706 10 13651 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0c67f820af0ad4eb7a80a8a45c80d85d.pdf b3fbe3909be45cb6ca3c71fe92305735 PDF Text Text JANUARY FEBRUARY 1953 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO NO. 5 RETURN T O vance . it: )~ - • -1ol; -cf a.., ~e ~c, ~2 -o• ~ (If) Zc ~ ... !• .t2 �?AGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LT LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIPMENT OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. e e e 9 e e e e e e ADAMS Road Graders AVELING-BARFORD Road Rollers MALO Overhead Loaders BUCYRUS-ERIE Scrapers and Dozers DROTT Pulp Wood Loaders HEIL Dump Boxes and Frink Snow -Plows INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Diesel Power LON DON Pumps and Concrete Mixers MICHELIN Metalic Tires SMITH Dozers - PROM-PT SERVICE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER • • • • • • • • • PIONEER Super '52 Power Chain Saws CARCO Winches PETTIBONE - MULLIKEN PULMAN - STANDARD Dozers PERKINS Marine Diesel Engi PALMER E~ectric Generators PRENCO Hydraulic Hose WARNER & SWASEY TRACO Lift Co . �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK RUARY, DER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: ................... .. ............ ...... ....................................................... .. President . if£ ~ . thur, Ontario happy to-day to we come repres . of this Association, which represents t1mbe~ operators stern Ontario from the Algoma Central Railway west ·toba boundar\, to our Annual Meeting. will be discussing common operating an~ . administra!5 and these meet'ings are always benef1c1al and this will be no exception. r discussions to-day we will review results of the 1951 9 season which sa~ a recor_d production of forest Northwestern Ontario; we will look at the present son which is now nearing completion and which will ecided decrease in production as compared to 1951 must also take a quick look at what will happen in season. that everyone is concerned about the overall deuction of forest products this year. This is not a The Canadian Pulp & Paper Association reports of pulpwood in Canada east of the Rocky Mountpproximately 30% from last year. We, who ~re ts in the United States very closely, know that the in the United States is in exactly the same pos1 rease in production of forest products, particularly esulted from a number of reasons including a dee pulp market and therefore a reduction in the consumed by the mills; a record 1951-52 proas largely brought about by unusually perfect s for logging operations coupled with an ample labour. Combination of these two facts resulted production of pulpwood this year, a lower price ter lumber market. It will probably not be unason that we get back to what might be termad ." In this connection, I might say we would me serious thought on the matter of shortenriod of forest products. This can be done on d would help us to reduce the large inventories in stabilizing the level of woods work throughlk about shortening the delivery time of raw Inconcerned this last year has been a most unny of us have not had to face normal trials e way of storms and inclement weather for ch ideal working c:onditions helped our men t the men have produced better and earned obably ever before . _these "down" periods, some people are in,c but when I survey the situation I am not n fact am really optimistic. Our Northwestg developed. Not only the development of the deveopment of other industries part1cSteep Roc.k Iron Mines, are going to inNorthwestern . Ours is not a fly-by-n:ight to stay. The money invested in permalls, permanent sawmills and the amount of eq~ipment and woods operations by memnv1nce anyone that this is so. We all stay we must have timber and by comrequired by the Department of Lands management plan, the five year plans , We are doing our best to ensure that ed toward a sustained yield basis with our forest in perpetuity. 1952 was ,camps, dams, roads, etc. Depot camps on the map" and are growing rapidly h, Vermilion Bay, Flanders, Atikokan, ed on Page 15) of course take into account the weather . MEETING OF NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY SUPERVISORS HELD Woods supervisory personnel including camp foremen and clerks from Newaygo Divisions -the Hearst-Mead-Mosher Division on the A.C.R., the Clarkdon Division on the Sioux Lookout line and the Black Bay Peninsula Division met in Port Arthur in November. In the morning a trip to the Prince and Jarvis Location operations of the Newaygo Timber Company took place. On this trip the planting program of the Newaygo Timber Company was reviewed and a new mobile yarder designed by the Caterpillar Tractor Company, (Powell Equipment Company of Port Arthur) was seen yarding into cold decks tree length peeled poplar. Lunch was served at the Prince and Jarvis headquarters camp and the group returned to the Prince Arthur Hotel for an afternoon of discussion on company affairs. In the evening a social hour and dinner completed the meeti'ng. At the evening festivities many of the wives of Newaygo employees were present and the guest speaker was Mr. Stanton W. Mead, President of Consolidated Water Power & Paper Company, and President of Newaygo Timber Company Limited who, with Mrs. Mead, came to Port Arthur especially to attend the meeting. The me e t i n g was in charge of Vice-President, Henry S. Mosher, and was completed with films on Newaygo's operations. MOBILE X-RAY UNIT CONTINUES SURVEYING WOODS WORKERS In November the mobile x-ray unit of the Fort Wi 11 iam Sanatorium x-rayed 779 woodsworkers in the camps of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Great Lakes Paper Company and the Northern Forest Products Limited in the Black Sturgeon area. Good co-operation was reported from all concerned. The best record of the tour was made at Northern Forest Products Camp #36 where there were 79 employees and al I employees were x-rayed. It is important in these surveys that every effort be made to have every person in the camp area x-rayed . Anyone missed may possibly have TB and it is too bad if when these services are donated free of charge, advantage is not taken of them. It is not so much the individual but the possibility that the individual may pass to others this dreaded disease and every effort should be made by all concerned to co-operate on these tours that are arranged through the facilities of the Fort William Sanatorium. In January the mobile x-ray unit proceeded by rail to survey employees of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company at Regan, Ontario; and the employees of the Ontario Paper Company at Heron Bay and Hemlo, Ontario. LUMBER AND TIE PRICES SLIP It 1s reported by producers of ties in Northwestern Ontario that prices for No. 1 and No. 2 ties have been cut for this year's production . Lumber producers report that prices are down from last year. • QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. l,s most of Canada drained by rivers flowing to the Atlantic. the Pacific, or Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean ? 2 . On the shield of Canada's coat of arms are depkted the arms of what four naticns ? 3. Are there more men or women eligible for universal pension at age 70? 4 . What country is now the biggest buyer of Canada's exported cars and trucks ? 5 . Which is the larger, Lake Winnipeg or Lake Ontario? 6. In value of pelts taken annually, which is Canada's most important animal ? (Answers on Page 12) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK Recommended Reading For All . . . Re-Appraisal of the LoD1her Barons Extracts from an article by D. C. Everest, Chairman of the Boar4, Marathon Corp., as reported in the Timber Producers' When one attempts to upset a belief which has been present in the minds of people for several generations, he has a real job cut out for himself. This is the job with which I am confronted 'today. The sub-· ject assigned to me, "A Re-appraisal of the Lumber Barons," carries with it the inference that at one time "lumber barons" did exist, that they were evil people, and that all of our present-day difficulties with our timber supply may be charged directly to them. I think it is about time that some of these stories about the timber operators of the past be carefully analyzed and that their actions be measured by the economic situation which existed in this country at the time they were carrying on their operations. To do this, one must go back to the early l 600's, as it was then that many persons became engaged in lumbering as a means of livelihood. Some may have been engaged in the same business in the countries from which they migrated, so it was only natural they pursued the same line of endeavor in this country. From the beginning of the settlement of the country, the first thing the settlers had to do was to cut the trees necessary to build a home, and the next thing was to clear land rm which to grow their food. These things were essential to their very existence. In clearing the land much of the timber was burned, but there was nothing else they could do with it. These early settlers learned through experience that they could not afford to use timber of inferior quality in building anything which had to do with farm buildings, their churches or the fortifications which they were compelled to bui Id for their protection from the Indians. This idea of the necessity for quality in timber became so· firmly fixed in the minds of succeeding generations that it had much to do with the practice employed in cutting timber in other sections of the country in later years, particularly in the Lake States. Through sheer force of necessity, the country developed along the waterways. The so-cal led roads were mere trails which were followed on foot or horseback. As the population increased, the hardy settlers pushed westward across the New England country and into what is now New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Better farming lands were found there and, as the desire to becomB independent and self-sustaining land-owners became uppermost in the minds of the pioneers, they continued to seek locations further west. As this movement con- ti·nued, the ~awmiller, with his usual foresight the settlers ;md established small towns, man are our prominent cities today. The growth of Wisconsin as part of th territory, later as the Wisconsin territory an a state in 1 8 3 8, was remarkable, as co many others which stemmed from the early land settlements. This growth of a new territory brought only those interested in agriculture, but al had been engaged in lumbering in that country east of Lake Michigan and in stands of white pine which covered much ern part of the state were naturally the on experienced lumbermen who had long that clear white pine was the only specie cepted by all who had anything to do with erials. White pine and the early lumber" are commented on in Increase A. Lapha titled "Lapham's Wisconsin," copyrighted writes, "The eastern portion of the territ 'hardwood' timber, the northern in fore the central and western portions are co titute of trees, constituting the 'oak o fording sufficient wood and timber for the first settlers." Later more sawmills were establi state and instead of driving logs to the lumber in rafts was sent down the ri This was a hazardous business for the in getting the rafts to destination and a product. Unless he had been in busi to have established a customer relati concern wt"ich could take his outpu after year, he took the chance of deli a glutted and consequently depressed ing forced to sell at auction. This m than he had figured on during the ti the logs and manufacturing his lum People in commenting on "lu think of thos~ who were able to we incident t0 doing business at that ti conditions. and give scant consider were not so fortunate. 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Just what employees regard as essential in a good boss has been found out by conducting polls in different industries. Here are fourteen points compiled from a number of these pol ls. The good boss1. Knows his own job thoroughly, is a good workman and understands all the jobs he supervises. 2. Has leadership ability rather than "drivership". Explains not only how but also why things should be done. 3. Gives orders clearly and in a friendly fashion. Makes sure his instructions are understood but does not shout. ' 4. Possesses the foresight to plan and delegate work in advance. Assigns work fairly. 5. Maintains consistent standards of conduct, performance and quality. 6. Keeps up with each man's work. Judges him honestly and on merit only. Lets each one kriow "where he stands." 7. Appreciates and acknowledges honest effort and above average work. Gives credit where credit is d~e. In case of bad work or rejections, investigates and holds the right person responsible. 8. Main~air:is ?iscipline farrly and consistently. Does not d1sc1pline a worker in front of others. Gives the worker a chance to explain his side of the story. Keeps his temper. 9. Believes in and practises safety. Provides full and proper safety instructions. 10. Makes sure that new or transferred employee:.i know how to do their work correctly. Sees that they have all necessary t o o l.s and materials. Makes new workers feel at home. 11. Is liberal but consistent in his interpretation of the contract plant r u I es and company policy. Does not appease the griper, nor chisel on just -complaints. Listens sympathetically to all grievances. 12. Takes a personal interest in his employees. Is loyal to the men above and below .. him and is willing to go all the way "up the line" for his men when necessary. Is willing to take responsibility and does not pass the buck. 13. Keeps his promises. Does not ·p romise things he cannot deliver, and delivers as pro possible on all promises he does make 14. Is 0pen-minded, welcomes suggestions· willing to discuss them. ' There you have it. The supervisor or fore measures u p to these points o n e hundred likely doesn't exist, but apparently he is what age worker wants and dreams about. Good e employee relations depend on a large degree closely those in Supervisory positions in any resemble this supervisor. SUCCESSFUL JOINT MEETING OF THE C INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY AND THE SOCI AMERICAN FORESTERS HELD IN MONT Since 1950 the Canadian Institute of ~ been the national professional body of forest ada. Before that time, since 1908, it was k Canadian Society of Forest Engineers. It as "an organization of professional forester for the discussion of technical subjects rel theory and practice of forestry, and to esprit de corps among members of the p The C. I. F. has now over 1200 mem joint meeting with the Society of America Montreal was well attended with over 8 and Canadians being present. • From Northwestern Ontario the fol attended: A. F. Buell, LongLac Pulp and Paper Com Longlac, Ontario. P. V. LeMay, Marathon Paper Mills of Can Port Arthur, Ont. D. Start, Minnesota - Ontario Pulp and Pa G. L. Logan, Marathon Paper Mills of Ca Hearst, Ontario Mr. N. F. Lyon, Department of Lands and Port Arthur, Ont. J . A. McPherson, Long Lac Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. J. M . McMahon, Long Lac Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. D. Penna, LongLac Pulp and Paper Com Longlac, Ontario. H. Renaud, LongLac Pulp and Paper Co Longlac, Ontario. E. R. Sexsmith, LongLc1c Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. G. R. Sonley, Marathon Paper Mills of Port Arthur, Ont. A. L. K. •Switzer, Long Lac Pulp and Pa W. W. Wahl, Arrow Timber Company Longlac, Ontario. One · of meeting was and Ontario port on his of the LOG the outstandi-ng paper one by Mr. G. B. Amid Pulp & Paper Compan paper is reprinted else BOOK. WEST GATE PACKERS .LIMITE PORT ARTHUR'S ONLY MEAT WHOLESALE and THUNDER BAY INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED MEAT PACKING PLANT. COMPLETE FACILITIES FOR SUPPLYING ALL TIMBER CAMPS. 