693 10 13342 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/eb2825413465bee3b62292e4a6128b20.pdf 7764f689554007b757b131cb5642efe3 PDF Text Text I - ~1---- --···Wo o d s 9 i vi s Marathon ,Corp. of ·C Port Arth �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXCEl:LENli PARTS AND SERVICE 915 MEMORIAL AVE �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK NDER BAY TIIBER OPERATORS ~CIATION .R. E·.,-·u· ··R ···K1·····""T •·o ················ President ······ · ·· ··· ····I····· ··· - •· ..... ..~ ············I ····· .. .. Vice-President EXECUTIVE: ~.S.Jl!I~~\l,D.s Am E THUND~ i9-,0ffX~-Q:trA~M0 .JlsoclATION rathon Col".",..d e,f Canada ltc.L 's.. JONES Association has noted with regret over the years the changes which have taken place our senior and top personnel. It is felt that ould now be paid to those who have succeedse top positions. most amongst the changes hct-ve been the LeMay-succeeds Paul Kl~nestiver as Woodlands Manager for Marathon Paper Mi Ifs . Godden--succeeds Bruce Southon as Woods Manager for the Great Lakes Paper Company. Jones-succeeds Julian Merrill as Woods Manager for St. Lawrence Corporation at Nipigon. Roark-succeeds James Ryan as Woods Manager, Kenora Division, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company. ung-succeeds Malcolm Cochran as Woods Manager for Hammermill Canadian. these men brings a wide variety of experbility to their new jobs, and, while they eeded very able men, the respective comrtunate in having such capable men as ·n the vacancies in management posts. f the Woods Manager is not an easy one the position becomes more arduous as the age to these men is brief - we congrathe work you have done. e the Association of Operators continues in the type of men who a re the heads artments and we know the Association er for the active participation of these irs of our Industry and Association. ou every success and God-speed in your our companies and this Industry in the we now hold as the number one Inestern Ontario. op~rtunity too, of saying something • This has been a bad season in most e been most fortunate in having a re is only a month or so to go so let P the balance of the season free from H. H. ''Serf' Styffe LOG BOOK . of_ the LOG BOOK was pub Iished •stnbuted to owners of private land uc_ts to pulp and paper mills, etc. 7oh. The purpose of this bulletin . .ow Dr. W. P. Hogarth, a medi1 ~ am,_ Ontario developed a tree n_tano, and, in addition, to give Points to think about in devel• COPY OF FOREST FIRE FILM BOUGHT BY AUSTRALIAN FIRM Little did Association officers realize that 28 prints of the film "Fighting Forest Fires in Northwestern Ontario" would be sold when this project was started. The latest order is from the A. P. M. Forest Proprietary Limited, South Melbourne, S.C., Australia. It certainly is a small world and we are pleased to know that people in Australia may benefit from forest fire fighting techniques employed in Northwestern Ontario. PROJECT RC-17 This research program sponsored by the Ontario Paper Company and the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, the Research Council of Ontario, Faculty of Forestry Uni• versity of Toronto, Forestry Branch of the Federal De• partment of Resources and Development and the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, has been wide• ly reported in the press and in the BUSH NEWS. The purpose of the immediate program part of a long range, long term plan - is to increase and create conditions which favour the natural reproduction of spruce on the mixed wood slopes of the Lakehead region. This project is taking place on the limits of the Ontario Paper Company at Heron Bay. SUCCESSFUL WOODS COMPANY PICNICS HELD The Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited held a very successful employees' picnic at Caramat and Stevens under the auspices of the Recreation Association. In August, the LongLac Pulp and Paper Company held their Second Annual Employees' Day, Dance and Picnic and both events were very successful. There were two interesting highlights at the LongLac picr:ic. The log sawing contest was followed by the crowd with interest with Roland Beaulieu emerging winner with the best average time for three cuts. The following statement should be carefully noted by all Supervisory Personnel interested in Forest Pro• tection - and this includes all supervisory personnel. "Spectators were kept on the move during fire hose laying contests in which crews from various camps went through the procedure of laying a defined length of fire hose and watering down the hose line area during the process and finally filling large barrels set up on the recreation field. The crew from Camp 47 were undisputed winners in this event." Editor's Note - One way to practice fire crews and arouse interest of all concerned. If a company picnic or other event is held, it is an excellent place for the boys that have to put the time in training to fight forest fires to show the r~sults of this training. QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. Considered as part of the Great Lakes Waterway, where is the source of the St. Lawrence River? 2. In 1901 there were 271,201 Canadians over 65 years of age. How many were in this age grol,Jp in 1951? 3. From what sources does the federal unemployment insurance fund draw its revenues? 4. Are most Canadian furs taken from wild life, or ranch raised? 5. On the average, what province has the lijrgest families? (Answers on Page l 8) �PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER - LOG BOOK Artificial Regeneration on Limits of Longlac Pulp and Paper Company Limited By E. R. Humphreys The principle of the regeneration programme is that the cut-over land must be reforested to a new crop of desireable species. To attain this objective,, LongLac Pulp and Paper Company have, during the past 3 years, planted more than 9,000,000 spruce and pine seedlings, scattered cone-bearing jack-pine· branches over more than 2,000 acres of cut-over, conducted extensive research in artificiai and natural regeneration, laid out seed blocks, scuffled before logging and always emphasized the protection of advanced growth during logging operations. Last but not least, a course on Conservation has~ b e e n given to LongLac school children, to prepare the citizens of tomorrow. The future programme, will be considerably greater. Beginning in 1953, 1,000,000 seedlings will be planted annually and about 3,000 acres will be brushed, as well as .the continuation of the other methods. In 1955, the LongLac nursery will produce its first 2-2 spruce stock at the rate of 1,000,000 seedlings per year. Research will be continued and extended to improve upon the present artificial methods. N e w methods and tools for planting will be introduced, as well as new systems of organization. It becomes necessary to employ artificial means when nature fails to do the job for us. Nature fails because one or more of the following conditions are absent: ( 1) Suitable seed bed (2) Seed or source of seed (3) Desireable species. Suitable seed bed and seed must be present to produce a new timber crop. It is often the absence of these two conditions that causes failure. It is usually these two conditions which govern the artificial method to be employed. Site controls the species but seed and seed bed control method. Where seed is present and seed bed lacking, whether it be duff, moisture, heat, shade, plant competition or any other factor, it becomes a problem of producing a suitable seed bed. Conversely, if the seed bed is suitable and seed is lacking, it becomes a problem of establishing the seed. These simple facts can be verified by examining a cut-over and noting the increasing number of natural seedlings within seeding distance of the surrounding timber, where seed must obviously be present in a suitable seed bed. In drafting the regeneration programme for the years to come, it is essential to know how much and what species of natural stocking will be present in fivEL te.n, fifteen or more years after logging. A regenera•• tion cruise supplies this information, so that over a period of years a pattern can be found which will indicate the type and quantity of artificial aid that will be required for a given site and forest cover type. Most of the highland cut-overs on the LongLac limit, that result from past logging operations that have not stressed regeneration as it is stressed today, have not reproduced satisfactorily to desireable species. Natural regeneration of these areas is being supplemented by planting and brush scattering. Since this work will eventually be required on all future highland sites, why not do it as soon as possibfe after the logging .operation? In the practice of Forestry, artificial and natural regeneration becomes part of the logging plan artificial means will be known before logging. ation begins. For instance, w he re poplar is I from a site which would support spruce, a more able species, it is necessary to plant 2-2 spr soon as possible after the haul, in order to e spruce on that site. If the planting programme layed for many years, it becomes virtually im to establish spruce in competition with dense sucker growth. Another example may be seen erations where jack pine is the major species. site may be regenerated to jack pine by cone-bearing branches over exposed mineral so, ever, should this work be delayed for only a fe most of the seed wi 11 be decayed or released brush pile. Obviously this work should be closely as possible behind the haul. A broad outline of the possible artificial that may apply to the various forest cover follows . In the areas of sand plains and jack p type, of which there is a considerable quan ing of duff by hand or other means, to exp soi I and placing cone-bearing branches ther to be an effective method of re-establishin Logically, the fresher the cones the more operation as via bi Iity and quantity of seed and labour cost is decreased. Hence the n ing closely behind the haul. Also, it is a can be utilized from May through Octo other methods, such as planting, may Where seed is not available in old cut-ove feasible to truck in fresh brush from an ting operation. In the spruce flats, where duff is a planting programme may be planned. In a mixed wood type of poplar where the poplar is not cut, branch sea successful. The limiting factors here a competition from poplar sucker growth a of sun penetrating the residual canopy ficient to open the cones and later su erant pine. In this instance the adv cones may be gained as these require I than do three or four year old cones. is too great, it is necessary to plan_t 2-2 the poplar be logged, it is possible growth would be too dense to enable_ come established. In this case, plant• seems to be the most promising ansW In a mixed wood type of sprue only answer appears to be a spruce In a hardwood type on a site w ~pruce and if it is desireable to eS t the species must be planted, prefe_r Planting operations are organ• owing lines. It is true that tree pl. than a strong back and a weak rn• ground work for one hundre~ yea it cannot be corrected after it 15 is just as easy to plant a tree. cor New men receive their in~t the following essentials of plant,n (Continued 0 ri Page �- OCTOBER 1953 PAGE 5 LOG BOOK • 1ited a more 2-2 spr er to est ,gramme Why Borden's T_rumilk is the Ideal Milk for your -Camp ally im dense be seen spe by 1eral ly a ·elea d b 1. All the food value of fresh whole milk! 4. 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Box 7851 St. John's, Nfld. �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER Workmen's Compensation Board Rehabilitation Centre at Malton, Ontario Injured bushworkers at the Workmen's Compensation Board Rehabilitation Centre at Malton, shown preparing themselves for return to their work. This is part of the occupational therapy treatment for which the Centre is so famous. In the wake of Canada's industrial revolution, with its ever-increasing mechanization, production and labour force, a pool of injured and handicapped workmen is inevitably created despite improved safety and accident prevention measures. Approximately l O per cent of all medical aid and compensable cases representing all industries in Ontario reported to the Workmen's Compensation Board in 1952 were injured on the job in the woodland industries. In 1947, the Board established a Rehabilitation Centre at Malton, 15 miles west of Toronto. It has proved to be the Province's answer to the problem of how to lessen time lost and disability arising from injuries to workmen injured on the job. Of the 3,900 patients admitted to the Rehabilitation Centre in 1952, many were employees of woods operations. As a result, Northwestern Ontario names like: Heron Bay, Marathon, Ogaki Lake, Port Arthur, Longlac and Fort William; Fort Frances, Kenora and Dryden are familiar to the staff at this unique treatment centre. Before 1947, the centre was operated as an active treatment hospital by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Prior to that it was an aircrew training station operated by the RCAF. Today, it has an international reputation as a model physical medicine treatment centre. This is borne out by the many groups who travel from all over the world each year to study its operation. Patients are referred to the centre by their attending physicians or surgeons for medical treatment. Ambulance service is maintained for patients from active hospitals in Toronto and neighboring towns. For those coming from outlying districts, rail transportation is arranged by the Board. Occasionally, when necessary, injured ~orkmen from remote parts of the Province have been flown by the Board to areas where the required treatment is available. During the necessary treatment time, patients live in. There is accommodation for 191 hospital patients and 327 ambulant clinic patients who do not further hospital nursing care. These 518 injur men receive their full treatment and maintenan the normal benefits to which they are entitled 'the Workmen's Compensat_ion Act, without c 0 them. When patients are admitted to the centre, are assigned to their cases. They examine the and prescribe a course of tre·a tment. This prog physical treatment is designed to prevent gene sical deconditioning and to permit early amb This treatment is carried out by a rehabilitatio In the· hospital, this team consists of three physicians, eight physio-therapists, four occu therapists, two remedial gymnasts, a rehabilita icer, 17 nurses, 10 nursing assistants, 12 wa 12 orderlies and the administrative staff. Patients are admitted to one of the e·igh Each ward accommodates 23 injured workme patient is required to join in general ward twice daily, for 20 minutes, under the direct ion of physiothP.rapists. In addition, an indiv cram is given to maintain or increase functi by the use of physical measures. The o therapists visit the patient and after discussi ing program with him, design one that wil as short a time as possible, as full functi possible of the affected member. Each n thorough knowledge nf the procedure bein is able to assist greatly by encouraging a p forth his maximum effort. The nurse wit ant capable manner renders assistance of value by keeping abreast of the psycholog turbing personal problems of patients. evident to her as the· treatment days car To fulfill the concept of reconstruc one of the centre's rehabilitation offic the problems of work and the future wit He obtains a work history and backgroun ient then discusses the case with th ' (Continued on Page 7) A remedial gymnast at the Wor~e Rehabilitation Centre at Malton s:n 1 while he learns to walk proper.lie f done at this Centre is respons• ve 8 st of injured workmen to indu ry: �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK 1ntario As early as possible, the rehabi Iitation officer ·ins the patient's ability to return to his usual or if some feature will result in pe,r manent imnt requiring a change of job, or vocational train- who do not e518injur s soon as ambulation is agreed upon, the patient d maintenan roup classes under the remedial gymnast's dirThese classes include early walking instruct1 are entitled t, without co •here patients learn crutch and cane walking, classes graded to patients' capabilities, graded > the centre d knee classes and arm and shoulder groups. tensive and comprehensive series is carefully ~xamine the' t. This pr sed. )revent gene clinic accommodates 327 patients in wards t early am ntaining 23 beds. Clinic patients have a sixrehabi I itati atment day from 8:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m. and 5 of three The treatment pavilion 0 4 in the afternoon. , four occ half a city block from sleeping quarters. Staff a rehabilita section is comprised of 5 full-time physicians nts, 12 wa nsulting orthopaedic specialist. There are 16 ! staff. nal therapists, 12 physiotherapists, 6 remedial and 3 rehabilitation officers. of the e·igh ed workme physicians are responsible f o r prescribing ,eral ward divided into light, intermediate and heavy the direct In the light program, emphasis is placed ,, an indivi ual physical therapeutic a n d occupational 1se functi measures within the· patient's capabilities . The oc s occurs, the treatment regime is stepped up !r discussi rmediate, after medical advice. The patient i, that will n less individual treatment in the form of ill functi exercise, heat, massage·, electrical stimuEach n emphasis is placed on a program to increase ure bein unctional use. In the intermediate, advanJing a pat ional therapy procedures and graded group urse with es are given under the remedial gymnast. ance of t is felt the patient has reached his max;.ychologi reatment, his ability to return to his job nts. T this final stage the patient has a work 1ys carry st if residual disability remains. If it is ,nstructi capable of returning to his former occu office ient is given a work test. re with (Conti nued on Page 22) ~round th the ~TEElCRAFT BOATS WITH A PURPOSE No. 3 - ICEBREAKING DREDGE TENDER Working at Steep Rock, on the lake being drained to uncover a new ore body, the 45' Steclcrafit vessel 11 Paullie11 assists the dredge. She operates 18 hours daily in winter with temperatures down to 40 below, and 13 hours daily in summer. Over the year, fuel consumption has averaged 1.63 g.p.h. with the 27 5 h.p. Cummins diesel. An Amsterdam plow helps her crack up to 12" of blue ice. 7) No. 4 - SWEEPER LOGGING BOAT For sweep gang work ~ . . towing small sacks of logs . . . moving boom sticks, this small Steelcraft boat i1 popular on logging operations. The length is 22 feet and the dra~ is only 15 inches. Power installed is a Russel heavy duty gasoline engine with "hull cooling". The Sweeper can ferry about 10 men . . . jump boom sticks . . . do small winching jobs and is regarded as a most useful workhorse around the mill pond or on the drive. LEADERS IN BUILDING RUGGED STEEL BOATS •t a: the Workmen's Compensation refs h~ws an injured workman how to ~c . •s treatment. Hand injuries are w·tt•ved can determine whether or h~s ev!r return to work. In this built up an enviable record. �PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBE LOG BOOK FORESTERS STUDY WOODLOT MANAGEMENT 1 "Farm Woodlot Management - Why· and How' was the subject of a well attended field meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry, Tuesday afternoon and evening. Held at the farm woodlot of G. Sonley on the Onion Lake Road, Gorham Township, the meeting attracted some 27 foresters and guests, including representatives of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Department of Educc:-tion, Department of Lands and Forests, Ontario Hydro, and of local industries. Mr. Robert Young, Chairman of the Northwestern Ontario Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry, was in charge of the programme, which • included an inspection of the property during the afternoon, and. in the evening a round-table discussion of problems relating to the management of a farm woodlot and the marketing of its products-. Mr. R. J. Prettie, of Northern Wood Preservers, led off the evening session with an informal talk on the markets available locally to the owner of a farm woodlot. He prefaced his remarks with the observation that a farm woodlot, carefully managed, can be a good investment for the future while supplying income for the present- somewhat akin to a bond from which a coupon can be clipped periodically. Markets, he pointed out, determine the products for which the woodlot can be managed. Each has definite specifications as to the species, size and other physical features which it will accept. These must be met if the market is to be entered. Prices paid for woodlot products are the result of two forces, he stated. Indirectly, they are dependent .on the prices prevailing for the finished product in its mqjor marketing area. More directly, they are dependent on competition from buyers at the local level. For some products, e.g., sawlogs, the competition is between buyers of the same class of material. For all prnducts there is the competition between different classes of material; for example, between poles and lumber or ties and pulpwood. Here at the Lakehead competition is generally strong and no one buyer has a fe·~'I monopoly. The aim of both the buyer of woodlot products and the woodlot owner must be to create a ready and steady market free of violent fluctuations in demand or supply, or in price. Only in this way can the. concept of the forest as a bond be maintained. Some of the problems faced by a woodlot owner were pointed by Mr. Sonley, both during the afternoon field trip and at the evening discussion. These included such varied problems as Christmas tree vandalism, whereby trees 6 - 7 inches in diameter and 30 - 50 feet tal I were cut down to get a 5-foot tree from the top; animal grazing, and choice of species to plant. The question of "what have you got?" raised the problem of a forest inventory to determine how much should be removed periodically to keep the forest growing at its fastest rate. · The nature of the soil determined the species of trees which should be favoured in the present stand or planted in any programme of reforestation. Where more than one species is suitable, the choice wi 11 rest on the type of market the owner wishes to enter. Some rapid growing species will yield more cellulose per acre per year, and hence would be favoured if pulpwood was the end product sought. Others will have high value as poles or piling, and still others have multiple uses. • Mr. Norman Harrison, Agricultural Representat- ive for this area, co·n sidered the interdependenc riculture and forestry. He noted an increasing on the part of farmers ' in the financial and ot efits from farm woodlots and shelterbelts an foresters to help farm organizations to answ lems related to farm woodlot management. some hints on steps to improve poor soils production. Increasing the em p has i s on conservat woodlot management in the schools was co Mr. Steele, Public School Inspector for the Por area, noted that this was a relatively new thin yet not too well defined. He pointed out t River and O'Connor school projects of the Institute of Forestry as possible indications of proceed. Mr. Addison, Regional Forester of ario Department of Lands and Forests, noted the Sault Ste. Marie area foresters have off use of their section Iibrary to teachers for paring lessons in conservation. - ·- - 0 - - - - REMEMBER THE ANNUAL OF THE CANADIAN I N~TITUTE Winnipeg, Manitoba OCTOBER 19 - 21, 1953 West Gate Packers • NORTHWESTERN ONTARI ONLY INDEPENDENTLY OPE MEAT .PACKING PLA • COMP;.-!TE FACILITI JOR SUPPLYING ALL TIMBE • </11,'I ''IJt/ed Qaie'' on ifouA ~ 185 South Court Street, Port �- OCTOBER EMBER - OCTOBER 1 953 LOG BOOK ipendence ST INSECT LABORATORY REPORTS ON creasing i CT COLLECTIONS and oth Jelts and In June 1953 there were 2,382 collections conto answer g a total of 3,252 insects samples received at the 11ent. He atory. - soils f In July 1953, there were 3,369 collections cong a total of 4, 112 insect samples-. eports on the Forest Tent Caterpillar, Spruce rm and the larch sawfly are reprinted below: was con rest Tent Caterpmar (Malacosoma disstria) the Port forest tent caterpi liar infestation map for 1953 ew thing on ground and aerial surveys is included in this d out th A few minor changes in infestation boundaries ,f the C d in the June monthly summary may be noted 1tions of ren e to this map. ster of t tensive surveys of egg band densities will be ;, noted September, 1953. These will provide a basis ave offe casting the severity and extent of infestations , for use PAGE 9 The Disraili-Sturge-Little Sturge spruce budworm infestation, subsisting principally on mature white spruce, remained heavy and an incipient infestation extended eastward as far as Shillabeer Lake. The infestations east of the town of Nipigon in the Port Arthur District and north of Pays Plat in the Geraldton District merged to form a medium to heavy infestation from Rossport north to tne Gravel River and west to Nipigon. The current year's growth of both white spruce and balsam fir were defoliated. Light infestation of spruce budworm occurred from Sibley Peninsula in roughly a 10-mile band along Black Bay to the town of Nipigon and north into Ledger Township. In the Kapuskasing District, preliminary mapping of the infestation centered in Rogers and Studholme townships showed extension at least to the north and west of the boundaries mapped in 1952. The heaviest feeding was observed on white spruce. In the Cochrane District, the -spruce budworm infestation south of Smooth Rock Falls increased both in size and in intensity. Medium to heavy infestation persisted from Haggart Township south to Kirkland Township on surviving mature balsam-fir and on balsam-ti r reproduction. The light infestation in woodlots south of Pembroke in the Pembroke District and the small infestation in Charlotteville Township in the Lake Erie District reported in 1952 showed marked declines. ce Budwo,m (Choristoneura fumiferana) e"heral, spruce budworm infestations in Northrio in l 9 5 3 maintained a level of intensity or exceeding that of 1952, and showed varying f extension. approximate boundaries of the Kenora-Sioux nfestation now extend from west of Red Lake north of Trout Lake to Birch Lake, southeastturgeon and Sowden Lakes, thence west to Lake and Big Island in Lake of the Woods through Oneman Lake. This encompasses in 1953 to the southeast at Sturgeon and kes north of Ignace, and to the south at Pipestone Lakes and at Big Island in Lake s. Port Arthur District, heavy infestation persam fir on Sibley and Black Bay peninsulas. Larch Sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii) This sawfly continued to cause serious defoliation in the Western and Mid-western forest regions and in the Kapuskasing District in 1953. At this early date, almost complete defoliation of larch trees has been reported in some areas. Preliminary reports also reveal an increased abundance of larch sawfly in most other forest districts in Northern Ontario in 1953. Genuine FORD RTS ACCESSORIES • and in the Long Run!" Gibson Motors limited q1rry 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 subiect to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gibson Motors Limited for Service-Plus! GIBSON MOTORS LIMITED Authorized Ford Dealer - Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK LUMBERMEN'S SAFETY ASSOCIATION HOLD OPERATORS' MEETING IN THE FORT FRANCES AREA The Class l operators of the Fort Frances-Kenora area gathered at the Rainy Lake Hotel, . Fort Frances, on Tuesday, July 21st, 1953 for a meeting sponsored by the Lumbermen's Safety Association. The chairman was Mr. John Styffe of Oscar Styffe Limited, Port Arthur, and the meeting was attended by some 47 members. Dr. W. S. Barnhart of Ottawa, secretary-manager o f th e Lumbermen's Safety Association; Mr. D. C. George, Chief Field Representative of the L_umbermen's Safety Association; and Mr. G. R. Potts, Field Representative, Northwestern District, Lumbermen's Safety Association; addressed the meeting on Association business. Mr. F. B. Denison, District Representative, Workmen's Compensation Board, Fort Wi Iii am, and one of the speakers, dealt with the Workmen's Compensation Act and the great advance in benefits granted over the years since the Act's inception in 1915. Mr. John Styffe, chairman of the Northwestern District Accident Prevention Committee, gave a very interesting talk on an organizational plan suggested by the said committee for use by all operators. Mr. Paradis, Assistant General Manager, OntarioMinnesota Pulp & Paper Company Ltd. spoke. briefly on accident prevention work and Mr. J. A. Mathieu, President, J. A. Mathieu Limited, Rainy Lake, gave a short talk on the way his firm had handled their safety work over the years and it might be well to mention here that J. A. Mathieu accident record in Class l over the past 15 years is the best in the Province in both saw milling and heavy logging. Mr. Ge;orge Potts, Woods Production Manager, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited was the guest speaker of the evenoing. A copy of Mr. Potts' address is reprinted below. To round off the evening, motion pictures on the administering of first-aid to the injured and the conservation of wild life were shown. ADDRESS GIVEN BY MR. GEORGE POTTS ONTARl:O MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. LTD. "Firstly, gentlemen, I would like to express my pleasure at again having an opportunity to meet with you and renew acquaintances, and discuss some of our common problems. I also appreciate being asked to speak to you today. I have had the opportunity on previous occasions to hear- others talk , and express their \..iewpoints, and I do want to assure you that I always come away from a meeting of this kind with a new and refreshed look on our everyday problems. We are, I think, all a little prone to assume all is well, and these meetings sometimes have a very jarring effect on our ideas. What I have to say is not new. I am not going 10 attempt to inject a new approach to bettering our present accident experience. I would much prefer to relate to you how I look at the problem and I think rnany of you will agree if we can come up with a good job _done here, we will have gone a long way in decreasing the number of injuries to our woods employees. Not too long ago the accepted plan of operation was to open our camps in early Fall cut a trees into pulpwood, tie bolts, sawlogs, posts, pol as we could up until the break-up in the spri then call it quits 'til we started again the ne We, of course, had our driving and towing to do in-between period but not too much concern here. We kept our key men around and they good Job in getting the raw product to the safely tucked away in storage nearby. . This method, like many other things, has n appeared in most operations and we now find o operating, if maybe on a smaller basis, but on tinuous twelve-month plan. We also find t our companies following the selective cutting operation and with a plan also that requires not only cut pulpwood or sawlogs or tie be.Its, at the same time that we have more units of plan and supervise. It is true that our personnel is buildin where we now have a greater number of our e with us for the ful I year rather than a part of i With this condition we are also moving al progres~ and find that our operations are now¥ ly mechanized. I doubt if the horse will ever completely but he is certainly being pushed picture. What does all this mean? How can we ,the problem? Our momentum has speed had to, in order to keep pace with mechani I do not think we need to look for too approaches to our safety problems. I thin to bear down a lot more on our presently a Iiefs and make sure our plan of action is on . tinues to tick. What is safety? It has numerous in depending upon, of course, how you wi them. In our particular fie l,d, acciden there are several interpretations, all of w the same direction. SAFETY CAN BE-" A condition of freedom from danger IT CAN BE - "A quality of being devoid of whateve to danger or harm," IT CAN ALSO BE - "A keeping of oneself or others safe of accident or disease." Presuming we agree with thes~ have no reason to think we shouldn t, apply a few principles. We want our employees to wor from injury as possible. We ther make available tried appliances and P bat the danger. We could outfit a~ with enough safety gadgets now on. it would be utterly impossible for hi in any way. There is, thoug_h, _one and it 1s this. If we clothed him int he would be so attired he could no would be like putting him in a st ra pecting him to run a race. W e should therefore only sup • I t gadgets as are deemed practica tinue his day's work in a norTa 1t ing him to tire or lose the efldr n es. Of course, all men wou (Continued 0~ Page �PAGE 11 LOG BOOK l cut as y ASSOCIATION 1953 ANNUAL ;, posts, pol TS PUBLISHED in the- sprin 1in the next nnual Reports of the Ontario Pulp a n d Paper )Wing to do 5 Safety Association and the Lumbermen s Safeociation were published recently. 1 concern w 1d and they he Annual Report of the Ontario Pulp and Paper ' Safety Association shows that there were 13 :t to the in 1952, 2,515 disabling injuries and 1,504 {. injuries requiring medical aid only. This total 1ings, has n compared w i t h the man-days exposure of now find o 70, resulted in a frequency rate for disabling sis, but on of 80.9 and the medical aid frequency rate of lso find th ,e cutting e 1952 is above the ten-year average but shows 1t requires erable improvement over the 1951 operations. r tie bQlts, Lumbermen s Safety Association reports that ·e units of 5,738 accidents in Class l in Ontario, broken follows: ,913 bruises, cuts, etc. 21 - deaths 338 major fractures 302 minor fractures 54 - herniae 110 - other majors 26 - other majors 1,509 bruises, etc., etc. 1,701 occurred in Northwestern Ontario. 