to be used for sanitary purposes or for containing food products should be very white and free of dirt. In this article, we will deal with the various causes of dirt and discolouration, first in the pulp, and ultimately in the paper, and then with the various devices and methods used in remedying these defects. In manufacturing both mechanical and chemical pulp, the prime source of dirt is in the wood itself. Very often if the wood has received a considerable amount of rough handling, the ends of the logs are opened out or "broomed" and particles of sand, cinder, earth, etc., are driven in . This can happen while the wood is being transported to the mill, or at the mill itself while the wood is being piled or debarked. However, the worst source of dirt in the wood is ir, the bark. This material is often difficult to remove from the logs and if any is allowed to get into the pulp, the resultant black specks can neither be entirely removed nor bleached white. Since bark can be most easily removed when wood is wet, it is usually considered good practice at mills to pass logs through a drum barker before putting them on the stock pile. It is also good practice to put the logs through the drum barker once more, after removing them from the pile and before sending them to the pulp mill, in case any bark was missed the first time through . The drum barker itself is nothing more than a huge barrel, rotating horizontally, and with open steel slats for sides. The logs are put in one end of the drum, and after having been tumbled about inside, and having their bark thereby loosened and then washed off by water sprays, they drop out the other - end. There they are closely inspected; any that sti II have bark adhering tc, them are returned to the drum, and those with deer , flaws or very large knots, have them removed with a hand axe or a machine-operated splitter. If especially clean wood is desired, the logs can be put through hand barkers, which are somewhat wasteful but very useful for removing knots, bark that is hard tc get at, or discoloured surface wood. This discolourec surface wood is usually the result of the logs the pile being weathered by the sun and the r is itself another, not inconsiderable source of Other less common kinds of barkers incl hydraulic type in which individual logs pass un high pressure jets of water which peel off the b the stationary friction type, which jostle longer gether in pockets by means of cams or chains. In the manufacture of chemical pulp, a gr can be done to eliminate or remove dirt, one of important of these operations being the cooki chips must be cooked under the correct tern and pressure conditions and for the right length so that they are not "burned;'' but are still suf soft to break up into their individual fibres in t pit. If too many knots or uncooked chips ar these get partially broken up and partially remo ing screening, but some of the smaller pi Mos.t dirt in chemical pulp is removed by through and show up as coloured "shives" in th cess of screening, in which the good fibres ar in a dilute suspension through a series of hol creasing fineness, while the larger di rt particles behind, washed away and discarded. The most u of screens are : the rotary or centrifugal type, i the pulp enters through the centre, and is forced small circular holes on the periphery by ce force; the flat screen, which consists of a long forated with slits of closely controlled width, and which the acc~ptable pulp is sucked by an operated diaphragm situated below; the inclin which is merely a wire mesh suspended at a sha and over which the pulp suspension is wash screens remove not only the shives, but also an eous di rt such as rust, soot, particles of concret other matter which might have come from treatment system. All chemical pulps, even after this scree cess, have a pronounced reddish brown colour, can be changed to a bright white only by t known as bleaching, in which the small a lignin and tannins left in the fibre after th process are removed by a further dissolving action or changed by oxidation to the same W as pure cellulose. In order to achieve these r~ modern mills use a combination of a chlorr cess, an alkali wash and an oxidation with bl In the first, chlorine gas is added directly_dt su~pension, where it combines with the soli (Continued on Page 22) �LOG BOOK _ _ _ _J_U_L.,.. 