185 Court Street, South PHONE 5-6546 �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK spend two .weeks, with first year men acting as their compass men, correcting and sampling these types in preparation to drawing a type map of the area and com• piling a volume estimate of the standing timber. This information is also necessary to write up their management plan for the area at a later date. Their course in Forest Utilization at the Institute is confined to sharpening a buck-saw, cutting pulpwood: and skidding the product to a main road for delivery after freeze-up. The students try to cut, skid and pile on the average , a cord of p u I p wood per man day. They hav~ always been very close to their objective. The objPct of the week's surveying at Boulevard Lake is to give practice in using surveying instruments under no r ma I outdoor conditions, and also to give training in measuring and recording data systematically so that it may be reproduced on paper with meaning at a later date. The field trips to company operations are always much enjoyed and very beneficial. This year we are grateful to Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Great Lakes Paper Company and Northern Wood Preservers for in,viting us to observe their operations in the Black Sturgeon area. On this trip the students were able to observe many details of camp layout, camp organization, cut layout for pulpwood, poles and sawlogs, hauling and loading operations, etc. Even though it isn't possible for the students to take in every point involved in these different operations, yet by observing, they are able to grasp many important ideas. On behalf of Mr. Braun and the students I wish to thank everyone who has helped us with this work. We wish to thank Mr. T. S. Jones, especially, for this opportunity to make l<.nown the nature of training given in the field. estry Students Field Work Campbell, Instructor in Forestry ,r or fore hundred : is what t Goode : degree u rs. foresters ~cts rela nd to the pr 0 mem e again I have been given the opportunity to in your LOG BOOK, the field training which nical Foresters have received to date this year. who have followed our field training schedL1le t the past two years this account will be sometitious; however, for those who haven't, it some idea of the nature of the training that ing. Very briefly the field work has been as Second Year Technical Foresters 16 - 27- Department of Lands and Forests Cullers' Course. 25- Field exercises on the Institute Forest - Trout Lake Camp. v. 1- Field Surveying at Boulevard Lake. Visiting Logging Operations in the Black Sturgeon area. resent time- Lectures at Lakehead Technical Institute. echnical Foresters Field exercises on the Institute Forest, Trout Lake Camp. ost readers are familiar with the Departs nd Forests Cullers' Course, it does not ation. exercises referred to fit into two prinof Forestry: Forest Mensuration and ForFrom the aerial photographs, of which ets covering the Institute Forest area, students practice type classification of they have completed this work, they Genuine and FQ RD ACCESSORIES • in the Long Run!" Gibson Motors Limited carry the largest stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg. For your convenience, Gibson Motors Limited maintain a speedy shipping department. All orders are given prompt attention so that you will not be sub;ect to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gibson Motors Limited for Service-Plus! IBSON MOTORS LIMITED Authorized Ford Dealer - Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �PAGE 8 JANUARY - FEBRUAR LOG BOOK An outstanding paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Fore and the American Forestry Association M-0 Forestry Program Outlined The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company's forestry program, based on the intensive management of of individual a re as, was outlined November 19 by George Amidon, M and O's director of forest management, at the forest management session of the joint convention of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Society of American Foresters in Montreal. In a paper presented to the foresters of both nations, Mr. Amidon said that the size of the unit is the key to the problem of growing the most wood and really intensive management requires sustained yield cut-ting pl-a ns for each individual operation. Mr. Amidon feels this type of management can increase present U.S. and Canadian growth rates by 3 times or more and that the sustained growth for large areas of productive forest land, even in the comparatively slow growing timber types in Minnesota and Ontario can reach one-half cord an acre annually, as compar~d with .15 cords on many lands now. Small woodlots are readily adaptable to intensive management for two reasons, according to Mr. Amidor.: 1. Perma"'ency of operation 2. Development of a network of roads "It is tbe thinking of M and O," Mr. Amidon said, "that if small woodlots can be managed for maximum sustained yiPld, the same principles can be applied to larger operations with the same success." Because of this thinking, M and O's forestry operations are being patterned as nearly as possible after the woodlot type of operation, he said. For some time now M and O has been dividing its management district; into smaller sustained yield units. The size of these cutting units deperids upon existing transportation facilities, type, age and condition o-f the timber and available labour supply. As the company has presently worked this out, the cutting units vary from 500 acres for a small settler operation to about 60,000 acres for larger camp operations. At the same time, Mr. Amidon suggests the term "sustained yield" has been misused. He re-defined the term as fol lows: "Maximum sustained yield implies continuous production with the aim .of achieving at the ~arliest practicable time an approximate balance by species and management uni1t, between net growth and harvest, either by annual or somewhat longer periods." He further suggested the factors, balance by cut and growth by tree species or management units, are not taken into consideration under the more common definition of "sustained yield." Consequently, he sa:d, you can still have sustained yield even though_ t~e more valuable wood is being cut much faster than 1t 1s growing and the less valuable wood correspondingly slower. A cutting plan, Mr. Amidon said, that permits overcutting of one species or one area and under-cutting of other species or other_ a~eas is not ~ood management, even though the c_ut 1s in balance with growth for all species over the ent1 re area. Such a plan means trouble in the years ahead for the forest nianager, Mr. Amidon added. The 0bjective of M and O's forestry program is to concentrate the company's management efforts on forest lands close to the firm's mills located at International Falls, Minn. and Fort Frances and Kenora, Ont. Thus, M and O's future needs can be grown on the smallest possible acreage, in the closest proximity to these mills. These mi I I s consist of both groundwood and chemical plants and manufacture a wide variety of products as well as lnsulite, an insulation structural board. These mills used more than 566,000 cords 195 l, cons•sting mainly of spruce, balsa and poplar or aspen. At present growth rates, M and O requ ;innual growth on a gross forest area of 5,0 There are several problems regardin situation in the area where the company o have an important bearing on the type of eloped. First of all, Mr. Amidon said, 75 pe forest land in M and O's immediate Mi ating area is in public ownership (state, c eral) and more than 90 per cent of the the Canadian operating area is owned b "It is evident," he added, " the c endent to a large extent, upon public supply' of wood; there are certain defi upon what M and O can and cannot do ment of a forestry program, and the fir must be closely co-ordinated with the programs. In Canada the company has rights and is required by the govern cutting plans, although the exact type In Minnesota, the company owns of timberland, but more than one-hal lands within the firm's cutting areas control and the company can obtain cutting rights on these lands. Co-operation with the state's pla by the fact that the state sell~ most auction sales on two-year permits, M "Conseq• 1ently," he added, "it 1 company to make definite lo~g_-ter where it does r0t control suff1cien development of these areas. "Because of the limited contra timber many timbered areas of M, ' ing develop_ed as f_ast a~ t hey ~dho obtain maximum yields, he sa • In spite of this handicap, M_ a with its planning in Minnesota_ in obtain cutting rights on state !1mb • • t t1m areas where it has su ff 1c,en ify the major part of the deve 1.0 Another problem confrontilg shortage of spruce and th e surp (Continued OJ1 th e N �RY - FEBRUARY, • and milt the entire p legislation J le of for -- in the the enti re ng their I eS . 1953 ------------------- -LOG - -BOOK - - - - - ·- - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --PAGE FORESTRY PROGRAM OUTLINED nd the present surplus of poplar and jack pine Canadian division's operating areas. hi~ means that either M and O's mill needs,'' "must eventually be changed to conform to the es of the different woods available in our perw-ood supply area or the lands now growing that are in surplus supply converted to the kind that are in short supply." overabundance of mature wood is another In the company's Canadian areas, a large • e of the forest area contains mature and over-ood and, therefore, Mr. Amidon said, the presus ic; for the most part of a temporary nature . ters' problem here is to gradually convert the es into a more balanced distribution of age his is also a problem in Minnesota, but to a rP.e, he added. facts concerning timberlands in M and O's reas were brought out in an inventory survey e various management districts, in 1944, in with the different governmental agencies management districts were established bevey, the survey provided the basic informato start sustained yield management of whole. The survey indicated the areas in d of attention, how much timber should be e first stage of management, how the arer1 ken down into cutting units and the cut by the entire area could possibly sustain. t, however, Mr. Amidon said, provide suffor the development of detailed operating for intensive woodlot type management. cruises we re necessary for this more ing. Cruises were made of each of the its established from the initial survey. each cutting unit was established and ing plans were developed. Each cutting as a permanent cutting area for a specration. ble cut was based on the productive rea. Even if the unit has a surplus of ature trees, the original cut was kept at there will always be sufficient timjustify an economical and contimtous d yield unit size depends upon the that seems most adaptable to the area determined by existing roads, water close to main roads are usually best pe operations, while more inaccess-• arger camp type operations. agement districts established (five u_r in Canada), M and O began divinto sustained yield cutting units. complete, Mr. Amidon said, but a made. bout 30 sustained yield units have about 30 more such units are yet ese units vary in size from about acres, Mr. Amidon said. The rst period of management varies cords. About half of the units nd the remainder is handled by rage annual cut for the sett• cords and for the contractor cords. ~0 \.led on Page l 6) ~TEELCRAFT GIVE GOOD SERVICE The Steelcraft logging boat of today is the strongest steel boat bui It. Material now used is about twice as heavy as used in the Steelcraft boats of 1926-1930 . .. yet many of these earlier models are giving good service. Given reasonable care, a Steelcraft should give 20 seasons of useful work despite the daily pounding by logs. Russel gasoline engines and Cummins d iesels continue to be today's choice for dependable and economical power. 9 �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 Woodsworkers and Savings By G. M. McKeown Once again the lumbering operations are underway. It has been estimated that some 7,000 men will be working in the woods in Northwestern Ontario this winter. Some for the first time, but the great majority will be men with previous experience. Men, who by their efforts in the past have shown management that they are prepared to do a good days work for a fair days pay. • As an indication of the calibre of men employed this season, their response to the Community Chest appeal and the current Canada Savings Bond drive is most revealing. . In each case the record subscriptions of last year have been substantially bettered, notwithstanding the fact that there are less men employed. These achiev~ments and achievements they are, could stem from several sources; but in the opinion of those best qualified ·to judge it clearly shows that the average woodsw0rker has a greater awareness of the part he must play in the community, of the necessity of helping the less fortunate, and a sincere desire to save. Your contribution to the Community Chest and its implications will be dealt with in another article, from hereon this will be confined to savings. But first of all. what is saving? One dictionary describes the word a3 fcllow3: "Preserving: frugal: parsimonious: rcaserv exception or reservation: money saved: with e in favor of. Redeeming, economical, qualifying pre redemption, economy, sums laid away".' Some people save stamps; others string papers, and on and on, but the object sa~ greatest number of Canadians is money. Now there are advocates of various for who claim that saving is something of a soci But in this writer's opinion, the urge to s ages individual responsibility and reinfor man's hi'ghest motives - the desire to pro future of himself and his family. It is g on one's own feet - good for the man a nation. Mfnd you, certain social securi have their place in our way of life and sh ported zealously by each and every one of they are to supplant the personal integri hand in hand with providing for one's own te·n dency wi 11 be for us to become soft so our incentive to enterprise and capacity f be undermined. Canadians are a thrifty people. (Continued on the THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO ., MODEL HS 2000 1948 U.S. PATENT-41135-6 TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND L Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous �RY_ FEBRLJARY, 1953 LOG BOOK sWORKERS AND SAVINGS ) p is 1an ecu d s ,e teg but to protect the result of our thrift we h~ve what is generally conceded the best Banking in the world. A chartered bank in Canada is ercial bank operating under the limitations e,f k Act which is revised every ten years. Each banks is competing with nine others for your and while the scope of a bank's operations is e fact remains that savings dep_osits are its life thout which it could not function . business can stand still and this is no less true bank. All are constantly on the ale·rt for new and to attract your account practically every dvertising media is used. ake banking more readily available, in some ight depositories have been installed. These the lines of a mail box where deposits can after hours. These are particularly helpful n areas. In several of the larger cities where s become a real problem, Drive-In banks are n these the customer drives up to the teller's ducts his business and drives off without of his car. ricts such as ours, most banks have emphasing by Mai I." This method en_ables p~ople as to carry on a normal banking business need of ever going near the bank. Forms ereby the customer can o p e n accounts, ~- withdrawals, direct the payment of bills, ts collected, arrange for the purchaes ofds, or in short make full use of the bank's rkers are particularly fortunate when it gs. Wages are good, and the nature of kes the worker away from the occasions oney enables them to accumulate a subtage of their wages by the time the final in the spring. This offers an excellent get that account started and it is surn a tidy stake would be built up, if say at final payoff were put away each thod of saving that has proven highly tterned on the assigned pay used by rder is give'n the Camp Clerk instructa month be forwarded to the worker's o his account. All such deposits ar'e the bank direct to the depositor and k can be mailed in for posting peris surprising the number of ambitions PAGE l l which now seem beyond the realm of possibility that could be achieved by d i n t of systematic saving. A worthwhile down-payment on a house, or farm, a new car, the chance to start a business any one of. a thousand things is within our grasp. Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrote one line which stands out as a guide post for us: "The fault of the age is a mad endeavour to leap to heights that were made to climb". We urgently need to realize that every step forward requires energy and careful planning and it is ~tep by st~p- and not on magic carpets that we shall attain our amb1t1ons. Men of the woods, in this day of closer employeeemployer relationship the management of your companies are most anxious to see you embark on a planned savings progr~mme. Their motives are not altogether altruistic, they realize that a "nest egg" will give you a stronger sense of security, a greater stability, and this in turn will result in a better worker and a more efficient operation. Your company is now going thru' a period of the keenest competition in the industry's history. Not only from Canadian competitors but from foreign lands where a lower standard of living makes for cheaper production. The only way th~t this type of opposition can be successfully overcome 1s by greater production through better operational methods. You, the producer, hold the key. As has been said previously "savings accounts are the Iife blood of banks", so you can rest assured that everyone of thefr branches are ready and anxious to serve you. Give them a chance. POWER. SAW OWNERS TO BENEFIT BY RULING DOMINION INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT As a result of representations made by woods industry associations, the Dominion Department of National Revenue, Taxation Division, agreed, after giving cognizance to the wear and tear to power saw equipment, cost of gasoline, lubricants, maintenance and depreciation occurred in using their power saws, that an allowance will be made covering the expense involved in operating employee-owned one-man power saws when computing tax deductions at the source. The allowance in respect of wood cut by such saws will be as follows: .SOc per cord. .60c per cunit $1.25 per thousand board feet. depending on the basis on which the employee's remuneration is computed. Keep your money safe in the "Royal 11 by using our Banking by Mail service . as easy as mailing a letter. Write and ask your nearest Royal Bank branch for Banking by Mail forms. The Royal Bank of Canada Convenient branches at William, Geraldton, Nipigon, West Fort William, Kenora and Keewatin. �--~ -- -- -- -- ~ - PAGE 12 LOG BOOK SAFETY NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WOODS BRANCH, ONTARIO PULP & PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION HOLD MEETING A quarterly meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, O.P. & P.M.S.A. was held in Port Arthur late in November. Mr. John Currie, Chairman conducted the meeting assisted by Mr. G. K. Eoll Secretary. Several interesting reports were heard including a report on the research and development committee and the foot accident survey by Mr. D. B. Chant. Reports were heard on Drybak clothing and the Turtle Club. Member company accident statistics were reviewed. • The meeting received an invitation to hold a joint meeting with the Lumbermen's Sa f et y Association (Northwestern Ontario District). This meeting was held January 30th and will be reported in the next issue. Mr. A. F Buell gave a very interesting paper which is printed elsewhere in the LOG BOOK. OTHER AREAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY CLOTH ES AND SAFETY GUARDS Extracts from reports on a meeting of the Northeast Pulpwood Research Center, Northwestern Technical Committee, AP.A., held at Randolph, New Hampshire: "One member remarked that the wearing of hard hats by woodsworkers has helped to minimize accidents and that he was pleased at its acceptance by workers in the Northeast. He further stated that safety posters on the proper use of power saws, along with posters on safe truck loads, were sorely needed. With respect to the use of safety shoes, another member informed the group that these shoes are carried as regular stock in their camps. With no other type shoe available the workers have no alternative but to purchase this safety shoe. Another member informed the group that all workers on their Maine operations are wearing safety shoes. It was stated that all tractors of one company were to be equipped with safety canopies. Another member informed the group that inexpensive tractor canopies, constructed from wire rope, were being used on the West Coast. This type of guard is made of l ½ inch wire rope welded into pipe sockets that are bolted to a ¾inch plate br.acket, which in tum is welded to the side of the tractor unde·rneath the running boards. The cables are spaced about 24 inches apart from the rear of the tractor to the front of the runnin9 board. They are then tied together with galvanized sheet iron which acts as an umbrella, or with ·v2inch wire rope to eliminate sway and give additional support. They are reported to work better than a rigid guard due to the vibration over rough ground." ANSWERS TO QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. By rivers. flowir,g north to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean. 2. England, Ireland, Scotland and France. 3. Of the 652 700 over seventy, 329,500 are women and 323,200 c?re men. 4. Brazil. 5. Lake Winnipeg. 6. Th~ mink. NEWS PROGRESS REPORT ON FOOT INJURY SURV By D. B. Chant, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Tr'e survey of foot injuries carried out du pasf several months in woods operations of companies has now covered 232 reported inju addition, 81 reports were turned in- by mern Lumbermen's Safety Association in the Lake The total breaks down in main - classificati lows: Pulp & Paper Companies Axe wounds . . 143 Strains ard Sprains . . 13 Other Foot Injuries 76 232 81 Eliminating the strains and sprains on that such injuries are not likely to be pr means of improved footwear, there remai 300 i n j u r i e s 190 of which, or 63 wounds. The nther 37.7% forms the basis of ered in Table 2 in which the following lumped together:Bruises Crushes Fractures . . Puncture wounds Cuts (other than by axe) Burns Blisters Total The great majority of the brui fractures resulted from falling or roll! of wood. Three were caused by ho the workers' feet. Vehicles, or parts in a few cases. Puncture wounds h J)oks, pic;:aroons, pike... poles, peavie nails. Grub-hoes, adzes, broken glas snags accounted for the cuts. One ~ spi Iled hot Iiquid, one from contact wt rope. There would seem to be little the right and left foot as far as the 1 is concerned: 157 of the 300 cases mer with 14 fewer for the latter. ( were divided as evenly as possibl Axe wounds to the right foot occu 1 1 (Continued on Page 2 SUPERVISORS, FOREMEN Set an example. •... Wear safety safety boots or other hard ha are sold in the van in your cam by using these articles of sa Leadership in this effort to workers to use this type of : accidents, you cannot expec: on their own.... Leadership all needed. YOU Give the Leadership a �LOG BOOK PAGE 13 A Woods Manager Looks At Safety By A. F. Buell layman is in a rat~er embarrassing situat!on e finds himself speaking to a group of specialtheir own sub j e ct, but nevertheless, I must r Eoll for inviting me to speak on the topic d~ Manager Looks at Safety", because when I to dig into the matter, I learned that a more iate theme would have been "It's time that ds Managers did a lot MORE than LOOK at this I do not wish to infer that a good job is d~ne by our industry at large, and that prior ing asked to speak on Safety, my Company ve a Safety program. On the contrary, great ve been made in the last few years in emaccident prevention in the bush. In our own n a Safety Supervisor was appointed some 0 and a comprehensive Safety program is ~ct. However, the accident frequency figr operation attest to the inadequacy of our speak eloquently for the necessity of more rk than has been done in the past. year ending December 31, 1949, lost_ time the operations of member companies a68.3 per l 00,000 man days worked. The 950 was 70.4 and for 1951 - 87. The ime and medical aid in 1951 in Woodlands f member companies in O n t a r i o was ut of much more importance than mere nts was the fact that fourteen men lost d 3352 men suffered disabling injuries. ally inclined to ask "Where do we go and "What's wrong with Woods Safety question, by the way, was a topic for our meeting at Caramat on August 20, over the record of that gathering to ggested. Here are the points brought me most forcibly. st the points to be stressed in Safety''. ds, have a plan. ive our supervisors more training in IIIas the know how of passing on Safety ck of Safety education at the workers' statement alone covers many other out. k through foremen". ram must be kept alive". of Union participation in accident " brought out in that order, but I m into what appeals to me as being r on the FIRST POINT brought meeting, Mr. Chant said, and I rating person should sit down and d in Safety." What Mr. Chant a good plan is the first requisite lanning. We have the Marshal I an, Blue Cross Plans Pension forestry divisions we have Mang plans, and Operating plans, r who does not plan his opera -- tions well in advance. If a Safety program is to succeed, it must also be wel I planned, so that every move made ties into a general program. I am convinced, for instance, that propaganda in the form of posters, moving pictures and articles in periodicals is of little value unless it is a part of a planned Safety program. In other words, unless it is fol lowed up with personal contacts by the foreman and actual demonstrations in the field, this kind of propaganda alone wi II not save men from accidents, any more than it will save forests from forest fires. Where should we start with our plan? I would suggest t'iat it should be based on our own peculiar problems. In order to plan intelligently to avoid accidents, we must first know where accidents occur, if possible why they occur, when they occur and to what group of workers. A good deal of this information can be obtained from our own personnel department files. It was interesting to learn, for instance, that on our own operations, we are experiencing twice as many lost time accidents per l 00,000 man days among men who have worked for us from 6 months to one year than among those men who have worked one year or longer, and 6 ti mes as many among the men who have worked less than 6 months. We have eliminated staff from these figures in order that the low hazard occupations, a large percentage of which fall in the 1-year and over group, would not unduly distort the figures. Doesn't this indicate that our plan should call for emphasis on educating new and short term employees? Above all, I think it points out that all companies should plan to carry on all-season operations insofar as topographic and climatic conditions will allow, and thus be in a position to offer continuous employment to i.ts workers. Long term employees tend to be more responsible and prone to adopt safe methods. An assurance of steady work encourages bush workers to marry and settle d~wn. When they do this they may, by means of pers1sten~ Safety education be made Safety minded. Do you think that Safety re~ords of our pulp and pape~ mills would be as good as they are if the average period of employment were between 50 and 60 days? One could talk for hours on good planning but time does not allow it, and I must therefor pass on. THE SECOND POINT brought out at Caramat was that "we must give our spervisors training in Safety, ~s well as the know how of passing on Safety to their men". This point is basic and I therefor feel that it requires no enlarging. Different cor:npanies ':lay adopt different methods of educating their supervisors, but probably the staff meeting is the rY!Ost effective med-ium. It is my opinion that in Safety, as in other phases of woods operating, belief in the program an? a cooperative spirit on the part of the field staff 1s even more important than a complete knowledge of the _subject. Therefor, we must sell Safety to the supervisors as wel I as educate them in Safety methods. You and I must believe in what we are doing ! THE THIRD AND FOURTH POINTS at Caramat were that "there is a lack of Safety education at the workers' level" and that we should "work through the foreman". ' <Continued on Page 16) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED 11 One often hears someone say, *#!!?@!?*-they can't be prevented, they' re bound to happen. BUT this is not so. Careful supervision, training of new employees and accident prevention consciousness wi 11 pay off. For instance, the M - 0 camp at the Little Turtle Drive in charge of Mr. Fred McKay has gone 643 days without a lost-time accident. The last accident was on March 3, 1951. Another outstanding example is Camp S-108 of the Minnesota-Ontario company under Mr. Josef Poronto which has gone 425 days withour a lost-time accident. The last accident occurred on November 2, 1951. Compare your record to this ! 11 LONGLAC AND MARATHON WOODS WORKERS PURCHASE CANADA SAVINGS BONDS ·258 empJoyees of the Woodlands Division, Long .. Lac Pulp & Paper Company Limited purchased on an average of $508.90 each of Canada Savings Bonds and led the Supe·rior Division payroll of the Canada Savings Loan. Close behind and in fifth position were 180 employees of Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Woodlands Division, w h o purchased a n average of $366. 11 each of the Bonds. Mr. Ralph Bird, Divisional Organizer of the Superior Division, Canada Savings Loan was high in his praise of this evidence that woods workers are taking their place in the Canadian way of life. WORKERS LAUDED FOR SUPPORT OF PORT ARTHUR COMMUNITY CHEST Mr. George H. Burke, Chairman of the ~ thur Community Chest, paid tribute to the woodsworkers gave to the recent Port Arthur ity Chest Campaign and thanked one and all tributors and volunteer workers for their gen~r Final results of the timber camp Port Arthur area is as follows: St. Lawrence Corporation Limited .... . Ontario Paper Company Limited ........ Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited .. Northern Forest Products Limited ........... . Newaygo Timber Company Limited . .. ... . Hammermill Paper Company ......................... . Nipigon Lake Timber Company limited ....... . Oscar Styffe Liimted ... ... . .. ............ . Miscellaneous ..... ........... .................................. ......... .......... .. .. TOTAL ........ .......... ...... ............. ... ............... WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD C The Workmen's Compensation Bo a r nounced that employees of the logging in one or morP. employees, either full time o are required to file payrolls with the Wor pensation B o a rd not later than January Previously, emplyoers with less than six e not have to report. Boarcl Rate Effective January l st, cases where board is supplied the value ed in the payroll statement is $1.50 per This new rate is increased from a $ allowance that has been charged for a nu ALLIS-CHALMERS The Most Versatil Tract Ever H.D.S. 2 Cycle Diesel Drawbar H.P. 40.26 Belt H.P. 50.25 Weight - 11,250 lbs. · SALES PARTS SERVICE 1000 HOUR TRUCK FRONT IDLER LUBRI 5 FORWARD SPEEDS 1.46 to 5.47 M.P.H. (a FULL LINE OF MA EQUIPMENT. Vulcan Machinery &Equipment 171 SUTHERLAND AVE., WINNIPEG, MAN. _ PHONE 594316 145 N. CUMBERLAND ST., PORT �LOG BOOK F from Page 3) Savanne, Dog River, Black Sturgeon, Auden, Kowkash, Stevens, Hillsport, Neys, Savant Lake, Umfreville, Clark'1ora, Reba, Linko, Martin, Heron Bay, Hemlo, Regan, Mead, Hansen, Ripc.o, Calstock, Palmquist are all common mes to the Post Office., wholesale distributors and other r ~ developrnent of these permanent depots, the improvecamp living conditions, the development of road systems ny limits, are ali factors which are making the life of worker a better one. every phase of woods ope•r ations transportation comes planning and the development of a road system throL1gh lands of Ontario is a very great problem which should up to and plans made to develop a s y ~ t e m which n up the forests of Ontario. I am not referring to ds for the purpose of extracting forest products. Thes~ ponsibility and we are building these roads as we progver, the forests of Ontario should be opened up so forest management could be practitSed if some of the reas were accessible. Roads would be of inestimable hting forest fires. Forest fires are still the greatest e woods and loss from fires not only destruction mber but loss of young growth and of soil fertility -which, while it may never be stopped altogether, (we I lightning) 1it can certainly be cut down . This Assocperation with the Department of Lands & Forests off ken the lead in preaching fire prevention to the eme industry and in urging all operators to get camps men trained to fight forest fires. 