1 1 PEELING CAMP HAS EXCELLENT ACCIDENT RECORD. Newaygo Timber Company Camp 4 at Clarkdon, Ontario, have every reason to be proud of their safety record. Th camp is engaged in the cutting of 8' sappeeled pulpwood with an average total crew of 85 employees, and worked 5, l 05 man days without a lost time accident. The first compensable accident was on the 66th day after the camp opened. The foreman, Hjalmer Kotanen and clerk, Eino Kotanen helped make this record possible. 1 "' can we s speed mechani . for too I thi isently a 1\mesaved attbe ,rice of an Atddenl is deaths major fractures minor fractures herniae THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ONTARIO PATENT-41135-6 CANADA MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �LOG BOOK Inspiring Fire Protection (;ourse Held at Jellie New Techniques in Fire Fighting Revealed A fire protection course, the first of its kind in Ontario was held under the direction of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests at Jellicoe, Ontario, in a camp owned by the St. Lawrence Corporation during the week July 20 - 25. Department of Lands and Forests officials from nineteen northern districts spread from Kenora to the Ottawa River were in attendance and, in addition, all the major timber and pulp and paper in the Province were on hand. Northwestern Ontario companies were wel I represented at the course and, in addition, senior officials from companies located at the Head of the Lakes were present at the demonstratino showing the use of aircraft and helicopters in fighting fires . The following subjects were covered at the course: Fire Protection Planning -- Q. F. Hess. Forest Fire Laws M. Sauerbrei Public- Relations and Industry Responsibility - C. R. Mills T. S. Jones Fire Weather Forecasting -- Q. F. Hess. Fire Crew Organization J. Ruxton. Care and Storage of Equipment D. O'Grady & J. B. Rorke. Hand Fire Fighting Equipment G. McAdam. Demonstration of Use of Hand Fire Fighting ToolsG. McAdam. Fire Fighting Tactics - J. Ruxton. Safety W. Stinson. Demonstration of Water Bombing, Cargo Dropping, Helicopter, etc., at Rolland Lake J. C. Dillon. Supervisory Training E. Malo. Fire Prevention J. C. Dillon. Mechanical Equipment G. McAdam. Demonstration of Mechanical Fire Fighting EquipmentG. McAdam. New Developments in Fire Protection J. C. Dillon. Map Reading and Estimating Burned Areas and Fire Damage-· M. Sauerbrei. Fire Detection - J. C. Dillon. Communication C. E. Lloyd. Mr. J. Ruxton was chairman of the meeting and Mr. T. E. Mackey, Chief of the Division of Forest Protection and his assistant Mr. J. C. Dillon attended the course. As can be seen from the above, those in attendance at the course were given a broad and instructive picture in preventing, detecting and suppressing fires. Special emphasis was placed on pre-suppression measures, the organization of crews and care of equipment. The demonstrations by the Department of Lands and Forests on the use of hand fire fighting tools; the mechanical fire fighting equipment; and water-bombing, cargo dropping; laying hose by helicopter; were outstanding features of the course. In particular the demonstration using aircraft and helicopter showed the many uses that may be made of both, either working in conjunction os by themselves and there was no doubt in the minds of any persons who saw the demonstration that the helicopter is going to revolutionize fire fighting. The ease with which it can get men and pumps, etc., to a fire will result in fires being tackled much more quickly than formerly and this should result in fire areas being smaller than in previous years. Mr. T. E. Mackey, Chief of the Division of Forest Protection s.t ated: "This is the newest and latest method of fighting fire by getting water on the fire quickly in a way that was not available to us before. It will hold smal I fires and has been used on hot spots on (Continued on the Next Page) �CTOBER 1 OCTOBER 1953 LOG BOOK PACK TRACTOR IN ACTION IRE PROTECTION COURSE HELD AT JELLICOE (Continued from Page 12) o keep them from spreading until ground ach them." dropped test cargo including a portable with complete success using distinctive ite 11 foot parachutes and dropping both water through special 18 inch diameter airplane cabin floors. d-hailer" developed by Department perery effective method of communicating d and particularly of giving such warn• ure your camp fire is dead out" and "be ire", as well as a typical directive to supposedly fighting fires. The pilots quite clearly as high as 1800 feet. ring lectures given at the course were II immediately after each lecture and erson who attended the course has a of the lectures. taught at this school are known in many of the persons responsible for . ~ting forest fires, but everyone who lity should know what went on at this s~id before, is the first course of its 1 0 and it is hoped to continue these al ~a~is. Each person attending the ~1th_ the responsibility of passing an 1zat1on the lessons learned at this Ped that by holding these courses lessons learned to others that the bot~ the Department of Lands and , will become more efficient as a s. cDougall, Deputy Minister, Depart- PAGE 13 ment of Lands and Forests, visited the school and made the following comments: "This co-operative effort of the forest industries with the Department of Lands and Forests is deserving of the highest praise. Such co-ordinated action is important and necessary. In the lifetime of any of us, in industry or in Lands and Forests Department, none of us individually can learn too much about preventing forest fires and fighting them when they do occur. Only by the collective efforts of al I of us - forest rangers and those engaged in forest industries - by the pooling of our combined knowledge and experience, can we hope to succeed in the protection of Ontario's forests. That is the fundemental value of gatherings like this. I am sure that it will be of benefit to all concerned." EDITOR'S NOTE: One of the items fully discussed at the Forest Protection Course, was "Back-firing". It was generally agreed that back-firing had a place in fighting fires, and in view of this the Editor requested Mr. J. C. Dillon, Supervisor of Forest Fire Control, Department of Lands and Forests, to write a short report on "Back-firing". This should be read with interest by all who are concerned in fire protection. The organization and training of fire crews was a subject of much discussion at the Fire Protection Course. It was agreed that the pump crews organized as shown above would produce most efficient results, and it was agreed that pump crews trained in the Province of Ontario would be organized as above. • Crews trained in this organization will be able to operate with fewer improvements if necessary, and produce good results. However, for training purppses it was agreed that those crews organized would be used. This crew organization is to be standard in the Province of Ontario, and it is hoped that all industry pump crews will be organized on this basis. (See Pump Crew Organization on Page 15) .BACKFIRING - THE MASTER TOUCH By J. C. Dillon Backfiring is a method of controlling fires, of that there is no doubt. There is a natural tendency on the part of any man in charge of a fire to hesitate about starting a back fire and well there might be, However, I do not know of one single instance where a backfire has failed to perform its function if the proper preliminaries were carried out. In short when a backfire fai Is it is a case of poor judgment and should be considered as such rather than a condemnation of the method. Backfiring might be analized in this manner supposing a fire was threatening a backwoods settlement and h2d cut off the ordinarv means of exit such as a road or waterway and the firebreak surrounding the community was definitely not large enough or cleared sufficiently to tops the advancing fire. There are women and children in the settlement. Under such circumstances, the wise fire fighter will attempt to en, large the fire break by backfiring, and no one could possibly consider that his attempt was wrong. This ha~ been done and no doubt we will be called upon to repeat the action as this Province develops frontiers. Now if under the foregoing conditior backfiring was considered essential to the preservation of life and property, it is equally sond thinking when applied to a {Continued on Page 16) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER J L_ Tractomotive TL-D Tracto-Loader FOR THE ALLIS-CHALMERS MODEL DMOTOR GRADE A new heavy duty Tracto-Loader made for the AllisChalmers Model D Motor Grader. Here is a loader especially designed to increase Motor Grader usefulness and cut costs of many road maintenance jobs. It is mounted on the rear to gain these important working advantages. 5. The weight of the loader and its pay well distributed over the four tandem for improved traction and stability. 6. The tubular frame is not subjected encountered in loading operations sh0-:k loads are transmitted directly drive wheels. 1. The rear framework of the Model D becomes part of the loader frame, reduces weight and simplifies the combination framework. 7. Forward vision of operator is in no way 2. Four large tandem wheels have greater capacity to carry the added weight of loader and loaded bucket. 8. Because pump, valve, oil reservoir, a ers are close together, hydraulic lines friction reduced. 3. It is not necessary to substitute heavier front axle, spindle, wheel bearings, steering gear, or tires. 9. Increased stability allows a high that permits loading the average truck from the rear. 4. The rear mounting does not affect steering nor interfere with the prime functions of the motor grader. l 0. The cost of the combination unit cause of simplicity of design and c FOR SPECIFICATIONS OR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE O. PHONE Vulcan Machinery &Equipment l 171 SUTHERLAND AVE., WINNIPEG, MAN. PHONE 594316 145 N. CUMBERLAND ST., PORT �LOG BOOK PAGE 15 Organization of Fire Crews er Foreman: Supervises all work of the crew ation of pump in relation to fire; scouts etermine what type of hose lay would be control fire spread, and to determine if any, of the fire line can be by-passed s, etc. He co-ordinates his work with that rew foremen and with other pump- unit : Is responsible for power pump opering maintenance, gas, oil, etc. required eration. r: Is responsible for efficient operation • Their function is to make effective d nozzle pressure in suppressing the fire along its perimeter. These men must be able to judge the effect of their work in relation to the intensity of the fire in order to move a Iong the fire Ii ne with a minimum of delay. Hose Layers (2): Their function is to lay out hose immediately ahead of the nozzle crew on the fire line as it is required. Hose Handlers (4): The function of these men is to handle hose in a manner that will enable the nozzle man complete freedom to concentrate on directting water onto the fire's edge without waste or loss of time. It will be noted that the supply of hose to this crew must be looked after by additional men assigned to this work. It is not possible to determine in advance as to how many men will be required for carrying hose due to variation in terrain, distance, etc. YOUR FALL and WINTER REQUIREMENTS NOW • • • ne~ Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to serve the Logs¼lg, ercng and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating and Building actors in Northwestern Ontario. HRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED rth Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dial 5-7345 �PAGE 16 SEPTEMBER - LOG BOOK SPARK ARRESTORS A test to find out the most efficient spark arrestor was recently conducted by member companies using the Nylund Spark Arrestor and the ordinary screen type copy. The report is as folliws: "On the night of August 5, 1953, a thorough test was made on both the screen type and the Nylund type of spark arrestor. "The test was run after dark on the wash-room stove. With screen type arrestor in place a good fire was well stirred up. Many sparks were observed leaving the arrestor. The Nylund arrestor was then affixed the fire stirred harder than before and no single spark was to be seen. The draft on the stove was checked by the bull-cook both at night and in the morning. It was at least as good as and possibly better than it had been with the screen arrestor. "On the following morning a Nylund arrestor was placed on the cookery stove pipe and the cook was asked to pay particular attention to the draft and smoke situation throughout the morning. At noon she reported that the draft had improved and the stove smoked less than before. "On the afternoon of August 8, 1953 a Nylund arrestor was tested on the cookery at McKay Lake Lake Road camp. The cook reported an immediate improvement in draft and a reduction of smoke. In the above cases the arrestors were used outside the buildings. In the winter they might better be used inside as they are good heat savers. CONCLUSION: Screen type arrestors plug up badly and quickly (a few days) with carbon particles. Nylund arrestors can not plug as there is no screen. Screen type arrestors do not stop all sparks. Nylund arrestors do appear to stop all sparks. Nylund, reportedly will outlast the screen type arrestor by at least two times and possibly more. This would doubtless offset the difference in price which is $8.91 as against $4.35. ABITIBI SMOOTH ROCK FALLS DIVISION USE ANTI-FREEZE IN FIRE PUMPS FOR WINTER USE The use of anti-freeze in the Wajax pump gears was first used in this Division during the winter of 1951-52. ft:.s the pu~ps a~e _used as a means of camp defense during the winter 1t 1s essential that they start quickly and easily regardless of temperature. In some of the camps it is possible to operate the pump inside a warm building but this is not always the case. It was found that when a pump was taken from the warm storage quarters to the water supply several minutes elapsed before the hoses were connected. In this short interval the oil in the pump gears became so stiff that it was very difficult to crank the motor. Another hazard had been the possibility of a small amount of water remaining in the pump after drainina. This water, if exposed to the cold, changed to ice jamming the gears and sometimes causing serious dam~ age to certain parts of th epump. A good quality anti-freeze was used to protect the interior of the pump and proved quite satisfactory. Not only was it fairly easy to crank the pump but it did not matter if a little water remained in the pump. Furthermore as the anti-freeze was non-injurious to the linen hose, it was no longer neressary to flush out the pump before attarhing the outlet. BACK-FIRING - THE MASTER TOUCH (Continued from Page 13) fire which is advancing unchecked through tirn areas and where it is known that the natural fireb will not halt it. Here is where the experienced fighter is at his best, and here also is where the is -demanded of any fire fighter. The keynote in backfiring is to make the fo the way you wish, against the wind, and under control. If this can be accomplished any backfit1 work, but as mentioned previously, the prelin,j are all important. A backfiring crew should be comprised of with plenty of intestinal fortitude. They are Ii along the break, smothered in smoke and eac depend to the hilt on every man on the backfi otherwise if one weak link lets go during the fi cial moments, then disaster is in the making. Supposing a fire is advancing, crowning, t river. If it crosses the river then the next defence has to be scouted out, but in the int area there is a valuable stand of timber and th ing to be lost if the backfiring method is not In short, values are at stake that warrant eve method in the lexicon of fire fighting. If along the shore of the river, or some inland, to protect the timbered fringe, an atte be made to backfire, here are the essentials: 1. Plow out a bulldozed line down to mine and where possible. If time permits line or triple it, because the wider the better the chance is of keeping back t the proper side or the side next the one 2. Have pumps set up commensurate with of Ii ne to be fired, and those pumps working and wetting down the area tot side from which the fire is advancing this is a precaution to keep the fire f~ the break with the wind. If water is the side where the back fire is start backfire will not burn and the effort 3. The two ends or sides of the backfire and this is where the water is pumpe side because if the ends swing aro backfire can escape control. 4. As the backfire gains momentum it way toward the advancing point of and clean up the fuel in the in! This is what one wishes to accompl 1 5. This system is easier explained gra echelon formation for controlling t backfire can be worked and a ste cement under complete control can using such a system. 6. During the process men who can h the nozzles properly can bring succ firing venture. If· su h fai Is then t and such men know what to do are down. 7. We have men who can do this j ment to back them up and when men and the necessary equipment then backfiring is a logical step - - -0--- COVER PICTURE The photo on the cover of this issue shows a helicopter carrying a canor0 n demonstrations at the Fire Protec • �LOG BOOK :nake the f and under any backfir the prelim1 )mprised of 'hey are Ii ~ and each the backfi ·ing the fi making. ·owning, t the next n the int ,er and th od is not INCREASE YOUR PAYLOADS PAGE 17 ... get remain - within the highway load limits ! HENDRICKSON - to mine ermits d for the back t the one te with pumps •ea tot SIX-WHEEL TANDEM AXLE UNITS You can carry much more within the limits of highway load regulations with the Hendrickson six-wheel tandem axle unit, available with either drving or trailing tandem axle. Other features include: Hendrickson Trailing Axle • REDUCED ROAD SHOCK • LOAD PROTECTED FROM SHIFTING DAMAGE • GREATER SAFETY • BETTER LOAD DISTRIBUTION • LOWER COST PER MILE • ELIMtNATl·ON OF PITCHING AND TOSSING The ideal logging unit, value-proven by thousands of users. WIRE OR PHONE TODAY FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. BERLAND MACHINES LIMITED LOGGING SPECIALISTS ALGOMA STREET PORT ARTHUR, ON.TARIO �PAGE 18 lOG BOOK GUT BUCKET This Gut Bucket of Beardmore is not original with the town but, as has been explained by the musicians grouped around there, this is made up of a wooden frame and an ordinary wash tub mounted thereon and the twine string run over a pole, the string giving the different sounds by tension. The Gut Bucket forms an ideal background for a group of ad Iib Dixie-land musicians such as comprise the Beardmore group. The main requisite a man must have is a good musical ear. Anyone wishing information as to how to manufacture th is unique instrument, please contact Mr. E. M. (Buzz) Lein, General Logging Superintendent, St. Lawrence Corporation Ltd., Beardmore, Ontario. FIRE CONTROL OBJECTIVE "To prevent the occurrence of fire in humanly possible, to be prepared to th,e maximum deg ee of efficiency, to satisfactorily cope with the fires which be expected to occur, and to be in a posi upon t he discovery of a fire to take immed· and ,e ffective action to assure suppression the least possible loss." This Fi re Control Objective was written by Mr. T. E. Mackey, Chief, Division of Forest Protection, several seasons ago when he was a District Forester. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO FOREST FIRE Entertainment at the Fire School. "Buzz" Lein's Beardmore orchestra provided the music on the breakup night of the Fire School. Note the "Gut Bucket." PLAST IC HOSE USED IN CAMP FIRE SET-UP At Caramat, Ontario, fire suppressing equipment on hand for suppression of any fires thnt occur in th~t community, Marathon have a 2" plastic line, 2000 feet long. This plastic hose is very light and very practical for the job for which it was bought. It is not considered practical for bush fire operations. Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited are also investigating the possibility of having plastic pack cans manufactured. Such cans w o u I d be about 1/3 the weight and much more durable than the galvanized cans. Readers of the LOG BOOK will • be informed of developments in Marathon's efforts. FOREST FIRE SON G PUBLISHED "SMOKEY THE BEAR" in now the title of a song well known in the United States. Regular sheet music for this song may be purchased for forty cents. "Smokey The Bear" records have been cut as follows: • Columbia - Gene Autry R.C.A. - Victor - Eddy Arnold Golden Mitch Mi Iler and Orchestra Decca Frank Luther GET ONE OF THESE RECORDS - YOU'LL LIKE IT! Sixty forest fires were started in Nort Ontario in August, bringing the total in the F cis, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Port Arthur, White River and Kapuskasing districts to 257 approximately 20,000 acres burned. No forest fires were attributed to Fore ions in August, and the total remains the fires. Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout and Kapusk no fires attributed to Woods Operations. Port Arthur has four. Kenora has one. Geraldton has one. White River has one. These fires have been reported to WJ ators in detail, so that every effort be take a recurrence of these fires started by thes For the remainder of the fire seaso personnel are urged to take every preca NEW EDITION RELEASED An up-to-date review of all significant aspec life is contained in the 1953-54 issue of Quick In its 112 pages the ninth annual edition of book contains information on the Dominion, government, latest census figures, trade and i resources, finance, and taxes. Distributed thro and newsstands, the new edition of Quick Ca this week released across the country. ANSWERS to Quick Canadian Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. ~- In the State of Minnesota. There we re 1,086,273 Canadians over Employees and employers contributing _e one fifth of their total contribution 15 era I tax revenues. Less than 10% ot' pelts are ranch rais Newfoundland. Humor out of Russia is pretty gri most things that come out of Russia. There's the one now about the Ru 55 friend, "Too bad about old Si, eh?" "Si who?" asks the friend. "Si Beria " replies the Russian. ' en And the story that when the rnha chief of the secret police, he asked ": "We didn't come to praise you, replied. "We came to Beria." �LOG BOOK PAGE 19 E in gree s. ' we've reached the end of our rope • .. and for heat1en's sake next time ship us WRIGHTS' ropes ... !" cessful operators keep an eye on production costs. They know that breakdowns and replacet of faulty equipment spell low profits. se the Wright rope for top service per dollar. Wrights' preformed and prelubricated rope.s P quality English steel, acid grade, offer greater resistance to bending fatigues and abrasion. fy Wrights' for longer, safer service-there's a type of construction to meet any heavy duty nd. Call your nearest Wrights' representative today. "BE RIGHT -- BUY WRIGHTS'!" WESTERN CANADA DISTRIBUTO'RS ALBERTA: Marshall-Wells Companies Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. Vancouver, New Westminster, BRITISH COLUMBIA: Victoria, Prince George . SASKATCHEWAN: · W. F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina Edmonton, Calgary, Leth bridge NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: Northland Machinery Co., Ltd. 203 Hardisty St., Fort William MANITOBA: �Page 20 LOG BOOK ADDRESS GIVEN BY MR. G~O'RGE POTTS, ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER CO. LTD. (Continued from Page 10) would hardly ask a cut~er to wear the safety items you would expect an electric welder to use, or vice-versa. \Ve should, though, consider each occupation on its own and after agreeing whether certain safety items are to be issued to help prevent injury to that particular job we should, if we believe in our safety program 1 insist on them being used. We have now outfitted the employee in what we think is safe apparel. He should be told its purpose and how best to use it, just as you explain to him the other functions of his work. This naturally heads to my next stop--education, or showing the employee how to do his job and do it in a safe manner. ~oo often this v~ry _important aspect is skipped over lightly. The man 1s hired - he is issued his tools to work with - shown where he wi 11 work given a few words of caution along with a few minutes of actual demonstration on how to do his job - and then left on his own. If he is a cutter, it is a safe bet that this same fellow will soon be nursing the effects of a misplaced or misguided blow from an axe that hand-tool that still causes so much damage. It is not enough to skip over this part lightly and leave the man to flounder on his own. He should be shown how to do his job he should be checked repeatedly - and told in no uncertain terms that that the v:1ay we wa~t hi~ to ~o his job - the safe way. There 1s no use in acting like an ostrich and sticking out h~ads out of sight. Hoping things will come out 0. K. If we are g<?i ng to accept safety as part and parcel of our operation we should be prepared to insist ~n our accepted po_l icies carried out. If an employee aoes not hold up his end of the production line steps are taken to jack him up or other changes are ~ade. He is either transferred to other work or replaced if he continues in this manner. Why then should not this same principle apply to safety? Who is responsible for safety? This question is asked repeatedly. We have many approaches to the question but the answer is always the same. We are all re s po n s i b I e for safety. Safety is Iike· any operation it requires the wi II of all to make it go. Naturally a plan should be evolved. Generally this policy is set :..ip by management after discussion with supervis: ::,,1 and others. It is though, the function of supervision to see that your is safety plan is followed. Each supervisor, from rna rnent down should accept the responsibility of s that the plan is enforced. The man on the line look to his foreman for guidance -- the foreman si supervisor, and so on up. Your Safety man 1 ·f ~a_v_e one, should not b~ shouldered with this r~ 1bil1ty -- he should assist in the formation of th icy and in its application and in general coun e ~he best of his ability .. It is the acceptelbelief industry where safety 1s programmed that the line is more advantageous. In short, you should sponsible for the safety of the men you supervi How you plan your campaign is of course a matter. It does not matter too much what you how much you do. To be effective you should that what you want to do is done. You can use films run contests or appl other features. They are all good - you sh though, overplay it. You can sicken of an ove your favourite food which may be highly sea too rich. It is, I think, much better to kee accepted and proven diet. It is a winner in run. We have with us today, a number of whose operations I know do not warrant due mies the same style of plans that larger ope accomodate. There is though, no reason why should not accept the same principles and a on a scale comparable to their size of ope many cases these smaller groups are in a c1nd parcel of our own operations, in, that the product they produce. We should the serious consideration to assisting in this fi have proved that a wel I planned safety pro us with our own problems we should then ourselves again, maybe in an indirect ma could offer our services to these groups. I tainly be worth trying. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FACULTY 1952-53 SUMMARY OF REGISTRATION First Year Students 35 Second Year Students - 38 Third Year Students - 39 Fourth Year Students - 23 TOTAL 135 BIG GAME- Small . . . No matter which you like hunti bring home your "bag" . . . with one 1953 Rifles or Shot ·Guns now in 5 find the largest and most complete on display in our Sports Departmen MARSHALL· PORT ARTHUR �LOG BOOK PAGE 21 :::>reman t man, if this re m of the :ti, coun d belief 1at the should VICKERS YR 180 World's Greatest Bush Tractor Powered by Rolls Royce Diesel ~ · Call, write or wire . Godsall Equipment Ltd. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 22 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION REHABILITATION CENTRE AT MALTON (Continued from Page 7) The complete program is one physical reconditioning of the patient, to return him to the highest possible level of functional ability. Although emphasis is placed on physical reconditioning, it is not forgotten that treatment can fail if it is not accompanied by the patient's desire to get well. Finding a method to stimulate this desire is one of the problems of the team. In the final stages, to establish this confidence from a mental point of view, and to gain assurance of the stage he has reached, the patient is tested on the work he will have to do or on activities simulating his job. A lumberman will be required to use his axe, saw, pulp hook; a railroad worker to use rail-laying tools; a construction labourer to use the tools of his trade and to carry maximum weight. A labourer is tested on his ability to carry, dig, push and pull; a mechanic has to spend time kneeling and laying, meanwhile using his tools. After this test the man is reassured and the doctor is able to recommend his capabi Iities and restrictions for a better job placement. This is the ultimate goal of all treatment administered at the Workmen's Compensation Board Rehabilitation Centre. This booklet is printed· on "T11rift Coat Enamel" manufactured at the Port Arthur mill of Provincial Paper Limited from wood produced in Northwestern Ontario and is printed by Consolidated Press, 137 SO\lth May Street, Fort William, Ontario. DIVISION OF FOREST RESEARCH SILVICULTURAL LEAFLETS RECEIVED No. 70 - The Influence of Bracken Fern On Establishment of and Fir Seedlings by I. C. M. Place. No. 71 -- A Method of Marking Seed Used in Experiments by Farrar and J. W. Fraser. ' No, 72 - A Study of Development in a Virgin Hemlock Queens County, Nova Scotia, by M. H. Drinkwater No. 73 - Debudding Red Pine - -Ten-Year Results, by • A. Bickerstaff. No. 7 4 - More and Better Material From Coppice Stands Maple, by C. C. Thomson. No. 75 - Thinning and Growth in a Red Pine Plantation by Stiell. ' Also recently published is a Miscellaneous Publicati entitled "The Petawawa Forest Experiment Stat'Jon." IMPORTAMT CHANGES ~ Important changes in species used for pulp have place during the past decade in the Lake States. Aspen ranked fifth at · the beginning of the period, is now the pulpwood species cut in the Lake States area. Heml the leading species, has fallen to fifth place. Pine and balsam fir now rank second, third and fourth, res -Lake States Timber Digest - Ju It It It It It It It takes takes takes takes takes takes takes one one one one one one one SAFETY VS. TIME minute to write a safety rule. hour to hold a safety meeting. week to plan a safety program. month to put it in operat'i.on. year to win a safety award. lifetime to make a safe worker. second to destroy it all with an THE LAKEHEAD'S MOST COMPLETE WELDING SUPPLY STOCK We Represent the Two Leaders in ·the Welding lndustr Lincoln Electric Co. Ltd. GAS DRIVEN WELDERS CABLE CONNECTORS - TRANSFORMER WELDERS WELDING RODS FACE SHIELDS - GOGGLES GLOVES Dominion Oxygen Co. Ltd. OXYGEN - ACETYLENE - ARGON GASES WELDING AND CUTTING OUTFITS WELDING RODS - FLUXES RUBBER HOSE Everything that the welder requires at Northland Machinery Supply Co. 203 Hardisty Street Fort William, Ontario �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK THE LATEST CHAIN-LETTER A Safety Sign Board hould Be In Every Camp. DO NOT BREAK THIS CHAIN: This chain was started in the hope of bringing happiness to all tired business men. Unlike most chains, this one does not require money. Simply send a copy of this letter to FIVE (5) married male friends. Then bundle up your wife and send her to the fellow who heads the list. When your name comes to the head of the list, you wi 11 receive 188 women - some of them ought to be dandies. Have faith - do not break this chain. One fellow broke this chain and got his own wife back~ PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Lake States Forest Experiment Station, Universlity Farm, St. Paul l, Minnesota, Technical Notes received. No. 398-1951 L.a ke States Pulpwood Production Reaches All Time High. No. 399-1952 Lake States Production Continues at High Level. No. 400-Hypoxylon Canker of Aspen in the Lake States. No. 401-Scrub Aspen Control with Basal Sprays. No. 402-Snowshoe Hare Damage to a Jack Pine Plantation in Minnesota. g. Safety Sign Board serves as a constant r to all employees to WORK SAFELY. ould ensure that the Signs are kept upumber in the centre black circle should ly. Failure to do this will result in men Board and the purpose is lost. roduction With Safety IS OUR MOTTO. Logging outfit including: TD 14 Bulldozer TD 9 Bulldozer TD 9 Tractor Two Older TD 9 Tractors Two 3-Ton Trucks Sleighs Water Pumps, etc. This outfit is to be sold to close an estate. For further information apply MRS. MURIEL PEARSON Fort Frances, Ontario 635 Third St., East KIND OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PIl J11 ·r J11 D CONSOLIDATED PRESS FORT WILLIAM PHONE 3-8323 �PAGE 24 LOG BOOK ARTJFICIAL REGENERA'l"ION ON LIMITS OF THE LONGLAC PULP AND PAPER COMPANY LIMITED (Continued from Page 4) ( l) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Keep the roots moist at all times. Take advantage of natural regeneration; as this programme is only intended to supplement natural stocking, not replace it. Roots must be planted in mineral soil. Roots must be planted in moist soil. Roots must be spread out, not bundled. Tree must be planted to the depth of the root collar -this point cannot be over-emphasized. Compact the soil around the roots to avoid air spaces. Space the trees 8 feet by 6 feet. It is necessary to instruct each man personally and continue to instruct and check until every tree is planted as though he owned it. Each camp is responsible for its own regeneration program after the plantation area has been selected, and tools and trees delivered. The spring programme starting about the first week of May, is usually of tw~ weeks duration. It may overlap the sap peeling season, but will not wt deeply into it. 0 n I y unfavourabie weather prolonged the 1 9 5 3 Spring programme of 512,000 seedlings beyond two weeks. 