1951 e of lners 1son ners ~ON ll 5-6511 of the logs I 1n and the r , source of barkers incl logs pass u eel off the jostle longer s or chains. :al pulp, a g dirt, one of ng the cook, correct te right length are sti II su al fibres in .ed chips a ,artially re smaller pi removed by ·shives" in t od fibres a ;eries of h di rt particl The most ifuga I type, and is fore ,hery by ts of a lo id width, a ~ed by a~ · the inch i'ded at a 5 on is was but also ;s of cone :ome fro r this sc ·own col only by e small re after . dissol\l he sarne (e these f a chi ,n with directl 1 the 5 22) PAGE 15 • • Why Borden's Trumilk is the Ideal Milk for your Camp 1. All the food value of fresh whole milk! 4. For drinking, cooking and every other milk use ! Just add TRUMILK to cold water, mix, and in a jiffy, you have milk ready for drinking. TRUMILK is excellent, too, in soups, puddings, and all baked goods. Can be mixed dry with dry ingredients for cooking convenience. TRUMILK is a powdered whole milk which includes all the cream, all the protein and other nutritional value of finest fresh, whole fluid milk! Costs as low as 55( a gallon! '°' S. Easy handling-less weight- no freezing! Yes, here's delicious whole milk, ready to use anytime for as low as SSc a gallon ... a real saving on your milk bill, especially where large quantities are used. Further saving : there's no waste ... you make up only as much as you need when you need it! uum-sealed for camp use! TRUMILK ( whole milk powder) is only ½ the weight of fluid milk. This cuts transportation costs to the minimum ...makes handling easier. Under seal, TRUMILK keeps perfectly in summer heat or below zero weather ... indefinitely. 6. Fluid whole milk in a iiffy! Now you can mix TRUMILK in any quantity with Borden's new effort-saving hand-mixer. It's a 3-in-1 mixer: (1) mixes (2) stores (3) dispenses. Mixers available at cost in 5 gal. and 2½ gal. capacity. Order from your nearest distributor. - Heavily protected with an ~mter plywood drum, the inner vacuum-sealed metal container protects freshness of Trumilk indefinitely! Also has inner friction-top cover to protect contents after seal is broken. BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED. K DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario. ROEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec. :KIRKLAND & ROSE McKENZIE, STEPHENSON LIMITED l 30 Water Street Vancouver, a.c.' A, H. BRADBURY 13 Narth Whar f Saint John, N. B. 345 Higgins Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba. �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK Thunder Bay Nursery Vital to Planting Projects in Northwestern Ont; The Thunder Bay Nursery which is situated near the village of Rosslyn just west of Fort William, was started in 1946 and the year 1951 will be a big production year for the Nursery. The Nursery is under the direction of Mr. P. Addison, Regional Forester, MidWestern Region, Department of Lands and Forests. The Nursery is approximately 400 acres of which approximately 75 acres are now prepared and produdnr nursery stock. It is possible to develop approximately a total of 175 acres. The 75 acres developed is irrigated by an overhead sprinkler system connected to a pumping station on the grounds and there are 17 buildings in all . This was the first Ontario nursery to produce black spruce. It is hoped that all readers of the Log Book realize that in proper operations the aim is to obtain a satisfactory sustained forest yield through natural regeneration. However, adequate natural regeneration does not always result. This is particularly so after forest fires, etc. and in such cases artificial regeneration, seeding or planting of trees is the only way to ensure that the site which does not naturally regenerate or is devastated will return to be a useful site for the growing of trees. The Thunder Bay Nursery has a big project set out for itself. Planting stock will be drawn from the Thunder Bay Nursery for the following projects: 1. 250,000 trees west of Beardmore. This is planting on burn and cut-over and forms only part of a longterm program to restock an area on which there has not appeared sufficient natural reproduction. This wil I be the third consecutive year during which such a quantity of trees has been placed upon this area. The area consists of very gooa sites, is most accessible and is a good ''planting chance." 2. 500,000 trees on the Kirkwood Management Unit near Espanola. This is a large one upon whic~ planting has been carried out for many years and is definitely simply the annual part of a long-term plan prepared by the Crown and being carried out by the Crown. 3. 25,000 trees at the property of the Thunder Bay Nursery as demonstration plantations adjacent to Highway 17. 4. 8,000 trees on one of the Research areas west of Fort William . This project is to test theories of planting under conditions found in this area. 5. 8,000 trees on a Research area in the Cochrane District. 6. 7,000 trees on areas within the Cochrane Dist-' rict as demonstration plantations. 7. 