2, out of 412 fires 9 were as a result of woods cps would indicate that the prevention work carried rs is not in vain . In addition, the fires that did Id to a very small acreage and this speaks highly of and training of the Department of Lands and Foroperators in getting the fires out while they were he fact is becoming apparent that excluding lightot a man-made cause, woods operations and woodsonsible for only a very small percentage of fires t they live in forested areas day in and day out, The majority of fires are set by visitors to the s, fishermen, tourists, berry-pickers, etc ., etc. In of years we have had in effect so-called Woodshich our employees are required to observe on These woodsworkers' rules are doing their part t fires and it is time we all took a definite stand isitors to the forests of Ontario also observe the We will be discussing the full and complete st Fire Protection Committee in a few minutes nd every operator to observe one recomm€ndour staffs in the year 1953 be instructed to ration of all visitors to the wooded areas and the Woodswarkers' Forest Fire Safety Rules. ther hazard that must be coped with and in and their employees co-operated by sending the Insect Laboratory in Sault Ste . Marie. two wage increases in 1951, that is, the volse of 7%, effective April l st, 1951 and the e September 1st, 1951, along with the infreight rates and costs of equipment, lodg1952 operations. Production costs took anmuch so in fact that at the annual wage r 1952 the Union recognized the fact that the line at this time and the negotiations remaining the same for the period Septemst 31st, 1953. The Union however did nt concession~: ion shop clause, and holidays with pay Labour Day and been dealing with unions since 1946 and ress has been made to tne benefit of all e l~adership now attained by our woods ontr1bution to our Canadian way of live st products farther and farther back rw?Y, the railways are being used more rn,ng should be issued to the railways. P_r~duct in competition with other secthe United States. Freight costs a~. ~ew years and they are getting so 1t 1ve and many companies are turnto move pulpwood. This whole quest- t PAGE 15 ion of moving. the raw product should be examined very closely by the railways so that they do not price themselves out of the market and as a result perhaps pride forest products out of the market. Surely the principles used to establish railway transportation costs for such raw products as wheat, coal, iron ore, etc., should also be applied to logs and pulwood. All comoanies are continuously experimenting,. searching for better ways to move the tree from the stump to the main road and these experiments are being watched with interest. This year we hope again to organize field trips so that members will have the opportunity of viewing one another's operations. Such co-operation in this industry ls indicative of the fact that the days of the ''timber barons" are over. We all have a lot to learn and we can all learn from each other. The use of one-man power chain saws is increasing and power saw companies are now establishing repair depots in the main centers in Northwestern Ontario. These saws are all employeeowned and result in higher production and therefore higher wages for the individual concerned. The recent announcement that the Dominion Income Tax Department recognizes the fact that these saws cost money to operate and is making an allowance when computing income tax deductions for owners of these pow e r saws should encourage more cutters to purchase saws. Besides the production from Crown Lands, many thousands of cords of farmers', settlers' wood and a great deal of lumber a re purchased annually from farmers a n d settlers throughout Northwestern Ontario. The production of forest products by these people today is a vital part of their living . Combined with produce from their farms the production of forest products in many cases means a year round occupation for farmers and settlers. In addition of course, many farmers and their horses and, in some cases, tractors and trucks work in the camps during the winter or in their "off season" . The attention of these farmers and settlers was again drawn to the fact that they may apply to the Department of Lands and Forests Thunder Bay Nursery for trees for reforestation, windbreaks and other projects . These trees were formerly supplied FREE but since October 1 952 the Government has placed a nominal charge and all species except ScotC'h Pine now cost $10.00 per thousand Every encouragement should be given to farmers to start plantations on their non-productive or marginal land. Company forest(Continued on Page 22) Many of Canada's largest timber operators are reducing costs and increasing safety with Rogers Majestic M obile Radiophone. A small investment in radio telephone equipment returns big dividends in increased production. Built to withstand the most rugged treatment it has been test-proven in the toughest terrain for reliability, efficiency, economy and simplicity. RMT-2-52 write or phone ROGERS MAIESTIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED TORONTO HALIFAX• MONTREAL WINNIPEG• VANCOUVl!R �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 M - 0 FORESTRY PROGR.AM OUTLINED (Continued from Page 9) "These sustained units, made up of both companyowned and r.ompany-controlled lands, supply at the present time, about 50,000 cords a year or about 20 per cent of the company's needs in Minnesota." In Canada the firm's Limit wood, Mr. Amidon said, is cut by small contractors and company camps. Five-year operating plans have been completed or are nearly complete for about two-thirds of the concession areas. To date, the Canadian division has 22 sustained yield cutting units; these vary in size from 20,000 acres to 60,000 acres. The average size is about 36,000 acres. The annual cut for the first period varies from 2,500 cords to 20,000 cords and the average is 7,800 cords. A total of about 170,000 cords of wood annually or about 50 per cent of the firm's Canadian production comes from these sustained yield units. About 40 per cent of M and O's total needs in both Minnesota and Canada comes from the 52 sustained yield units. "When the company completes its present cutting plans, it is estimated that it will obtain about 50 per , cent of its total needs from areas established on a sustained yield basis," Mr. Amidon said. The main advantave of this type of planning is ' lower cost ¥ ood, Mr. Amidon said. . "It may take some time," he said, "before the potential value of sustained yield cutting is fully re.:31ized, but on the premise that ·wood will be more valuable in the future, and all trends support this view, the eventual advantage to those mills starting now to grow maximum volume of high quality wood close to their mills carinot be doubted." Mr. Amidon said that the major reason why there has been such a spurt in industrial forestry within the last few years is because of the recogniton that high cost pulpwood manufacturing facilities cannot be moved when the supply of raw material gives out, and therefore, a sustained supply of wood is essential to sound financing. There are five major factors that tend to lower the cost of wocxt under sustained yield planning; according to Mr. Amidon they are: l. The cost per cord of major development items such a~ camps, roads and river improvements wi II be less if these facilities will be of permanent use and, in the long run, service a larger volume of wood. 2. Better planning is possible in an area established as a continua.us cutting unit. The complete road system r.an be laid out so that each piece of road will serve the maximum volume of wood. 3. After major development work is complete, annual expenditures for extensions, maintenance and improvement of these facilities will be much lower and more uniform. 4. A more stable and dependable labor force can be developed on this type of operation . 5 . . Higher q1Jality wood and much greater yields per acre will be obtained in the long run. Eventually each Ol"'e of these units will have a balanced distribution of age classes and trees can be harvested when they ream their peak in growth, but before they start to deteriorate. 1 A WOODS MANAGER LOOKS AT SAFETY (Continued from Page 13) During our field Safety meeting at Longlac in the l 951 , Nick Bond, the cutter who demonstrated safe cu ods, told us that he felt the best means of selling Safe to bush workers was through the foreman. The forema up to by the men as an experienced leader, with a wea ticat knowledge. His advice,_ part(cularly to new men ill goes a lot further than moving pictures, posters and vice fr:)m the company's Safety Engineer. I feel that portant part of every company's Safety program should talk on Safety to every new employee first . if possible of hiring and again by the camp clerk when he arrives' The foreman and strip boss should not pass up an when checking the work of the men on operations, to •safe methods . Only through persistent reoetitious a worker level can we expect to get results. A pat on the man who works safely will go further than puni breach of Safety rules. In general, the foreman has a tremendous a many Safety specialistc; and supervisors, in that he s er's language and has a thorough understanding of under which he works. Safety means nothing by itself. It isn't so but the safe way is the only right way. Therefor bette,r position to take responsibility for Safety th and his assistants. Our operating departments must produce and mills wood of certain specifications. The quality a must come up to company standards. We have fo company, and I imagine that our experience is only way to attain the proper standards is for the foremen to check wood quality and length every ti cutters. This is the only way we know of producing - a result which never could be produced by alone. There is reason to believe that the same Safety training. THE FIFTH IMPORT ANT POINT brought was that the Safety program must be kept alive. the planning which was covered in point number responsibility of the company Safety Engineer. H studies rhe Safety needs, suggests policies, for -viises supervisors and last, but not least, keeps alive. All I can say is that from the evidence a can afford to do anything but maintain our Saf doesn't mean that we have to do spectacular t than not, the most effective Safety programs tacular. ANOTHER POINT emphasized at Caram Union partic;ipation in accident prevention w The agreement effective September 1st, Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union and our this clause: "It is agreed that the company co-operate collectively in improving safety and To this end the company and the local Union maintain a joint committee for the purpose frequency ." In the case of our own company, the f preparation for setting up this committee is ber 6th . I feel confident tha joint action on ployees as representetl by our Safety Engi staffs can be an important factor in reducin fectiveness of this joint action will depend o ation of both pdrties. I have high hopes of Not long ago, I read the report of a ta stein at the IAPA meeting in Toronto in Se would like to quote. "Let us not throw away that wh ich_ we thing d person does has a cause. Nothing nothing just happens. Everything that ha and is the end product of that cause. And - so with Human BehaviorThere is a cause for what you do an you do things. Whatever you think or feel . Ycur attitudes of being for or agai Your desire to co-operate . re Feelings of loyalty, antagonism, admiration, anger, hate, fear , re love, faith, mistrust. d Everything you think, f~ 71 andnd 0 result of the prior cond1t1ons a iConti~ued on Page 1 �LOG BOOK rY n the su fe cutting Safety p ·oreman is a wealth -nen in the and ever, I that a should be ;sible, at rives at p an o 1s, to :)US atta CAN ONE MAN 10,000 LBS.? NE-MACHINE OPERATION UNLOADS TRUCKS IN A SINGLE PUSH PMCO Cary-lift is the only machine with a multiple fork and arm action for sorting, reaching, lifting, and placing of loads. Unloads trucks in a single push-eliminates costly truck waiting time. FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTION Four-wheel drive provides positive traction under all yard surface conditions . . . in all types of weather. Maximum height • .. 14' under fork. Fork can be extended 48" at any height. UNEQUALLED CAPACITY AND MOBILITY Pulpwood Loader of the woods easily handles a cord and a half of ' in 8' or 16' lengths. The Cary-Lift with its high lent flotation power steering and short wheel base inbility and mobility when loading from skidways. The e reach, up to 4 ft. thrust forward at any height, 9 or placing wood. Cary-Lift transports loads at better than 20 M.P.H. It's the only machine basically designed to carry big loads over almost any terrain. Lifting capacities: extended6000 lbs., retracted-10,000 lbs. IMBERLAND MACHINES LTD. ALGOMA STREET PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �t'AGE LOG BOOK 18 REAPPRAISAL OF THE LUMBER BARONS (Continued from Page 4) gushers which get the publicity. All I have said about "quality consciousness," which was pounded into the heads of every American from the early l 600's to the establishment of the lumber industry in Wisconsin about 1830 is but the buildup of my idea as to why there should be a re-appraisal of the actions of the early timber operators. People who criticize these early operators do so in the light of today's economic situation. They do not go back to survey what the conditions were when these fellows were doing business. The one point I want to stress more forcibly than any other is the fact that the ultimate user of these timber products, through long indoctrination which came down from generation to generation, knew good lumber when he saw it. He usually had but little money and insisted on getting full value for every dollar he spent. No one could afford to produce ~ marginal grade of lumber. With such discerning customers who would not buy it if at all defective, and with all the cost of getting it to market with little or no salvage if rejected, it was simply commercial suicide to cut anything except the best the forest produced. No lumberman ever missed the opportunity to use and sell anything from the forest which would yield a profit. We hear people rant about what these' men left in the forest, the wasteful practices they employed and a general criticism of everything they did, including gouging the lumberjacks in the company stores and cutting rounr:1 forties. The necessity for quality of product explain~ why they were compelled to leave much of the tree in the woods. We also hear frequent reference to "virgin for-ests." From this one would think that the forests the early settlPrs found here were the first trees which ever grew up from that soil. Such reasoning is falacious, as there were trees growing on the same lands for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years before the settlers ·moved into the territory. Many of these trees in the so-called virgin forests had reached maturity and many hacl long since lost their value in making prime lumber. This accounted for much that was left in the woods. The evi Is of the old company store or wanigan business have been aired by critics for years, but if the truth were known, the lumberjacks bought their clothing, tobacco and other necessities at a much lower cost than they could have bought them in some store in town. There may have been exceptions as there are in every iridustry, but lumbermen knew then, as they do now, that they must have a following of satisfied men in the woods; 0therwise they could not maintain a crew and carry on business. Time was when men would drive logs or rafts down to St. Louis and walk back 500 or 600 miles to work for the same company and then repeat the same down-river performance the next spring and summer. Many had records of 25 or more years with the same company, which indicates to me that there were some good employers who were evidentlv well liked by their men. , Of course, in the lumbering as in all other businesses, there were those who, being primarily lazy, missed their opportunities to duplicate the performance of those who were willing to work. Anyone engaged in business during the 18th and 19th centuries had to work or they fell by the wayside. It was a hard life compared to present-day standards and was a good example of "the survival of the fittest." While men were created "free and equal," they were not endo the same abHity to think for themselves and t gumption to work for the attainment of their was the indolPnt ones who always gossiped abo who went ahead and made a place for thern business or profession. As in all industries, th a few operators who did not measure up to t dards of tbe vast majority of employers. This ion has always existed and probably always wil there be a complete change in all human natu The cutting of timber on government Ian the lands of othe·r owners did not exist exce instances. A few instances, however, were for the critics to use in their criticism of the dustry. The price of land was relatively low urally those who were most alert purchased t the lands available. Again, this gave the la opportunity to gripe about their competitors. Assuming there were things done which be done today, what did these lumbermen development of a new country? They risk cumulated savings to establish an industry it possible for the building up of towns, citi opening up of vast farming areas to the we they provided all the building materials for of construction. With the great agricultural developm plains states, the demand for lumber inc mendously and shortly after the turn of th 1904 to be ~xact, the production of lumber States reached its peak. Concurrent with was a movement inaugurated by some for to get people really interested in good for and the renewal of our timber resources. a few sporadic efforts had been made to i with the idea of reforestation. The Amer Association was organized in 1876 by a fe it was not until around 1900 that a few really went to work on a forestry program Taxatior, was the factor which det men from embarking on reforestation pr were relatively few species of wood in g all of it took a long time to reach mat arly for sawmi 11 purposes. As people in the various taxing u trees disappearing, they boosted the ta lands so that with the time element invo uneconomic to grow timber as a crop. known that the value of timebr would present level, the situation would hav different. Had they known of the dev later came about in the utilization of timber in the pulp and plywood indust also have affected their thinking. With the enactment of the forest recognized the unbearable taxation sit forcing the return of tax delinquent la ies and with the results obtained fro pulp and paper industry and the de_v veneer, plywood, and other wood u~ 1 whole picture changed . Taxing unit sighted policy as to taxation of cut_-0 real culprits in delaying the adopt 1? programs and the renewal of our ti I cannot see any sense in cont the lumbermen of previous yearf fo did not do under an entirely dif ere factors. We al I know that with .