2-2 and 2-0 stock can be planted, the 2-0 stock being assigned to the least competitive areas. The 2-0 stock is graded at the nursery, the smaller stock being sent to the transplant fields, and the larger stock sent out for planting. For this reason, it is improbable that 2-0 stock would be available for Fall planting. The Fall programme, starting about August 20th, can be extended for a month or more, and may, conveniently, employ labour. which will later move into winter camps. The planting tool is a short-handled round-mouth shovel with the blade cut down to six inches. It is efficient for scalping away the duff in preparation for the L-slit. The tree supply schedule calls for shipments at four or five day intervals. This ensures minimum time lapse between lifting and planting, and permits the transplant truck to haul full loads. For the four or five day interval, adequate storage can be found under shade trees, in root houses, refrigerators or well-ventilated buildings, or wherever shade, coolness and water are available. For storage of longer periods, hee·lingin beds are necesasry. From the supply cemre, the 2-2 trees are transferred to 2 or 3-gallon pails at 50 to 75 trees per pail, and the 2-0 trees to 105 oz. fruit cans at 200 trees per can. In each case, three to four inches of water in the pail ensures wet roots at all times. The optimum planting crew for average working conditions is twelve men under a foreman. Larger crews lose efficiency, in that too many men try to work in too small an area or become too wide spread. A smaller crew results in excessive overhead. In an 8 foot cut-over, three men work together, one man planting the strip road while the two outer men fill in on the sides and in amongst the brush piles. In a skidded area, the area is gridded, ignoring existing skid trails and skidways. Where the brush piles and underbrush are too heavy to permit gridding, several men plant the skidway, then fan out dowr, skid trail, filling in on the sides as they work t back of the cutting block. Production, on a general labour basis is 400 per man day of 2-2 stock and 500 trees per of 2-0 stock. On a piecework basis, produ~ creases to 800 trees per man day of 2-0 stock experimetnal piecework plantation of 60,000 2-0 ce appears successful after six weeks. The LongLac Nursery is being established 2-0 spruce to 2-2 stock. The overall area is with 45 acres under actual cultivation to prod million trees annually beginning 1955. It is plant nursery only, obtaining 2-0 stock from th Falls Power and Paper Co. Ltd. at Kapuskasi local nursery will permit the lifting of the tr optimum time for planting, and will minimize lapse between lifting and planting, henc planting shock. SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS - GERALDTON 1. The total area of the Geraldton 7,884,547 acres or 12,320 square miles, 7 of the area is productive forest land, 2 per c forested land, 11 per cent is non-productiv 8 per cent is water surface. 2. The total area of the Geraldton di most wholly in the 0wnership of the Crown; .acres are privately owned. 3. The forests of the district are p mature with 57 per cent mature, 23 per ce 12 per cent young growth and 8 per cent forest. 4. The valuable coniferous type is the district covering 57 per cent of the per cent is mixed woods, 5 per cent ha per cent reproducing forest. 5. The volume of the primary gr just over 10 billion cubic feet. Conife per cent of the volume and hardwoods 3 6. The most important species i which makes up 38 per cent of the tot pine contributes 13 per cent, white spr balsam fir 8 per cent, poplar 20 per birch 13 per cent. The balance is ma amounts of white cedar and larch. 7. In the mature forest 64 per ume is in pulpwood size material 4 - 9 i 36 per cent in the sawlog size class and over. For conifers in the mature fo of the volume is in pulpwood size r:na cent in the sawlog ~ize class. White pine are the main sawlog producers. of the volume of black spruce is 10 over. 8. The annual allowable cut f is 160 718 750 cubic feet. Of this a is mad e up of conifers and 45 per ce annual allowable cut for species mak shows that 58 per cent is black an per cent jack pine, 13 per cent bal other conifers. The allowable cu~ per cent poplar and 29 per cent 9. The utilization of all spe district is currently less than the cut of conifers is 47 per cent ° Only 6 per cent of the allowab 1e utilized. 1 �sis is lS pe pro '-0 sto ),000 blished t irea is 7 to prod It is from the >uskasi the tr nimize hence • /2 ~~:{.d.~1/~~/ ,N 1. �PAGE 26 LOG BOOK NORTHERN PAPER MILLS TREAT TREES WITH CHEMICALS TO PROLONG SEASON FOR PEELING PULPWOOD In 1952 the Northern Paper Mills treated approx-• imately 800 cords of spruce and balsam pulpwood, using Atlas 11 A 11 debarking compound. This wood was treated in the interests of prolonging the season in which pulpwood could be peeled. In reporting this operation to the LOG BOOK, Mr. Howard Hicks, Woods Superintendent, at the Northern Paper Mllls at Hansen, Ontario, stated: 11 To apply this chemical we use a form of girdling tool which we make up in our own shops. This is used to remove a ring of bark from the tree four inches in width. 'As the chemical has no effect on the tree below where it is applied it is necessary to girdle the tree close to the ground. To apply the chemical we use a special brush. A small pressure tank is carried on the back of the man who applies the chemical and a tube from this tank feeds the brush through the handle. A small spring valve half way up the tube stops the flow of liquid while the painter moves from one tree to another. 11 Last season we found that this wood did not peel much until after the first frost. We also found that it is a bit difficult to peel much wood in the fall as while there is frost in the. bark it cannot be removed very easily. However we did find that even while we had two feet of snow in the woods this spring that this timber peeled very well. In fact it peeled well enough that some of our cutters asked for a strip of this treated timber that they could continue with it rather than start sap peeling. 11 This chemical must be applied during the peeling season as it is carried up the tree by the upward flow of sap. When girdling it is very important to make sure that all bark has been taken off clean and that the wood itself is not cut. Trees will show signs of dying one week after the chemical has been applied. 11 Having cut some 200 cords of this treated wood last fall we found when hauling that it was quite heavy. This caused us some alarm but we now find that the treated wood which was cut this spring dries out about the same as sap peeled wood. 11 We have heard it mentioned quite often that this chemical is very dangerous for the employee to handle but we do not. feel that we can agree to these stories if the proper care is taken. It is quite true that the chemical is deadly poison and is injurious to the skin. However if one does happen to spill or splash any of the liquid on the flesh it can be washed off easily. Our men are instructed that while handling the chemical they m u s t wear rubber tr0us~rs, or waterproof cloth trousers, and rubber gloves. By taking these precautions we have had no trouble. This summer, approximately 1600 cords of wood were treated and plans are being discussed for still more timber to be treated next year. It was found that some trees did not receive quite sufficient ,_c;hemical in 1952 and for that reason slightly more chemical per tree has been applied this year. It is also reported that about t~e middle of August one of the foremen tried peeling two trees that were purposely left standing last Spring and he reports that these trees peeled much better than they did in the spring. CHEMICAL TREATING OF TREES FIRST ST BY MR. ALEX WHITE, FORMER NORTHWES ONTARIO INSPECTOR OF THE LUMBERMEN'$ SAFETY ASSOC-IA TION BEi NG USED. The Minnesota Timber Producers 1 Bulletin ed an article from the Chemical Debarking R Project, New York, on use of chemicals to loosen from trees in the United States. It states that a portion of the pulpwood used by the Armstrong Company of Johnsonburg, Pa., is now chemically ed. This treatment of trees using chemicals w experimented with by Mr. Alex White, former Inspector of the Lumbermen 1 s Safety Associati patents obtained for the United States and Can White sold his United States patents to a g American companies and it is understood that chase of Canadian patents is being discussed by 'of interested Canadian companies. OD_DS ON SAVINGS The capitalist, who is said to do nothi company but collects all the profits, should be thought of in the singular. He is a composite figure made up of h thousands of ordinary men _and women who savings in the hope that they wi 11 be put to use for them and that thereby a dividend will ' But it -. is l;,y no means certain that any divid forthcoming. In fact, the odds on these people ge in a profit are surprisingly short. Following are figures taken from the of National Revenue 1 s Taxation Statistics. The show the number of rl'lanufacturi reportinQ a profit and compare it with t those which reported a loss in the taxatio 1950. Taxation Year 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Number of Companies Reporting a Profit 6.426 6,998 7,340 7,217 7,134 7,817 These figures are worth examining why it is that a company must offer to people to invest their savings in the how right it is that people who do so share in the prosperity of that compa panies make a loss· as agai,,st 7,817 it means that the odds on a man ge al I for the loan of his ·money are corl three to one. The reward he gets in the way 0 appear quite so _e~orbitant wh;en we figures such as these. A lot of live wires would be de for their connections. �OCTOBER 1953 Bulletin >arking R Is to loo ites that a \rmstrong chemically emicals w e, former Associati and Can ; to a g )od that :ussed by LOG BOO1<. ith the fall weather and the colouring in the turning red and gold, the annual Red Feather gns of Community Chests across the Dominion da take place. Local needs are set forth in grams and the logic of consolidating appeals support of community welfare activity is genognized. he Lakehead area, the Campaign w i I I take October 5th to the 24th and, in the Pert ea Mr. Frank C. Brown is General Chairman Jones of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' n is again in charge of the woods canvass. year there are 11 agencies sponsored by the Chest. Of special interest to woods workSailors' Institute and the Salvation Army. are : PAGE 27 Canadian Institute for the Blind Children's Aid Society Navy League of Canada Port Arthur Girl Guide Association St. John Ambulance Counci I St, Joseph's Manor Thunder Bay Humane Society Victorian Order of Nurses John Howard Society The Community Chest is endorsed by Presidents of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada, the Canadian Congress of Labour, leading business men and citizens generally. Since the Community Chest was organized in the Port Arthur area, woods workers have been particularly generous and once again they are asked to contribute to this worthy cause. Volunteer work by camp foremen, clerks and Un• ion stewards makes this campaign in the camps possible and Chest officials are asking once again for the splendid support rendered in other years. 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The whole tractor is built to last ... to withstand cold weather as well as hot ... to work with less downtime ..• to turn work into profits! Take on bigger loads, a more profitable load, with "Caterpillar" Diesel Tractors. See us for more details on this profit power! POWELL EQUIPMENl CO. 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 1953SeptOctLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - September October 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. September October 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 1953-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/ac41aa2493eec3962e21be0483756d5e.pdf 67cae15f2b9d94b839c65d21b4113609 PDF Text Text SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 1954 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Mr. p. V. L8l~~, Marathon PaPer 1-'!i.lla of can., Public Utilities Building, R>RT ARTHO'R., OLturio. �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK irwiiclTYII II I LOGGING- INDUSTRIAL - OFFICES AND SHOPS - CONSTRUCTION - iiMENTUD. MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIPMENT 91S MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, O_~TARI0 Distributors for: II e ADAMS Road Graders .~ AVELING-BARFORD Road Rollers ffi:~~ . MALO Overhead Loaders ..,. BUCYRUS-ERIE Scrapers and Dozers . DROTT Pulp Wood Loaders ~t·· I e e I e ! INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Diesel Power e LON DON Pumps and Concrete Mixers e MICHELIN Metalic Tires SMITH Dozers I II I I I i I I I i e e e • • I i ~- ' .,. ' . .cl ~~ _...._._._ ,_r,: -~ ~ ·, ... - -a. Dial 5-5495 Port Arthur ~ WRITE OR . Ht WIRE FOR INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER • I I I I i I I I i .I I ~~~- ~ M✓ A _ t i-'·;.~ - ~ 1·""~~\. ~ HEIL Dump Boxes and FRINK Snow Plows II -PROMPT SERVICE I \ ~..,------------ • • • • • • •e PIONEER Super '54 and Super Twin Power Chain Saws CARCO Winches SOREL STEEL FOUNDRIES LTD • Dragline Buckets PULMAN - STANDARD Dozers ancl PERKINS Marine Diesel Engines PALMER Electric Generators PRENCO Hydraulic Hose WARNER & SWASEY Gradall . . • ! • ~ ~o~ ~·..,<....,~o....,~>--.O~,.....,~~ . . - . . . , ~ ~ ~ . . . - o ~ > . . - o . . . , . , , _ . . ~• �1954 resident's Message ID. r ~TARIO Red Feather Flies Once More Recently ~here have been some changes in top ersonnel. w1t_hrn the ran_ks of member companies of r organization. From time to time we like to review ese changes and make note of them here. Dave Graham has succeeded Jack Godden as Dave 0 ods Manager at Great Lakes Paper Company. 5 been wit~ Great ~akes Paper Company a good many ars and brings a wide range of experience to his new st. Mr .. Graham has also been appointed to your rd of Directors of the Northwestern Ontario Timber erators' Association. Mr. Max MacLaggan replaces Mr. Jack Auden of Lakehead Division of Abitibi. Max, as he is poprly called, also brings a very wide range of experie and knowledge to his new post and we hope that ing the coures of time we will have ample oppor·ty to hear a good many of his "bear stories" for h he is very famous. Max has also been appointed e Board of Directors and will be a welcome asset r group. To both of .these men, Mr. MacLaggan and Mr. am we extend the co-operation of our association wrsh them well in their new tasks. We would like to mention also that Mr. P. V. LeWoodlands Manager of Marathon has been ap d to the office of Vice-President of your organ. "Peavie" is an old-timer with our group now e are pleased to have him with us in this new ty. sending-off party was held for Mr. Jack Auden ill be on a or.1e year leave of absence from th~ company. We understand that Jack will be in during the course of his travels and we expect will have an opportunity to brush up on his Italian, Greek and other languages. We surely some great yarns for our group from Jack upon rn. We wish him 'bon voyage'. k Godden, formerly of Great Lakes, at the -ti me g had not indicated his new work but this ion would like to wish him well in future rs. 4 5 r PAGE 3 LOG BOOK H. H. "Bert" STYFFE --0--- · Koroleff, first manager of the Woodlands the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association 1946, Director of Research at the Pulp and rch Institute of Canada, retired from actiye July 1st. He will remain in emeritus status I consultant in woodlands research. H. S. D. e acting supervisor of Woodlands Research . ----o--- TERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS .. .................. .............. ......... ............ ............. President ........ ......... . Vice-President With the Fall weather and the coloring in the forests turning to yellow, gold and red, the annual Red Feather campaigns of Community Chests across Canada take place. Local needs are set forth and the logic of consolida.ting appeals for the support of welfare activity is generally well recognized. In the Lakehead area the campaign will take place from October 4th to 22nd. The President of the Comunity Chest for Port Arthur is Mr. Robert J. Prettie, President of Northern Wood Preservers Limited. Mr. T. S. Jones of the Northwestern Timber Operators' Association is again in charge of the woods canvass. In Port Arthur this year there are 11 agencies sponsored by the Community Chest. Special interest to woods workers are the Sailors' Institute and the Salvation Army. The Community Chest is endorsed by Presidents of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada, the Canadian Congress of Labour and, leading business men and citizens generally. Woods workers right across Northwestern Ontario have demonstrated in the past that they do support such drives. Volunteer work by camp foremen, clerks, union stewards, etc. makes this campaign in the camps possible and Community Chest officials are asking once again for the spl~ndid support received in other years. TECHNICAL FORESTRY COURSE STARTS The 7th course in Technical Forestry began at the Lakehead Technical Institute, Port Arthur, on September_ 15th. A decided increase in the number of applications for enrollment were received and the class this year wi II be the largest to enrol. The employment history of the technical forestry graduates has been excellent and all graduates have had no difficulty in securing employment in the woods industry. Mr. C. John Campbell, Master in Forestry and his assistant, Mr. J. W. Haggerty, B.Sc.F., are the forestry instructors. Abitibi Appointments Mr. A. J. Auden, Lakehead Woodlands Manager has been granted a year's leave of absence by the Company. Mr. Auden has been replaced by Mr. Max MacLaggan, Divisional Woods Manager at Sault Ste. Marie. Mr. E. E. Grainger, formerly assistant Divisional Woods Manager at Sault Ste. Marie has been appointed manager of that Division. ---o----- COVER PICTURE The cover illustration is composed of three pictures taken at the Industry - Department of Lands and Forests training course near Jellicoe, Ontario. There have been tremendous advances in the use of machinery to fight forest fires and the last two were water-bombing and dropping equipment by parachute. Both are tremendous improvements but the fire, in the final analysis, is put out by men on the ground using hand-tools and pumps. The ground fire fighters are like the infantry of the Army and to have efficient fighters of any type, training is necessary. The 1954 fire season will' soon be over. The labour force in the woods has been built ,up from the Spring cut. Make sure men are trained to use the equipment that is available in the camp and, above all, ensure that they are Fire Prevention conscious. �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER Preparation of Annual Operating Plans By E. A. SMITH Articles appearing in the LOG BOOK since 1949 have discussed many topics dealing with the growing of trees and the various techniques of estimating, measuring, producing and utilizing the products of the forest, but insofar as the writer can determine, no attempt has been made to describe the system under which forest operations are permitted to be carried out on Crown lands within this province. It is therefor the writer's intention to outline, in his limited capacity, the work involved in the preparation of annual operating plans. In order to do so, it seems advisable to first review conditions which gave to us our present system of forest management, and the relationship which exists between the Department of Lands and Forests and the operating companies. Generally speaking, the forests of Northwestern Ontario are owned by the Public and administered by public servants in the employ of the Department of Lands and Forests. During the course of the years it became apparent that great expenditures in plant and equipment would - be necessary in order to develop industries which would be capable of utilizing the natural growth of timber on Crown lands within this province. It was recognized that private enterprise offered 1he best means toward this end and in order that private enterprise might be encouraged to invest huge sums of money in plant construction and development, it was essential that a continuous and perpetual supply of raw material should be available. Thus it was that the great pulp and paper mills were established at strategic points throughout Northwestern Ontario only after the respective timber companies secured a lease of what they believed to be sufficient woodlands to yield the raw material required to keep their mills operating in perpetuity. These woodlands, however, are still publicly owned, and must be managed by the companies in a manner which meets with the approval of the Department of Lands and Forests. The requirements of the Department of Lands and Forests with respect to all Crown timber under license are set forth in ·the Crown Timber Act, 1952. Under the section of this Act, dealing with Forest Management, every licensee is required to furnish to the Minister of Lands and Forests of Ontario within a specified period, the following information: (a) An estimated inventory of the timber on the licensed area, classifying the timber as to age, species, size and type. (b) A proposed master plan for managing ,t he licensed area and producing timber therefrom. (c) A map, which shall form part of the master plan, dividing the licensed area into proposed operational units. (d) A statement of the purposes for which the timber is to be utilized. Assuming that all the above information has been compiled and presented to the Minister, it is further required that every licensee shall furnish to the Minister an annual plan for cutting operations. This section of the Act reads as follows: "Every licensee shall furnish to the Minister of Lands and Forests of Ontario at least sixty days before cutting operations commence in each year, but not lc:1ter than the l 5th day of June, an annual pla cutting operations to be conducted by him during twelve-month period commencing the l st day of in that year." All annual plans must follow in general, the ciples and procedures which have been outlined in master management plan or approved alterations t to, and must be so designed that they fit in wit ficient long term planning. Essentially, however, an annual plan is based ari ly on the quantity of wood, by species, that i quired to keep the wood inventory at the mill sufficiently high level to guarantee continuous ation of that mill. The quantity of wood required vary from year to year due to several factors, chi which is variation in the market for products prod by the mill in question. The first requirement of an annual operating is therefor the determination of the quantity of by species to be delivered to the mi II during th suing twelve-month period, commencing April l The second requirement involves the selecti management of the camps or general areas from the total quantity of wood shall be cut and a mination of the quantity of wood to be cut from camp or general area. It is then necessary to select the particul or areas to be operated from each camp, with t ject in view of operating the entire camp area i a manner that each operation may be carried o nomically and at the same time lend itself to a st lvicultural practices. The selection of annual cutting areas is, of improved by a prior knowledge of the topogra timber types within the entire camp area, a study of aerial photographs of the area, at a approximately 1,320 feet to l inch. Having selected the approximate annual areas it is then necessary to gain a sufficie ledge of the timber types within each area the preparation of: ( l) stand tables, which number of trees of each merchantable speci l" diameter class per acre, for each sub-t the area, and (2) total volume of merchanta within the area. Knowledge of this nature is secured the sub-types within each area by one or methods commonly known as cruising. The final step in connection with a~ ting plan is the preparation of an Appli Work Permit to operate within each area s application must include the following: l. Two type maps showing the definite which operations are to be carried o 2. Stand tables showing number of tre by species and diameter classes for 3. Volume estimate showing acreage a species of each sub-type within the These applications should be forwa propriate District offices of the Depa cmd Forests at least 60 days prior ~o commencement of operations so t field men may have an oppor_tuni.·tY to plication, verify the information in~ 11 advise re any modifications or spect connection with the proposed opera 1 One of a series of a of Northwestern On �XTOBER PAGE 5 LOG BOOK is based pri ~s, that is the mill a 1tinuous o required :tors, chief ucts prod )perating ntity of uring th April 1 e selecti :1s from and a :ut fro 'JUDM& Ji NeceU<Vuf 't .eet Jt P;l.e 'Up le supervisor must, among other repared to handle a daily volume rk. Daily reports, time sheets, epair orders, Union business, and er paper work must be taken ay's business methods demand ET IT PILE UP ! A supervisor a person who is in the know s between upper management ees. He is a clear'ing house ti_?n both ways and a lot of 1s transmitted by paper wori<. Informed people are co-operetter understanding and reII levels when everyone does essing their paper work with doesn't send out memos k:es without a good reason'. reaching the supervisor and, _employees. They would in person, but this is not t behooves the supervisor en? by reading all matnd1 ing it carefully, and r_ly. The time for the his paper work is NOW. PILE UP ! Piling it, no or in how many piles, • Nothing can be so ~~ paper work piled up at you can't tell how can kick so much dirt long, then the error of your ways starts piling up. The best eraser in the world will not rub out the mis-management, misinformation, and mistakes hiding behind that pile. -•- • let there be no mistake about it, things which are paid for out of taxes are still paid for by the taxpayer. l hough the price may be concealed, such things are never free and it is well for the people who must pay for them to take note of the fact. Pembroke (Ont.) Standard-Observer. -•- J ~ Cmplo,,eett ,411,e eo-ope11-aUtMJ c,,,,pt°'f'Be4 Informed supervisors are better able to get the work (Quality Production with Safety) done with co-operation and goodwill. Grievances generally disappear when logical explanations are given. The Log Book is publishing this "STRIP" with the idea of putting in one place some information about the industry, some ideas for employer-employee relations, etc., etc. Supervisors are invited to submit questions, problems, etc., involving the woods industry to the column and we will give our answer. Something troubling you? Ask us! • A foreman is a part of management representing the boss or owner. He must be a leader and, at the same time, get along with people. The word "management" as used here has two meanings and the foreman must keep both of them in mind. First of all it means a group of people who actually are "running" the company as distinguished from the rank and file employees. As part of this group the foreman definitely shares responsibility for company's problems, laws and for the livelihood and well-being of hundreds - perhaps thousands of employees. Obviously he should make it his business to know and understand company policy as it effects his department. Secondly, "management" is a way of getting things done. One definition is "management is the art and science of preparing, organizing, and directing human effort applied to control the forces and utilize the materials of nature for the benefit of man." Thus when a man, by becoming a foreman, has entered the ranks of management, his efforts from then on will be directed not towards doing things himself, but towards getting OTHERS to do them. He is a leader. Under any system of management, orders flow downward from the top man. Information reaches the top man by passing upwards through proper channels. .Any foreman or contractor who gets in the habit of running to head · office without permission from his immediate boss, not only causes trouble for himself, but will find himself thoroughly disliked by the men with whom he has to work. To work with people, one must be a leader. This leadership part of the foreman's job is doubly important: not only must the foreman do all his work through people, he must also remember at all times that he and his fellow foremen are usually the ONLY men in the operating organization who have direct executive authority over· the rank-and-file employees. The foreman is the first contact management has through which to sense the attitudes and reactions of the employees. That is why management must always fall back on the foreman in controlling problems that in- • volve the human element such problems as too many accidents, excessive labor turnover, poor forestry practices, poor worker attitudes, and the like. To be a better leader, the foreman must make it his business to learn about peoplewhy they act the way they do, what things they will respond to, how to put them at ease, how to "get a man told" without antagonizing him, how best to make a new man a "paying member" of his working group, and the like. The major duties and responsibilities which call for leadership are as follows: 1. Maintaining quality standards. 2. Getting the work done on time. 3. Improving methods. 4. Keeping down costs. 5. Dealing with personal problems. �LOG B(?.OK PAGE 6 HOW WOULD YOU RATE THEM? • 'vVhat do you think a worker wants most on his job? Foremen and workers in 24 industrial plants were asked to rank the following factors in order of their importance to workers. a. Full appreciation of work done ............ [ b. Feeling "in on things" ............................ [ ] c. Sympathetic help on personal problems [ ] d. Job security ................................................ [ ] e. Good wages ......................................,._. ...... [ , l f. "Work that keeps yot..i intere·sted" .... [ J g. Promotion and growth in company .... [ ] h.- Personal loyalty to workers .................... [ ] i. Good working conditions ........................ [ ] j. Tactful disciplining .................................... [ ] Try numbering them in the order you think they are important to workers. Then, turn to Page 26 and check your answers against the survey findings. 8 Canadian pulp production during July was 789,659 tons as compared with 744,699 tons a year ago. June production was 790,933 tons. For the first 7 months of this year production was 5,468,956 tons as against 5,142,441 tons in 1953 and 5,192,539 tons in 1952. July exports were 17 3, 977 tons as compared with 166, 189 tons in July 1953. Exports for the first 7 months were 1,244,732 tons in 1954, 1,096,966 tons in 1953, and 1,137,771 tons in 1952. As in 1952 and 1953, for the year to date, exports accounted for some 22 per cent of the total production. Pulp used in Canada in July totalled 612,112 tons. In the same month last year, 590,239 tons were used. Consumption to the end of July was 4,196,551 tons in 1954, 4,034,972 tons in 1953, and 4,009,283 tons in 1952. -•- -•- e ~ Mdu NEW OUTPUT RECO'RD SET AT DRYDEN MILL • Production records at Dryden Paper Company Limited continue to be shattered. Production took a decided swing upward when new recovery room equipment went into operation earlier this year and ever since, output has been climbing to even greater heights. Over the past two months, for instance, total daily production has averaged just under 260 tons. During July, old records tumbled in the pulp mill as 6,705 tons were turned out. July also saw the greatest usage of wood at Dryden Paper Company: 11,730 cords. Number 4 and Number 2 machines set new marks in July. Number 4, the largest, rolled out 2,920 tons of paper during the month and Number 2, an average of 37.4 tons a day. While production records have been climbing, the quantity of coal used at the mill has been decreasing. During July the mill used less coal than it has in any previous month. 