9,000 trees on areas within the Kapuskasing District as demonstration plantations. In addition to Crown projects of tree planting it i~ the policy of the Thunder Bay Nursery to produce large quantities to .meet the requirements of long-term plans prepared by timber operators which have been submitted to the Department. Of course, in addition the Nursery wi II attempt to supply casual small requests for trees from time to time. Such orders will be filled as and when stock is available. Two operating companies have so far submitted a plan covering long-term planting projects. The Newaygo Timber Company have prepared a plan covering a project to regenerate private lands held by the Company. J. A. Mathieu limited have a project to re-plant on Crown Lands. Following are brief reports from compar have planted trees in 1951. • GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LIMITED During the month of May, the Great L9 Company planted some twenty thousand Wh ' seedlings on an area four miles West of Sa about three-quarters of a mile South of Canada Highway. A portion of this area planted in 1949. The seedlings were obtained from the loc and were exceptionally fine specimens of 2-2 The area planted had been cut over ten and subsequently burned over. On May 24th, the Thirteenth Scout Tro William visited the planting operations and ea boys planted approximately twenty trees. THE LONG LAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY Regeneration studies on the cut-over Ian Limit of the LongLac Pulp and Paper Co. shown that satisfactory softwood regeneration occur naturally on many of the better pulpwo ing sites. To meet the goal of sustained yiel tion, it is essential that the merchantable site made to produce a new crop after. every cutt ation. It was the decision of this Company t such time as cutting methods could be devis satisfactory natural regeneration, a planting pr would be instituted to supplement whateve regeneration did occur, so as to ensure a seco least as good as the preceding one. In line with this decision the collection and white spruce cones was commenced in 19 cones being shipped to Kapuskasing for the of the seed, which was to be used in the Sp Power and Paper Co. nursery to develop plan to be set out on this limit. The first fruits of gramme were reaped in the fall of 1950, wh black spruce seedlings from the Spruce Fall were planted near Longlac. At the same time 25,000 seedlings, 50 percent spruce and 5 jackpine, were received from the Department and Forests Nursery at Fort William, and plan This first planting programme was larg imental, different tools and methods of plan used. In addition a great deal of the plantin ually done by Supervisory personnel, to famili with the problems incurred by such a progra In 1950 black spruce cones were also col the Fort William Nursery of the Department and Forests, to be used to produce planting the LongLac Pulp and Paper Company Limit. Future plans call for the continual ex the planting programme. This spring 25,00 ceived from the Fort William Nursery, were0 eluding an experimental planting of 5,00 It was planned to plant 25,000 jackpine but. 1 ded out earlier than expected so that these w 0 ed this Fall. Also a further planting of 10 plants from the Kapuskasing Nursery will be Fall. Spring and Fall plantings will be ma the number of trees being set out in each . ing with the availability of planting stock til (Continued on Page~ 17) �JUL 951 ER BAY NURSERY VITAL TO PLANTING D OntarI• TS IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO (Continued from Page 1 6) n companies · reac h e d . . million trees per year 1s new planting machine arrived in time to be used of the planting and proved quite successful. .IMITED : Great Lak HON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED 1sand White has been the custom in the past few years, adest of Sava was taken of the opportunity to secure and :,uth of th his area h eedlings to further the cause of conservation Marathon personnel. At Marathon, Ontario, a was sponsored for the Boy Scouts. A tent camp up and they were given an opportunity to camp four nights. They planted l 0,000 jackpine seed• over ten y uring their stay opportunity was taken to teach .it-over land aper Co. L generation er pulpwo tained yield mtable sit every cutf Company t :I be devise planting pr 1t whateve PAGE 17 LOG BOOK the boys fire control and other phases of conservation. A cook was engaged and her services went a long way toward making the outing the success that it was. The school children of both Stevens and Caramat also planted out 1500 seedlings ear.h over the 24th of May. In both districts a forester led a discussion in conservation a.nd fire protection . Marathon believes this is one of the most effective ways of teaching conservation to the school children, our citizens of to-morrow. Furthermore, if the children are interested in the project they will talk about it around the home and a double purpose is served. Another indication that this does pay off is that some o: the older scouts were observed showing the younger scouts the plantations which they had set out in previous years. /Continued on Page 20) WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SA\\1 MILL ~~Prow en in the Woods'' SETS UP FOR SAWING IN 30 MINUTES § READY TO MOVE 1S MINUTES AFTER SAW STOPS § CAN BE TOWED ~y TRUCK AT 45 M. P. H. collection ,ced in 19 g for the in the Sp ivelop plan st fruits of 1950, wh lpruce Fall same time