~ ur ledge of wood utilization there WI.1 (Continued on the. Follow• �,e ones ng sin 1ecie ge with bu1 nbering .apham' 1hted in ~rritory crests compa . openi :or the Y - FEBRUARY, 1953 LOG BOOK BARONS (Continued from the Previous Page plaint about the wastage of wood There may some situations where further utilization of foructs may be effected, but the subject is one of portance that we ';'ay well trust those in indusu rs u e to the l1m1t the complete utilization their research departments. Transportation has such an element in costs that industry must major part of its wood requirements at home. ay be interesting to you to know that during five years the chemical pulp industry has made trides in new processes for the utilization of unused species of wood that in any previous eriod. This has helped to b r i d g e the gap e of us anticipated in our home grown wood all that is going on in forestry at the present my firm belief that the Lake States reg10n renew its forest resources. While these trees of the same size or of the same species ere 80 to l 00 years ago, yet, with the chanvelopments in building materials and the inof a variety of species of wood as the basis PAGE 19 of supply for ce·llulose and lignin products, the amount of cubic feet of usable wood grown annually on these lands will exceed that of the forests which were here when the Lake States were settled. It behooves us to back every effort being made to grow more trees, as trees are the foundation of any conservation program either for recreation or industry. You have- seen and heard of what can be accomplished by a few concerns working together to spread the gospel of planting trees for tomorrow. These concerns will not realize any direct benefits from their efforts for years to come, but they realize that trees grown anywhere, by anyone, at any time, add to the over-ali national supply which eventually will provide for industrial use and all the multitude of recreational activities so necessary to the well-being of all people. I have not attempted to defend individual companies in my re-appraisal of those engaged in the lumber industry, but have simply tried to give you something to think about as to what these people had to cope with when these so-called "depredations" occurred. What was actually wasted was but the price we had to pay for the development of the greatest nation on earth in (Continued on the Following Page) ediate Shipment from Our Warehouse for Camp and Mill PLIES MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. (Apparatus Division) CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED HENRY DISSTON & SONS LTD. DOMINION OXYGEN COMPANY LTD. ~U~LOP TIRE & RUBBER GOODS COMPANY LTD. LAFRANCE FIRE ENGINE & FOAMITE LTD. LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. LINK BELT LTD. MATHEWS CONVEYOR COMPANY LTD. PACKARD ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. PLYMOUTH CORDAGE COMPANY LTD. G. F. STERNE & SONS LTD. SOLEX LAMP COMPANY LTD. UNITED STEEL CORPORATION LTD. WESTEEL PRODUCTS LTD. WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WI RE ROPES LTD. land Machinery Supply Co. Lid. Fort William, Ontario Phone: 3-7407 �LOG BOOK Page 20 RE-APPRAISAL OF THE LUMBER BARONS (Continued from the Previous Page) such a comparatibely short time. I susper:t that the term "lumber barons" originated about the turn of the century when all muck rakers and magazine publishers in the country were capitalizing on their favorite sport of lambasting everyone of any consequence in industry. Realizing the political advantage of stirring up the non-drinking public through attacks on the people who had vision and courage and who, through their efforts, developed the highest standard of living known to mankind, it was only a short time ago that the then president of the United States classified all industrialists as "economic royalists," whatever that catch phrase means. At any rate, it is one not supposed to be helpful in any letter of recommendation. We, in the Lake States, may well discard the continuous carping about the pioneer lumbermen and realize that present day practice is not comparabJe with any past performance. Let us get on with the business of really maintaining our renewable natural resources which are the very basis of our existence. On soil, water and trees depends the future of this country. -Timber Producers Bulletin. WORKING TOGETHER GETS THE An old-as-the-hills cartoon that needs ever so often because the and up-to-d·ate as ever. This Is Work . . . 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With Borden's TRUMILK, you can have really delicious, full-bodied milk all the time. TRUMILK is whole r.nilk in handy powder form. Just add it to water ( 4 to 1), mix, and there's the rich, nourishing milk you need for cooking and drinking. Economical! Weighs only ½ th as much as fluid milkcosts less to ship. Keeps indefinitely without refrigeration. When reliquefied, costs as low as 55 ¢ a gallon. TRUMILK ·s vacuum-packed (with perfect reseal to protect contents) SO lb. containers. "Get this handy 3 in 1 mixer at cost!" Mixes-stores-dispenses Supplied in two sizes-2 ½ and 5 gals. They have cut bronze gears for long wear-heavily tin-plated steel container -sanitary outlet. Measuring scoop and mixing charts supplied free. Order TRUMILK mixer from your nearest distributor. ---------------~----------------- BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED. RY MILK DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario ORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec McKENZIE, STEPHEN LIMITED 345 Higgins Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba A. H. BRADBURY 13 North Wharf Saint John, N.B. T. A. MacNAB & CO. LIMITED City Club Bldg., P.O. Box 785 St. John's, Nfld. �LOG BOOK PAGE 22 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 15) ers should be encouraged to advise farmers on their problems and I am quite sure that all foresters will be glad to co-operate in this great work . I would at this time like to pay tribute to our woodsworkers as individual citizens. Each year they are more and more tak ing their place in the social as well as the economic life of Northwestern Ontario. Their support to the Community Chest and ot'1er charity drives, purchase of Canadian G~vern_ment Bonds, etc ., are all indicative of the type of men working in the woods tod3y . Ministers of the Gospel , Shantymen's Christian Association representatives visit the camps 2nd are well received, . In some of the depot areas community clubs have been organized and sports and other recreations are taking their place in the development of the life in the woods. While referring to our employees, I would just like to ment ion in pa~sing the great emphasis being µlaced on safety in tl,c woods. Our slogan is "QUALITY PRODUCTION WITH SAFET(". Our products have to be cut to specifictions and we want quality products but we want quality products with no accidents._ The number of accidents in 1he wocds must be cut down and with the co-operation of the employees, the union, management and the safety association I feel that the accident rate can be cut down . This Association and member companies support the LakeTechnical Institute and we are happy to co-operate with the Forestry Instructors in arranging visits to operations by students, supplying guest lecturers and, in addition, we have, for each of the past four years, given a two hundred dollar oursary to a selertcd student. Our Association also co-operates with the F-ort William Sanatorium and arranges tours for the mobile X-ray vehicle . Th is service is on the go pretty well the year round and is good insurance . During the past year 3,355 employees were x-rayed. Manv men are told of chest conditions whicb they did not know they had and were advised to see their own doctors . Discovering other chest conditions in these surveys 1s possible because large 35mm. x-ray olates are used. During the past year a Northwestern Ontario Committee on Research was organized under the auspices of the Ontario Researc.h Council. Mr . Jack Godden, Woodlands Manager of the Great Lakes Paper Company Limited was appointed the Ontario Research Counci I representative on this Committee and member companies appointed three representatives: Mr. K. W. Hearnden, Mr . H. 0 . Kantola and Mr. G. R. Sonley as representatives of the industry on this Committee. Research is very necessary. We must know more about the trees, soil conditions, growing cycles, etc ., etc ., and I know that the co-operation of member companies and their personnel is assured to the research agencies . do to accelerate research should be done . I should like to take the liberty of extending a word ot helpful caution to the Department of Lands and Forests. During the past few years many changes have taken place in forest legislation. No fair minded person would deny that many of these change:; were necessary and perhaps overdue . However, forest management, whether on Crown or private lands, is a business ancJ, just like all other businesses, must follow the principles of economics . This is particularly true on Crown Forests since not only must practically all Departmental revenue be cerived tram the marketing of forest products, but even more importantly the enormous expenditures necessary for development of roads and facilitiC's have to be financed from the sale of forest products. There must be a margin between productive cost c1nd market price and this margin must be big enough to provide for development expense as well as to maintain the tremendous forest and rn which .;1re the real backbone to th ➔ economy of the enti -especially in this region . if regulations or legislati plied in a manner that injures the basic principle of agement - the essentiality of adequate returns -- in the our whole economy w:11 be impaired and thus the e lation will be harmed , not just the people earning the within the industry. There has been up until now a boom in the for inc:lustrv - but costs have crept up dangerously high wi;;e we will realize that while demand for forest pr be· stable the boom aspects are over . In many ca costs are already too high . In the case of Jacpine would suggest that every encouragement be given the use of this species . Many parts of Northwestern Ontario volumes of mature and over mature Jackpine. Mu~ ber is already unsuit.:ible for producing ties, ooles is still good for pulpwood . Everything should be as much of this spec ies as p8ssible . The costs of species are already toe high in relation to the mar end product~ . Any increase in c~sts will be detr encouragement of the utili,:ation ot this species. In closing, I would like to again this year s towards our industry. l stated in my Annual Repo a NEW ERA in woods operations had been born now growing up in that new era . We have progr year -- management plans and operating plans ar a long term basis; gradually more species are b employees are receiving good wages negotiated a wocds union ; our depots are becomin 8 more per have more and more facilit ies for better living, dams and other improvements are being extend industry is the backbone of this part- of Ontari to bo= a part of it and to be President of this I would like to re-iterate -- we have by perfection but substantial progress has been m as a group we can be proud of our operations on today. l n ordEr to improve such opera ti istration thereof is :he reason v-te are gathe this Annual Meeting of th_e Thunder Bay Ti ociation. - -- -o----- HOW LONG DOES A CIGARETTE STUB BURN? The me'1ace of a lighted cigarett away on a woodland trail has been s ured by the U.S . Bureau of Stand smoker, sav=> the Bureau, consumeslength of l ¼ inches. The discarded from 8 to 12 minutes and six out of length. When tossed on a pad of di' c:garette stubs ignited the grass. In outdoor c0nditions, 20 discarded smo in places where the ground was cov WHEM YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THI PASS IT ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. DE AMD YOU Will ASSIST BY PASSING ORDER YOUR SPRING REQUIREMENTS NOW • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to serve Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LI 105 Nortll Cumberland Street, Port lrtllur • Dial �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK PROGRESS REPORT ON FOOT INJURY SURVEY, 1952 ••• By (Continued from Page 12) "SCALER" iend nf mine, who is retired and so watches the scene from a chair tilted back on its hind legs h it~ back comfortably to the w~II, holds the hat the lumber industry just never . will be appand better get used to being a whipping boy. 1 pessimist, but here's the way he me: u take the lumber business in B.C. Withcut ovince would go flat on its face. But it seems ly everyone has an idea he wants to take a t. You'd think it was something illicit or to raged. t makes money, it's robbing the people. If it ake money it is inefficiently run. pays high wages, it is injuring the other bas·es of the province. If it doesn't pay high s gypping its workmen. * * * burns slash in the woods, it is starting forIf it doesn't burn the slash, it is imperi II ing of the woods with the dangerous material ng around. loses its operations to fishermen and huntging the whole country. If it lets them it is encouraging forest fires. oesn't bui Id its own roads, it can't log. if e roads to private users, it is a so-and-so. close its truck roads to private traffic fie accidents. lls lumber at low prices, it can't pay high arges for lumber accordingly, it is raisf housing. * * * with people in government, it is exertsure on pub Iic servants. If it doern't in government, it is arrogant and unublic responsibilities. es a clean sweep of the ripe, mature it is t:ausing ruin and destruction. if e same thing, he is an upright sysrer-1 ounty of Nature. the public about itself, it is wasting to curry public favor. If it tells the it is reactionary, old-fashioned and en for not working safely, it is rutha high accident rate, it is a monster flesh in its greed for gain. th_ its employees, it is trying to win e1r unions. If it doesn't talk with Careless of what they think and doesm anything. aw, what's the use? No one has em and they've been through so 9 out of the game that they don't t when they' re taking it." fford _to sit and watch the passing n retirement from a lumber corned for 40 years. Maybe, after some_thing that long, you have e cynicism. :i -Forest & Mill. than to the left, while other types of injury involved the right foot 4.4% more frequently. It shdlild be emphasized that this survey has not by any means provided complete data with regard to foot injuries in woods operations. It is felt, however, that it does support certain tentative conclusions which may serve as guides to the manufacturers of footwear in trying to produce better foot protection for woods workers. The need for such improvement seems to be proportioned approxim.1tely as follows: INJURIES TO Inner side Outer side Top Sole . RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT 17.3 % 30.6~() 21.7 5.0 13.3 % 7.0 23.7 3.7 52.3 % 47.7 % l 00.0~~ 8.3 TOTAL 15.3 45.4 8.7 From careful study of injuries to that part of the feet normally protected by safety-toed footwear presently available, it is estimated that at least 75 of the 300 injudies (255f) would have been avoided, or certainly much