0 - M OPENS NEW GRINDER ROOM • Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company's new five-million dollar grinder room has produced its first ton of pulp, climaxing a two-year building project at Fort Frances. The grinder room is part of O - M's longrange modernization and improvement program that has cost nearly 40 million dollars since 1945. When in full production, the new grinder room will have a combined daily output of 455 tons of lnsulite, groundwood, specialty and newsprint pulp. This will mean an increase of 25 tons of paper pulp and 50 tons of lnsulite pulp daily. WORLD RECORD SET BY B.C. PAPER MACHINE • Powell River Company Limited states its new No. 8 newsprint machine operated at a speed of 2,00 l ½ feet of paper per minute, wrich the company says is a world record for newsprint making. FUTURE WORLD PULP MARKET • Highlights of Reed Porter's survey of the future world pulp market, as reported in PULP & PAPER interview, following his trip abroad: 1. North America will have to supply an increasing proportion of world pulp needs due to limited Scandinavian expansion and increased consumption in Great Britain, France and West Germany. 2. Despite cur increased market pulp capacity, we could very easily have had a pulp shortage last Fall. However, large Scandinavian pulp inventories plus currency restrictions in pulp consuming countries prevented this. 3. World pulp consumption and production will hit new highs in 1954. 4. Regardless of world market developments, Scandinavian mills will definitely try to keep their position in U. S. pulp market. 5. Swedish production in 1954 will have some increase due to conversion to 7-dayweek operations and modernization. 6. World production of bleached pulp, especially kraft, is on the increase. --Pulp & Paper. U.S. HARDWOODS FOR NEWSPRINT MAY BE USED • The U. S. commerce department reported "highly encouraging" prospects that nativegrown hardwoods will provide a new source of newsprint to meet increasing needs of U.S. newspapers. About four-fifths of all newsprint consumed in the U. S. is supplied by Canada. The department reported that U.S. publishers used approximately 6, 100,000 tons of newsprint in 1953, and that the American Newspaper Publishers Association expects consumption will increase to 7,500,000 tons by 1960. The report said techniques for pulping hardwoods like poplar, birch and maple, are nearing commercial realization, and experimental pilot operations have proved economical. Softwoods now provide about 90% of the world's total pulp production. A relatively small quantity of newsprint also comes from bagasse, or sugarcane. SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 19 • Mr. J. C. Whitelaw, Q.C., general ager of the Canadian Manufacturers' iation, speaking at a recent meeting set what he described as the eight pillars progress. He pointed out that the benefits accrue to a country with the growth of dustry are obvious. Wages go up. are more freely available. lncreaased ductivity and increased production i living standards. "But," said Mr. Whitelaw. "with the efits come problems and, if industrial is to attain its full stature, there are it, eight principal respo-nsibilities a ~ uring plant must bear towards the which it is located. Mr. Whitelaw developed eight responsibilities: First, is to make a profit. Second, is to grow. Third, to promote and maintain ployee relations. Fourth, to foster an awareness a iation of industry. Fifth, is to sell the itive enterprise system. Sixth, to be a real part of the c Seventh, to take an active inte ucation. Eighth, industry has to be and friend. -•-- • Possibly the most misunder this day and age is profits . . . can be stated in simple terms: excess of income over costs. A nouncements of many persons have completely misunderstood ded by it. The man in the street pi profits as representing money pany after ... all ... costs ha This may not be the case at ual survey ... undertaken by shows that, in 1952, for ev tributed as dividends or reta pany, 5. 1 cents were paid I for every 5.2 cents distrib cents were paid in taxes. Obviously. it is quite preponderant an item. But in the street is right or W point. The fact is that t the cash kept by the c of fact, there is a lo~ man's attitude. If profits excess of income over talk about profits bef after taxes ? If the generally a word profits has come t a company retains, we it for that purpose a nd The baby sitter widow and she arri bag to take care week-end. As th e Donnie's mother had she asked her srna would you like to stead of in th e n Donnie knit then turned t~,hi would you do· �JCTOBER 19 e benefits wh 1e growth of go up. G lncreaased 1duction impr ,. "with the industrial Ca 1ere are, as I ities a manuf rds the town SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 LOG BOOK ROLLS-ROYCE DIESEL GENERATING SETS • POWER PLANTS G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT LTD. re very proud to announce their appointment as Distributing Agents for this world-famous product through ANILO-DIESEL ENGINES LTD. FOR FULL INFORMATION, TELEPHONE, WIRE OR WRITE TO H. Godsall Equipment Ltd. AY STREET PORT ARTHIR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 19 Forest Pathology in Ontario 6. HYPOXYLON CAN KER OF POPLAR By Denis A. Quirke Forest Pathology Laboratory, Maple, Ontario INTRODUCTION A canker disease causes the death of definite and relatively localized areas of bark on branches or stems of trees. Both conifers and hardwoods may be affected, the latter generally more seriously. Cankers are most commonly of fungus origin; howevet, frost, sun scald, and many physiogenic agents may also be responsible for canker-formation. Death of the bark and cambium is followed by the death of the underlying wood. Cankers may be annual or perennial, the latter usually being most destructive and conspicuous. With annual cankers, the causal agency functions for only one season, after which the wound heals provided the host has not been girdled. In perennial cankers, the causal agency functions for more than one year. Canker-forming fungi which penetrate living tissues of the host during the growing season cause little or no callus-formation, and finally girdle a stem, no matter how large. Those which grow when the host is dormant, but are checked during its growing season by active callus-formation, produce perennial cankers of long standing that may persist indefinitely on a stem without girdling it. Cankers with repeated, more or less regular, concentric ridges of callous tissue around the point of first infection are termed "target'' cankers, and often result in an eccentric or even a crooked bole owing to the death and cessation of growth of the diseased region and the continued growth of the healthy portion of the trunk. Trees with one or more persistent cankers frequently break at the region of the canker, or decay fungi may enter the open wound. The section of the bcle occupied by a canker is worthless because of malformation of the stem and discoloration of the wood. Generally, no matter how old a cankered stem may be, the infection that caused the canker occurred when the stem was young. Consequently, if trees with trunk infections are removed early, a mature stand reasonably free from trunk cankers can be expected. Branch cankers are not serious unless so many branches are cankered and ki Iled that the crown size is much reduced. THE FOREST DISEASE SURVEY Cankers may occur on all species of trees. In the case of some species canker-formation is of little consequence, either because the amount of damage resulting does not greatly diminish final yields or because the hosts attacked are not commercially important tree species. However canker-forming fungi do attack certain major tree species generally and severely throughout their range in Canada. It was decided in November, 1952, to concentrate attention annually on a limited number of diseases of national distribution and importance. One of our serious canker diseases, viz., Hypoxylon canker of poplar, was one of the two diseases on which emphasis was placed in ·1953. To ensure that the records on this disease in Canada are as complete as possible, emphasis is again being placed on Hypoxylon canker of poplar in 1954. HYPOXYLON CANKER OF POPLAR This disease is caused by the fungus, Hypoxylon pruinatum (Klotsche) Cke. It is widely distributed from Alberta east to Nova Scotia, and south Minnesota Hypoxylon canker in a 22 year old stand of trembling aspen. An advanced trunk canker on a living tree. season. -Photos by Dr. and Massachusetts. Aspen and largetooth most commonly attacked, and balsam popla quently. The disease has also been recorde growing in association with poplar. It ap more prevalent on poor than on good sites. than 30 years old are more severely at older trees. Dominant trees may be attac quently than those of other crown classe The data on Hypoxylon canker of P lated in the Forest Disease Survey to that this canker is present throughout aspen in Ontario. Its prevalence here_ governed by climatic rather than by s, most severe outbreaks being recorde~ southern portion of the province wh,1.,, ere were noted in northern regions. loides Michx. was predominantly t~e f cies, and trees of 3 to 6 inches in di height were most frequently attacke The parasite causes conspicuou .trunk, which generally ~ttain a ledn feet before the tree is girdled an evidence of disease is small yello slightly sunken areas with irregula margins centred around some w increase' in size until they joiA u delimited by vertical cracks. tt~ the affected bark becomes mo h ish colour in which black pate outer bark flaking o ff to . e blackened cortex. A br~w;•s occurs at the canker margin • �. OCTOBER l EPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 LOG BOOK REST PATHOLOGY IN ONTARIO PAGE 9 Conseruation Rail Car -- Addition To forest Association Program (Continued from Page 8) and wavy, and yellow to reddish-brown in The Canadian National Railways donated a passens,1er car to the Canadian Forestry Association in the Spring. The CNR renovated this car so that it is suitable for showing movies, giving lectures to groups. of people, etc. During the Summer this car made a tour across Northwestern Ontario stopping at all the smaller centers of population. Mr. Paul Pageau, the conservation lecturer travel! ing with the car, reports an excellent reception right across the province. Mr. Pageau stated, "In this part of the country co-operation is much more evident than in any other places that I have visited. I am not just being polite and diplomatic," he pointed out. "The Great Lakes logging companies are doing a grand job in protecting resources and I can compare the differences as I have already been through the Maritimes, Quebec and many other districts." Cankered trees are ultimately girdled and killed, the trunk may break off at the canker before girdng is completed. Cankers have been found on trees f all ages up to 65 years. In older trees the trunk nkers are located in the upper part of the bole where bark is smooth and thin. The cankers occur comrtly on the healthy, fast-growing members of the nd, and are not in any way confined to suppressed otherwise weakened trees. Infection occurs through nds, particularly those made by insects, but also ugh axe cuts, breakages caused by wind and ice, through dead branches. Infected trees should be removed in thinning. moderate thinnings, the second five years after first, should suffice to remove all cankered trees out interfering with adequate stocking of a stand. e the fungus may live as a saprophyte on diseased and slash, such material should be destroyed. ----o---- 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 - - - -· THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED CANADA ONTARIO ooth as ,oplar I orded o appears tes. Tr attack ·acked I ;ses. CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH Sl_ASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment E"sures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �PAGE 10 SEPT EMBER - OCTOBER 195 LOG BOOK NEW SERIES OF TECHNICAL NOTES NEWSERIES OF TECHNICAL NOTES The Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Forestry Branch, announced recently that the series of publications entitled "Silvicultural Leaflets" is being discontinued following the issue of Leaflet No. l 00. This series commenced with the issue of Leaflet l'Jo. l in September, 1941, and has provided a useful medium of reporting upon many of the smaller experiments undertaken by the Forest Research Division . During the last few years, however, it has been found that the 4-page limit, which it has been necessary to establish in order to maintain the leaflet format, has too often been insufficient for the full development of the material at hand. A new series, to be known as "Technical Notes", is being established and will provide for publication of reports similar to those previously either as Silvicultural Leaflets or as Forest Research Notes. This series WLII include publications on research in silviculture and forest management, forest inventory methods, and forest fire protection, numbered in a single sequence. More comprehensive reports issued by the Forest Research Division will be published in future as Forestry Branch Bulletins. SILVICULTURAL LEALETS RECEIVED BY THE ASSOCIATION The following leaflets have been received from the Forestry Branch, Department of Resources and Deveopment, Ottawa. Silvicultural Leaflet No. 80- Mountain Maple, Project M-424 by A. B. Vincent. No. 81- Reproduction After an Improvement Cutting in a Mixedwood Stand, Project P-31 4 by K. T. Logan. No. 82-- A Sectional Magnesium Height-Pole by W. M. Stiell and H. D. Heaney. No. 83-- Browsing Damage by Deer in a Pine Plantation by W. M . Stiell and J. L. Farrar. No. 84--- Delayed Germination of White Spruce Seed on Burned Ground, Project MS-159 by J. S. Rowe. No. 85-- Accuracy of Ring Counts on Poplar by C. L. Kirby. FIRST QUALITY Swedish Made PULPWOOD SAWS THE JOHANSSON NO. 60 "Un~onditionally Guaranteed" ~ ONE INCH WIDE In lengths 30" - 36" - 42" 48" IT'S THE STEEL ! THE EVEN TEMPER THE EXTRA THIN . BACKS STRAIGHT AND TRUE That stands out in every saw and provides "SMOOTH AND EASY CUTTING" DISTRI BUTO'RS WALBY & CO. LIMITED 141 ST. PETER STREET MONTREAL, QUE. No. 86- Melting Point of the Bonding Material in Lodgepole Pine and Jack Pine Cones by Hugh Camero No. 87- Preliminary Observations on the Mortality of Pine Seedlings in Frost Pockets, Project P-372 by J. W. Fraser. ' No. 88- Effect of Shade on Jack Pine Germination by J. W. Fraser and J. L. Farrar No. 89- Thinning Aspen, Duck Mountai~ Forest Reserve, ~anitoba, Proje MS-5 by R. T. Pike. No. 90- Effect of Watering, Shading Se Bed Medium, and Depth of Sowi on Jack Pine Germination Proj P-366 by J. W. Fraser a~d J. L. Farrar. No. 91- Germination of Jack Pine Seeds on Humus by J. W. Fraser and J. L. Farrar. No. 92- Forest Growth in the Upper Li River Valley, 1930 to 1951 Project H-80 by R. J. McCo~ No. 93- Chemical Control of Sprouting from Hardwood Sapling Stu Project M-61 by M. H. Drink No. 94- Poisoning with 'Ammate" to Eliminate Aspen, Project A-1 by J. Quaite. No. 95 •·- Causes of Variation in the S of Lodgepole Pine Regener Following Fire, Project K-7 by K. W. Horton. No. 96-- A Provenance Experiment i Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) by Mark J. Holst. No. 97- Direct Seeding of White a Controlled Burn in Sout New Brunswick, Project by J. W . McLeod. No. 98- Covering Nursery Seed-B Encourage Germination erous Seed, Project M-31 by J. W. McLeod. No. 99- Viable Seed on White in Midsummer by J. S No. 100- Release of Balsam Fir Spruce Reproduction f Competition, Project by A. B. Vincent. 1 -0--- TECHNICAL NOTES RECEIVED FROM LAKE STA EXPERIMENT STATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF FOREST SERVICE No. 414-The Jack-Pine Budworm in Michigan, No. 415-Production Indexes for Rough Forest P States. No. 4 1'6-'-Mortality from Fire in Jack Pine Sta No. 417-Cull in Sugar Maple Increased by Br of Large Limbs during Logging. No. 4 18-Aspen Makes Up Nearly One-Half of wood Cut in Lake States. No. 419-Fire Occurrence: Periodicity of G Also received was Station Paper No. 30, Janu "Tests of a Portable Wood Chipper" by J. L. and R. A. Ralston. ----0--- SUGGESTION NOTES RECEIVED FROM TH PULP & PAPER ASSOCIATION, WOODLAM W.S.I. No. 1389 (B-8-e) Suggestion Note No. 128 _ W.S.I. No. 1390 (B-9-0 Suggestion Note No. 12~ W.S.I. No. 1394 (B-7-c) Mechanization Note No. 1 0 W.S.I. No .. 1391 <B-10) Suggestion Note No . 130 W.S.I. No. 1392 (F-3) Suggestion Note No. 131 Ice Spur for Tracks. by C. "Universal" Drive Shaft Brush Clea~• by G. L. K, Unloading P by P. D. R Red by D. �)CTOBER 195 EPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 the Bonding pole Pine an , Hugh Carner ,ations on the Seedlings in ject P-372, ree Planting Programmes Northwestern Ontario n Jack Pine 1d J. L. Farrar. )uck Mountain ~anitoba, Proje ke. J, Shading, S Depth of Sowi mination, Proj =raser and ngLac Pulp and Paper Company Limited In the Spring of 1954, there were 367, 350 black, hite and Norway spruce planted in camp cut-overs. 1,043,000 black and white 2-0 spruce were translanted to the nursery. This Fall there will be 350,000 black, white and Jorway 2-2 spruce planted in camp cut-overs. (2/3 ill be black spruce and the rest will be white and a ttle Norway.) reat Lakes Paper Company Limited About 70,000 trees, mostly Spruce, were planted the Spring of 1954. ewaygo Timber Company Limited 130,000 white spruce 2-2 seedlings planted at ince & Jarvis Division spring of 1954; 50,000 white d black spruce 2-2 seedlings to be planted Nipigon nship this Fall; 20,000 white and black spruce 2-2 dlings to be planted at Mosher Division this Fall. 1,400 cigarette type seed cartridges developed by Cowan planted in 1 ½ acres of barren land, NipiTownship, this Spring. ,eriment in istris) ario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited During the Spring 10,000 Red Pine, 20,000 White ce and 11,000 Jack Pine trees were planted, and White Spruce will be planted this Fall between Kenora and Fort Frances Divisions. wrence Corporation Limited 1954 tree planting programme confined to about trees in connection with an experimental project. i Power & Paper Company, Limited Port Arthur 0,000 2-0 White Spruce were planted last ; 5,000 2-0 and 5,000 2-2 White Spruce are to nted this Fal I. on Paper Mills of Canada Ltd. 1,000 trees planted including 47,000 birch, hite spruce, 5,000 jack pine. NATIONAL E PREVENTION WEEK PAGE 11 LOG BOOK Chemical Treatment Of Trees Increases The Journal of Forestry, August 1953, featured an article on "Chemi-Peeling Pulpwood in New York" I\ by David B. Cook and Lawrence S. Hamilton. Peeling the bark off pulpwood in preparation for its use in paper making is an old endeavour in which the industry has recently taken a renewed interest and which foresters currently are making substantial prog- I ress. The article reviewed the history of chemi-peeling of pulpwood and covered the materials used today, the operation and the response to chemi-peeling by the various species of trees. . The Neko0sa Edwards Paper Company is conducting experiments believed to be the first commercial scale trial in Wisconsin. It is boped to make extensive stands of scrub oak in central Wisconsin available for , pulpwood. As explained by company forester B. L. Berklund, if the experiment works out successfully, farmers and wood-lot owners c a n treat considerable cordage by chemical methods during a short period in the months of June and July. Their timber can then stand until the idle months of the late winter when the farmer has extra time for removing his wood product. Demonstrations are being held to acquaint land owners of central Wisconsin with the chemical debarking of oak by the Nekoosa-Edwards Company. I I I EDITOR'S NOTE: It is interesting to note that the work and experiments ca~ried on by the former Northwestern Ontario inspector of the Lumbermen's Safety Association, Alex R. White, particularly during the war years, are now bearing fruit. •:••---~,,_.<Mlllll9<~c>.-.,,.._.1,~,,...,,~,,_.,,.-:::.-,~o,._.,,...,,,....,,,..,,....c,.-.~•:• i 1 I = a note of the above date and also Ure that during that week you have rnade of all your camps and build. ensure that adequate fire prevention 0 ns have been taken and that sufficfighting equipment is available to th e fire if it starts. Prepared! --------------! 'i 1 i-I I i C ! i , •- -~ ="""! i i i ~- NEW 1954 I i ~~- Ii i i -·." Ii IP.M.Rdt'KP:K/ I I = CTOBER 3 - 9 Built With Perfect Balance i I e I e I I! I I i • e Positive and controlled chain oiler. Exclusive air filter location. New Diaphragm Carburetor-for work in any position-without adjustment. Cuts any timber, at any angle. O Sizes up to 32" • Priced from $285 • Phone or write your Dealer f i i i I Ii i I I 0 i POTTER Ii I 8c KERR LIMITED DISTRIBUTORS 1= - 1021 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONT. •:•--<>..-.<>...,,l._,,,...,,,._,,,.-.<1._,,,._..,,.-.<,.-.c,..-c,.-.c...-.c,._,,,~.....,.,~>.-.c.~c•:• I �LOG BOOK PAGE 12 MUSKEG EXPRESS RIPCO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED To operate in the summertime, companies operating along the Algoma Central Raailway must travel over miles of muskeg to get to their back camps. The Ripco Timber Company Limited, Driftwood Lands & Timber Limited, Northern Paper Mills Limited and the Upper Canada Lumber Company Limited all have a "MUSKEG EXPRESS". ' Here is a brief description of four of these transportation systems. NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LIMITED In the early days of Northern Paper Mills at Coppell, Ontario, they had a railway to their camps on which they ran their own locomotive, taking the rai 1'-Nay cars back to the woods to be loaded. In 1937 the use of the locomotive being discontinued, the problem of delivering men and supplies to the camps arose. It was at that time special steel wheels were purchased for a half-ton truck which proved very satisfactory through operating it on the company tracks. In 1941 Northern moved from Coppell to Hansen The Hansen area being muskeg lands presented a still greater problem and it was at that time they decided to build a steel track to the camps and continue the use of the trucks. The track is made by laying good poles on the ground for stringers with round ties placed across the stringers. The use of 25 or 30 pound steel makes a very substantial track with no ballast being necessary. At present we have 2 half-ton trucks on our fifteen miles of steel. One of these trucks has a plywood cab over the box to supply seats for men and protect them from various weather conditions. Trailers may also be towed behind the trucks in the hauling of supplies. We have taken a D2 Caterpillar tractor to our camps on a trailer over 30 pound rails. At the depot we have a circle for turning the trucks, but in the back camps they are turned on a turn-table. These trucks are used from spring 'til fall on tracks and when our winter ice road is passable then exchange the steel wheels of our trucks for regular wheels which gives us the standard pick-up the winter months. SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER Back in 1946 this Company decided to build lig~t steel railway, standard gauge, for the transp tat,on of men and provisions to and from camps. Th railway was built with 20-16. steel and is 16 miles Ion . Reminiscing back to those days, when constr t,on wa~ in progress (which in itself was somewhat ~n engineering feat, due to the conditibns of t ground, which is mostly muskeg to a marked degr some very interesting anecdotes can be recalled. As a means of conveyance, rai Iway motor cars used and when the need arises a trailer is attached the the motor car. To this date, we have moved from the depot c to our last camp, located 16 miles in the forest all material that is generally needed for the oper~tion our camps during the summer months. Referenc made to the picture attached in which instance a h is being moved to the camp. At one time a tea horses was taken to camp in the same manner wit ill-effect to any of the horses. As a security measure, all our motor cars equipped with safety guards. The guards are atta under the motor car and are riding about one in !:>O over the rails. Should a derailment occur t cupants are not thrown off due to a sudden jerk protecting guards slide smoothly on the rails until time as the car has spent its momentum. To date, after eight years of summer operati sti II have a perfect record insofar as accidents ar cerned . the we the for Lead cf Hay Being Transported by Muskeg UPPER CANADA LUMBER COMPANY Horses and Men Being Transported by . Muskeg Express. The system in use varies considerabl of the other local companies. Instead of u steel rail, S"xS"xl 6' timbers are used. T be laid on good stringers and are spaced. intervals. The rails are nailed to the ti spikes being used at each end and l O inch die. Various methods of spicing the rails t been tried but we have found this to if the tra~k is carefully laid. In all 0 track the rails are butted up to each othe possible and the adjoining ends spiked to A present we have 12 miles of this For transportation we use ½-ton trucks ed trailers. The normal rubber-tired whe a special flange bolted to the inside, to on the track. A full load is 1500 pou In our operating area we ar_e taki higher ground to extend our toting sy (Continued on Page l J) �)CTOBER 195 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 LOG 800K ITED id to build (Continued from Page 12) the transpo camps. Th NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED o miles Ion dozed d",rt roa d s. ·Th ese are .dI eal for use with . a fourien constru vheel drive tractor and rubber tired wagon. somewhat tibns of th Our muskeg express is a tote railroad of light rked degree eel running from our Mead (Newaygo Timber Co. ecal led. td.) headquarters to our back camps. The farthest mp this year being a distance of 17 miles. The rail , for the most part, 20 pound steel in lengths of 20 et. (Twenty-lb. steel means the weight is 20 pounds e depot ca a yard.) We have no road bed but lay our ties right forest, all t the muskeg sometimes using stringers under the tie:; operation ere necessary due to uneven nature or wetness of Reference tance a ho ground. )tor cars are attac t one inch )Ccur the den jerk, ils until Our means of transportation on this line are speedand trailers made in our own shops. The speeders powered by Chrysler T-120 engines taken out of snowmobiles which are not used during the sumThere is a set of double trucks in the front end single drive wheels on the back. Our trailers are up of 2 sets of double trucks, a wooden bunk ned to each set, on which the trailer box rests, held means of a loose pin through the floor of the box 'nto each bunk. The trailers are covered with a cant and canvas sides which can be rolled up in fair er. The average load for the trailers is about two ut if necessary they can take three tons. It isn't ct that we lack power for a heavier load but it to the type of muskeg swamp on which the s laid. e have a fleet of two large speeders and trailers e covered above), three small 4 h.p. Sylvesters, e 1-cylinder Sheffield speeder. In order to turn ders around on the single track, they carry a turn-table. r average speed on the track is about fourteen r hour. Some, of course, with a little more n others take it faster but, after the speeders track into the muskeg just once, their hands lot lighter on the throttle. ---0----- PAGE 13 Insect Collections The Forest Insest Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie send to interested parties monthly summaries of the forest insect survey being conducted in Ontario's for• ctss. • In June, 1950 collections were received and in July, 3010 were received. The total number of collections received in 1954 by the Forest Insect Survey up to the end of July is approximately 800 less than for the same period in ·1953. The. co-operation of all people who use the woods is requested in this important work. Send samples of inescts to Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Reporting on the Spruce budworm infestation, the survey stattes: "It is evident from aerial and ground surveys thus far conducted in 1954 that the total area infested by the spruce budworm in Northern Ontario was greater 1han in 1953. With but one exception, all infestations have expanded, and at numerous points, even within old infestations, larval population levels have increased. "The extensive infestation in the Western region has continued to spread easterly in the Sioux Lookout District, to the south and west in the Kenora District and , to the south in the Fort Frances District. In addition, new pockets of heavy infestation were reported in the Sioux Lookout District south of Lake St. Joseph to Armit Lake on the boundary between divisions 25 and 27. Heavy infestation also occurred on several islands in Attwood Lake south of the Albany River north of Armstrong. "In the Mid-western region larval counts in 1954 indicated generally a higher level of intensity than in i 953. The single change from the areas infested in 1953 was an extension of heavy infestation from Pays Plat northeast for approximately ten miles to Greenhedge Lake in the Geraldton District. "In the Northern region, two infestations have continued, one centered in Rodgers and Studholme townships west of Hearst and another in Syderre Township ~outh of Smooth Rock Falls. The affected areas increased in 1954, particularly the Syderre infestation. Spruce budworm populations have persisted in parts of these infested areas since 1947 resulting in heavy mortality of balsam fir. Consequently, defoliation in 1954 was restricted to residual overstory and to understory." ER YOUR REQUIREMENTS NOW • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to serve the Logging. Lumbering and Mining · Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating and Building • • Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. OC_HRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED S North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dial 5-7345 �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1 Prove to yourself that this LOW COST Schield BANTAM Rig loads pulp wood FASTER and CHEAPER. ~(;jlrf.~~,, r :. , ,,_w?iii NEW BANTAM C-35 CRAWLER. 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Write for free literature today. Huggard Equipment Co. Ltd., Port �)CTOBER 195 EPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK ST For further information or demonstrations, write or call Huggard _Equipment Co. .Ltd. DISTRIAL, CONTRACTORS, MINES & PULP-HANDLING Supplies 1010 Memorial Avenue rt Arthur - Phone 59405 1421 Whyte Avenue Winnipeg - Phone 729591 c-Jlt. P ~ eomtunatuus VERMILLION BAY DRYDEN EMO BEARDMORE LONGLAC MARATHON HERON BAY vii Coverage to Northwestern Ontario For Sales and Service FOR ANY WOOD SAWING JOB Gasoline powered reciprocating blades �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 0 Barber-Pole" Fire Cache Used by 0-M on Patricia limits SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 19 forest library of Northwestern Ontario Some recent additions to the library are gi below. We welcome inquiries about books reports, periodicals in any field of forestry. Loans are m by mail, for two weeks, renewable by post-card. Allen, D. A. OUR WILDLIFE LEGACY N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 An outline of wildlife problems with arguments and opinions on what policies should be used to solve them American Pulpwood Association PULPWOOD ANNUAL, 1954 N.Y., Pulp and Paper Magazine, 1954 Thorough review of economics, statistics, and develop in ihe fields of pulpwood procurement and use. Best, A. L. ECONOMICS OF FOREST Ottawa, Forestry Branch, A study of the costs of on the Sault au Cochon Quebec. UNLOADING FIRE CACHE FROM HALF-TON PICK-UP. As cutting operations progress, it is necessary to move fire suppression materials kept in the cutting areas for immediate fire action. The Ontario - Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Ltd., Patricia Division, have adopted a "barber-pole" fire cache. All their fire caches are equipped with this barber-pole so that when anyone sees the red and white pole standing out in the forest they know it is a fire cache. A portable stand which can be lifted by two men and easily placed on a half-ton was constructed. The stand holds enough tools for a 12-man crew and boss including five pack-pumps, four shovels, three grub-hoes or mattocks, three double-bitted axes, one ~ingle-bitted axe. Twp men can easily move this cache. , A special forest - fire poster was made up and is in use on the Patricia limits. This portable cache idea was explained at both fire schools and seemed to meet with general approval. It is proposed to develop this idea so that next year more of this type of cache are used in camps in Northwestern Ontario. MANAGEMENT 1954 sustained yield forest manage Management Unit, at Forestvil Bruns, Paul APPLIED FOREST MANAGEMENT Missoula, Montana, The Author, 1954 Deals with more practical matters, and at a less ad level, than most forest management texts. Includes chapter on road location. Calder, L. C. FOREST ROAD ENGINEERING TABLES Eugene, Ore., The Author, 1954 Designed, computed, arranged and adequate field use of the forest road engineer. Champion, H. G. FORESTRY Oxford, Home University Press, 1954 An introductory survey to world forestry methods and problems. Feree, M. METHOD OF ESTIMATING TIMBER VOLUME FROM AERIAL OBSERVATION Syracuse, N. Y. State College of Forestry, 19 Forest Soil's Committee of the Douglas Fir Region SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR FOREST SOILS Seattle, University of Washington College of f This attempt to standardize work on fores~ West Coast has many possibilities for _apph area. Greeley, W. FOREST POLICY N. Y., McGraw-Hill, 1953 An outline of national and throughout the world. Meyer, H. A. FOREST MANAGEMENT N. Y., Wiley, 1952 A standard text in this field. Moroney, M. J. FACTS FROM FIGURES London, Pelican Books, 1954 . . A layman's introduction to stat• st1 account the difficulties of th e n • t"•0 n CouncilU Northeastern Wood Uti•11z:a USE OF WOOD CHIPS IN AGRIC ouncil, 1 New Haven, Conn., Th e C . Includes papers on portable ~•~ chipper· and handling 8nd ryi f 0 II (Continued on th e I FIRE CACHE IN THE WOODS AREA. �>CTOBER 1954 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 )ntario ::iry are give ; reports, an ns are mad -card. nents and ) solve them. PAGE 17 LOG BOOK FOREST LIBRARY OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO U. S. Senate NEWSPRINT FOR TOMORROW Washington, / U. S. Government Printing Office, 1952 Interesting study of present prospects and future trends in th!:! North American newsprint industry. U. S. Soil Conservation Bmeau MANUAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1954 A very handy introduction to soil problems, with much practical information of use to the forester interested in soil analysis. Society of American Foresters FOREST COVER TYPES OF NORTH AMERICA (EXCLUDING MEXICO) Washington, The Society, 1954. Unesco PAPER FOR PRINTING, TODAY AND TOMORROW Paris, Uneco, 1952 Studies the world trends in paper manufacture and use, assessing the likelihood of new sources of paper material. Wilkes, G. C. T.