Jee and 5 )epartment ,, and pla e was larg :ls of plan he plantin to famili ~ a progra LUMBER HARVESTER 1tinual ng 25 ery,w of 5, ~pine it thes 19 of iry wi II be in ea 1 stoc 7 aid t? .good Forestry practise, the Jackson Lumber Harvester makes selective cutting P11recision-b_uilt on~-piece machine that requires no costly dismantling or reassembli~g. ed man 1_s requ1 red. The sawyer rides the carriage and can see and control the ent1 re cut to higher yield per log, fewer mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manuate lu~ber at 5 man-hours per l 000 board feet. No slab or sawdust disposal expense. Ing virtua~ly eliminated. Feature by feature, it actually excels mills costing 3 times Yes you bigger profits the first new sawmill in 50 years! large Lumber Companies, commercial operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE ERLAND MACHINES LTD. OGGING SPECIALISTS WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO �.. PAGE 18 LOG BOOK J Northland Machiney Supply Co. Ltd. FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO OFFERS A FULL LINE OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT WE ARE AGENTS FOR Lafrance Fire Engine and Foamite Ltd. Dunlop Rubber Co. Fire Hose Pumps & Power Ltd. Forestry Pumps SAFETY NEWS WHAT IS THE FIRST SIGN YOU SEE WHEN YOU ENTER A PAPERMILL, OR ANY BIG INDUSTRIAL PLANT? . So - WHY A SAFETY SIGN BOARD, OF COURSE! why not a SAFETY SIGN BOARD for all camps. Take another look at the Front Cover. Because of the turn-over of labour and the shifting •of men from camp to camp, this Association in cooperation with the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, is recommending that all woods operations .in Northwestern Ontario adopt the sign shown on the cover as a standard necessity for each and every camp. This sign is attractive, colourful (white, green and red) and carries a daily message to all. It should be in a prominent place in camp and the cl_?rk should daily change the number in the centre as the days add up without a lost time accident. All men should attempt to set up a new camp record by beating the Best Previous Record . Companies can organize safety contests between camps. The net result should be - less accidents - less suffering, less lost time. SIGNS MAY ORDERED FROM THE Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association 3 Woolworth Block Port Arthur, Ontario Order a supply NOW!!! SUCCESSFUL SAFETY MEETING HELD AT FORT FRANCES The Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety A~sociation, held a meeting in Fort Frances May 29th, 1951. Mr. John Currie, Chairman of the Section, presided at the meeting . The following subjects were discussed and reported on : (11) The Annual Meeting Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association by Mr. J. Currie. (2) How a Woods Manager Looks at Safety - Mr. G. A. Potts. A good part of the reason for Fort Frances Division, 0 - M winning the Ontario Safety Competition for 1950 can be found in Mr. Pott's paper. (3) Rrotective Devices. (4) Safety Competition on Mc1rathon's Operationc1 by Mr. G. K. Eoll. (5) A discussion on river driving accide (6) A report on rain repellant clothing Jones. (7) Discussion on camp safety designs. After the meeting the film "Miracle of Valley" was shown through the courtesy of t Power & Paper Company Limited. After adjournment, refreshments and di provided through the courtesy of the OntarioPL!IP & Paper Company and Mr. J . F. MacKel Vice-President and General Manager, gave address on the value of such meetings. The next meeting of this Association wil on the LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Operati will probably take place in August. LOOK OVER THIS RECORD! ABITIBI CAMP 28 Contractor - AUDEN, ONTA ERIC HADLEY. Production - 8ft. pulpwood 4 ft. fuelwood 24' Boom Timber Above wood (except fuelwood) was h 13 miles to the landing by trailers. Total man -days during season - 17,746 Number of accidents - 5 - 2 medical cas 3 lost time e six days During the period November 26th, 195 16th, 1951, there were 9,322 man-days wor ANY accidents reported. Frequency Rate - 3,549 man-days per acci An excellent record in any man's Ian CONGRATULATIONS, ERIC, YOUR AND YOUR WORKMEN! Here's proof that when the top man i accident prevention conscious and gets his this spirit to the workmen, accidents are Dominating factor in Canada's climate ment of air from the west and northwes Canadian Facts. �LOG BOOK JL 951 PAGE 19 looking like a cross between an Einstein and a Fuzzy-wuzzy. Words that make strongman Samson old hat. Remember this. For years, doctors have been telling us there's nothing to be done about baldness. Now, with Rothman behind us we can tell them we wouldn't be seen dead with hair on our head. Nobody's going to rob us of our badge of virility. We're hormone happy and we intend to stay that way. Let those hairy apes ape us for a change. The doctors say baldness is caused by heredity, age and virility. We aren't