reduced in severity, had that type of foot protection been worn by the men concerned. In view of this fact, it appears that more general use of safetytoed rubbers, or leather shoes, in the woods can very definitely help in reducing the number of foot injuries, even in the present imperfect state of development of such footwear. While endeavoring to secure a higher degree of foot protection for woods workers, we should not fai I to take fuller advantage of what is al ready to be had in that respect. A 25 % betterment is worth going after, pending more effective means of obtaining relief from some of the other injuries to the feet of woods workers. In conclusion, our thankful appreciation is hereby express€d to all who co-operated in this project by submitting reports of foot injuries for analysis. It is hoped that the result as reported herein will be thought valuable enough to repay the effort involved. The survey wi II be continued unti I a full calendar year has been covered and a further and final report will then be prepared. • --0--- NEWSPRINT IN GOOD SUPPLY "Based on estimates available a year ago, the 1951 world shortage of newsprint appeared to be down to less than 3 percent of demand, and a similar situation was forecast for 1952. Latest figures indicate that supply was actually short l percent in 1951 and the 1952 shortage now appears negligible:" From a report by the Newsprint Association of Canada entitled "Newsprint Data: 1952." CANADIAN BUCKSAW CHAMPIONSHIPS The Canadian Bucksaw Championships will again be held in Montreal at the Annual Meeting of the Can• adian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section, Annual Meeting March 25 and 26, 1953. Rules and Regulations are the same as in past years and Woodlands Section officials are hoping that even more companies than in previous years will have entries in the 1953 finals. �PAGE 24 LOG BOOK Shantyman's Message Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am thankful for the opportunities we had in visiting the men in the camps these past summer months and the welcome received. Also I would like to give out some thoughts to the readers of your LOG BOOK. Who is God? Genesis l: l In the beginning God Some generations ago when that great body of eminent Christian leaders came together to give a defination of God, they made it a special prayer for guidance. One man in his prayer addressed God thus "Oh God, Thou art a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in Thy being wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth." The assembly agreed that this spontaneous outburst of prayer was the best definition that could be found, which was adopted . Also, Dr. A. Strong in his systematic theology says, "God is the infinite and perfect Spirit in whom all things have their source, support and end." Although the Bible gives no formal definition ot c;;od, neither does it offer any proof of His existencee. We lawfully conclude from this fact that no proof is needed, only the fool denies it. Psalm 14: l - 3, "The fool in his heart hath said there is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good . The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become fi Ithy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." The word fool in the Hebrew is nabal, according to its root meaning, suggests destitution. Only the one who is out of touch with the life of God denies the existence of the Divine Being. The word fool implies moral difficulty rather than intellectual. In every case it reveals spiritual bankruptcy. Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle, who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to '1is neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach ag .. ainst his neighbor, and as Nicodemus sought the Lord Jesus by night, also must we all do likewise, seek the Savior of men for eternal Salvation, which is only found in the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus answered and said Verily, Verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 5:24. Verily, Verily, I say unto you, he that heareth My word, .and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, .and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. And in the words of Psalm 139:23 and 24 - Search me, 0 God and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. May the Lord's richest blessing be upon you all, as you seek to serve Him. Sincerely in His Service, James H. Allen, Shantyman's Missionary Note: Mr. Allen will be visiting camps in Northwestern Ontario this winter. A NEW BOOK - "Logging Mechanization in the U by ALEXANDER KOROLEFF M.F. (St. Petersburgi, M.S.F. (Wash.), M.F. (Ya Directer of Woodlands Research, PPRIC Since 1946 the USSR has been spending of millions of dollars for the purpose of 1 efficiency and total production of Russian w ations. ThP result has been a rapid convers logging practices from a rather haphazard manual occupation to a mechanized, organ;' try. Moreover in the last few years the ann cut in Russia has been growing very rapid! exceeds 20 bi II ion cubic feet. All of those concerned with woods pr find in this book far-reaching implications f timber and pulp trade. The author, who early years in the Russian Imperial Forest has worked since 1919 chiefly in Canada the United States, has assembled from upces a wealtr of information contained in articles which he translated f r o m Russ, journals. The impact of the intensive Russian I anization or basic forestry concepts, a dependence 1..Jpon research, should be o interest to thnse concerned with forestr where. In the early stages the Russians b f ram American and Canadian sources niques in logging mechanization, and these new developments of their own. vi des an cpportunity to reduce their V + 158 pages of text and 46 illu $5.00 per Copy Obtainable from McGILL UNIVERSITY BOOK S 3480 UNIVERSITY STREET, MONTRE GOOD NEWS FROM INDIA Good news for the paper A report from New Delhi says its literacy rate from 13.5% to 18c of its independence) and expendit have doubled. Last year India's 360,000,000 i ported still using less than 2 pound son p~r year (in U.S.A. the figure EQUIPMENT FO 15 Sets of h~avy 4" runner lo truck attachment. 2 Sets of tank sleighs with 1 Model 100 P & H Crane bucket and Shovel attach Write or ca J. C. CAMPBELL CO., D 413 W. Michigan St. �PAGE 25 LOG BOOK OS MANAGER LOOKS AT SAFETY (Continued from Page l 6) hen you resent your boss something caused it. hen a man resents you, something caused it. hen a man is unco-ooerative something caused it. hen a man looks up to you as a trustworthy leaderething caused it. en a man just does th;ngs unsafely, something caused t. en he is accident prone- or-- and remember this well when a man is safety prone, something caused that too. have become so concerned about accident prone that have forgotten that men are Safety Prone, too. this it would seem that in our search for understand- He says, "Stop trying to control people. Learn to try to control their actions." He says, "It's not people" It's their behavior that bothers you -- AND if you control the causes you will control behavior which is really what you want." One cannot help but be impressed by these truths, so well summarized by Dr. Rosenstein. If we could only absorb and act upon a few of 'them, the success of our Safety program would be assured. In r::onclusion, I wish to thank you for your invitation to speak to the Northwestern Ontario Branch on such an important subject, and to onnounce to all concerned that Longlac has every intention of winning the Annual Accident Prevention contest in 1953. -----0----- ntrol of people and their actions, most of us have overtruly important aspects of control and understandin;;i. en calling people dirty names- lazy, dumb, unco-opident-proneHAVE BEEN CONCENTRATING ON PEOPLE INSTEAD ACTIONS. 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All of above may be inspected at Hammermill Dock, Port Arthur. For further information phone or write to Hammermill Paper Company, Port Arthur, Ontario. ~ ........ .. .._.. ..... , _,,,, , .. .. ... ,,.,_,,, ,,,,,,~,,,,, , There's A New INTERNATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PU&POSE Lumbering Operations Construction Work Wherever the Work Is Heaviest The All New· INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truc-k Service Organization TORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS FIRESTONE TIRES 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron Phone 3-6457 �LOG BOOK PAGE 26 "Caterpillar 500 Horsepower Model D - 397 Diesel Engine powering a 120 Ton Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Marthon, Ontario; replacing a 600 Horsepower Engine. "CATERPILLAR" EQUIPMENT Before you buy equipment, take a minute to check the records of the machinery you already own. 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POWELL EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR WINN � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1953JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1953 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1953. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/56a1df5f4dc255ea1d3057211ee11b1e.pdf f64eb2783d1825f321304a2355b02520 PDF Text Text January February 1954 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO No. 5 -URN TO fORE$fRY UBR R - - s-~~- ~-- Woods Division Marathon Corp. of ~<!.oac:La L- ci___ ________~ rthur~ Ontario J.u:,o G~ Ro Sonloy~ l i. urutho-.a Peper Hilla of Can11 Public Utilities Building., PORT l\.HTHlJ1{,. On to.1.,i o" �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXCELLENT PARTS AND SERVICE 915 MEMORIAL AVENUE PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION , OFFICERS . STYFFE ....................................................................................... President R·E·hu;~··· . . . . ..~~--- AUDEN •••••••• [:"~ •tj a.t1Na. .e, ~a~ ,.Or ~~ ,· MA~ - 0 BRA J. H. GODDEN HER t9rigu~t~'!PtreicScio rl\ssociation • te f Canada Lt 1 Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario erators' Association was held Friday, January Port Arthur, Ontario. representatives of woods operators in Northntario from as far east as Hearst and from as 5 Kenora and Fort Frances, met in Port Arthur January 15th, at the Annual Meeting of the 'ern Ontario Timber Operators' Association. . H. "Bert'·· Styffe gave the President's Rewas widely reported in the daily press. Anya copy of this address of the · President may iting to the Editor of the Log Book. I R. H. Bli~s, Chairman of the Forest Protecttee, gave a detailed report on the 1953 experiences and members passed several o operators themselves, to the Department d Forests and to the Canadian Forestry iving the group recommendations to better vention and suppression. . Lemay, Chairman of the Advisory Board, hnical Institute, spoke on behalf of Mr. Chairman of the Forestry Committee of Technical Institute, outlining the activmmittee. e R. Sonley reported on the activities cf rn Ontario Committee on Co-ordinated Canadian Bucltsaw Championships The Canadian Bucksaw Championships will again be held this year March 24th and 25th, 1954, in the Sheraton Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal, during the Annual Meeting of the Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A. Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association will be held March 24th, 25th and 26th, 1954, at the Sheraton Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal. Pulpwood Salu~ge Association Re-elects Officers The Annual Meeting of the Pulpwood Salvage Association which looks after the salvaging of pulpwood and logs in Lake Superior, Lake Nipigon and tributaries, re-elected the following officers: President: Malcolm Cochran; Vice-President: H. S. Mosher; Secretary-Manager - T. S. Jones . Once again woods workers which work for comp•anies with Head Offices in Port Arthur, Nipigon and Heron Bay supported the appeal of the Port Arthur Community Chest in no uncertain manner. The following are the results of the canvass. De- · tailed results were reported in the daily press. This contribution of over $5,000.0 from woods workers help put the Port Arthur Community Chest drive, with a target of $42,000,00, well over the top. Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited St. Lawrence Corporat'l"on Limited . . Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited Ontario Paper Company Limited . . Newaygo Timber Company Limited . Nipigon Lake Timber Compan ylimited Northern Forest Products Limited Hammermill Paper Company Oscar Styffe Limited Miscellaneous . . . . . $1,168.50 1,131.,50 1,108.05 667.00 418.85 338.00 221.50 61.00 21.00 4-0.00 rts on operating techniques were reSonley, Marathon Paper Mi Ils of a Limited - "Land Form Classifs and Site Types." tola, Newaygo Timber Company ''Tree Length Logging and Birch." Millan, Dryden Paper Company - "Strip Road HauHng." icers were unanimously re-elected and the executive to appoint a representstern area of Northwestern Ontario. dinner Mr. Malcolm Cochran 1 Life presented a Certificate of Me rit to illan of the Kenora Logging Divista Pulp & Paper· Company Limited. presented to Car:np L-3 l l in recogieved 362 'accident-free days II • , President of the. Dryden Paper ave a very inspiring address in very bright picture for the future r 1nd ustry in Canada on a long QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ l. What proportion of Canada's · total population lives in its cities arid towns? 2. Name the largest all Canadian lake . 3. What was the name of the first ship to cross the Atlantic entirely by steam, and where was it built? 4. Of Canada's 5,500,000 labour force, how many are members o flabour unions? Name Canada's fifth largest city. Of the nearly seven billion dollars to be collected in taxes this year, will the municipal governments, the provincial governments, or the federal government take most? --Answers on Page 6 5. 6. Couer Picture Mr. R. A. "Bob" McMii'lan, (in front of window), in charge of operations at Camp L-311, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Kenora Logging Division, and Mr. J. W. "Jimmy" Hogg, Camp Clerk. showing the Bull's Eye Camp Safety Sign Board. This sign board was kept up-to-date and as the number of days mounted, SAFETY was the main topic in the camp. �LOG BOOK PAGE 4 forest Management --- Land Tenure By Geo. R. Sonley Man is a creature of habit. We continue doing what we are accustomed to do without thinking why we are doing it. We frequently get quite annoyed when someon~ suggests that what we are doing no longer makes sense and that it should be done another way. Our logging industry is probably one of the worst offenders. The pattern of our operations was set many years ago when conditions and equipment were much different than they are to-day. Yet when someone suggests changing the old logging pattern and habits there are those who become quite annoyed. The same thing applies to systems of holding land. When the couPtry was opened for settlement, the best land was secured as farms by individuals by homesteading. The poor land was of no value so stayed in the name of the government. Later as lumber was required, sawmi II owners secured rights to cut the timber from these areas. There was so much forest that it was regarded as a menace and so of no value _ As the demand for lumber increased and as the mature forest decreased, the mills were moved farther away to the supply of logs. When pulp mills came into the picture, they established a different pattern. There was a great investment in a stationary mill, and the only hope of making the investment pay was to have a perpetual supply of pulpwood available to the mill. This not only meant using the timber which was on the area but growing new timber on areas which had been cut over. That is about where we now stand. The government owns the land and the timber. They sell rights to cut timber to companies for periods of not over 21 years. It takes three to four times that period to grow a forest. This brings us to a deadlock. The company can no more justify expenditures of re-establishing a forest with no guarantee of the future than you would plant a garden knowing your lease ran out as soon as you had it planted. What is the cure? Handle the forests on a logical business basis so as to give the operator an opportunity to reap the harvest after the planting. In other words, a change in the system of holding land - either long term leases or outright sale of enough land to supply a portion of their requirements. This, of course, will be a shock to many and a wonderful opportunity for expressions of opinion and political debates. However, once the first shock of a suggested change had worn off, let us examine the suggestion. With Government ownership the companies comply with the regulations. With company ownership there would be as big a range in forest management practices as there is in farming practice. The progressive companies would carry out what they believe to be sound forestry practices, foregoing some present profits to assure themselves of a future crop. If the system of management should prove successful (because someone had the conviction to try it), all companies would follow and forest management would be advanced. If the company owned the land they would be responsible for the future wood supplies, and it would be their responsibi Iity tp take the necessary action. Now no-one accepts the responsibility and very little is done. The company could afford to take reasonable risks - the Government ca·n't afford to make a mistake; therefore can't take a risk. , • If some forest land was held privately and some by the Government, there would be competition in management. Neither could afford to get too fa r of step. With the Government owning all, there 1 competition - only one standard with no incentive do better. If the present system of administering forest were applied to agriculture, the Government would all the- land and rent it to farmers on two to three leases (¼ time required to raise a crop). The fa would have to build their own houses, barns fences, etc., and when they left the area turn th~m to the Government with no recompense. The G ment would also tell the farmer how he would 0 the farm and market the produce; e.g. a certain of wheat would have to be sold and manufactur flour, and if it were fed to live stock, his lease be cancelled immedfately. If you think this 1 fetched, write the Department of Lands and For Toronto for a copy of "The Crown Timber A and the Regulations made thereunder." In summarizing it may be said that in t there has been very little if any attempt made the forest under any form of management as it i in other countries. Now with timber concess coming scarcer and harder to come by the onl increasing the volume of timber is grow more To do this the logging company must have so antee of security of tenure and this, in my must be solved before any sound system of fo agement can be made effective. One of a series of articles by Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. 