(XATION OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY IN ONTARIO Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1954 Traces the history of forest taxation in Ontario, relating to other areas, tenure problems, and both governmental and company policy. U. S. Forest Service SMALL SAWMILL OPERATOR'S MANUAL Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1952 use. High Strength, Long Service Assured ... (1~ M•S•A GLASS FIBER HAT Made Entirely in Mine Safoty Appliances' Mod,ern and Complete Quality -Control Plant. TWO SHELL SIZES FOR GREATER COMFORT AND SAFETY -The Glass Fiber Hat is available with small shell for head sizes 6½ to 71/a inclusive . . . and with a large shell for 71/a to 7¾ . . . adjustable in Ya units. M.S.A. standard chin straps of leather or web may be worn with this hat; also the M.S.A. 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Sisam, Faculty of Forestry, University· of Toronto; and Mr. W. A. E. ·Pepler, Manager, Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Montreal. The Abitibi Laboratory is a 40,000 acre tract of land near Raith, Ontario on which various types ot experiments are being carried on. Types of cutting practises are being experimented with and will be followed through until results are obtained. H. H. Styffe, President of Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators' Association, speaking on behalf of the timber operators in Northwestern Ontario, congratulated Abitibi and stated that "It was a red letter day in the forty-two year history of Abitibi and was a strong step in the direction of perpetual yield." The Minister of Lands and Forests, the Honourable Clare E. Mapledoram said the Laboratory was "another assist" towards his Department's over-riding objective of perpetual harvests from perpetual forests. SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 195 WOODLANDS SECTION, C. P. P. A. FORESTRY FIELD MEETING HELD AT LAKEHEAD Attended by more than 60 foresters from N Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, the Forest Field Meeting of the Woodlands Section of the Cana i~n Pulp & Paper Association held at Port Arthur August was declared a very successful one. On the first day of the meeting, the group insp ted the Thunder Bay Nursery of the Department Lands and Forests and later inspected the tree farm Dr. W. P. Hogarth, the Boy Scout Tree farm of t Great Lakes Paper Company, and the tree farm of E Ayer. • During the visit to the Dr. Hogarth farm, Dr. P. Hogarth, Fort William physician was presented his Tree Farm Certificate by Mr. W. A. E. Pepler. On the second day of the conference~ the fore visited and took part in the inauguration of the Ab Woodlands Laboratory at Raith, Ontario. The meeting concluded with a discussion pe the next morning. Papers were: "Nursery Management" by M. Cressman, D ment of Lands and Forests. ''Silvicultural Research in Planting and Se by N. F. Lyon, Department of Lands and Forest "Abitibi Woodlands Laboratory" by Geo. enridge, Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limit "A Site Classification for Abitibi Wood Ian oratory", by S. T. B. Losee, Abitibi Power & Pa pany, Limited . EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1954 THEW SHOVEL CO . .,q,,,,,,,0-IUl,Ced, tJ.e .Jlppa~ o/, Vulcan Machinery &Equipment Ltd Port Arthur, Ontario Lorain Distributor for Northwestern Ontario Pa11,U - SaJ.ei - Se11,utce �CTOBER 195 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 LOG BOOK PAGE 19 • fRY s from Ne the Forestr f the Canad. rt Arthur 1 ,e. 1roup inspec ~partment c tree farm o farm of t, farm of E. B 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. 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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 outer 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. THE BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED. DRY MILK DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario. THE BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec. A.H. BRADBURY 13 North Wharf, Saint John, N.B. McKENZIE, STEPHENSON LIMITED T. A. MacNAB & CO. llMlnD, 345 Higgins Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba City Club Bldg., P.O. Box 7851 St. John's, Nfld. �Page 20 LOG BOOK Lumbermen's Safety Association Holds Sioux Loohout-Kenora Meetings SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 Mobile TB X-ray Unit Visits Hearst Area Well-attended meetings were held in the Siou:< Lookout area and in the Kenora-Dryden area by the Lumbermen's Safety Association recently. At the Kenora meeting which was attended by operators in that area, Mr. R. Paradias, assistant resident manager of Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company presided at a dinner meeting. Mr. E. H. Reeves, General Manager of the Lumbermen's Safety Association was the principal speaker znd gave a general survey of safety problems. Mr. Reeves stated that the accident rate in the woods has been altogether too high during the past few year5 and gave figures to back up his statements. More safety measures practised by a larger number of people would result in a great saving of pain and suffering as well as money, he pointed out. Other speakers who addressed the meeting were: Mr. G. R. Potts, Northwestern Ontario Inspector, • Lumbermen's Safety Association. Mr. C. W. Roark, Woods Manager, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Kenora, Ontario. Mr. D. C. George, Chief Inspector for the Lumbermen's Safety Association. Mr. A. E. Minor, Safety Supervisor of the O-M at Kenora. Mr. Frank Thomson who represented the Northwestern Ontario Safety Committee at the meeting . Many examples of progress in safety were given by the speakers who gave credit for progress to the hard hat, compulsory for Mando employees, and the new safety shoes which became a condition of employment September l st. ---o---- Camp Picnic In July, employet=>s of the Longlac Pulp and Paper Company Limited Camp 49, and the Geraldton commuter camp enjoyed a picnic at Wild Goose Lake resort. Funds for the picnic came largely from camp safety awards and recreation funds. About 300 persons turned out in threatening weather to take part in the fun and contests. Company officials congratulated the men of Camp 49 for their recent safety record of 7,177 man-days without a lost-time accident. IF The mobile TB X-ray unit visited the Hearst for the secona time this year in late August and September. On the first trip late in May and early June ployees of the Newaygo Timber Company Limi Mead and Mosher were x-rayed and also at the em Paper Mills Limited. A total of 706 perso x-rayed. On this second trip not only include the remaining larger com that area but also the smaller operators, inclu mills. To date in 1954, 1,880 woods emplo been x-rayed in the camps. Co-operation of the companies cancer supervisory staffs which include foremen an the camps, union stewards, etc. is acknowl The Medical Superintendent of the F Sanatorium, Dr. G. S. Jeffrey and Mr. A Division of Tuberculosis Prevention, De Health have written to this Associatio t heir appreciation of the co-operation of th in arranging the x-ray tours. YOU WANT FAST, DEPENDABLE HEAT INSIST ON COLEMAN! The most famous, dependable name in heating ! Coleman leads the field in Space Heaters, Floor Furnaces and' the new revolutionary Coleman "Blend-Air heating. There's a size and price to meet your particular needs. Insist on the finest heating available. Get Full Particulars Today From MARSHALL-WELLS PORT ARTHUR �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 ER 1954 Area lOG BOOK PAGE 21 Here's the Score on Our Ontario forests A large balance of jack pine is available for the development of future industry in Ontario, according to a summary of the resources of the accessible forest area of the province issued by the Department of Lands and Forest~. A preliminary balance sheet of actual utilization f resources as compared with allowable cuts on a susained yield basis followed completion of the forest esources inventory comprising 172,000 square miles. Here is the balance sheet: For commercially valule coniferous species, the allowable cut is 956 million bic feet gross total cubic volume. Of this, 438 miln cubic feet, on an average, was utilized, using the ur-year period 1946-49 as the basis for the actual ilization. Red and white pine, the most important lumber cies, with an allowable cut of 46 mi II ion cubic feet an actual annual cut of 52 million cubic feet, is ng overcut at present, the report shows. Jack pine, h an allowable cut of 333 million cubic feet and an al cut of 118 million cubic feet, is being greatly ercut. Black and white spruce, with an allowable cut of million cubic feet and an actual cut of 230 million c feet, shows a safe balance in the overall picture. ever, the bulk of the surplus of spruce is in the veloped northern area, 57 million cubic feet of urplus being in the Sioux Lookout district alone. The balance of the allowable cut for conifers, 138 n cubic feet, is made up of minor species, balsam mlock, white cedar and larch. he allowable cut for broadleaved or hardwood s is 908 million cubic feet of which 48 million feet is being utilized. The most important hardy volume is poplar with 601 million cubic feet le cut. Next is white birch with 229 million et, hard maple 30 million cubic feet and yellow 8 million cubic feet allowable cut. The balance illion cubic feet allowable cut is made up of neous broadleaved species. report continues: "The allowable cut represgrowth capacity of the accessible forest area rovince. The actual utilization is the annual amount cut for the four-year period 1946-49. on to the amount of wood products utilized forests each year, forest fires continue to annual toll from the allowable cut. Insect , such as the recent outbreaks of the spruce have destroyed extensive areas. of these losses, extremely difficult to estit be provided for to obtain more precise the relationship of allowable cut to actual Y forest industry. ~ition, the presently allowable cuts wi II be 1 n the future only if we obtain adequate e regeneration on cut-over areas. Taking r depletion factors into consideration, we eneral conclusion that white and red pine, abl·e· saw-log species, are being rapidly deutilization of jack pine can probably be d white spruce is being locally over-utils quantities in the more northerly parts e, when opened up, will provide for a ase over present utilization. Generally surpluses of broadleaved species, -esand white birch, awaiting industrial concludes. Head Protection Cuts COSTS Davis Plastiglas HATS and CAPS Recent practical experience in many large woods operations shows that costly and serious head injuries can be reduced very substantially by practical Head Protection Programs. Reduced severity and frequency result in lower compensation contribution costs. Davis Plastiglas Hats and Caps are proving constantly more popular to both woodsmen and management. CONSULT US ON ANY SAFETY OR FIRE PROTECTION PROBLEM. LEVITT-SAFETY LlffilTED MONTREAL 4205 Courtrai Ave. TORONTO WINNIPEG 747 Vaughan 889 Westminster Road Ave. �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER ' l 95 LOG BOOK PAGE 22 - Inspiring fire Protection Courses l Held at Webbwood and Jellitoe Three demonstrations were of great interest those attending: C For the second time, the Department of Lands and Forests in co-operation with Industry, held fire protection courses in July. Last year the first course of this kind was held at Jellicoe, Ontario but it was decided to stage two courses this year, one on the KVP limits north of Espanola, Ontario at Camp l l, and one in the Northwestern section of the Province at Camp 63,. , St. Lawrence Corporation Limited, Jellicoe, Ontario. (2) • (3) ( l) Attendance was excellent at both courses and at the eastern course representatives from Pakistan, India and Quebec were present in addition to the Department and Industry representatives. At the Jellicoe course representatives from Manitoba were in attendance. The following subjects ~ere covered at both courses: Forest Fire Laws and Their Relaii;n to Industry by M. Sauerbrei. Industry's Responsibility in Forest Fire Protection by J. B. Matthews and George Son!ey. Forest Fire Prevention by 0 . K. Welsh. Back-Firing as a Means of Fire Suppression by B. Land. Explanati~JI• c,.f F;re Co-ord~nation by G. D. MacAdam. Fir~ -Co;11tri 1-iorg}njzation -- Company by W. R. Cooke. Ffre Co~trol Organization -- Department by J. E. Barnes. Fire :.Weather Forecasting -- Camps by L. Affleck. Fire-~Behavior and Fire Fighting Tactics by G. D. MacAdam. Responsibility for the Detection and Initial Action on Fires, Relationship between Company and Department Personnel• on Fires -- Company by J. B. Matthews and George Sonley: -- Department by j . B. Rorke. Care, Storage and Distribution of Fire Fighting Equipment Field Demonstration of Fire Crew Organization Field Demonstration of Fire Fighting Tactics Demonstration of Aerial Operation: Helicopter Water Bombing, Cargo Dropping, New Equiprn and Techniques. Fire fighting films were shown each evening a there were frequent question and discussion peri during the course. These question and discussion iods were conducted by Mr. J. C. Dillon, F. M. Mill and A. J. Herridge. Mr. T. E. Mackey, Chief, Division of Forest p tection, Department of Lands and Forests, Toronto in attendance at both courses as were senior ind u officials. 1 The Committee which arranged the courses as follows: J. C. Dillon, Supervisor of Forest Fire Control Department Lands and Forests. T. S. Jones, Manager, Northwestern Ontario Timber Opera Association. T. E. Mackey, Chief, Division of Forest of Lands and Forests. J. B. Matthews, Chief Forester, Abitibi Company, Limited. C. R. Mills, Manager, Ontario Forest Industries Associat J. Ruxton, District Forester, Department of Lands and Tweed, Ontario. Mr. J. Ruxton was Chairman of both meeh by W. Armstrong . <ft.e dJ.acU StUf: "Gas Is Best By Tes For Timber Camps -- large or s A Size for Every Need PROPANE GAS side-arm water heaters have P themselves as a sure and economical way of h water for cookeries and bunkhouses. See us also re conversion burners for camp stea USE PROPANE INSTEAD OF WOO WRITE, PHONE or WIRE NORTHERN PROPANE GAS CO. BOX 325 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO �CTOBER •• 1954 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 t interest t rganization Tactics evening an ssion period scussion per F. M. Mill & Paper LOG BOOK PAGE 23 Mueh Improvement Work Undertaken This Year In addition to the normal work of ·producing pulpwood (peeled and rough), logs, ties, poles, lumber, etc., cruising, mapping, genera.I maintenance of camps, dams, roads, etc., considerable improvement work has been undertaken by the majority of companies in Northwestern Ontario in preparation for woods operations this fall and in the years to come. LOG BOOK made a brief spot check on work carried out by a number of companies in Northwes,tern Ontario and' reports as follows: MTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY LIMITED NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED, rt Frances Division-- ( l) Camp L-309 Lake of the Woods Concession: 3 mlies of road bull-dozed. 2½ miles of road graded and gravelled. is road when finished will complete a loop from Camp L-309 the Kenora-Fort Frances highway and join up with district ds north of North Branch. Manitou Concession: 18 miles of winter tote road bull-dozed and graded to join up with Dryden Paper Company roads. s road gives acc~ss from Camps M-402 and M-403 during ze-up and break-up periods, to hospital facilities, etc. in den. Seine Concession: 14 miles of road regravelled - culverts and bridges repaired. 3 miles of road bull-dozed, graded and gravelled. 6 family houses built. ra DivisionLake of the Woods Concession: rn½ miles road bull-dozed. 7½ miles road graded and gravelled. ne school house built at Camp L-314, Dryberry Lake. atricia Concession: 5 miles road bull-dozed. miles road graded and gravelled. 210: robus Lake under construction a family camp of 20 units. mp PAPER COMPANY LIMITED, Dryden, Ontario Camps: Three new camps of frame construction have n completed. s: Eight miles of new all-weather road is nearing comIn vicinity of Lac Seul. Nine miles of new all-weather Vicinity of Eagle Lake is nearing completion. An access miles long in this area is being converted to an allroad. Five miles of access road east of Dinorwic, Ontbeen converted to an all-weather road. N FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED, PORT ARTHUR miles of new road plus a bridge were constructed at which opens up a new area. ck Sturgeon, gravelling has been going on for the last on a road leading to the 1954-55 cut. Some of this led early this Spring or prior to the snow and frost LTD., Nipigon al accommodation was provided at "hardwood" camp. tors were installed in three of the older camps. sterns were extended and improved in two camps. ~nt_s to Beardmore Depot- A fire-proof vault built • linoleum has been laid on the main offic:e floor; cable supply shed is to be built in the new depot the Beardmore houses has been moved to a new proved. nent roads to be built will total 12 miles with 8 ~ improved. In addition, access roads in the camp miles and truck haul roads some 70 miles. ncre~e dam will be constructed and repairs made ensive river improvements will be carried out on •n rivers consisting of side-piers. holding booms, a~ne_l clearing, etc., pile driving in connection n installations. d at Red Rock has been considerably enlarged _cut this year for use in new holding grounds igon Bay and Lake Nipigon in the near future. (2) (3) (4) Cement block and concrete fire-proof machine and welding shop 34' x 46' under construction at the Mead Division. Central heating system at the Mosher Division being thoroughly renovated and improved. 26 miles of all-weather gravel road maintained and improved, culverts installed, etc. 15 miles of new winter truck roads constructed in the Algoma District. · ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY LTD., Sault Ste. Marie New Camps: One built, portable, capacity 140 men. Improvements made on camps: 2 camps equipped with Walk-in refrigerators. l camp equipped with central wash-room, including showers, and toilets. Roads Built: 12 miles of all-weather access truck road. River Improvements: Improved 15 miles of White River above White Lake. GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LTD., Fort William Camps Built: l. Camp 9 Drive, Black Sturgeon- permanent frame camp for l 00 men. 2. Portable Barns-12 barns, each for 8 horses, frame, on skids, Black Sturgeon District. 3. Portable Garages-6 garages, frame on skids, Black Sturgeon District. 4. Portable Barnboss Shacks-2 built, frame, on skids, Black Sturgeon District. Roads Built: l. Access roads to cutting areas, gravel, one lane only, 4 miles. • z 2. All purpose road-clear, build and gravel, 2 ½ miles, gravel only (built 1953) 2 ½ miles. LONGLAC PULP AND PAPER COMPANY LIMITED New Camps Built: Camp 55 in the McKay-McLeod area-this .is an 80-man camp, permanently constructed to serve the area for at least 3() years. A two-storey dormitory designed to accommodate 64 men features double rooms, flush toilets and showers. Camp 34 in the Chipman Lake area - this is a community camp consisting of accommodation for 14 families in attractive individual homes. Improvements to Depots or Camps: Camp 38 - has been enlarged with the addition of a 40-man dormitory of panel construction. Several buildings in existing camps throughout the operations have been painted. Roads: 22 miles of all-weather, gravel LSurfaced roads have been. b~ilt or are under construction. 16 ½ miles of existing road hape been brought up to specification through ditching and gravelling. River and Dam Improvements: 1100 cedar booms being used to make two piece built-up !Jooms to replaace old single spruce glance booms in the Kenogami River. Four sail booms under construction for Kenogami River. Rock bolts and deadmen installed for two new storages on Long Lake at Camp 52 and at Blackwater Creek. New dormitory at 3G completed and new cookery under construction and water system installed throughout this camp. (Continued on Page 29) �LOG BOOK PAGE 24 POWELL EQUIPMENT APPOINTMENTS SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER Can You Tie This 7 'Tis often said that a small outfit can't Program. QUENTIN C. POWELL GEORGE AN DISON Mr. Quentin C. Powell has been appointed Man- · ager of the Port Arthur Branch of Powell Equipment Company. Mr. Powell, who joined the company in 1945, has been Assistant Branch Manager at Port Arthur since 1949. He succeeds Mr. George Andison who will reside in Winnipeg, headquartering at the firm's main office. Other administrative appointments include that of Mr. Gordon Brown as the firm's Director of Engine Sales. Peter Thomson & Sons Limited, members of t Lumbermen's Safety Association, have an accide clean record of which they are justly proud. In their sawmill operations at Kearney, Ontar they have not had one lost-time accident during 19 and 1953 and this record is being maintained so in 1954. During the sawmill operating season (from ?0th to September 15th approximately) they em .35 to 40 men and produce about 2½ million feet annually. In conjunction with the mill operations this pany ships over 150 cars of veneer logs each year. loading of veneer logs (admittedly a hazardous ation) also shares the accident-free record. The question immediately arises how done ? There are three sound answers to this. lent supervision, experienced and well trained wo and a sound accident prevention philosophy pr by all. Mr. E. S. (Ernie) Stamp is the mill mana Peter Thomson & Sons Limited at Kearney. no better criterion of the efficiency of the under Ernie's supervision than this splendid free record. Ernie Stamp is ably assisted by an ex group of workmen and their accident-free r dicates they know their jobs thoroughly, means they know how to prevent accidents these men have an average of thirteen ye with Peter Thomson & Sons Limited, the average in excess of four years service with The offcers of this company, Mr. Gr son, Mr. Peter Thomson and Mr. Wilm are wel I pleased with the record set and tained by their mill. The Lumbermen's iation take this opportunity to congratul '"'n accident prevention job that is well being sustained with enthusiasm. Woods Orchestra Entertai GORDON BROWN ----o--- Helicopters B~sed at Lahehead for Winter The Ambank Airlift Limited have announced that they intend to base the Sikorsky S55 and a small Bell helicopter in the Lakehead area. It is hoped to develop work amongst the timber operators for such operatim1s as timber cruising, road location, etc. The Sikorsky is especially built for the carriage of freight into difficult areas. The representative of the Ambank Airlift Limited at the Lakehead is Mr. Bob Gillies, pilot of the Bell helicopter. He may be contacted at the Airport, Fort William. For the second time, the "Lower Musical Culture Appreciation Soci~ty performers at the evening entertain ized the industry-Department of ~and Fighting School at Jellicoe, Ontario. Under the capable direction of Woods Superintendent of the St. La at Beardmore Ontario the orchestra usual manne; with a' varied proQr classical music. With one except, the orchestra are all employees Corporation Limited and their r The members of the orchestra ar Neil Nylund -Trumpet; Dun Buzz Lein- Trombone; Ray Barney Maley -Guitar; Gen Murray Wilson -Gut Bucket Anyone wishing to have_ Lower Blackwater River Musi_ perform at any of their functt with Mr. Buzz Lein, Bea rd �:TOBER 195 an :I. ns this co :h year. ardous SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1954 t In the area of pulpwood, more industry ·nterest lies in future supplies of pulpwoud irnber than in any current procurement prolerns. Recognizing that wood will continue be the fundamental source of fibrous raw aterial for the industry, practically all comnies are continuing active in the acquisition additional timberlands either under their n purchase or through contract arrangents so as to meet the needs of rapidly ing pulpwood requirements in the decades ead. Latest data assembled by the Amero Paper and Pulp Association show that i·ndustry now owns 25.8 million acres of berland,. with an additional 2 million acres er lease. Furthermore, the industry has n a leader in applying extensive forestry tices in their own woodlands as well as rivately-owned woodlands, in terms of susd yield, fire and insect control, cutting utilization practices. In this connection, especially noteworthy that the industry ntly employs 1,234 trained foresters and pervising the planting of about 75 million ings trees a year. Consumption of pulpwood in the first er of 1954 totalled 7,051,000 cords, ing a gain of nearly 2 percent over the period a year ago. Increases in the and on the West Coast offset moderate s in the other major regions. For the art, expansion in pulp capacity in the w years has been largely in the South the West, accounting for this relatlpwood receipts also showed an upturn first quarter of this year, compared year ago, amounting 1 .4 percent, with me of receipts being almost equal to tion. The Lake States region showed t prominent gain in receipts, which ted for by a return to a more norme of procurement following the inrestrictions on acquisition of pulping the past year or more when efmade to reduce unwieldy, pulpwood acquired in the early stages of n conflict. major problems are not envisioned curement of adequate supplies of the industry as a whole has seen ce inventories to more moderate e to consumption. Of course, in t and Lake States regions, it reant for the mills to carry stocks amounting to about 2 to 3 ly because of the seasonal natHowever, the introduction of mechanized logging equipment, ely dispensed with the need for tual logging camps throughout ortheast, Lake States and Minnsuited in greater productivity ker, as well as greater year- Operations. Of course, a large PWood needs of the New EngStates, which originate in Cann the normal fall and winter ns, coupled with the spring lp~ood with later deliveries Un1ted States. In this conno~ed that receipts of Cane first quarter of this year Cent larger than those of a [gely accounted for by the n pulpwood buying by the ~y availability of woods ~h farmer-cut pulpwood, oderate easing of pulpe~arts of the Lake States th at current prices on PAGE LOG BOOK pulpwood in that region have declined from about $0.50 to a dollar per cord, while open contracts for delivered peeled wood for summer delivery are $2.00 less. In the West Coast, tidewater log stocks for pulp mills are substantially below a year ago so that there is a need for renewed logging activities, especially in the higher elevations not accessible during winter months. For the most part, West Coast mills feel that they can normally depend upon a steady supply of pulpwood logs without the need for large inventories. However, a possible CIC wood-workers and AFL lumber and sawmiil workers strike pending as of the middle of May might possibly close most logging operations as well as hamper the use of existing logs now in water booms. Experience with sawmill wood chips for pulp has proved very successful as well as economical cost-wise, on the West Coast. This use of wood chips from sawmi~ls ,and, other types of wood-wctrking plants is spreading rapidly to other parts of the country. -•- • Total area of the Provi•nce of Ontario, second largest of the Canadian provinces, is 412,582 square miles of which 223,212 is forested and 64,441 is water, according to statistics recently issued by the federal De ... partment of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Nearly two-thirds of the Province's area is under administration of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests which supervises Crown lands for the people of the Province. Non-forested land, mainly in Southern Ontario, covers 124,929 square miles. Ontario has 159,812 square miles of accessible productive land and 63,400 square miles which are regarded as non-productive of timber. The federal figures indicate 87,007 sq. miles leased under pulpwopd iicenses :and 10,802 under saw timbe~ licenses. Privately owned forest lands total 18,908 square miles of which 6,020 are farm woodlots and 12,888 other private lands. Total occupied forest land is 116,717 square miles. -•- • "The business man should be wary of statisti-cal averages. Let him keep in mind the fate of the statistician who was drowned while attempting to wade across a stream which had an average depth of three and a half feet from shore to shore." It is not only the business man who needs to be wary and it is not only statistical averages which can be misleading. Statistical percentages can be every bit as dangerous. If a fruitman sells 50% of his oranges and 80% of his lemons, there in no guarantee whatever that he sells more lemons than oranges, • nor that he has more oranges remaining in his stock than he has lemons. Even ,statistics pure and simple have seemed to prove some strange things at times. Perhaps the best course for statisticians who cannot swim and who need to cross streams is to walk along the bank until they come to a ferry or a bridge. -•- 25 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS REPORT • Ontario's Department of Lands and Forests had the greatest financial year in its history in the year ending March 31, 1953, according to its annual report issued recently. Receipts totalled $23,147,875. Cash disbursements were $13,141,062. "This financial return from our renewable natural resources is approximately four times that of a,~Y year prior to 1943", the report stated. This revenue was obtained largely from the sale of t'imber on the stump, the sale of hunting and fishing licenses and the rental of water power. It reflects the enviable position of this Province with regard to its renewable natural resources. Through careful management over many years, we have fully met and sharply increased raw mater'ial needs of our huge pulp, paper and water power industries. We have also serviced our large tourist trade without any over-all diminishment of these resources." The report shows water power rentals cf $1,293,570, fish & wildlife $3,409,915 and timber management returns $15,117,701. The Department received $2,315,958 from the Mississagi salvage project where lumber was salvaged following the great forest fire5. of 1948. Reforestation brought in $128,000 as compared with $60 in 1951. The change was brought about by the relatively new policy whereby trees from provi1ncial nurseries are sold at nominai sums. Previously there had been no charge for these trees and the Department found that many were wasted. Fishing licenses, sold mainly to visitors from the U.S., brought in nearly $2,000,000 and almost $350,000 was realized from deer licenses. -•- THE BUYER~ INFLUENCE • Unless our products can be sold, no one connected with producing these products can know security. It is the buyer who has the final say when they are being sold. Unless the buyer is willing to buy there can be no sale. Quality is important when selling a product to other countries. The price tag counts too. More and more countries buying Canadian products are shopping around for more attractive prices. Buyers from other countries are finding that price tags for similar products from elsewhere are more attractive. We all want to see the Canadian worker enjoy a high ~tandard of li,ving. When it comes to the products, which in our case is pulp, paper and lumber being exported to other countries then that high standard of living has to be paid for by the foreign customer. Most of our foreign customers are under no obligation to buy our forest products since they can buy them elsewhere. • Export sales are important to our country's economy. This fact should not be overlooked. Not only do the people in our communities depend upon the sale of our forest products for their livelihood, but also a great number of people employed in other industries which supply materials in our operations. The whole Canadian economy depends upon export markets. One third of the Canadian income is derived from sales to other ~ountries. This one-third is a very important segment of the Canadian economy and wellbeing of all Canadians and especially so fo, those employed by our companies where a large portion of their production is sold outside of Canada. Let's watch our costs. -•- �LOG BOOK PAG~ 26 Safety Guide-posts Here are 11 "guide-post's' a foreman can use tc prevent accidents: 1. Inspect his department every day to discover accident hazards. Eliminate all hazards BEFORE they cause accidents. 