ashamed of that. Listen to Rothman's last word on the subject: "Medical science can do nothing to treat the first two conditions, and it is undesirable to do anything about the third." -BRIAN MOORE (Continued from Page 13) Clement Lecours Maurice Lecours Jos Boutin Rosair Gosselin Armand Caron H. Landry Jos Morissette P. Asselin HAIRLESS RAPTURE the bald deserve the fair. That's the new pitch . going highbrow? Getting a little thin on top? Is your sweet sorrow? To put it baldly, are you losing your k up, man. Don't be afraid . You're among friends. I y how you feel. .are losing your hair, the bald facts have probably cost mirror investigation, hair-raising tortures at the hands r and valiant attempts to make one hair do the work have probably suffered the taunts of hirsute heroes with glee when night club comics kissed your bald e. You know those secret conferences you hold with advisability of a false front. Toupee or not toupee? about it. You have nothing to lose but your shame. the victim of capillary skullduggery, but times A shining pate is now the prerogative of he-men isn't going bald is a sissy. That's right. A sissy, acillating, nebulous, unmanly speciman. you wise. Only the baid deserve the fair. That's traight from the scientists. So throw away your re's what the doctors say: "According to present ss in men appears to result from three principa' one is heredity." Heredity may be a gene with But it's a cinch that if Papa were bald, you'll h,s comb tracks. factor is age," say the dermatologists. Dermatoled word for a skin disease expert. t get away from that one . Men usually grow row older. It's a case of hair today and gone s. the third factor. The gimmick. The clincher. it seems reasonable to interject at this point baldness ~xpert, Dr. Stephen Rothman, proat Un1vers1ty of Chicago. "The third factor f ~ex hormones," says Dr. Rothman , "Research 111r1le men become bald earliest." w,t_h Webster's International Dictionary shows ving the properties, nature or qualification5 also means "masterful, forceful." sterful, forceful. Challenging words. Words those 95-year-old braggarts who go round Fred Turner R. V. Perry A. Lehoux C. Mitchell ARTHUR LECOURS Francois Lecours Pierre Chouinard GOSSELIN BROTHERS Marcel Gosselin Real Gosselin J. D. LEVESQUE LIMITED D. Baillargeon Wilf. Lafontaine Ars. Levesque Ros. Arsenault Edm. Pact11ette J. D. Levesque ARROW TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Hearst, Ont. G. Aubin P. Rekola L. Gagne R. Lachance S. 'Roy G. Hince CANADA FORWARDING COMPANY L. P. Fortin Roger L'Ecuyer 0. Vachon C. A. Racine J. B. Caron NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Division No. 1, Mead, Ont. Lofstrom, lgmar Turbide, Elz. Kowalezik, John Plunkett, Frank Groleau, Ed. Johnstone, Albert Poulin, Eugene Wiley, Arthur Vukelich, John Peterson, Conrad Pakaluk, Pete Moland, Ken Poikanen, Martti Moland, N. Foster, William Sauter, Louis Patterson, Ossie Gosselin, F. Vandette, Lorne Bergin, Erwin Litke, George Killick, Norman Niisila, Eino Division No. 2, Hearst, Ont. Turner, Albert Wade, Herb Nolet, Victor Draganiuk, John Hendrickson, John Dillon, George Division No. 7, Mosher, Ont. Hill, Jack Fraser, Howard Gillies, Don Normandeau, Joe Morin, Front RIPCO TIMBER COMPAHY LIMITED Ripco, Ont. Bertrand Diamond Raoul Poulin A. Provencher Lawrence Forgac Jos Bastarache J. M. Boutin John Sokol Lucien Riopel Leo Leivo N. P. G11ay UPPER CAHADA TIMBER Paul Faubert Joe Bujualt W. A. Bartlett Gerald Pelletier Joe Broche Lorenzo Bergeron Manthias Plante Oscar Olsen Ray Geneault Philip Ladasaur TRANSCOHTINEHTAL TIMBER COMPANY Felix Bouchard Fred Parent Andre Pitre Valere Vachon Jos Robichaud Leonard Malenfant Roland Vachon Brice C. D. L Touche Roland Poulin Marcel Giasson RDIER SNOWMOBILE • • • • ~he .,q#U.{,t)S'I, to '/(OWi, 'k/i,,,,,te,,, ~IJ.aH4p,o'l,iaUOH, PIJ.01Jem4 Chrysler Engines -These sturdy vehicles are "Worth Their Weight in Gold" to Woods ining Companies etc. HONE, WRITE or WIRE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, PRICES, ETC. KEHEAD MOTORS LIMITED DISTRICT DISTRIBUTORS BHAOLD ST., FORT WILLIAM Cor. ST. PAUL and VAN NORMAN STS. NE 3-7421 PORT ARTHUR, PHONE 5-6581 �Page 20 LOG BOOK Chain Saws on Review The B. C. Experience Three great revolutions have taken place within the logging industry of the Western timber belt of the North American continent during the course of the past fifty years; changes which have moved the harvesting of logs from the realm of nptural and animal power h a highly technical, entirely mechanical process. In the case of the first two of these industrial advances, the change from one medium of power to another took plac;e comparatively slowly, in that steam replaced the ox, and internal combustion engines replaced steam generally over a period which consumed some forty of the fifty revolutionary years. But the last; the replacement of the hand saw in felling and bucking by the power-driven chain saw has been quick and