0 - M Safety Head Retires Mr. W. R. Croucher, Chief of the Min Ontario Paper Company Safety Division, retir In a farewell address at a banquet in hi Kenora Mr. Croucher said: "Youth is heedless of hazards and ove - taking of chances is the source of many He listed four major causes of accidents: 1. of the man himself where dullness and fati monotonous performance of the job lower of care; 2. Lack of Alertness, where preve could save an accident; 3. Disobedience of 4. Deliberate taking of chances, always an and unwise policy. Tribute to Mr. Croucher for the help that he had given over the years to Minnesota efforts were paid at the meett -·---0-- .:.,...., ~.....0---(~.....,,....,.....,,....,,....,,....,,..-c,. . ., ~ I i I I I I I i I ' II I Call 3-8323 CONSOLI DAT PRESS 137 SOUTH MAY STREET WE ARE ANXIOUS TO H WITH YOUR PRINTING Pl - •:•,_..,......,,....,~,,_..,....,c;~~•>.-.C•..-,o.-.c . �LOG BOOK g fores nt wou > three The barns, .irn th The tvould certa Jfactu s lea ~ thi PAGE 5 Euclid Tractor and Semi-Trailer The Tractor is powered with a 27 5 H.P. "Cummins" Diesel Motor. Trailer is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. Trailer can be modified for . . different length pulpwood and logs for various operations - load capacity 50 tons. ind F ber Designed especially by Euclid for G. H. Godsall 1Equipment Ltd. in an effort to obtain a unit suitable for the Pulp and Paper industry in Canada on long hauling on all-weather road direct from bush operations to mill site. Call, write or wire ■ Godsall Equipment Ltd. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO I II I �LOG BOOK PAGE 6 Safety Boots and Hard Hats A report from the Quebec Pulp & Paper Safety Association, Inc.: At the Annual Meeting of the Association a number of questions were submitted asking - how the sale of the above· items was progressing - how they could be introduced - whether they could be made compulsory for woods workers - etc. It is believed that if the use of these articles is to be successful the workman must be sold on the fact that he is wearing them for his own protection and he will benefit through their use. Compulsory use may come after the majority of the men have been convinced that it is to their advantage to wear them but not before. If the safety clothing mentioned above is necessary for the workman it is also useful for all men who work in the woods and an example should be set by those in authority from the Manager right down the Iine. Example is a very forceful form of propaganda and, if the Company personnel adopt the attitude of "Don't Do As I Do, Do As I Say,'' one cannot expect much cooperation on the part of the men. A number of companies sell nothing but boots with safety toe caps in their van, granted men bring up ordinary boots with them or even send away for them, however a number of toe cap boots are being sold. Our inspectors have spoken to men wearing them and have been told of accidents which have been avoided through their use. They undoubtedly have told other men in the camp how the boots saved them from an accident and it is quite possible that this will influence them when they have to buy another pair of boots. There is every reason to believe that the use 01: this equipment can be sold to men through propaganda and example on the part of those in authority. Every time an accident occurs in the District, which could have been prevented by the use of either a hard hat or a safety shoe, it should be publicized throughout the District and especially brought home to the man who had the accident. Northwestern District Lumbermen's Safetg Association First-Aid Training Programme The Northwestern District of the Lumb Safety Association are at the moment in the mi Hrst-aid training programme with a Class just fi ·in the Port Arthur-Fort Wil!iam district, a Class to start in the Hearst area, and arrangements a being made to hold a Class in the Dryden and areas. This training is sopnsored by the Lum Safety Association at no cost to the employe open to all member companies and their empl Class 1. This Association working in co-opera the St. John Ambulance Association is pre arrange Classes in any camp, group of camps where fifteen or more candidates are prepar this training. It has been found through statistical st trained first-aid workman is less prone to acci others who are untrained, so in the interest prevention it is felt that every employer shou a number of his personnel are trained in the ing of first-aid to the injured, and it might that the successful candidates from these receive · a certificate from the St. John A sociation, also from the Lumbermen's Safe For further particulars contact your I ative of the Lumbermen s Safety Associatio 8 Ruttan Block, Port Arthur, Ontario. 1 Safety Film 11 The Gamblers 11 produced by Cat Company in coric;ultation with the Council of the United States is rec good film to teach safety around mecha It is available from your Caterpillar d western Ontario, Powell Equipment C ANSWERS TO QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Six out of ten Canadian now live ~n urb~ Great Bear Lake. The Royal William, built in Quebec City Slightly more than one-fifth 1,220, Hamilton. 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Limited, Cache Bay. ran, Thunder Bay Fore_ s t Pr_o ducts Lt~l, Port Arthur. representing B. Merwin, Pineland Timber Co. Ltd., ury, Ontario. gson, M.P., Hodgson Lumber Co . Ltd., Haliburton, Ont. her, Newaygo Timber Co. Ltd., Port Arthur, Ontario. rhead, Gillies Brothers Ltd ., Braeside, Ontario. ney, Randoph McChesney Lumber Co., Timmins, Ont. tte, J. J . McFadden Lumber Ltd ., Sultan, Ontario. Barnhart, Lumbermen's Safety A'ssn, Ottawa, Ontario. e Lumbermen's Safety A'ssn, North Bay, Ont<1rio. L~mbermen's Safety A'ssn, Toronto. A regular quarterly meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, was held in Fort Frances on December 4th, 1953.. Routine business was conducted with Mr. G. K. Eoll in the Chair. There was considerable discussion about the use of safe clothing which was finalized in a resolution to be made to each company woods manager. Mr. C. W. Roark, Woods Manager, Kenora Logging Division, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, gave a very interesting address in which he told the story of how Camp L311 - · Dryberry Lake - completed 362 days without a lost time accident. Northern Paper Mills Camp 1 Safety Record rs of the Northwestern Committee which rectors and presented on organizational plan ork in Class l were: Chairman John Styffe, T. S. Jones, H .W. Mutch, G. R. Potts, J. F. nd R. I. Young. umbermen's Safety Association Directors suggestion of the Northwestern group and I be circulated to all members of Class l future. During 1953, Camp 2 of the Northern Paper Mills Limited, Hansen, Ontario, with an approximate average of 40 employees engaged in cutting peeled and rough pulpwood, established a record of 133 days (total man days 5,331) free from accidents. Foreman, Helge Nelson and Clerk, Webster Tilson are to be congratulated for this record. 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Canadian an d Newfoundland Patents a I so ith the Removal of Bark from Trees were sold r 15th, 19 53, to the Montrea I Trust Company lso entitled to benefit from any improvements ake in future to these Barking Patents which now purchased. development of these patents and the whole as been a long and at times disheartening but necessity being the mother of inventneeds of our industry great, we have someed to keep going and to bring the subject ful conclusion. loping the first phase of our study, for , being the easy removal of bark at all hemical application to living trees, I should ibute to the work of the Armstrong Corny Evening Post) of Johnsonburg, Pa., and nt, E. C. Ehrhart without whose aggresson and success, I should have been poor Ehrhart in my opinion rates the number is successful contribution in the United er two star goes to the Howard Smith of Montreal, and to its agressive Woods er L. Paquet and Vice-President Rabine foresight to see that if something was hosts of oulpwood farmers and better for our mills the process was at least pr~sently available, requiring little capbeing easy of application, and providf great things to come. r, I give to my two partners, Malcolm aid A. Clark, both of whom stuck to mes must have had difficulty decidnormal or just another dreamer. grateful for the help and corroborout by the Forest Products people of lntosh and Hale, and for the prork State College of Forestry at Syrathe great interest of the Marathon made our early experiments pos- he near future al I farmers' wood j{tion will be a gain to both far1 e. It is well to remember at of our raw material must come ~m~r's bush lot. This is al~o h will_ of course develop faster a adn 1n Canada, a point which n ponder. It could very well be, we have left the process and our interest too long in abeyance, or that a quickening of interest is more necessary, since new prcduction is now evident in New Zealand, Mexico and Chile and since good raw material may be more quickly grown in these countries, it could very well be the success of a pulp and paper industry may be bound up in the time lag of from seedtime to harvest. If this is correct, then we here in Canada, may be a little too far North. Sodium Arsenite is still the best all round chemical to purchase, but there will be others for specialized work. Your members desiring to practice the art this summer should begin not later than May l 5th and can continue treating until October (see Howard Smith). All species may be treated successfully. Chemical should be purchased from the Delora Smelting and Ripening Company, Delora, Ontario. The Company understands the process and are the only people in Canada who produce a standard product for the work. 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Sole distributors for Canada. • �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 -'-~-..... • "'-"'P "l\14 / ~ SAW t'\\l.\..~. _.. PUl.P OR PA?E.~ ~ WOOO ~\\...\...$. P~OC.€.'&'S\NG ~ 'PE~M~t'EN, P'I...JAH,$ Wooos C.Ot-\MU\'\l"T\E":> (U~'PE~ L\r\i:P) DEVELOPMENT Of NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO THE NEW "ERA" IN WOODS OPERATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT PLANS IN FORCE WITH THE OBJECT OF OPERATING A SUSTAINED YIELD BASIS AND THE TREND TO YEAR-ROUND OPERATIONS, HAS RESULTED IN COMMUNITIES BEi IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO IN THE FORM QF WOODS DEPOTS AND FAMILY CAMPS AS SHOWN ON THIS MAP. BACK OF THESE COMMUNITIES ARE THE 150 - 200 OPERATING CAMPS WHERE THE FOREST PRODUCTS ARE CUT ARE OF A PANEL MOVABLE TYPE AND SOME CAMPS HAVE FAMILY HOUSES. THE WOODS INDUSTRY EMPLOYS 6,000 - 9,000 PERSONS DEPENDING ON THE SEASON AND HAS A PAYROLL OF DOLLARS. 11 PULP AND PAPER MILLS, APPROXIMATELY 372 SAWMILLS (Permanent and Portable) AND 2 TREATING PLA:'J.5 ONTARIO ARE SUPPLIED WITH RAW FOREST PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, TIES ARE SUPPLIED TO THE RAIL OR TELEPHONE COMPANIES, AND SOME MINING TIMBER TO LOCAL MINES. THIS GREAT INDUSTRY CAN BE EXPANDED BY THE DEVELQPMENT OF MORE MARKETS WHICH WOULD ~~SU ION OF SPECIES OF WOOD WHICH ARE IN PLENTIFUL SUPPLY BUT NOT CUT TO THE ALLOWABLE AMOU,, MARKETS. �PAGE 11 �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW PRINCIPLE IN WOOD BURNING STOVES JOTU L Brand Stoves are made in Norway, scientifically designed, providing uniformity of heat with minimum attention. THE IDEAL STOVES FOR Stove #118 Heating Capacity 4237 Cubic Ft. CAMP OR COTTAGE Fuel saving of at least 35%. Improved heating economy of about 62%. Superior heat control. Heating Capacity 5650 Cubic Ft. Records prove that with one charge of wood, the "Jotul" Stoves give sufficient heat for a period of 7 to 9 hours, subject to intensity of heat· requi red, leaving enough red ashes to start a fresh fire the next morning. The "Jotul" heats your camp -not the chimney. 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These were de by fire in 1936 and were replaced with the Co first diese! driven generator set. With the i use of electrical shop equipment, etc., capacity diesel generating set had to be increased and in years Mead Headquarters was served with el produced by 2 Caterpillar diesel generating sets ing a total of 43 kws of single phase 60 cycle 1 volt electric power. In 1951 a permanent headquarters was co approximately 35 miles Southwest of Port Arth Thunder Bay District on company owned Ian operation was considered as a permanent p and, accordingly, the Company constructed 5.2 hydro line to serve this operation with hyd The contractor for the construction of this Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Po The cost of construction and the operating electricity under hydro service were so favo this operation, checking was commenced to other operations could be served with hydr a favourable cost to the Company. On February 14, 1952, Mr. A. B. Ha sumers Service Engineer of the North Eas at North Bay, was contacted as to the securing hydro power for Mead Ontario h Final specifications covering construction line were received from Mr. Hayman on 1953, and it was decided to proceed with tion of the Ii ne and a contract for the co let to Peterson Electric Company, Limited o Work on the line commenced on 1953, and final construction was complet 13, 1953. As well as the construction of of high voltage line, it was necessary to lines around Mead Headquarters in orde various buildings. It was also necessary service on the residences at Mead Hea inside meter services to standard rural meter services. The 3¾ miles of power line was er, creosoted pine poles, using insulators, clamps, socket eyes, ball devices, b<:>I accordance with H. E. P. C. of Ontari The line is a 14.4 kv single phase minimum ground clearance of 19 ft. ductor and minimum ground clearan phase conductor. The construction ·of the H. E. P. C line between Hearst and Coppell wa vanced for power load on October power was turned on this line aroun 28th. The Newaygo Timber Con:,pan cut in at 1.30 p.m. and the ma_in 5 house at Mead, Ontario, was cut in Mead Headquarters buildings on to Participating in the event of tu • was power on at Mead, 0 ntano, H. E. P. C. Rural Operating Area t h (Continued on th e· Ne>< �LOG BOOK ERS RO NOW SERVES MEAD HEADQUARTERS the , for Ont two ~re ~e C the paci and th g, Ontario; Mr. A. G. Pyette, H. E. P. C. Area Eleclnspector of Kapuskasing, Ontario; Mr. Arne H. E. P. C Construction Foreman on HearstII power line; Mr. P. Bouchard, H. E. P. C. Rural Line Foreman of Kapuskasing, Ontario; Mr. Eric n of Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Port r, Ontario; Mr. A. R. Wiley, Divisional Superint of Mead, Ontario; Mr. P. J. Philbin of George Hardware Limited, Hearst, Ontario; Mr. A. rd of Mercier & Shirley Limited, Hearst, Ontario . M. R. Coghlan, Purchasing Agent of Newaygo Company, Limited of Port Arthur, Ontario. 