3. Study each job in the department to make sure it is being done efficiently and safely. 4 . Make sure each worker thoroughly understands how to do his job efficiently and safely. 5. Pay particular attention to each new employeeespecially during the first few days of his employment. 6. Supervise each worker to make sure he is working safely and efficiently. 7. Discipline workers who won't follow the work procedures laid down by the foreman. 8. Set a good example himself. 9. Hold a short safety meeting with his workers from time to time-at least once a month. 10. Encourage workers to suggest ways of getting bet-• ter production and better safety. 11. Be sure all injured workers receive prompt first-aid attention. National Safety Council Open Letter. ♦::4J~~~J----()~()._.C)CB9-() . . . . CJ<t!a-C).-:l>Cl<aD-C) . . . . . (J,a:aCJCll9'~)---CJ . . . . t J 4 1 a - ( ) ~ ~ t ) . _ , ( t. . . . .-.. i- ' I I ! RESULTS OF SURVEY ON JOB I FACTORS As ranked by workers: a-1; b-2; c-3; d-4; e-5; f-6; g-7, h-8; i-9; j-10. = II I-,· = I" As ranked by foremen: a-8; b-1 0; c-9; d-2; e-1; f-5; g-3; h-6; i-4; j-7. •!•~1,_.,,...,,,....,,,...,,~,1~,.aa-,,ea-,,...,,,._.,,,,_.,,._.,,,....,,...,,,...,,,._.,,.....,,,...,,,cm,,1,c:es.c•:• I Timber Operators . . . . Sawmill Operators . . . . Pulp and Paper . . . . CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY The Vancouver Island Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry will be the host section at the 46th Annual Meeting of the C. I. F. The meeting will be held in the Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C., from October 13th to 15th, 1954. RESULTS C. F. A. of ONTARIO FOREST FIRE PREVENTION LECTURE TOUR 1954 Mr. Murray Dixo~, Conservation Lecturer Canadian Forestry Association of Ontario c Northwestern Ontario and gave lectures at the in the centres of population across the area. From May 3rd until June 25th, Mr. Dixon sed 2,004 adults, 14,346 children and gave the est fire prevention and general conservation Mr. Dixon received excel lent co-operati the School Boards, teachers, etc., and their and co-operation attests the value which edu Northwestern Ontario attach to Forest Con education. ARE YOU IN NEED OF PARAMOUNT AND CHIEF FORESTRY PUMPS DUNLOP FIRE HOSE NEW CABLE BOOM SLASHER WE CARRY A V- BELTS AND BELTING LINCOLN WELDING EQUIPMENT 0 ANNUAL · MEETING COMPLETE LINE OF WRIGHT CANADIAN WIRE • Seruing Industry" Northland Machinery Supply Co. FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO �TOBER iTRY 1954 LOG BOOK SEPTEMBER - OC1 OBER 1954 PAGE 27 ack.Trucks try now distributed in the Lakehead area by . I. F. .c., .i. Illustrated is Mack Truck Model EQSW- In service for Kodama & Kroehling of Geraldton since January, 1948 - and still going strong. Hauling 10 to 12 cords over istances up to 40 miles through ush roads and highway. Many imilar models have gone into service the same area since 1948 roof positive that Mack Trucks ve dependable and economical ck's new "B" series trucks odying greater payload capaand other engineering ncements are now available with r Gasoline or Diesel power and- illustrated Ure on Mack Trucks write to: MANLIFACTURERS OF CONSTRUCTION, LOGGING AND MINING EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO • �LOG BOOK PAGE 28 STEELCRAFT BOATS WITH A PURPOSE SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER Members of Parliament To~r Longlac Woods Operations The Woodlands Department, LongLac Pulp Paper Company Ltd., were hcsts to the visiting of members of the Legislative Assembly on We day, August 18th. This visit to the woods was the only one sche in their trip across Northwestern Ontario and for of the members it was their first trip to see a operaton. Mr. A. F. Buell, Woods Manager for LongLac ed as general chairman for the event and the vi legislators enjoyed a boat trip from the Govern Dock at LongLac to the LongLac sawmill, viewin townsite on the way. After going through the sa (the only one visited in Northwestern Ontario an many of the legislators their first time in a sa the visitors were taken to the woods where they vi a cutting operation, a cut and skid operation, I operations of 8' and 16' wood. They then toure LongLac Nursery, and saw some plantations start the last few years. Brush scattering operations to jackpine regeneration were also observed. No. 9 - SHALLOW DRAFT LOGGING TUG Designed to tow logs 35 miles in Bay of Chaleur waters near Bathurst, N.B., the Greta V is 46 feet overall with 12' beam. Twin shallow tunnel drive allows a 42" draft and twin Cummins diesels furnishing 212 shaft horsepower, make this tug a powerful one for her size. The evening dinner was presided over by Mr. Mr. G. W. Phipps represented the Kimberly-Clar poration and spoke of the general woods situa the United States and Canada. Mr. Buell review events leading to the formation of the LongL and Paper Company Limited from the -old P Supply Company and the diversion created to flow of Long Lake to Lake· Superior instead o Arctic watershed. Mr. Ralph Sexsmith gave a very interes informative explanation of the LongLac Pulp management plan. Mr. T. S. Jones, representing the No Ontario Timber Operators' Association r: important part that the woods indutsry has 1 omy of Northwestern Ontario. The Honourable Clare E. Mapledora of Lands and Forests gave an inte~esting viewing many of the problen:s ~h1ch h confronting the industry at this time. the industry was presented with a gre~t that the industry had been challenged in and had overcome all the obstacles. He that the cha Ilenge would again be met. 0 ----0--- No. 10 - SECTIONAL RAMP DECK SCOW Bui It in four water-tight sections for easy truck haulage to an inland lake, this 20-ton capacity scow can be assembled or disassembled at short notice. Steelcraft build many sizes and types of scows, barges, hopper barges, wanagans, dredge hulls, monitor barges, etc. Write for a bulletin. LEADERS IN BUILDING RUGGED STEEL BOATS THRILL CONTESTS FEATURE Of TIMB Danny Sailor British Colum~ia' climber set a new' record at the Tim in Oregon. He climbed l 00 fee~ u fir tree, rang the bell and was 0 again in 37. l seconds. Phi I Whittaker of Duncan P bucking, sawing his way through 47.5 seconds. d The other outstanding recoW, by Harold Johnson of Morton, 100-foot tree cut off the top n ground in on; minute, 57. 5 seco In addition to _win_ning t~~ Whittaker placed third in log _-o-- �1954 . - OCTOBER CH IMPROVEMENT WORK .... (Continued from Page 23) er Improvements: Two new houses were built on the Company townsite and one car garage. . 600 feet of pressure sewer line installed on townsite. ITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED ehead Woodlands Division, Port Arthur h d provements made to Depots or Camps: one SC e U Addition to Camp 226 shop . 0 and for m Propane Gas cooking ranges installed to see a w f l • by Mr. 8 ,erly-Clark ds situati II reviewed Longlac -old Pulp ed to tur tead of t 3. 4. New office constructed at Camp 12. Two new residences to Central Mortgage & Housing specifications constructed at Caramat. 5 . Additional staff accommodation constructed at Caramat. 6. New root ·cellar built at Camp 12. 7 . Caramat Butcher Shop capacity doubled . Roads Improved, New Roads Built: 4 ½ miles of new Class II road built from Caramat to Pie River. Also 19½ miles of Main operating haul road, built in all Camps. MRS. DOROTHY COTE, CAMP COOK WINS OPERATORS' SHIELD in Camp 226. ads Improved: >r Longlac, a ind the visiti lie Govern ill, viewing Agh the saw )ntario and i in a saw 3re they vie ~ration, load hen toured "ions started 1tions to se Page 29 LOG BOOK 2.2 miles on Camp 226 - Wolfe Lake Haul Road. Revision to reduce grades and shorten haul. Roads Built: 8.4 miles in Block 8. 4.5 miles in Block 2. 4.0 miles Camp 227 to Lasseter Lake. 2.5 miles Camp 37 to Willett Lake. 4.0 miles Camp 33 to Camp 38. Dams Built: Wolf Lake Dam replaced with new structure. ATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LTD, Caramat, Ontario ovements made to Depots or Camps: 45 residences at Stevens and Caramat were improved. One half were completely paintet. New staff quarters constructed at Camp 5 for Scalers, Cooks, Cookees and Clerks. The Longlac Fall Fair Association held a special contest for camp cooks in connection with the Fal I Fair on August 27th and 28th. Mrs. Dorothy Cote of Camp 55, Longlac Pulp and Paper Company, LongLac, Ontario, won the Northwes~ern Ontario Timber Operators' Association shield. Mrs. Cote had 3 firsts - cup cakes, raisin pie, doughnuts; seconds - butter tarts; and a third for her bread. Mr. Angus MacBride took second place. Mr. MacBride was an entry from Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Hillsport, Ontario. The best bread was entered by Mr. Leo Forget of Camp 46, Longlac Pulp and Paper Company Limited, Longlac,, Ontario. ---o--- There's A New INTERNATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE and Lumbering Operations Construction Work Wherever the Work Is Heaviest j J. DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization DISTRIBUTORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS FIRESTONE TIRES PORT ARTHUR River Road - Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �,,_,,_,,_,,_o_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_.,_.,_,,_,,__,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_ - • - • > -••-11 It's business as usual during the winter months with a CaterpiUar Diesel logging Tractor in front of your sleigh trains. Broad tracks keep Cat Logging Tractors on top of the deepest snow ••. deep-biting grousers dig into ice to get traction for work. The same big loads you haul during the summer can be hauled in the winter to keep your sawmills humming and your profits rolling. Cat-built Tractors start quickly in sub-zero weather ... the independent starting engine pre-conditions the diesel for cold weather starting. And when snow drifts, a Cat Dozer Blade can be quickly attached to open truck roads. This winter put profit into your logging operationmail the coupon today for full information. POWELL EQUIPMENT COMPANY 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 1954SeptOctLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - September October 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. September October 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 1954-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/25868a72203de13de6c5d7ceaba95af5.pdf dd8c2955a64ce305bc8bf734ed0f8455 PDF Text Text September October ___ ... ..... __ 1955 , , ,_. VOLUME 8 No. 5 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO RETURN TO V/o Marathon · , Port SEE BOTTOM - PAGE 4 Hr. G. R. Sonl ry, liara than Corp. -of Canada t.,td. , Puglic Utilities Dldg., 1>otiT AR'llltm, Ontario. ~, =1 ';I◄I . (II) Ii �PAGE 2 LOG SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 BOOK - : ~ ~ ~ , . . . . . . . . . , , ~ . _ . .. . . . .l ~t ~ 0 4 1 1 1 9 -l......<..-.Ct......~ 1 : . , _ , . 0 4 a M , . . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ..... I • :. TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. I I . - . c , • ~·~ { } . . - . c . . . - . C ~ ~ • I I i i ~ II I I I I r,. ~ •._' · -. I ••, !I ' I ~ II I I II I I ' ' I I I = I i Attention Timber Operators I j i I I 'I II Twin City Industrial Equipment Limited, fully reali:ing the necessity of lowering the cost and increasing pulpwood production, are happy to introduce a brand new pulpwood skidder known as the Wood Hawk, (a hydraulic sulky). We will have this Wood Hawk available for demonstration and would appreciate hearing from each and every one of you. I I I I TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. . ' i f i ~ LOGGING- INDUSTRIAL - OFFICES AND SHOPS - CONSTRUCTION - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. •!•~~~c:,ea.., •~11 .-.04111111-r,.-.c►. . . ., . . . . , . . _ ., ~ UNlCIPAL and MINING EQUIPMENT f!g-"Jllt•il PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO ...,,,....,. . _ . . , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,. - . n . - . c ~·, ~ ~ < ~ t . - . o ~t..,_,4. . - . C ~ • : • 1 �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 LOG BOOK PAGE 3 NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION As in former years at this time, when forests are changing colour, the annual Red Feather campaigns of EXECUTIVE Community Chests across Canada are brought to the ~: ~~~~~AN HD . MOSHER C> i:;- 'T" i w· HOM ?n - f f every community-minded person in our Secretary-Mana er _ R. A. ~~h'1\Ji ~t U i T~Domin_ion. L_ocal needs are se,t forth and these are 1 1 P li~ E~ T O '-I_ ""'9ted into one appeal for the support of welNorthwestern Ontario '::J 1 ssi f T1m Ji\rlti<livitjies in the community or area. . . R. . Hallonquist • • • In the Lakehead area, the campaign will com_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___,_ _ _ ___,....,~---.i1.....,...___..a.c:.-&,..;S~ s I on mence on October 4th. The chairman of the Port President's Corp. of Canad, rtluhl-'ommunity Chest campaign is Mr. Greg Mc"Then O t .Keown, m nager of the Port Arthur branch of the n a r ~ al Bani<. of Canada. Mr. R. A. Hallonquist of the With the present ~~,..""'""""""'",..._ff'ffffi"""fn'-s'i~S'A'F:t-- - ~ ~~h : --~ ~ ontario T im ber operators' Association a most disastrous and hazardous' Spring and Summe;· iort weSt ern Fire Season. is responsible for the woods canvass. Included in the agencies sponsored by the ComHowever, in ruefully contemplating the losses and munity Chest are the Salvation Army and the Sailors' destruction this area has suffered- perhaps we should at the same time "count our blessings". Institute, which have always been of special interest to woods workers. The Community Chest is endorsed Any one of the larger fires could conceivably have by Presidents of the Trades and Labour Congress of been much greater. Canada and the Canadian Congress of Labour as well We will never know how bad these fires would as all leading business men and citizens generally. have been had the·re been no preparation for fire protection. In the past, woods workers al I across Northwestern Ontario have demonstrated that they do support this Unquestionably, the never-ending progr:am of fire consolidated appeal, provided they are approached. prevention and protection lessened the fire losses. Volunteer work by camp operators, foremen, clerks, The biggest lesson gained, however, is that we are union stewards, etc., makes this campaign in camps sti 11 not adequately prepared for the occasional "bad" possible and Community Chest officials are once again year. asking for the splendid support received in former Perhaps we can never be 100 per cent prepared years. but we can by starting even now, prepare our protectEVERYBODY GIVES EVERYBODY BENEFITS ion and prevention programs with greater energy and -- - - - - - - - - 0 - - · zeal than ever and therein "Count Our Blessings." H. H. "Bert" Styffe. OFFICERS H. H. STYFFE ....................................................................................... President P. V. LEMAY ...... ...... . ...................................... Vice-President TO !:~\(I' . LIBR ~ Technical forestry Course Commences Unemployment Insurance Reuisions In Force October 2nd Canadian workers will make weekly instead of daily contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Fund starting October 2nd. This, together with revisions to the benefits to unemployed persons are some of the many changes to the Unemployment Insurance Act. Benefits to unemployed married persons will be raised from $24.00 to $30.00 and for single persons the amount is raised from $17. 10 to $23.00. Rate of contributions for pieceworkers in the woods industry has been changed from 9 cents per day as at present to 56 cents per week. Contributions will continue to be made by all salaried persons earning up to $4,800 per year and persons employed by the hour, day or on piece work will still make contributions even if their yearly earnings go over the $4,800 ceiling. Details of the changes are available at all offices of the Unemployment Insurance Commission. Fourteen students are enrolled in the two courses in Technical Forestry at the Lakehead Technical Institute, Port Arthur. Ten are first year and four are second year students. Two of the first year students are from the Lakehead area, the remainder coming from points over the whole of Ontario, reports Mr. C. John Campbell, Instructor in Forestry. At present, both first and second year students are receiving trG1ining at the Lakehead Technical lnstitute's forest. Projects being carried out are cruising, permanent sample plot establishment as well as measurement and practice in . using cruising instruments. Second year students will participate in the Department of Lands and Forests pulp and sawlog scaling course 1 from Octobe( 4th to 11th at the O & M pulpwood camp near Atikokan. On completion of the scaling course, it is hoped that arrangements can be made for visits to pulpwood operations in Northwestern Ontario. New Locations Cover Picture: Helicopters and other aircraft are play- Workmen's Compensation Board, Lakehead District Office has moved from the Cuthbertson Block, Fort William to 210 News-Chronicle Building, Port Arthur. The new telephone number is 5-6509. ing an important role in fire fighting in the woods. Our picture shows a helicopter demonstrating the ease with which supplies, equipment and food are transported to the men on the ground. The helicopter is also used in water-bombing and hose-laying. Head Office of the Arrow Timber Company Limited, formerly at Calstock, (via He arst) is now located at 480 John Street, Port Arthur, Ontario. ----0-- 1 �LOG PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER l 955 BOOK lee Landing Preparation By Hugh Renaud As the brightly hued leaves of Autumn fade out beneath the first white snows, and the water pai Is are glassy with an early frost, many a bunk-house stove burns low as theories are expounded and facts are lost in fantasy, in a heated discussion of ice landing preparation. Each winter presents a new challenge and every interested ..,>erson has his own solution. The fates are seldom kind. One hopes for continuous cold with little or no snow, but ironically the reverse is generally true. Inevitably we find our landings covered by a thi,n sheet of ice, over which nature has spread a bountiful blanket of insulating snow. Then comes the clincher, a brief mild spell, and our troubles begin for another winter. Like most undertakings, careful planning beforehand, pays off later. Hence, the first step should be to calculate the area required to contain the wood to be dumped. Where unloading is done mechanically, 500 cords per acre can be expe;cted, but in order to allow for contingencies, 450 cords is a safer working factor. Having determined the acreage required, the area should be laid out on the ice, with the boundaries clearly deli,neated with brush. Well-defined boundaries will save money both in dump preparation and salvage of machinery which n:,ight otherwise stray onto thin ice. It is also prudent to mark out roads, as a guide to unloading operators. Having completed the layout, work on the ice may commence. At this juncture it is expedient that measurements of the ice thickness be taken at numerous points within the area. A measuring stick with a 6" bar on its tip can be hooked beneath the ice surface and very accurate measurements be obtained. Should it be found that a thickness of 5" or better predominates, it is safe to use a snowmobile and log drag to beat down the snow providing that the machine is equipped with some form of outrigger. The simplest type is made by welding 3' lengths of 3 inch pipe securely to the frame of the machine, fore and aft. Lengths of 2 inch pipe are passed through each of the 3 inch pipes and secured by ½ inch bolts tapped into the large·r pipes and tightened against the smaller one. This will serve to keep the body of the machi1ne on the surface should the tracks break through. The drag may be formed from a light log secured at either end by a 15' length of chain to the drawbar of the snowmobile. Dragging has a two-fold purpose, it breaks the snow down and allows cold to penetrate into the ice and secondly it allows better and faster distribution of water when slushing begins. Many of the "hot stove boys" disagree with slushing and not without justification, since the value in tensile strength of the slush ice so formed is very low by comparison with blue ice. It is also argued that ice cannot be built on the surface and at the same time be freezing from beneath. Fire Prevention Week These arguments are no doubt correct, however, where time is of the essence and the ice beneath the snow layer is too thin for dragging, slushing offers the only soluti0n. Even where the dump has been dragged, pumping serves to seal small cracks, and eliminate the snow covering, thus staving off the need of plowing with its consequent loss of dump space. Many types of slush pumps are avai Iable but where large areas are to be covered, pumps capable of de,livering 30,000 to 40,000 gallons per hour are desirable. Two men can handle two pumps, moving them as required by a small farm tractor or snowmobile. The g,eneral method of operation is to begin near sho·re, flood the dump approaches, then progress out onto the dump in lines paralleling the shore. Holes are prepared ahead with an ice chisel at approximately l 00' intervals and ringed by a 6 to 8" collar of frozen slush to prevent water escaping back into the hole. The pump operator's aim should be to merely wet down the snow not to flood the surrounding area to any great depth as this merely causes shell ice and takes a long while to freeze through. Great care should be exercised to see that pumps are not left idle, undrained. If an idle pump freezes up it will generally crack. When l 0" of ice is attained, any snow accumulation should be rolled ra,ther than dragged as the roller has a better compacting act'ion and can be moved much faster than a drag. To many, it is an accepted though unsubstantiated fact, that ice is added merely by the movement of a heavy roller over the surface, even though the snow had previously been well compacted. When 22" or better of predominately blue ice is attained it is safe to allow vehicles carrying 6 ½ cords to pass 'over the surface, although the route of travel should be altered frequently, in the early stages, to prevent fatigue. When a load_ed vehicle caus~s undue vibration or ice waves in local 1zed areas, traffic should be stopped and that area flooded to seal all cracks. . Generally this action will eliminate any further troube. The first wood unloaded, risky though it may £.eem should be placed along the outer edges of the dump and progress should be from this point inward. The reasons are threefold, it provides a windbreak, reduces road maintenance, should plowing become inevitable, and causes the dump to bow. This bowing action is most important as it limits any flooding to the locality of the wood, the approaches and central portions remaining dry. These are briefly the basic precepts of dump preparation. To be sure, there will be _times when no!hing seems to work. The best advice one can give then is to do as the writer does, and cock an ear toward that hot stove. One of a series of articles by members of the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. - October 9th - 15th (BY DOMINION GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION) Make a note of the above and have a check made of all your camps and buildings to ensure that adequate fi11e prevention precautions have been taken and that sufficient fire fighting equipment is available to put out a fire if it starts. BE PREPARED! l �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 LOG BOOK PAGE 5 iC • WHAT IS EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION? Esso Standard Oi I Company has expressed its belief in employee participation as an over-all company philosophy as follows: "We believe that better results come about through seeking a balance of viewpoints and through mutual 'Sharing and solving of prob11 lems by the people affected. WHAT DOES TH IS EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION MEAN TO SUPERVISORS? To supervisors, this belief in participation suggests that: • Employees should be invited to discuss matters affecting them • They should have the opportunity to share the problems in their group • Their views are important in working out problem$ of their group • Better solutions to problems are obtained in this way. There are numerous day-to-day opportunities for employee participation which occur within each super1 visor s own group. Work arrangemen.ts, assignments, changes in methods, and many other matters affecting 1 employees daily work. In handling such matters, there are several ways a supervisor can operate: 1. He can let his employees decide 2. He can go ahead and tell his employees his decisions 3. He can ask their individual opinions, then decide himself 4. He can let them discuss as a group and work out the decisions with them. There are times when each one of the· four ways is the best method to use. Suppose the problem is to plan a social occasionJ like a picnic. Then method number one is probably the best. Why? It seems employees will work harder to put over a picnic they have planned. They are usually ready, willing, and able to make the necessary decisions, as a group. There are many times when method number two is best - and necessary. The supervisor has a job to do in directing the work of his group. This frequently means he must reach a decision himself and issue his instructions. 1 The question isn t which of the four methods is right or wrong. It is more a matter of: 1. When can or should you seek opinions from the group? 2. ·W hen is it a good idea to work out decisions in discussion with the group? WHY SHOULD A SUPERVISOR BOTHER WITH EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION? If he invites employee participation in discussions leading to a decision, this does not mean any loss o-f authority on his part. He can still decide. But, if he gets employees to participate, there are a number of real advantages: • They are likely to accept his decisions more willingly. He is more likely to come up with a decision that is sound, since he has obtained several other viewpoints to help in guiding him. Consulting people in advance is a fair way to treat 1 them. It isn t avoiding responsibility. It is seeking facts and feelings. It is helping the group deve·l op more feeling of responsibility for its work. Offsetting the time spent in discussion are the morale factors involved. Individuals get a chance to raise questions, to air objections, to propose their ideas. HOW DOES A SUPERVISOR ENCOURAGE GREATER PARTICIPATION? Participation is not a formal process. It does not require a conference set-up Rather, it is best developed as a part of day-to-day relationships on the job. 1 It hinges greatly on the supervisor s attitude toward how he should run his job and on the attitudes he creates among employees regarding what participation he expects from them. A supervisor will have many day-to-day decisions to make, orders to issue, and problems to solve where he will undoubtedly have to act on his own. But, here and there, he can find proper opportunities for employees to discuss and participate in problem solving. ----0-- A MORALE FACTOR A supervisor's carelessness, bad temper, sharp tongue, lack of experience, are unnecessary causes of employee dissatisfaction . . . . . Analyze your actions and· words to make sure they don't contribute to low morale. ITEMS MARKED* ARE RE-PRINTED WITH PERMISSION BY; "MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FOR FOREMEN ANO SUPERVISORS" Published by Elliott Service Company, Inc., Mt. Vernon, New York, U.S.A. �PAGE 6 LOG Nothing Wasted In This Operation Even the bark finds an important place in the scheme of things at Marathon when the trees of the forest are being converted to products for man's use. Many people still have the idea that the manufacture of pulp is a wasteful process, but nothing could be further from the truth. A visit to the mi 11 and logpond of Marathon Corporation of Canada Limited, at Marathon, would serve to convince even those who might be in serious doubt. Working on an exchange with Marathon, Nipigon Lake Timber Company Limited has set up a sawmill in the close vicinity of the Marathon slasher mill. To the N. L. T. mi 11 comes al I those logs which come down on Marathon's booms and which are suitable for railroad ties. Put through the tie mill a scale record is kept throughout the season and periodically Nipigon Lake returns an equal volume of suitable pulp logs cut by them. SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 BOOK has a daily production of from 800 to 1,000 ties, a big proportion of them being fine "Number Ones". The 38-inch circular saw and 24-inch butt saw, along with carriage, draw their power from a diesel unit of 60-80 horse power. In its third year of operation, the tie mill has filled a most important place in an organization where no stone is left unturned to make the fullest and best use of the output of our forests. ----0- Cut-Ouer Suruey A regeneration survey of cut-over land on St. Ignace Island, part of the Black Bay management unit, has just been completed by the timber management staff of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in the Geraldton district. Although the area cruised was not large - only about 600 acres it will provide figures to determine whether artificial regeneration should be undertaken in this section of the Province. Making the best use of the tree does not end here however. Slabs cut from the ties are then truckhauled to Marathon's chipper and from here find their way into the pulp chip bins and thus on into finished pulp. Gone from the skyline is the old familiar slab burner, with its spark arrester and insatiable appetite. Now even the bark eventually takes a useful hand in production, as it goes to fire the boilers which produce the steam so necessary to the operation of the mill. Conservation is defined as the informed conscientious management of natural resources. It is development as well as protecition. It is use as well as saving. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,, The Nipigon Lake Timber Company's mill while small, is a regular hive of industry. With a tot~I crew of 22 men, including 4 loaders, the busy little plant 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----- What Is Conseruation l __ HUSKY OIL & REFINERY LTD. LAKEHEAD DIVISION FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO We Dave Faith in N orth-.Testern Ontario ... Our new expansion program of bulk stations throughout this area indicates our belief in the Our new Refinery in Fort William processes the e e e as well as up - to - the - minute service stations growth of the Northwest. finest i,n HIGH OCTANE GASOLINES INDUSTRIAL FUEL OIL DOMESTIC FUEL OIL �LOG SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER l 955 PAGE 7 BOOK Woods Safety Conferenee Held at Lakehead Under joint sponsorship of the Lumbermen's Safety Association and the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, a Woods Safety Conference was held in Fort William on Wednesday, September 21st. Over 100 delegates, from the Quebec boundary into Eastern Manitoba registered, representing the logging, sawmill and pulpwood industry of the province as well as one company from Manitoba. Chairman of the conference, held in the Canadian Legion Hal I, was G L. Carruthers, President and General Manager, Interlake Tissue Mills Company Limited, and President, Ontario . Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association. A novelty, directly after the chairman's opening remarks, was the showing of two safety films which were enjoyed immensely and which seemed to strike a distinctively new note in meetings of this nature. The fi.rst film shown was the Lumbermens' Safety Association fi Im "Heads Up" which indicated the need of wearing hard hats in practically every phase of the woods industry. The second, produced and shown by Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, was "Saga of Safety Sam", and is, unquestionably, one of the best woods safety films produced in Ontario. The musical background and theme throughout, kept the attention of the entire audience. D. R. Young, General Manager, Elk Lake Lumber Company Limited and President, Lumbermen's Safety Association, whose topic was "Why Bother?" was the main speaker of the morning session. Before embarking on his address, Mr. Young implored the operators present to speak to at least one other operator on the subject of safety and an appropriate safety program in his operation. In his talk, Mr. Young suggested that each company or operator should have one man,-and one man only, - who should be responsible for the facts in, and the submission of, Form 7 (Employers Report of Accident) to Workmen's Compensation Board. That man should have commensurate authority for the signing o.f these forms, for in effect, he is, in a sense, signing a blank cheque in favour of the Compensation Board. The same man should be responsible for "following up" all accidents. Further steps in reducing accident costs, and, looking at the humanitarian side of the safety problem, he added, would be the institution of safety committees to work on the problem at the workmen's level and proving to workmen the need for the wearing of safety or protective clothing. A panel presentation - "Operation Safety" was extremely interesting and provoked a great deal of discussion at its conclusion. Members of the panel were: D. JS>. Cowan, Logging Superintendent, Abitibi, Iroquois Falls; John Styffe, President, Oscar Styffe Limited, Port Arthur; S. N. Golder, General Woods Superintendent, Ontario-Minnesota, Fort Frances; K. W. Gunn, of K. W. Gunn Limited, Pembroke, Ontario. Moderator of the panel was F. W. Stevens, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, Soo Woods Division. During the afternoon session, Tom Donnan, Spruce Falls Power & Paper Company Limited gave an outline of what his company was doing irr employee indoctrination and safety work. His topic, "Training For Production and Safety" was highlighted by excellent colcured slides. (Continued on Page 8) Head Protection That's Welcome and Worn! DAVIS FIBREGLAS HATS DAVIS FIBREGLAS CAPS have a broad back brim as added protection against si.in and rain, and feature the exclusive Davis Shock Ring Suspension. They are available in red, white, blue, green, yellow, brown and grey. are extremely popular among bush workers, since they may be worn under a parka. They also feat-ure the Davis Shock Ring Suspension and are available in red, white, blue, green, yellow, brown or grey. CD 820 Davis Plastiglas hard hat, with lace-in leatherette cradle. CD 822 Davis Plastiglas cap with lace-in leatherette cradle. CD 822L Davis Plastiglas cap with lace-in genuine leather cradle. CD 820L Davis Plastiglas hard hat, with lace-in genuine leather cradle. WINTER LINERS These one-piece winter liners are for use under hats with adjustable cradle. The tabs of the liner snap over the cradle sweatband, holding the hat in place. Made of cotton twill on the outside and lined with cotton flannel. Adjustable chinstrap with snap fastener. May be worn with any type of hard hat or cap. CDX- 8119 WINTER LINER TOROIIITO MOIIITRE~L HEADSOCK WINTER LINERS All cotton, sock type winter liners that cling to the head, maintaining -an all round snug fit. Long enough to cover the ears but may be shortened by rolling up. May be worn with or without any make of hard hat. CX - WL4 Headsock Winter Liner WIIIIIIIIPE G �PAGE 8 LOG Woods Safety Conference Held at Lakehead (Continued from Page 7) T. S. Jones, Industrial Relations Manager, Dryden Paper Company, made reference to a resolution which had previously been forwarded to its parent body by the Northwestern Ontario (Woods Branch), Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association in respect to the teaching of "first aid" in the schools of Ontario. He offered a motion of support to the resolution, which was seconded by F. Morrish, 0 - M, Fort Frances, and unanimously carried. "Progress Reports" were given by D. B. Chant, Secretary-Engineer, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association and E. H. Reeves, Manager, Lumbermen's Safety Association. They both paid tribute to the cochairmen of the local committee, R. I. Young, Woods Manager, Hammermill, and F. L. Stevens, Assistant Woodlands Manager, Abitibi, Port Arthur, who were responsible for many of the details of the conference. The social hour and banquet, held in the Royal Edward Hotel, Fort William, was enjoyed by all who attended. Banquet toast-master was D. R. Young, President, Lumbermen's Safety Association. B. F: Avery, Pr~sident and General Manager of the K V P C:ompany Limited, Espanola, was guest speaker at the banquet and was introduced by M. Cochran, "Dean of Foresters" in the Lakehead area. In his address, which was a fitting climax to a ful I day of discussion on the subject of safety in the woods, Mr. Avery said, "If we really mean to develop safe working records in our operations, if we really mean to avoid accidents just as much as we intend to get good production of high quality, then we must make the teaching of safe methods of work, the application of COLLINS BOOK SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER l 955 protective appliances, the wearing of protective clothing, just as much a part of our direction to operating superintendents and foremen as the amount to be produced and the schedule of production". John Currie, Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, thanked the guest speaker, Mr. Avery, on behalf of those present. Prior to the conclusion of the day's program, two memberships in the "Turtle Club" were presented by B. F. Merwin, President, Pineland Timber Company Limited, and Past President of Lumbermen's Safety Association. The first presentation was made to Anton Koller, employed by Marathon Corporation of Canada Limited at Stevens, Ontario, whose life was saved through the wearing of a "hard hat". The second was made to Freeman Brandson, an employee of LongLac Pulp and Paper Company Limited whose life also was spared by th~ use of a safety hat. A Superuisor's Responsibility At a meeting of the American Pulpwood Association in Wisconsin, Mr. D. L. Eisenach, Safety Officer for the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company, out1ined Manda's Logging Safety Program and stated that Manda's Safety Program was not only aimed at Company Woods personnel, but at independent suppliers as well. Mr. Eisenach made reference to the Company1s Canadian operations at Fort Frances and Kenora. He stated that the accident prevention program carried out in the Canadian camps compared with the points he had already talked about, but, in addition, all supervisory personnel are instructed that safety is a definite policy of the Company and is part of the duties for which they are paid. Supervisors are charged with the following safety responsibilities: 1. Alert to discover any new hazards. 2. Required to make sure all equipment and tools are suitable and in a safe condition. 3. Charged with the responsibility to see that the Company's policies concerning the use of safety devices and clothing are enforced. 4. Discipline workers who disregard safety rules and regulations. LIMITED 5. Required to make sure that any employee placed on the job is capable of performing that job with a minimum of danger to himself and those working with him. ANNOUNCEM°ENT 6. Required to thoroughly investigate accidents in the work under their direction and see that immediate corrective action is taken. SAFETY SHOES Our Lakehead Safety Shoe warehouse will be open for business Friday (all day) and Saturday 'til 1 p.m. In the early part of the week our Mobile Units are serving industry throughout Northwestern Ontario. COLLINS SAFETY SHOES LIMITED Head Office: 255 McDonnel Street Peterborough, Ont. 1 94a S. Algoma Street Port Arth•ur Phone 4-5051 Mr. Eisenach went on to say that the wearing of hard hats, winter or summer, is now a condition of employment. Even Company officials cannot enter a cutting area without a hard hat. r'ne wearing of safety boots is also a condition of employment. --0-(•>.....,....,>.....,.---,..-.c,~,._.,,....., ~....c,--..,,.....c~.... ~()..... ,,~,....., ~ ~ . : • II i I o I j Now that the new season is under way, it's a good time to look over your own departmental practices. What was good enough for a year or two ago may be out-of-date for today. Improved ways of doing things point up the need for careful, alert supervision. I, 1 Ii i •:•~<>....,<Mlllll>(~~~..._....__,,).-.<>~...... ~,._,.,,_.,,._,.,,,....,,,_.c,~...._.,,~,....,,.:♦ �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 LOG PAGE 9 BOOK G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT LIMITED 'k/e11,e ,(/ppot11,iecl, GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL DISTRIBUTORS • • MARINE MOTORS POWER PLANTS • • GENERATING SETS You are cordially invited to consult us regarding marine and industrial applications of the world-famous GM Two-cycle Diesel Engine, or on any problem concerning off-the-road equipment. We invite you to inspect our stock of genuine General Motors Diesel replacement parts and our modern service facilities. FOR FULL INFORMATION, TELEPHONE, WIRE or WRITE G. H. Godsall Equipment Ltd. 221 Bay Street Telephone 59268 567 52 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG PAGE 10 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 BOOK Forest Pathology In Ontario 7. RED RING ROT IN CONIFERS By Denis A. Quirke Forest Pathology Laboratory, Maple, Ontario INTRODUCTION: usually only a question of time until ccnks appear and release spores to infect other trees. In some cases, the presence of conks bears a definite relation to the amount of decay in living trees. THE FOREST DISEASE SURVEY The chief causes of deterioration in 1timber ·are: ( 1) mechanical wear; (2) decomposition by physical agencies, e.g., prolonged heating; (3) chemical decomposition; (4) insect attack; and (5) fungous attack. In temperate countries, wood-destroying fungi are by far the most important cause of deterioration in timber. There are, two broad classes of wood-destroying fungi, viz.: (1) those causing whi,te rots, and (2) those causing brown rots. In the case of WHITE ROTS, affected wood is reduced to a spongy mass, to white pockets or streaks of various sizes separated by areas of firm strong wood, or to a stringy or fibrous condition; the decomposed wood is usually white, but it may be yellow, tan, or even light brown in colour. In the case of _Broyn Rots, the wood is reduced to a carbonous mass of varying shades of brown, and can be powdered between the fingers. Both types of rot my be present in the same tree. When decay has conitinued for some time, the fruit bodies or conks of the causal fungus are produced. These appear on the trunk or on the branches as crusts or flat or hoof-shaped brackets, or on the gr:ound nearby, coming up from a decayed root, as toadstools. On living trees being decayed, conks are ordinarily found on wounds or most commonly on dead branch stubs not ye,t grown over. They are annual or perennial, the annual ones being soft and spongy or somewhat leathery. The perennial! ones are hard and corky or woody. When decay has once started, it is -7 In Ontario, a wide variety of wood-destroying fungi has been recorded, and both broadleaves and conifers are attacked to a greater or lesser extent. Certain wood-destroying fungi attack, and cause decay of economic consequence in many of the major tree species throughout their range in Canada. For this reason, when, in November, 1952, it was decided to concentrate attentiion annually on a limited number of diseases of national distribution and importance, a wood-destroying fungous disease, viz., red ring rot of conifers, was one of the two diseases on which emphasis was placed in 1953. Because of the difficulty in securing adequate specimens of the decay caused by and/or conks of the red ring rot fungus, emphasis is being placed on this disease annually until the records for it are as complete as possible. RED RING ROT OF ·CONIFERS This disease is caused by the fungus, Fomes p1n1 (Thore) Lloyd. 1-t occurs in practically all extensive stands of conifers of 50 years old or over throughout the North Temperate Zone. It is very irregular in occurrence, being nearly absent in some stands and very abundant and destructive in others. The loss is cumulative and increases with age of the trees. F. pini attacks pines, larches, spruces, firs, hemlocks, Douglas fir and eastern red cedar. In 1953 and 1954, one hundred and thirteen records were made in Ontario; of those, more than 50% were noted on eastern white pine; the remainder were made on black spruce, jack pine, white spruce, red pine, •tamarack, eastern hemlock and balsam fir. Diseased trees show some or all of the following symptoms: swollen old knots; irregular bulges on the trunk with exuding resin; resin exuding from old knots; conks beneath dead branches, stubs, and knots or on the bark, and the generally unhealthy appearance of badly diseased trees. Conks are the most reliable indications of decay. Conk of F. pini on stem pine. Cross section of white pine log showing initial stages of rot caused by F. Pini. Longitudinal section of white pine log showing the white pockets of rot caused by F. pini. Photos by Miss J. F. Robinson Cross section of white pine log showing advanced stages of rot caused by F. Pini. Photos by Dr. L. T. White . The initial stages of decay appear as pink to reddish patches in otherwise sound heartwood; those patches may be crescent-shaped or form a ring around the centre of the trunk. The wood may be impregnated with resin. In the discoloured wood, few to many elongated, somewhat spindle-shaped, more or less pointed pockets or cavities, parallel •to the grain, develop. These pockets are separated by apparently sound wood, and are filled with loose white fibres. They increase in size and number and may merge. In the final stages of the rot, the wood becomes a mass of whitish, loose fibres, with narrow, black or brown zone lines distributed irregularly through it. The decay is usually confined to heartwood, but occasionally i-t extends into living sapwood, and even kills trees. The rot does not frequently occur in the butt of trees. The perennial conks of F. pini are variable. In shape •they vary from thin shell-shaped to bracket-like and hoof-shaped. In size they range from 1 or 2 inches in width to more than 1 foot. The upper surface is rough, dull-greyish or brownish-black, and with (Continued on Page 21 ) �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 LOG BOOK puts the pressure on The Law of Osmotic Pressure: The passing of a solution of higher concentration into a solution of lower concentration when separated by a semi-permeable membrane. In that definition lies the secret of the flow of the sap to the highest branches while the tree is growing. It also defines the natural pressure which is the basis of the "Osmose" method of wood preservation. Naturally and inevitably, "Osmotic Pressure" is established through the high concentration of the "Osmose" preservatives when applied to green wood. The low concentration of the sap or moisture present in all types of wood is completely penetrated and the preservatives are also carried into good portions of the heartwood. "Osmotic Pressure" has been measured to develop up to 320 pounds per square inch! What simpler way is there to preserve wood? Mopped, dipped or sprayed on by unskilled labour, on the job, Nature takes over to provide sure, safe protection against rot and decay. Widely used by Federal and Provincial Governments, leading Mines and Pulp and Paper Companies. 18 years of experience and the treatment of 750,000,000 board feet of wood of all description give evidence to the fact that "Osmose" extends the life of any wood 3 to 5 times. Use "Osmose" products for green wood ... "Pentox" products for dry wood. For cleanJ paintable. fire-retardant pre.rervation of wood., consult our Free Se1·vice Department. PAGE 11 �PAGE 12 LOG FIRE PROTECTION COURSE The third annual Fire Protection Course, jointly sponsored by Industry and the Department of Lands .and Forests was held at Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, Depot Camp, Martin, Ontario, from July 11th to 14th. About 75 persons attended the course which was directed mainly toward teaching foremen and supervisory personnel the techniques of forest fire fighting. Industry representatives from Manitoba attended, as did one from the United States Forest Service. The following subjects were covered at the Course: Review of Fire Legislation - T. E. Mackey Principles of Forest Protection - J. C. Dillon Graphic Description of the Development of a Typical Large Fire and the Organization necessary to cope with the problem - A. J. Herridge Fighting Fires with Hand Tools - G. McAdam Investigation and Legal Aspect of Fire Causes J. C. Dillon Organization and Training of Fire Fi.g hting Crews (Dept.) - J. E. Barnes 'fighting Fires with Mechanical Equipment L. Ridsdill Forest Insect and Tree Disease as related to Forest Protection - D. M. Peacock ·Organization and Training of Fire Fighting Crews (Company) - W. R. Cooke Combined Use of Han·d Tools, Mechanical Equipment and Aerial Attack in Large Scale Fire Fighting Operations - G. McAdam. Three demonstrations staged by Department personnel were of great interest and value to those attend- SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 BOOK ing. These were: ( 1) Field demonstration of the Use of Hand Fi re Fighting Tools. (2) Field demonstration of the Use of Mechanical Equipment, including Use of Tractors for Backfiring. (3) Field demonstration of Large Scale Fire Fighting Operations, Using Combination of Hand Tools, Mechanical Equipment and Aircraft. Fire fighting films were shown each evening and frequent question and discussion periods were held during the course. Due to the extreme fire hazard in the Northeastern portion of the Province, Mr. T. E. Mackey, Chief, Division of Forest Protection, Department of Lands and Forests, had to return to his duties in Toronto. Likewise, during the course, other Forest Protecion Officers were recalled due to fires breaking out in their respective districts. 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We, your Caterpillar dealer, share that promise and invite you to hold us to it by matching your needs exactly from our complete line of honestly rated Cat Diesel Engines. See us for full facts! I _.,,,.,,.:J' ' o-,;;;.C (- - .I ' .,,, ' "-, CATERPILL-AR Cat and Caterpillar ere Registered Trademarks of Caterpillar Tractor Co., U.S.A. POWELL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. 11 5 N. Cumberland Street Port Arthur, Ontario 1060 Arlington Street Winnipeg, Manitoba 1906 Park Avenue Brandon, Man. 334 First Ave. N.E. Dauphin, Man. P.O. Box 940 Swan River, Man. R755A GET MORE FROM YOUR CAT EQUIPMENT . . . GET ro KNOW YOUR CATERPILLAR DEALER �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER l 955 LOG PAGE 13 BOOK Children Visit Nursery these trips to acquaint the school children with one small phase of conservation. Actually, conservation is a big subject and takes in many phases of work. One of these is Forestry and one of the divisions wirthin Forestry is Reforestation. Reforestation is probably the most tangible and easiest aspect of conservation to talk about and show people. Therefore it may get an undue amount of publicity in relation to other phases of conservation. The Superintendent stressed that not all cut-over or burned-over forests need reforestation. In fact, only a small percentage of such land needs tree planting. If forests are cut wisely, perhaps only 5 or 10% of the cut-over land will need reforestation, and, in some cases, none at all. It was noticed that the students asked many questions and each student took notes. Here's hoping they did not have to write an examination on the subject ! Earlier this season two classes of the Current River School, Port Arthur, were taken on a tour of the Thunder Bay Nursery, which is owned and operated by ,t he Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. Grade 6 (40 pupils) visited the Nursery on June 15th and Grade 8 (42 pupils) took their tour on June 22nd. The children were shown all the stages in growing young trees - right from the cones and seed to the four-year-old trees which is the usual age of trees that are shipped from the Nursery. Soil use and soil management such as crop rotation and soil improvement was explained and shown to the classes. The Nursery Superintendent, Mr. Mark Cressman, explained to the visitors that trees are sold to any land-owner who has at least two acres of land and who will plant the trees for conservation purposes. The cost of the trees is $14 per thousand for Scotch Pine and $10 per thousand for al I other species. Only the common forest trees of this area are grown for sale at this Nursery. No ornamental trees are sold. The Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce sponsored -o--- film Showings "Fighting Forest Fires In Northwestern Ontario", the film produced by the Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators' Association, has been shown this summer to cJudiences in New Brunswick, Quebec and in the State of Maine, U.S.A. Reports of these showings indicate that the film is both interesting and instructive. Among the firms using this Association's copy of the film were: 1 Eastern Pulpwood Company, ST. STEPHEN, N. B. Iron Ore Company of Canada, SEPT ISLES, Que. Great Northern Paper Company, SHERIDAN, Maine Manitou Falls Generating Station, MANITOU FALLS, Ont. If you have a copy of the film it will pay to show it - if not, write LOG BOOK Editor for loan of the film. View •o f South-east corner of nursery showing transplant fields. Field on the right is being irrigated with new portable aluminum pipe system. 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The companies involved in the negotiations represent pulp and paper producers, pulpwood exporters and independent operators and include,- Abitibi Power and Paper Company Limited; Driftwood Lands and Timber Limited; Great Lakes Paper Company Limited; KVP Company Limited; LongLac Pulp and Paper Company Limited; Marathon Corporation of Canada Limited; Newaygo Timber Company Limited; Nipigon Lake Timber Company Limited; Northern Paper Mills Limited; Northern Forest Products Limited; Ontario Paper Company Limited; Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company Limited; Ripco Timber Company Limited; Spruc,e Falls Power and Paper Company Limited; St. Lawrence Corporation Limited; Upper Canada Lumber Company Limited and E. V. Wool ings. By mutual agreement, negotiations between compa1ny and uniion officials for a new general agreement were to take place in Toronto on August 16th. Preliminary meetings were held on the 16th and the 17th, but no actual collective bargaining ensued due rto a failure of both sides to agree on a system of procedure for the negotiations. Early in the meeting, the Union had informed the companies that it would not sign an agreement with .£oola /p,i, tlu4 g;'i" Jt', '/{OWi, i,,i SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 BOOK any company as long as it had local adjustments that were not settled. (Local adjustments in nearly all cases were presented to companies concerned some time before the negotiations were to commence, and, in the majority of cases were not local adjustments as defined in the existing agreement, but were items which could have been presented as new proposals by the Union). Later in the meeting the Union insisted that general contract negotiations take place with all of the participating companies during the day and then go into separate meetings with individual companies on local adjustments in the evenings. The companies, on the other hand, contended ithat the most practical method was to have all "local aidjustments" defined and disposed of first, before going ahead with negotiations on the general agreement. TheyII pointed out that to bargain efficiently as a group I the decks should be first cleared of purely local matters, so that what is left to discuss is of mutual concern and interest to the group as a whole". The Unoian, however, refused to consider the companies proposal for effective and speedy negotiations leading to an agreement and it was at this point that the union broke off its discussions with •t he companies, refusing to negotiate further. The union spokesman said that they would seek immedia-te conciliation services. Company representatives remained in Toronto and the uni,o n-appointed chairman of the conference, Mr. W. A. Acton, was advised that the companies were prepared to re-open negotiations if he could reconvene· the union delegates _ However, this met with no success and some companies wrote direct to theiir appropriate union local and advised that they were willing to negotiate. Po•t 11,Jlu,,,,,, (Continued on Page 18) (!),.ta11io • • • THEW-LORAIN SHOVEL-CRANE HEADQUARTERS Parts, Service and Sales "next door" to your job. To the over 40 LORAIN users in this district -- drop in and see our Parts and Service facilities. Vulcan Machinery &Equipnienl Ltd. North Cumberland Street Phone 4-2483 Port Arthur, Ontario �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 LOG PAGE 15 BOOK "We can't afford -not to use the very best whole milk I" says H.J. Dawson, Commissary Supervisor, Quebec North Shore Paper Company J \ \ \ t '¥ -;· ,.,J ~ "We serve Trumilk for drinking in our camps," says Mr. Dawson. "The men like its natural, whole-milk taste. We use it in all our baking too, because we find it makes things tastier.'' 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Each company, in accordance with the law, requested that a hearing of the application be held by the Board. The date of the hearing was set for September l st. • In the meantime, however, a group of three companies, - Spruce Fal Is Power and Paper, Long Lac Pulp and Paper, and Upper Canada Lumber Company Limited, had been contacted by the union and had agreed to meet on August 30th for the pUirpose of negotiating an agreement, and, the applications for conciliation services for these three companies were withdrawn by the union. The Board, as a result of eividence presented at the hearing on September l st, found that there had been no effective bargaining between the parties and the union was directed to meet with each company forthwith for the purpose of bargaining in good faith and to make every reasonable effort to make a col lective agreement. The application was adjourned by the Board for thirty days to permit the union to request any company or group of companies -to reconvene to negotiate an agreement. The negotiations between the union and the three companies mentioned above continued from August 30th to September 9th and then broke off without reaching any agreement. While no official statement was made at the time, it is understood that the union SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER l 955 BOOK was seeking conciliation services again in the case of the three companies concerned. On September 15th Ontario Pulp and Paper Company Limited met with Union representatives to negotiate a new agreement. However, the negotiations were adjourned after a deadlock on September 18th. It is not known when the parties will again meet. On September 26th KV P Company Limited met with the Union at Espanola. At the time of the LOG BOOK going to press, the negotiations were still in progress Summary of Forest Fire Situation 1955 Season to August 31st During the late winter of 1954 and the early spring of this year there were many indications that a season of severe fire hazards could be anticipated for 1955. The about-average snowfall disappeared rapidly with a fast run-off due to above normal temperature and near summer-like weather. Two weeks earlier than usual all lakes and streams were free of ice and, consequently, it was deemed necesary to man ranger stations and lookout towers and establish aircraft at their bases much earlier than is normally necessary. Precipitation was considerably below normal and fine weather persisted through what usually is conside·red the spring hazard - a period prior to the development of green growth which normally acts as a fire retardant. (Continued on the following Page) GENERAL CHAIN SAW & EQUIPMENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR I.E. L. 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Some idea of the seriousness of the situation may be gathered from th~ fact that between July 15 and August 25 an average of twenty fires a day were started by lightning, a situation which was aggravated by many other fires caused by other agencies. Throughout this period an extreme drought condition developed, partiicularly in the Sault Ste. Marie, Chapleau, Gogama, Sudbury, Kapuskasing and Swastika Fire Districts. Water levels dropped steadily; many streams ceased to flow and small rivers became almost dry. Across the central part of Northern Ontario every condition con· ducive to creating the worst fire situation ever experienced by this Province was present. The first forest fire of the 1955 fire season was reported on April 4th and from then until August 31 a total of 1,961 fires occurred and burned an estimated area of 368,605 acres. During a similar period in 1954 our records show that 825 fires occurred and an area of 85,697 acres was burned over, and the averaage for the past ten years has been 1,335 fires with 155,072 acres burned. During the present year, lightning caused 855 of the 1,961 fires, or 44%, compared with 23% for 1954 and 27% for the previous ten years. Other fire causes in orde.r of importance were as follows: Campers 287 14.6%; Smokers 261 13.4%; Railways 163 8.4%; Miscellaneous 159 8.1 %; Settlers 134 4%; Logging Operations 53 - 2.4%; Incendiary 19 - 0.4%; Prospectors 9 0.2% Road Construction 4 0.2%. It will be appreciated, of course, that the figures given for the 1955 fires are est• imates only and are subject to revision when the final compilation is made for these widespread fires, especially in view of the fact that several large fires were still burning at the time this summary was prepared. It is encouraging to note that during the period covered by this summary the number of fires caused by human agency dropped from 73% for 1954 to 56% for 1955. It seems indicated, therefore, that our fire prevention efforts are gradually having the desired effect. The fact that the ar~a burned over during a period of such extreme and continuous hazard was confined to about 370,-000 acres, much as such a loss is to be deplored, must be attributed to the devotion and untiring efforts of not only the men and women of our entire field staff and the unsung heroes in our Air Service, but also .the whole-hearted co-operation given to the people of this Province by many other organizations and individuals outside the Provincial Government service--witho.ut whose help our losses might well have been more serious. Yeoman service was rendered in this emergency by the RCAF which placed 4 Otter aircraft and 2 helicop- LOG PAGE 19 BOOK ters at our disposal; by the DeHaviland Aircraft Company who provided spare pilots to give our own weary pilots much needed rest; the Civil Defence organization placed a mobile tank pumper; forest industries made men, bulldozers and equipment available to our fire suppression crews; commercial aircraft, including the TCA, flew much needed hose and equipment to strategic centres; manufacturers of hose, pumps, tents, tools and food, worked long hours to assure that an adequate supply of these essential items reached the fire lines as fast as it was humanly possible to do so. Special weather forecasts were provided by the Weather Bureau; a great public service was rendered by both press and radio stations which kept the public informed regarding the seriousness of the fire situation and the need for extreme care when camping or smoking in the woods; the clergy in the Clay Belt appealed to their parish~oners for care during this emergency, and the public in general co-operated fully with us by being patient during periods when we were forced to limit their movements in the woods. The mining interests and many others too numerous to mention seemed well aware that the interests of everyone in Ontario would be well served by making fire suppression their business. Many people, of course, will be concerned about what the loss of nearly 379,000 acres of forest has cost us and although any estimates made at this ti'me will be subject to correction at the end of the present fire season, we can provide fairly accurate figures. 36% of the total area burned was mature forest, but in view of the fact that 90% of the total area is Crown land under Timber Licence, no doubt a considerable portion of this will be salvaged by the operators and surveys have now been made to estimate the amount of timber whkh can be salvaged. In Sioux Lookout District there is no salvageable timber because of the smallness of the area or the remoteness of the burned area. There were no large fires in either Kenora or Fort Frances areas and no salvageable timber on the areas burned. In Port Arthur District approximately all r'1e 3,300 acres burned can be salvaged. There were no fires in Geraldton District containing salvageable timber. Approximately 8,500 acres of the 22,500 burned over in the Kapuskasing District are considered to be salvageable and are on the Spruce Falls Company's concessions. Although there was a considerable area burned in the Cochrane District fires, most of it is too remote to be salvageable. The 1,500 acres in the Timmins division of Swastika District considered salvageable is already being salvaged. There were three fiires in White River District and 400 acres are salvageable. In Sault Ste. Marie District, due to the large area burned, estimates of salvageable timber on the 147,000 acres involved have not been completed yet, but it is believed they contain salvageable timber. Salvage rights have already been awarden to a Company to cover the Admiral Lake fire of 65,000 acres in Chapleau District and another contract has been awarded to anoth~r company to salvage the timber on the 4,000 acres burned in Township 22 of the same District. The 2,450 acres burned in Sudbury District were all in the K.V.P. concession. Over 1,000 of the 3,600 acres burned in Gogama District contains salvageable timber. In North Bay District 383,000 fbm of salvageable white pine, red pine and jack pine were involved in the Pardo Township fire which burned through 270 acres. No estimates, of course, are possible for the many other values involved in the fires of this or any year, in fact, such values, for instance, as recreational area, fish and all forms of wild life. Probably the loss to be · regretted most of all is the destruction of the layer of humus which covered most of the rocky areas involved in the fires never very heavy and partly destroyed in previous fires; many of the fire-swept hills of 1955 will not bear trees again for many generations. No country, even one as large as ours, can afford to burn 370,000 acres of their forest resources in a single year; nevertheless, in the light of as explosive a situation as faced us for months across almost the entire northern areas of this Province, the fact that less than 5% of the 1,961 fires reached major proportions, must be regarded as a major achievement in the field of forest fire detection, suppression and organization. In summing up the situation: All fires as they broke out were detected; a 11 were serviced and each fire was fought until under control and then patrolled until it was out. We were able to equip crews on all fires that occurred and send in adequate equipment and men to the area. Where fires reached larger size the quantity of equipment needed was immense. We used 3 million feet of hose; 1200 pumps; 43 aircraft; 750 radios and 750 trucks. On one fire alone - the Ottaway near Cochrane - we used 13 miles of hose. FIRES - ACREAGE AND CAUSES TO AUGUST 31st, 1955 Fires Acreage Sioux Lookout ................. 