decisive. It is true that attempts were made to take the manual labor out of timber cutting as far back as twenty years ago or more. Machines were built which would perform the work faster than the hand-wielded cross-cut saw, but, as in the case of most mechanical innovations in the early stages, they were heavy and unwieldy. We have to thank German engineering ingenuity for the introduction of successful power saws more or less in the form which is familiar to us today. In 1934 the first imported models began to make their appearance on this coast - still heavy and lacking many of the refinements of the modern machine, but definitely portable and quite efficient in the hands of those who understood their idiosyncrasies. It is possible that Germany might have retained an ever growing export market in these machines, gaining a lead which would have been very difficult for North American manufacturers to keep up with . But the ambitions of Hitler and his henchmen were the means of killing this and other industries. In 1936, parts for the German saws became scarce and difficult to replace -by 1937 almost impossible anywhere on ,..this continent. We were forced into starting a new industry of our own . At first, manufacturers contented themselves b>• making up irreplaceable parts for the existing machines, but inevitably, pioneers such as Industrial Engineerinr Ltd., Spear & Jackson (B.C.) Ltd. of Vancouver and the Mall Tool Co. of Chicago, started experimenting with their own ideas of complete models. A number of other companies were right on their heels, boosted ahead by the great need for fast production in the woods engendered by World War 11 demands. As it stands now, the manufacture of chain power saws is a highly competitive field - good competition in that, while excellent business is enjoyed by the whole industry, there is no place for laggards in the endeavor to improve existing models. Power per weight in the dynamic little two cycle engines is constantly being improved upon; the complete mechanisms are becoming lighter and lighter, without loss of endurance qualities; chains and cutter bars are receiving just as much expert attention. The desire to improve, in the robust young industry, is plainly demonstrated by the fact that almost every maker is producing or has produced a new and better model since the end of 1950. There is no such thing as a bad, or even mediocre chain saw on the market today, but a little care should be exercised in choosinq the right size of tool for the job, from the great number of models available. Hereunder is a description of some standing features of two makes advert Book: I. E. L. Industrial Engineering Ltd. oi B.C., is a pioneer of power chain saws in No It is a British Columbian firm, designing it especially for the needs of B.C. loggers in tions, though they sell, of course, all ove (Continued on Page 22) PROJECTS IN NORTHWESTERN ONT ARIO. THUNDER BAY NURSERY VITAL TO PLANTING (Continued from Page 17) NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED In 1947 Newaygo Timber Company, ~ chased approximately 16 sq. miles known a and Jarvis Locations, located partially in Crooks townships approximately 30 miles s Port Arthur. Tne purpose of the purchase land on which timber suitable for pulpwo produced. The present stands are in the majorit aspen, but the plans are to convert by a seri ations these stands to produce spruce, but time taking advantage of natural reproducti aspen, ana balsam to make a mixture whic the best advantage. The conversion period, limited by reaso plantations, is expected to take approximate! with an annua cut of 3,000 cords of birch The reforestration programme began this a nominal quantity of 20,000 transplants to to 50,000 next year, and a maximum of 27 in full swing. These 16 sq. miles will have a perman forester in charge and all necessary impro quired under management "'{_ill be made. T be a proving ground for technic to be use lands now under the jurisdiction of our Com Labour is drawn from the adjacent to it is the hope that a commuting system can out whereby local settlers can take full ad the additional employment and sti II carry on farming activities. ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER C LIMITED - KENORA DIVISION As planned, l 0,000 white spruce and p:ne seedlings were planted this spring . The work was designed to be simply i to the staff and experimental. Cost data wa carefully. The planting was done c;,n prod close to permanent roads. The quality of t site has influenced the choice of species. The actual planting was done by hand working together. One of the areas selecte cut and burned and is quite bare. The othel cut over about four years ago. In each, adva taken of tree growth already established. To 1 acre costs, a spacing of 8' x 8' was used . J. A. MATHIEU LIMITED 47,000 Red Pine and Spruce seedlings we using a tree planting machine on crown I, Sapawe, Ontario. The tree planter was pulle9 ' and