100 Kenora ................ ········-·. 55 Fort Frances .... ... ..... ........ 29 Port Arthur .. . ............... 105 Geraldton ............ ............. 70 Kapuskasing ...... ... ............. 67 Cochrane .......................... 110 White River ........................ 56 Swastika -·· ...................... 135 Sault Ste. Marie ............. 204 Gogama .............................. 80 Chapleau ....... ............ ....... 89 Sudbury .... ...... ........... ..... 356 North Bay .................. -...... 97 Parry Sound ....................... 149 Pembroke ......... ·-····-···-·· 85 Tweed ........ .......... ......... .... 89 Lindsay ................................ 71 Lake Simcoe ........................ 14 1,953 288 15 12,223 8,000 29,160 49,537 682 7,829 152,610 8,900 72,040 21,043 990 1,752 290 100 648 545 368,605 Totals 1961 855 Lightning 287 Campe1r'S 261 Smokers Railways .............................. . 163 Miscellaneous .............: ........ . 159 Settlers .............. ,.................... . 137 Logging Operations ........... . 53 Incendiary ..............•......... . 19 9 Mining Operations Prospectors ........................... . 9 Unknown ,............................. .. 5 4 Road Construction Totals 1961 43.7% 14.6 13.4 8.4 8.1 7.0 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 100.0% �PAGE 20 LOG USE Of All LEFT-OVERS PREDICTED SPARE TIME? In another 50 years waste will be unknown in logging and milling operations. Dr. G. H. Brother, chemist for Union Lumber Company, Fort Bragg, Calif., told the third annual Junior Logging Conference at Mendocino V{oodlands. HOURS IN A WEEK ___________________________________ l 68 Hours - 7 Sleep Meals Work Misc. X 8 7x3 6x8 ?xl = 56 = 21 48 7 132 132 Spare Time Less 50 % for doing nothing NET SPARE TIME 36 Union Lumber Company, for example, is now making three pr,oducts from bark fiber for insulation material, soil conditioner and natural resin, Side industries are building up for manufacture of goods from all the wood left-overs heretofore classified as "waste." 18 18 Can a man of 20 years meet the problems of a man of 50? Does a man of 50 years know all he needs to know in order to meet his problems ? Learning is a life-time process. Man's mind has capacities never tapped. The 18 hours of spare time is ours to direct. Job training, discussion, reading, whittling, sports, music, painting, chess, history, fishing, develop the mind and body. The Community Programmes Branch of the Ontario Department of Education offers limited help and an advisory service in planning recreational activities and informal adult education. For further information, you are invi,ted to write Community Programmes Branch, Department of Education, 400 Catherine Street, Fort William, Ontario. ,•,-o-•-•-•-o-•---•-•----•-•- I !l ENGLISH AND - ■ - ■ - ■ -•-•j• CITIZ£N ,S HIP Books and Maps are available free of charge to assist New Canadians in the stu'd y of the English language and Canadian citizenship. I In camps where an instructor can be found, I Addre,ss inquiries to: i - i .classes may be organized. I l SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER l 955 BOOK Attention All Loggers BECAUSE OF REDUCED OPERATIONS HAMMERMILL PAPER COMPANY HAS Available For Sale its extra quantities of logging equipment. This disposal includes a full line of usua,I pulpwood logging outfit as follows: DEPOT OFFICE EQUIPMENT and FURNISHINGS CAMP HOUSING EQUIPMENT HAULING GEAR (TRUCK and HORSE) AUTOMOTIVE, GARAGE and BLACKSMITH EQUIPMENT WI NCH BOATS, MOTORS, PUMPS and FIRE EQUIPMENT TRUCKS and TRACTORS SAWMILL and EDGER Inquiries Invited Hammermill Paper Company COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES BRANCH Ontario Department of Education 400 Catherine Street Fort William, Ont. i 211 Public Utilities Bldg. Port Art·hur, Ont. Telephone 5-7329 .,.......,4111119{>919(....,.,~,....-.c,.-..c)4119,(~)---(Mall9>(~).-.C)..-.C~)---()....C~(♦:♦ ORDER YOUR REQIIREMENTS IOW • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modemly equipped to sene the Logging, Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating and Building Contractors in Northwestem Ontario. COCHRANE HARDWARE <WESTERN) LIMIT·ED 115 lorth Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dial 5-7345 �SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 PAGE 21 LCG BOOK Tree Farm Mouement Spreading in U,S.A. Of the 359,533,267 acres of privately-owned commercial forest land in the United States, 9.8 % is now in centified Tree Farms, despite the fact that the Tree Farm program is only 14 years old and is not yet active in 10 of •the States. The ratio of Tree Farm5 is increasing steadily as more and more land-owners see the value of timber as a crop. The Tree Farm system is a program through which private land-owners are publicly recognized for sound fores,t management. Basically, the land-owner must protect his timber from fire, insects, disease and destructive grazing and must harvest his trees in such a manner so as to insure continuous crops. Periodic inspections are conducted by technical foresters working through the Tree Farm Committees in each State. Texas continues to lead the nation in tree farming with slightly over 3,300,000 acres. Other states with over three million acres include Arkansas, Oregon, Washington,, Florida and Alabama. The ratio of certified Tree Farms to all privatelyowned timberlands runs 34.1 % in Texas; 33% in both Washington and Oregon; 22.8% in California; 19.Bt}'o in Montana and 17% in Nevada. new FOREST PATHOLOGY IN ONTARIO (Continued from Page 10) approximately concentric furrows parallel to the lighter brown margin. The under-surface is covered with pores and is a rich rusty or greyish-brown colour. On living trees the conks occur at knots or branch stubs, rarely at wounds. On dead trees, standing or down, they occur on the bark and are usually crustlike. The interior of conks is yellow-brown in color, and is corky or punky. Nearly all infeot·ions, regardless of host, occur through ·dead branch stubs. Losses resulting from this disease far exceed those from any other decay. In properly managed forests, where early and frequent thinning, to encourage vigorous growth, and pruning, while branches are small, are employed; and where short rota•tions are used, the incidence of the disease is reduced to a minimum. ---o---- ' Keep Safety Alive In '55 'I •:••....,~~~<,.....>.-.c..-.C>~~>--.<,..-.c~,.....,.o..-.c,,_.,>...,.~~,._.,.._. ♦ I- I ~ I Call 3-8323 'i -i I I, I- tJJJHHl!JDJlJ f D II I I II I = II -i I = I ! p~~~~ i nt~~ 137 SO.~ TH MAY STREET = FORT WILLIAM . .. I i j = I i- • WE CAN HELP YOU I= II WITH YOUR PRINTING PROBLEMS - • . • ~ , ~ ~. . . . . . . . . . . ~ M l l l l 9 > ( ) ~ ) . . . . . C ) . . . C: . . . . ., ,. . . . .~ , ,. . . . ., ,. . . . I ,,._.,.,._.,,.-.c,~~•:• 175 h.p. Cummins Turbodiesel Turbocharging gives more power with less weight. That's why the majority of famousmake trucks are now available with this heavy -duty Cummins design and simple, foolproof PT fuel system. Q. How much can this new T urbodiesel save YOU in a year , A. Multiply your annual truck or fleet mileage by 2 cents (the minimum per-mile saving based on fuel and maintenance economy compared to gasoline engines) and the result is a sample of the kind of savings YOU can have with the CUMMINS JT. Ask for a demonstration and come and see this remarkabl,e diesel on display. RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES 235 BAY STREET LIMITED PORT ARTHUR �PAGE 22 LOG C. I. F. News OFFICERS ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING At the annual meeting of the Lake of the Woods Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry, held re-· cently, the following members were elected as Section Officers for 1955-56: • Chairman C. Pochailo Vice-Chairman - B. Seppala Secretary-Treasurer - R. Boultbee, Councillors- appointed w~re G. J. Garner, A. Cringan and R. Munney. Named as Section representative on the Board of Directors of the parent organization was G. Cox. FIELD TRIP FOR FORESTERS The Lakehead Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry held the1ir annual field trip on September 23rd and 24th when they visited the Marathon Corporation of Canada operations at Caramat and Stevens. The main subject of the meeting was "Mechanical Logging". The group, under the chairmanship o-f Mr. George Breckenridge, also inspected experimental seeding and natural regeneration sites in the area. Much of the mechanical equipment seen has been developed by Marathon Corporation in the last few years. --0---- learning Forest lore More than 600 high school youths, chosen from all parts of Ontario, joined the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests as Junior Forest Rangers and attended camps at 33 key points across seventeen of the Province's twenty-two administrative districts for two months this summer. Forest Protection was their chief concern, but coupled with that valuable work they enjoyed a vacation in the out-of-doors that none will forget. The Junior Ranger program is increasingly popular with high school youths interested in the outdoors. Many more applications are received each year for appointment as Junior Rangers than can possibly be accepted. It is significant that many of the boys in the past have chosen a career in Forestry or some work akin to it as a direct result of experience gained SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER l 955 BOOK at these summer camps. This year's appointments, more than l 00 above last year's total, represents less than half of those who applied. Many of these young men have proved themselves of considerable value in past ye,a rs . They relieve many of the regular officers for pressing duties, especially at the peak of the forest fire season . While attending camps, a Junior Forest Ranger-'s work is widely varied and includes construction and maintenance to telephone lines for the Department, (Continued on Page 23) For Auto and Truck Supplies: CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS WIX FILTERS RAYBESTOS BRAKE LINING WILLARD BATTERIES BLUE STREAK IGNITION PARTS PRESTONE, ETC., Etc. For Shop or Garage: AIR COMPRESSORS WELDERS AND ROD DOMINION WIRE and NYLON ROPE HAND TOOLS, CHEMICALS, Etc. • Call POTTER & KERR LIMITED Box 506, Port Arthur, Ont. Phone 4-3531 FOR WALL-TO-WALL COMFORT ... GET A m• OIL HEATER DISTINCTIVELY STYLED - les no mi.stake to think of a Coleman Oil -Heater as a fine piece of furniture. Traditional gracefulness and modern styling have been combined in a new adventure in beauty. Make your dream of tomorrow come true todayinvest in low cost comfortable living. Western Canada Distributors for ffl,,MARSHALL-WELLS -- PORT ARTHUR �LOG SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1955 Aduertisers' News SELF-PROPELLED Y ARDER DESIGNED FOR K V P Illustrated is a self-propelled yarder recently produced by Timberland Machines Limited, Woodstock, for the KV P Company Limited of Espanola, Ontario. This unit incorporates a 11 the features of ad vanced design found in Timberland standard yarders such cJS electric clutches, hydraulic torque converE.i ter, self - a I i g n i n g r ..lliiiiii spherical roller antifriction bearings i n one-piece steel pillow blocks on all drum shafts and all-steel construction throughout. Power is provided by a Hercule~ gasoline engine and the same engine is used for operating the yarder as is used to propel it along the road. Forward cab is used by the operaitor when driving the unit from one site to another and the rear cab is used when operating the yarder. Hydraulic jacks at the rear end are operated from the operator's cab and provide stability when the yarder is bei•ng used. The all-steel three-piece boom is equipped with fair-leads for both the main line and the haul-back line. This unit is used by the KVP Company Limited i ... PAGE 23 BOOK in skidding 1 ¼ cord bundles of 8 ft. puJpwood dis•tances up to 700 feet from the stump to the road and in loading the bundles directly to trucks or . trailers. ---o-- NOSE TROUBLE Port Arthur district towerman, Joe Rabb has had bear trouble this year. On one occasion, bears ruined his grocery stock when he was in the tower. The latest affront was attempted pie stealing ! Mr. Rabb had picked enough blueberries to make a pie. In spite of the hot weather, he fired up his weed-burning kitchen range and baked the pie. He placed the steaming pie outside to cool. A bear, attracted by the enticing smell, ambled out of the woods cmd stuck his nose into it. With a loud roar, he sent the pie flying and galloped off with a severely burned nose. He knows now that it doesn't pay to stick one's nose in another fellow's pie. ---<>--- LEARNING FOREST LORE (Continued from Page 22, clearing of portages and trails; repairing docks, dams and buildings; painting; construction work; clearing camp sites; forest fire fighting in eme·rgency and preparing fire-places at strategic travel points to encourage campers and transients generally to build their lunch fires in safety rather than create a forest fire hazard by building a camp fire on their own. There's A New INTER-NATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Mining and Lumbering Operations Construction Work Wherever the Work Is Heaviest S. J . DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Se"ice Organization ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS FIRESTONE TIRES PORT ARTHUR Red River Road Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �In the fal rrALL-SEASON" BOMBARDllR "JSII Write to us for illustra • Manufacturers of Construction, Logging and Mining Equipment. Head Office and Factory: Woodstock, Ont. Branch Office: Port Arthur, Ontario passenger m 7 DAY LOAN � 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 1955SeptOctLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - September October 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. September October 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 1955-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/d3193f0ad97c0dd9bfd74f19e20025bc.pdf c3706228e5effa593cecd630394453ae PDF Text Text The purpose of this Bulletin is to tell private owners of woodlots and marginal farm lands the story doctor in Fort William, Ontari.o , Dr. W. P. Hogarth, developed a tree farm in NorthwestIn addition, it is hoped that other material in this Bulletin will give woodlot owners some points to about. It is hoped to di·s courage the needless and unsound practice of ,cutting under-sized, immatrees for the sale of their products. Under-sized bolts or logs are 11ot economical to manufacture in aper mills and sawmills and the producer loses money by cutting small logs from ~hrifty young trees. It is worthwhile for timber lot owners or farmers with some of tteir land· producing trees to learn the tages of good forest management. Forests, which are managed, can be put on a permanent probasis and furnish the owner with a profit, year after year. Timber can, and shQuld be, treated rop. It should be grown on poorer lands, not rich enough for annual farm crops, but this land be kept • e ood products. ich YO U own is available from foresters private consulting foresters. a/ tJ <'/11,e,e ~ s -D i vision MaftMth.ons HELP ES IN THE ASSESSMENT ACT OODLOT OWNERS Go•91Jy 06, , an a da Ltd . wife suggested we aart a trcw .f~I!. the idek . P agraph 18 of Section 4 of the Assessment A.ct pretty good. - t' Q"ls ~ Tfdlt,~,e'd. V n tar IO states at "One acre used for forestry purposes for by WAUER P. HUGAR I A, AA . §. every ten acres of the farm in one municipality under e of trees rty where my experiments in reforestate consists of portions of Lots l and 2, .R., Township of Paipoonge. They are sslyn Road four miles from the western ty of Fort William and hence only about my home. of light sandy loam and the property st portion of the land in that neighbor- no creeks near it. Water was secured depth of 20 feet. Because the soil is passed over by the early settlers. a single ownership but not more than 20 acres in all" may be exempt from assessment. Section 33 ( 13) "Land used as woodlands within the meaning of paragraph 18a of Section 4 shall be assessed at the same value as it was immediately before set apart for such use and the assessed value thereof shall not be increased by reason of the growth of the timber thereon or be decreased after such timber has been removed." See your Municipal Clerk about your assessment and exemptions. hi~h came under my control, consisted h1ch I will describe as follows: Parcel acres. Part of it had been cleared es attempts had been made to grow much success. Parcel "B" is made of which had been cleared 111 and at :ed in hay and oats. Parcel C", an hich had never been cleared was sh. Over the years many large' trees for various purposes and in 1934 Very thoroughly cut over for cordrne ~nder my control in 1936 and rr_y its way by raising vegetables. t!ferent results owing to the poor P1te of the use of much artificial 8 _my wife suggested that I continued on Page 2) Dr. W. P. Hogarth in Red Pine stand ·planted in 1946 �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK STORY OF A TREE FARM sider trying to do something with trees. Her only information was that an uncle of hers, farming in Halton County, had secured trees from the Provincial Government for wind-breaks. My enquiries lead me to the Department of Lands and Forests, Toronto. From there I found that I could secure seedlings from their nursery at Midhurst. During the winter of 1938-39 I read what I could and askd for some red pine, hard maple, white and Norway spruce. I was a rank amateur and therefore did things the hard way. I selected a fairly open area in Parcel "C", well back from sight of passers-by and personally planted the red pine and the hard maple by digging out a piece of sod about 12 inches square and 4 inches deep and then slit spade planted the seedlings. Nearly all the pines caught and about 60% of the maples. Very few of the spruce caught. I watched the growth that first summer with real curiosity and a dream started to develop. I Had A Dream I am a native of this region and I can remember the stands of timber that were in existence around the turn of the century. I also realized that much of our area was fit for nothing but trees. As far as I could learn no one had ever tried to find out what could be done with reforestation . My dream was that I might experiment in a small way. If it was successful I might turn some of my own unproductive land into a long distance asset. Further, if I had any degree of success I might develop something which might convince the farmers of the district that it would be worth while to turn some of their unproductive land into real woodlots something that would enhance the value and in the' future would provide a regular income by timber farming. Parcel 11 C11 In the fall of 1939 I had the stumps removed from a secluded area of about 2 acres in Parcel "C" and had the land ploughed and dragged. In the spring of 1940 I had 1600 red pines planted in rows 6 feet apart, with the trees staggered in alternate rows. They were planted by the slit spade method and then left alone. About 50% of the red pine survived the winter. All of the maples and most of the spruce were winter killed. Animals were kept off the land and I had a fireguard 25 feet wide cleared, ploughed and dragged around this Parcel "C" with its 54 acres. Naturally I had to consider expense and labour costs and I still was trying to find out what could be done. In 1941 I brought in 5,000 white spruce and 500 Norway spruce and after the vegetables were planted I had the spruce seedlings planted by the slit spade method through the sod in scattered areas in the gaps between the natural growth of jack pine in Parcel "C". But this experiment was almost a total failure. It was a very dry season and the seedlings were late in being planted although they had been kept heeled in. I was rather surprised, seven years later, to note that many of these spruce seedlings were now 6 to 12 inches high. Why they could lie dormant so long and then start to grow is beyond my knowledge. Each year since, I find more evidence of young spruce until now there are several hundred ranging from 6 inches to 3 feet in height. Red Pine Planted in 1940 by Dr. Hogart i In December 1947 I used one of the tre in 1940 for a Christmas tree and found that cut off sor:ne of the trunk to get the tree int ing-room where the ceiling height" is 9 feet, Parcel "C" was doing all right. Parcel "A" Parcel "A" had been unproductive for so I kept seeking information and felt that a of white spruce was in order. It had bee successively with oats, rye and barley in an kill out the couch grass. Finally potatoes planted and well cultivated, but the couch out. In the spring of 1942 I had the east this section dragged and then planted 3,0 spruce in stagger~d rows by the slit spa Rather to my surprise there was about an No cultivating was done as I was desiro experiment. It looked so well that in 19 other 5,000 white spruce planted in this nearly all caught except for a small area w a raspberry patch. It took three and fou eventually fill in this berry patch. The growth the first few years was now averages about 12 inches per year grass is nearly all gone and I am very stand. In 1945 I received a request aski the Department of Lands and Fo~ests t was in Toronto. Rather apprehensive, I Park and eventually found myself befor ial who seemed very anxious to find ou ing with the seedlings secured. I was and relieved when I was told that t~ questioning was that I had brought 1 from Midhurst than all the rest of aria put together. This official want I was up to and why ? Late~ the_ D put up signs on my place designating strati on Plantation". • Naturally I put up the be_st sto phasized the necessity of an inten forestation in our area. I also st 5 ion, this program wo~ld fail un ess ablished in our district. My ex that seedlings from Midhur st were ing a few weeks before we •in our of them and this delay did th e se (Continued on Pa re �\ I LOG BOOK {/l (1) ~ r 1-4.) ~a, tll ct ~ 0 p., .s:: 0 logart~ DIAN TREE FARM PROGRAM UNDERTAKEN E CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION e Canadian Forestry Association has formed a I Tree Farm Committee with representatives dustry and Government being members of the ee. Local committees are being formed in vars of the province. These committees will have foresters included in their membership and sponsible for certifying a TREE FARM. Certifisigns will be presented to owners of farms ify. I hoped to encourage al woodlot owners to d Tree Farm Management practices on their A minimum of three acres of woodland is 0 be certified as a Tree Farm. farms will be certified after nomination by farm committees when owners agree to mainfor growing forest crops; to protect land adagree that cutting practices will be satisensure future forest crops and permit inspec·· mittee foresters . would like your woodlot certified, please pplication to the Editor of this booklet and it to the Canadian Forestry Association ED READING FOR OT OWNERS ICAL WOODLOT MANAGEMENT"-.. ... The Forests Soundly and Profitably by A. M.S.F., is a well illustrated and practical woodlot owners. Farmers, settlers and woodlot owners in Northwestern Ontario cure a copy of this booklet, please write of the LOG BOOK, 3 Tomlinson Block, tario. re below shows an age comparison beof wood. The small stick, at an age of t from a tree yielding only one stick at a time when the tree was growing larger stick is twice as old, 39 years, st l O times as much wood volume. hically shows that it is not always tree just because it is merchantable. 19 years the volume of PAGE 3 PRICES RISE AND FALL Trees are a crop and the forest products grown from trees are affected the same as other farm crops by market conditions. If there are plenty of potatoes available then the price of potatoes goes down. If potatoes are · scarce then the price goes up. This business principle the law of supply and demand affects pulpwood, lumber, etc., in the same way as everything else. Since the war, prices for pulpwood, lumber, etc., have risen sharply and the demand has been great. However, last year due to a decrease in demand for pulp <the manufactured pulp) and w i th a record cut in 1951-52 largely due to almost perfect weather conditions, pulp and paper mills throughout Canada had large inventories of wood on hand. These inventories are being used up and this has resulted temporarily in a weaker market demand. In the case of lumber, the demand has lessened for similar reasons. When the demand decreases, the lowest cost production localities supply a greater share of this limited market, and the high-cost sources get less. So competition develops, not only between different parts of Canada but among woodlot farmers and others in each area. However, farmers and other private woodlot owners have one great advantage in situations of this kind. Tree crops mature gradually over several years. They do not, as in other farm crops, have to be sold at a set time annu(:)lly, regardless of market conditions. Instead, trees continue to grow for some years even after maturity, thus permitting a woodlot owner some choice as to when and how he wi 11 sel I. The long-term outlook for all forest products is very good here. Effort, started now to develop woodlots, is bound to pay off in future years. This is true for all commercial trees growing here, -including poplar and birch. FOREST MANAGEMENT DISCOVERED ON A PRIVATELY OWNED WOODLOT IN THE LAKEHEAD AREA There are some woodlot owners in the Lakehead area who are practising Forest culture and Forest Management on their woodlots. One example of this is Carl Sandberg. Carl lives on Lot 59, Concession B, Dawson Road, and owns the adjoining Lot 36, Concession I. He has owned the latter lot since 1938 and the former one since 1932. Both lots (approximately 150 acres) w e r e wel I timbered at the ti me he obtained them from the Crown. He has cut an average equivalent of 75 to l 00 cords per year from these lots and he asserts that there is more merchantable wood on them now than when he acquired them. A short trip through the property with Carl will quickly convince a critical observer that Carl is practising good forest management dn his woodlot. He cuts only the mature and over-mature trees and does not strip any area. He takes care to not damage the young growth. He has also done a considera_bel amount of pruning and thinning in the immature timber. He is aware that certain spots are more suitable for a different species than is now growing there and is trying to promote suitable stocking on such spots. Carl is convinced that Silviculture on an individual woodlot is good business; he is practising good Forest Management for his own benefit .. �LOG BOOK PAGE 4 HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT GETTING TREES ? The Forestry Act of 1952 and regulations made under this Act outline the steps to take in getting trees from the Department of Lands and Forests. Nursery stock may be secured for: (a) establishing a wood or shelter belt. (b) for enlarging a wood or shelter belt. (c) for replenishing a wood or shelter belt. Anyone wishing to plant trees on private land should contact the local _ District Forester and ~ request a copy of Form l . 11 Application for Nursery Stock tp be furnished . in re11 spect of Private Land. . The Department of Lands and Forests -forester will visit your farm or land and advise you on the speci~s of tree to be used and assist you in any other way : : possible. The company to which you sell your pulpwood will also be glad to advise. The Department of Lands and Forests forester will visit your farm or land and advise you on the species of tree to be used and assist you in any .o ther way_ possible. The company to which you sell your pulpwood will also be glad to advise. The charge for nursery stock is: (a) $14.00 F.O.B. nursery per l 000 Scotch Pine or (b) $10.00 F.O.B. nursery per 1000 of other species. Each spring there are l to 2 weeks of relatively idle time- after break-up and before spring ploughing can start. This is the time to plant trees. ORDER TREES THIS FALL FOR SPRING DELIVERY DON'T DELAY ACT NOW ! STORY OF A TREE FARM (Continued from Page 2) I do not know just how much influence my visit had, but in 1946 the Department of Lands and Forests purchased property across the Rosslyn Road from mine and established the Thunder Bay Nursery for Northwestern Ontar.io. Incidentally the co-operation extended by the Department is a wonderful help. Parcel 11 B" By this time I was convinced red pine and white spruce would grow well on my soil but that it was quite apparent the best results would be with red pine. Outside of one s m a I I unsuccessful experiment with larch, I have concentrated on red pine since and have gradually filled in Parcel "A". Parcel "B" is completely planted with red pine. This larger area which had been in grass for :3 Animals have been kept out and the area prot fire-guard. The natural growth of jack pine h excel lent and the scattered bare areas are 9 filling in with the aid of Nature. I can see th going to have to do some selective thinning very; ly. My Experience First, if anyone is starting a new plantati plenishing a woodlot he should get expert pra vice on what and how to plant. The method of planting is important. If has been cultivated, a single furrow and sl planting is satisfactory. If the land has bee cultivated the slit spade method alone is suffj sod, i' have found the best results are from and disGqrding about a square foot of sod and spade •p_lanting. On my particular soi I I have found tha grows well, the white spruce fairly well. Ja outgrow the spruce as proven by a few oft into my spruce plot on their own. Norway larch, black locust, Carolina poplar and have all been failures; a poor catch, then wi I have found this work, now 14 yea inception, to have been very fascinating as which has given me a great deal of healt recreation as I have planted many thousa seedlings myself. I am satisfied that with very little e and practically no expense in money that a farm can very quickly convert the p uctive portion of his property into a reve asset for the future. It can be done a planting is over and I have found that virgin soil and plant 50-60 seedlings in up to l 00 in prepared soil or ploughed cost of the seedlings is negligible. -Reprinted from "Forest - ·- - - 0 - - Smart young man seeing a very ol a tree. "Old man, why are you planting t never live to enjoy it." Old ma.n: "I've enjoyed the shade planted by someone before I was born years permitted a different sort of planting. A single furrow was ploughed about 4 inches deep and then the seedlings were planted in this furrow. During the last 3 years about 20,000 red pine seedlings were planted jn this manner. Parcel "C", the original jack pine plot has been left alone except for the two acres area of my 1940 planting of red pine and the spruce planted in 1941. TREES ARE A CR � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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Title A name given to the resource Log House Subject The topic of the resource Architecture Description An account of the resource Log House, rural area of Thunder Bay. 3 copies. 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Title A name given to the resource Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society Collection Subject The topic of the resource Finnish-Canadians Life in Thunder Bay Description An account of the resource Photographs collected by the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society from a wide range of collectors, documenting Finnish immigration to and life in Thunder Bay. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lakehead University Library 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 house Subject The topic of the resource Architecture Description An account of the resource Log house, Karila's first home in Suomi, Strange Township, early 1900's. Loaned by: Karila. 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