a crew of three men did the entire job 1nb In addition, 3,000 trees were planted Sapawe. At the Sapawe School 200 trees wel for the 28 school children (7 each) and teachers (4). The plan is to plant 75,000 seedlings next year. �J some of Ltd. of V s in North ~ning its e 1gers in lo all over t !2) PAGE 21 LOG BOOK 51 L--------------=~-------------------------- Performance Is The Deciding Factor When You Buy a Power Chain Saw. ). ~NTING 17) MITED :~i:~ a~i t ·ially in 8 miles sout urchase w pulpwood For One-Man Operation All Cutting • majority by a serie ice, but at production .Jre which by reaso ,roxi mately of birch 1an this s ,lants to 1m of 275 perm ry im made. o be our C acent 1 ,ring. simply 1 ;t data w on prod raiity of pecies. e by han as select The ot each, a lished. t used. Choose a P I O N E E R se A 1 SUPER TWIN ZY -FEED ~i Pitch Chain eased Cooling Capacity centric Float Carburetor Transmission oved Oiler Tailstock • • • • Weighs Only 28 lbs. Fingerligbt Clutch Filtered Fuel System Trigger Swivel Blade e Supplied with Bar and Chain 14" - 18" - 24" - 30" hem in Action - Try Them Yourself onvinced there isn't a saw to compare with the performance of the PIONEER and the SUPER h made by Industrial Engineering L=mited. The mark on every saw is your assurance of comility, fast cutting action and all-round effic- eedli ,n C was ,tire i pl 10 tr ach) Sold and Serviced by: YINDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 22 LOG BOOK "SERVING LUMBERMEN'$ CLOTHING, BEDDING AND THE TIMBER FOOTWEAR. OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" W HOLi SA .LE Fort Willi GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. BRIGHTNESS AND CLEANLINESS OF PAPER (Continued from Page 14) to form solutions which can be easily washed out. In the second the alkali helps neutralize the acid left by the chlorin~tion and to remove other Impurities. In the last, calcium bypochlorite liquor oxidizes th~ remai~ing impurities, and brings the pulp up to the final desired brightness. Various mills use one or more of these processes in different combinations, together with a number of\nterstage washings, depending on the age of the mill, and the type of result desired . The clEianliness and brightness of groundwood pulp is even more dependent or.1 tbe wood than that of chemical pulp. This pulp is given the same sort of screening as mentioned above, usually wit~ the om!s~ion of flat screens, but it is only bleached 1f the original colour is very poor, when_ it is giver:i a single stage sodium or hydrogen peroxide treatment. In the actual paper making process, since most ot the dirt has already been removed from the pulp, tht:1 only impurities about which the operators must be concerned are the extraneous particles that drop in during the processing, those that are added with the fresr water, and the very small quantities that accompany th , paper making chemicals. Most of this dirt is removed in the Bird screens just before the machine head box, through which the very dilute pulp flows from the outside toward the centre. The rejects, not being able to go through the fine slits, are sent to a secondary system (usually a flat screen) from which any good pulp is rP turn~d to _the system, and the di rt is sent to the sewer In some systems, particularly those with dirty fres 1 water, auxiliary dirt removers are used, such as Dirtecs or Vortraps, through which the pulp is sent in a fast moving spiral path . There the dirt behaves like milk ir a cream separator, the heavier particles being moved 1 the outside by centrifugal force, and settling out to be later washed away. Other dirt in paper is caused by oil spots, rosin and pitch spots and slime slugs. Oil spots are avoided by ensuring that all greasing and oiling is carefully carried out and that no bearings are leaking . Rosin spots are caused by improper manufacture of the size milk (or suspension) and by premature addition of alum to the beater, and can be avoided by correct processing, or the Judicious use of alum and dispersing agents. Slime slugs are caused by bacteria and fungi feeding on. organic matter in the system and forming jellylike colonies, which eventually loosen and break up to give holes and translucent spots in the sheet. They can be avoided by regular and thorough wash-ups of the entire system, and a continuous or regular shock addition of a slimicide or fungicide to inhibit the growth of the organisms. Since a number of mills have a some supply of fresh water, containing such impurit sand, cinders and organic colouring matter, forced to purify this water by a combination o and mechanical means. The most accepted m add alum, together with other coagulants, to where the chemicals form little floes or a·gg-re the impurities gather on them. These floes c settled out, or in the more expensive syste out on sand and gravel felter beds, and th water will then no longer add dirt to the pape One of a series of articles contributed by Mem Mid-Western Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A. "CHAIN SAWS" ON REVIEW THE B.C. EXPERIENCE (Contin~ed from Page 20) The co-operative, employee-owned company, its own light-metal foundry, makes its own m its own premises; purchases from outside so confined only to magnetos, bearings and car The most interesting models, by today's are the '51 Super Twin and the Pioneer. Th an all purpose two or one man twin - the Ii cylinder chain saw in the world, it is claimed, ing only fifty-five pounds. The engine is sin from vibration and receives its fuel through a float carburetor which will operate at extr without flooding. The starter, oiler and cent clutch are automatic in action, and any one positions of the bar can be attained through controlled by a finger-tip device in less th ands. Suitable engine controls for one or t are optional as are cutting attachments, ava 30" to 7 feet. The Pioneer, one man model weig pounds, though powered with a 4 . 1 h.p. e engine has a very efficient multiport scaven which combines with a hiqh compression r high oower per weight. Oil for the chain oil stored in the handlebar which, as in the cas Super Twin, ·circles the saw completely. The trol is fingerlight, as is the bar swivel cont is by automatic rewinder. I. E. L., being a company making prec posed to mass-oroduced saws, must rely .0 market for much of its business. With this has developed an unusually good plan of di throuahout B.C. The three main distributo8r E. Ritchie & Son Ltd. of Vancouver, Ira of Nanaimo and Sinerud Truck & Tractor Suppl ied with parts form these sources are seventy-five sub-aqents located wherever (Continued on Page 23) �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK 'CHAIN SAWS" ON REVIEW HE B. C. EXPERIENCE (Continued from Page 22) tration of logging operations; all trained in the nance of these power saws. M. Woodboss Redhead. P.M. Products ( 1947) Ltd. couver is a newcomer in the field of power chain hey consider this to be no handicap because, as ut it, they have the advantage of having picked best features of all makes and embodied them Willia heir excellent Woodboss Redhead. e Woodboss is a five horsepower one-two man eighing only thirty pounds with a twenty inch ar capable of handling seven bar lengths up to ches. Clutch and oiler are automatic and the 1s of course, of the rec(?il variety. In place of the nt handlebar, two D handgrips are provided; e and one below the transmission-chain oiler - a feature which gives the Readhead its appearance. The blade is made to swive the full 360 degrees. The outer end handle ma second. ritish Columbia made tool is built to conform neral trend to the all-purpose saw of light medium horsepower. Parts are in good supes - they are made right in Vancouver. lf!i!r-!J!!r §1.Hl#lp' INTERNATIONAL♦TRUCIS 20) company, its own m utside sou s and car by today's oneer. The -the Ii s claimed, ine is sin through a e at extre and centr any one d through in less th The new office building recently completed at the towns:te of the LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited. The colour scheme both outside and in the offices is most attractive. Thus another building is added to beautify the growing community headquarters of the company at Long Lac, Ontario. NEW ction Work d Lumbering ations del weig 4.1 h.p. ort scave pression . e chain 01 in the ca etely. The wivel con aking pr ust relv With t plan of distribU ver, Ira & Tra urces a where '? 23) is Canada's most complete line ot ll .... cKs, 87 basic models, thous~ ands of specialized variationsevery truck heavy-duty engineered. he All New 1951 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT • DILL & SONS LTD. c Member of ORS FOR anada, 5 Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAlLERS RT ARTHUR d - Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �"Caterpillar" Diesel Tractor Equipped With Hyster Winch ... • There', no end to the proffrabJe u,., of a .,;nch•«ju;PPed "CaterpUJar" D;e,eJ Tractor. Fron, "'ood, ro n,UJ, rb;, logger', h~ndyn,an ;, ar ""'rk '3vfog ,;.,e, currfog co,r, , .. lfy,re, loggfog 'Wmche, 'Peed up •k;ddfog, arch or •ulky hauUng, Yard;ng "'frh tractor donkey,, and a ho,r of other Joggfog ta,k,. Etlic;en, po.,., tran,n,;"fon converts engfoe po.,., foro puu;og po.,e,. Ground gr;pPfog track, take th;, po.,e, any.,here to do a jot,. - front-mounted tooJs. ,Ind the "'foch fir, neatly on the rear end to Pero,;, unre,trkred u,e of 0 • Let ur _Ioggfog <xperr, pur rh;, versaa1e hand on your "•ho.,.,-Io.,e,. ;ng co.,,, ;ncrea,fog Producrfon. ,\ calJ or v;,;, to our nearby •ales and '<rvke branches .,;II ger you full dera;i,_bur do;, no.,, � 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 JulyAugLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - July August 1951 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. July August 1951. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951-07 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