1 PAGE 13 co-operation shown by the various hydro officials in both operating areas where the Company have constructed lines and are proud of their advancement in bringing hydro electric power to their operations. complete inspection of the construction and on of the hydro lines and services at Mead ters was completed by Mr. A. E. Draves, . Rural Operating Area Manager of Kapusr. A. G. Pyette, H. E. P. C. Rural Operating trical Inspector of Kapuskasing and Mr. Eric of Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Port he contractors on the Newaygo Timber Compted power line, and everything was found to order and up to the H. E. P. C. specifications Particular praise was directed to the ConNewaygo Timber Company, Limited for the nd efficient job done in running secondary Mead headquarters memorate the event a turkey dinner, with mings, was served at Mead ·headquarters Mr. M. R. 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WRITE, WIRE or PHONE NOW! for full particulars. ~ " ' MARSHALL-WELLS PORT ARTHUR Dial 56511 High School Woodlot By L. Ringham As a result of an article, published in 1949 about a Maritime High School that operates its own woodlot, the Dryden High School has the distinction of being the only High School in the Western Forest Region to conduct a similar undertaking. Mr. N. Howe, who was Chairman of the Dryden High School Board in 1949, read the above-mentioned article and approached the Department of Lands and Forests in Kenora with the idea of obtaining a woodlot and starting an elementary forestry course in the Dryden High School. Mr. Howe's idea received enthusiastic approval from the local representatives of the Department. Since many of the students attending the School come from the rural area surrounding Dryden and upon the completion of their studies many return to operate nearby farms, the local staff considered that possibly a practical woodlot management course might prove of benefit in the future, and help avoid some of the tragic results evident in Old Ontario due to mismanagement of farm woodlots. During the winter of 1949-50 and the following spring, a survey of lots still held by the Crown within a reasonable distance of Dryden, was carried out. Because only a limited amount of time could be allotted for the course, it was necessary to find a suitabe lot that could be quickly reached for the purposes of field trips and practical demonstration. It soon became evident any Crown lots in the vicinity of the Town were unsuitable, being all rock or muskeg. Mr. N. MacMillan, Woods Manager of the Dryden Paper Company, heard of the project and the difficulty being encountered ir finding a suitable lot. He suggested a patented lot owned by the Company, 7 mies south-west of Dryden, and examination proved it to be very desirable. Through the generosity of the Dryden Paper Company this lot was turned over to the High Scholo for instructional purposes. The Forest Management staff of the Company cruised the lot and prepared a type map together with volume and age class data, which was also given to the course. In the fall of 1950 an elementary forestry course was drawn up. It was felt that the main subject should be woodlot management and also include such subjects as tree identification, planting and forest protection. The course was offered as an option to the male students in grades 9 to 12 and the first year 52 boys out of a total school enrolment of 90, availed themselves of the opportunity. Since the first year the course has under- gone many changes in an attempt to improve make it more interesting. The booklet "Practica lot Management" by A. Koroleff, M.F., M.S.F., a_s a textbook for the course, which is rounded films and film strips on Woodlot Management a related forestry subjects. . Practical work on the woodlot to date h consisted of planting trees. Three thousa Pine, three thousand Red Pine and two hu fifty Scotch Pine have been planted on so open areas on the lot. The students enjoyed very much and some who have graduated tained their interest in the work. The per: survival is a Iittle better than 90 % despite so done by deer, during the first winter. Also, some work has been done in m and cutting for thinning operation in a thirty stand of Jack Pine. Up until this year the instruction int and during field trips has been given by Government foresters in the area during spring months. In June of this year at a meeting of th Board, it was decided to extend the class one period a week during the school ter plish this the Board made arrangement teacher on the staff of -the School to servation course during the summer. At present classroom instruction teacher and members of the Lake of the of the C. I. F. look after the field tri instruction on the woodlot. Numerically, the accomplishments by the reader, will appear few. The_n the course are small the time which from other studies li~ited, and the pr pleted a mere pin prick in the. vast gramme necessary, but the organizers that future results in the bettermen agement in the Dryden area will re any efforts expended to date. It is tr taking part in the course will not woodlots in the future. However, obtain a better appreciation of what the economy of a mill town. Beca North-Western Ontario is so depe (Continued on· Page �FEBRUARY 1954 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK 500 Problem Drinhers at the LQhehead tl A.P.M. FORESTS PROPRIETARY LIMITED Aikman Street SOUTH MELBOURNE, S.C. 4 6th November, 1953 IL s. Jones, Manager, ·er Bay Timber Operators' Association, 3 Woolworth Block, rthur, Ontario, Canada. r. Jones: our film arrived the other day and I have just had at it. It is an excellent job and I would like to ent the photographers and also those who out its sequence. It is going to be a great deal us as apart from being a good training film, e gr~at advantage of being extremely interesting ould like to express my appreciation for the ou have taken and to take this opportunity of ou and your fellow foresters a Merry Christmas py and prosperous New Year. Yours sincerely, JOHN D. BROOKES, General Manager. ----0---- rint produced successfully using 40% poplar nouncement from Cleveland. Previously 20% maximum successful in manufacture. To t hardwood areas to compete with present oduct by U.S. firm. Recently a spokesman for Alcoholics Anonymous stated that there were an estimated 500 problem drinkers at the Lakehead cities of Fort William and Port Arthur. Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA as they are known, was organized as something of a mutual help society in which the members help one another with thejr problems while they recognize, also, the need of a higher and Divine power. AA was organized in New York in 1934 and has grown until it almost covers the continent. It is estimated that 150,000 persons have been reclaimed for a h~lpful and happy place in society. It is further claimed that 80 percent of its members become permanent abstainers as compared with something like two percent to be credited to other agencies. AA have branches in Fort William, Port Arthur, Geraldton, Kenora and Fort Frances and members of these branches are willing to help anyone at any time. HIGH SCHOOL WOODLOT (Continued from Page 14) because only good forestry practice wi II ensure the continued success of that economy, it is hoped that the experiment tried out at Dryden High School will encourage a great many other schools in the north tc undertake similar programmes. If this could take place, the numerical results of the future might be equal to the theoretical results hoped for at present. One of a series of articles by Members of the Lake of the Woods Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. ~fV' Dominioa Oxygen &Acetylene Lincola Electric Welding Supplies Dunlop Bells and Hose WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WIRE ROPE AND CABLE lhland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. Fort William, Ontario Phone . 3-7407 �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO N.B.: If there is any forestry subject you would like to read about; if there is any book, bulletin, or article you want to check, write the librarian at the above address. The library will pay the postage one way on all loans . Loans are for two weeks, renewable by post card . The following books have been added recently to the collection. Publisher, place and date of publication follow each title. Baker, F. S., Principles of Silviculture, N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1950. Boyce, J . S., Forest Pathology, 2nd ed . N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1948 Buttrick, P. L., Forest Economics and Finance, N.Y., Wiley, 1950. Doane, R. W . and others, Forest Insects; a textbook for the use ot students in forest schools, colleges, and forest workers, N.Y ., McGraw-Hill, 1936. Duerr, W ., editor, Research in Economic of Forestry, Washington, .. Pack Foundation, 1 953 . Empire Forestry Association, British Commonwealth Forest Terminology, Part 1, London, E.F.A., 1953 . Food and Agriculture Organization Forestry Division, Elements of Forest Fire Control, Washington, F.A.O., 1953. Francois, Tony, Forest Policy, Law and Administration, Washington. F.A.O., l 950, (General study of various countries' policy.) ~-I~ Northeastern Wood Utilization Council, Pulpwood from s Woodlands, New Haven, Conn., M.W.U.C., 1953. 111 Provencher, Paul, I Live In The Woods; a book of personal lections and woodland lore, Fredericton Brum,wick Press, l 953. ' Society of American Foresters, Forest Terminology, Wash; S.A.F., 1950. U. S. Forest Service, Check List of Native and Naturalized of the United States (including Alaska), Washingt U.S. Govt., 1953. U. S. Forest Service, Woody-plant Seed U.S. Govt., 1948. Wackerman, A. E., Harvesting Timber Crops, N.Y., McGra 1949. Westveld, R. H., Applied Silviculture in the United States N.Y., Wiley, 1949. ' Wing, L. W ., Practice of Wildlife Conservation, N.Y., Wil The library has placed subscriptions for, or lowing periodicals: American Forests; Canadian Field Naturalist; Cana mologist; Canadian Journal of Botany; Canadian Zoology; Ecology; Empire Forest Review; Forest and Forestry; Forestry Chronicle; Journal of Forestry; T Nature; Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada; Qua of Forestry; Scientific American; Soil Science; ada; The Timberman; Unasylva. Graham, SA., Forest Entomology, 3rd ed., N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 195 l If any periodicals, Journal of make them Grant, J .AC., Relationship between stocking and the size of the quadrat, Toronto, U. of T., 195 l. The library has received gifts of periodicals or publications from: Holbrook, S.A., Burning an Empire; The Story of American Forest Fires, N.Y., Macmillan, 1952. S. T. B. Loose, Chief Photogrammetrist, Abiti Paper Co. Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie. Hosie, R.C., Forest Regeneration in Ontario based on a review of surveys conducted in the Province during the period 1918-1951, Toronto. Research Council of Ont.,1953. G. R. Sonley, Chief Forester, Marathon Paper Limited, Port Arthur. Howard, A. L., Manual of Timbers of the World, 3d. ed., N.Y., Macmillan, 195 l. Hunt & Garratt, Wood Presarvation, 2d. ed., N.Y., McGraw-Hill 1953 . Kittredge, J., Forest lnfuences, N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1948. Koroleff, A., Stability as a Factor in Forest Management, Montreal, P.P.R.I., 1951. Lindquist, Bertil, Genetics in Swedish Forestry Practice, Boston, Chronica Botanica, 1 948. McConkey, O.M .. Conservation in Canada, Toronto, Dent, l 952. Matthews, D. M., Cost Control in the Logging Industry, N.Y. McGraw-Hill, l 942 . readers of this note possess any back num wh fch they do not wish to keep, (espe Forestry or the Foerstry Chronicle) the I welcome. T. S. Jones, Northwestern Ontario Timber Association, Port Arthur. ~ ANTI FREEZE IS POISON Remember that Antifreeze used du months by truck, bush and snowmobile dr windshields from freezing or icing ove purposes is poison. Care should be taken that any a ution of a similar nature carried in a in ~ metal container, so as to be easil THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CO. LI IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR APPOINTMENT AS DISTRICT · DISTRIBUTO "Goodyear" Industrial Product Stocks of Mechanical Belting, both Flat and "V" Belts, as well as Industrial are now carried at their Fort William Warehouses. YOUR INQUIRIES WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. �PAGE 17 LOG BOOK :EBRUARY A Complete Line of WINCHES ·ed States, designed for the logging trade hether your job is loading, transferring, decking or skidding logs, you will find a Timberland inch well suited to your requirements. 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ECHANIZED LOGGING SPECIALISTS PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK United Canuass Big Success In Marathon Woods Some Points About The fine Paper Industry By G. K. Eoll A single campaign to cover all charitable drives in one was conducted November 7 to 16 on Marathon 1 s woods operations. It was an outstanding success. The idea of a united canvass came from discussions among woods employees who considered multiple drives unnecessary and was approved by management in Port Arthur. A total of $2,744.15 was collecte during the ten-day canvass. The output of fine paper in Canada in th years up to 1951 increased by 61 per cent. Al of this increase -was to meet the needs of consumers. The fine paper production of Canada, a hundred thousand tons, has a value of some $ lion plus the $7 million of coated paper produc basic grades of fine paper. The 500 different types of fine paper Canadian mills range from inexpensive grad partly from groundwood pulp, through a wide of higher cost papers made chiefly or whol chemical pulps and up to the finest papers tirely from rags and selling for as much as $1 ton. The uses of fine papers cover a simila range. Some examples are: catalogues, blotte ing-cups, milk containers, wall-paper, magazin ticket tape, letterheads, business forms, sh fine stationery, blue prints, ledger sheets, st ficates, wedding invitations, and currency. Among the fine papers there are lig grades which caliper two one-thousandths of less and there are heavy grades of twenty thickness. The tolerance in the producti fine papers is as little as one-half of oneof an inch. Response by camps was as fol lows: Camp 25, Hillsport Camp 53, Caramat Caramat Depot Camp 12, Stevens Stevens Depot Camp 51, Caramat Camp 5, Stevens Camp 24, Stevens $647.00 525.00 323.00 318.65 292. 00 256.50 212.00 170.00 Special honours to Camp 25 and 53 for their most generous response. The credit for the success of the new scheme goes to the camp clerks organized under J. A. Clairmont, Field Accounting Supervisor, at Stevens, Ontario, and to the Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union, Local 2693, which urged the camp stewards and its membership to support the campaign. The funds are being distributed to the benefitting agencies as fol lows: Port Arthur Community Chest $ 952.50 Red Cross Society 846.65 Christmas Seal Campaign 503.00 Cancer Fund 202.00 Easter Seal Campaign 240.00 TOTAL $2,744.15 Marathon's success in this experiment is another indication that the woods workers are playing their part in community activities. Publications Receiued from the Department of Resources and Development Seed Maturity in White Spruce, by D.. Crossley -- Silvicultural Research Note No. 104. Growth and Development of Coniferous Plantations at Grand'Mere, P. Q., by G. C. Cunningham Silvicultural Research Note No. 103. from the Lake States Froest Experiment Station, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, University Farm, St. Paul 1, Minnesota. Technical Note No. 403•--Veneer Log Production Declines in Lake States. No. 405-- Effect of Pruning on the Growth of Red Pine. No. 406- Log Grading Starts in the Woods. " No. 407- --Comparison of Man Ho.urs Required for Thinning and Clear Cutting Pole-Size Aspen. No. 408-Red Pine Suppressed for Forty Year5 Responds to Release. Russel-Hipwell Engines Ltd. Has Film The Russel-Hipwell Engines Limited Race Car," a 16 mm sound-colour film loan on application to the Russel-Hi Limited, Owen Sound, Ontario. This is the story of an experiment car which ran in the 1952 Indianapolis Though it never finished, the Cummins name for itself by qualifying for the 138.01 m.p.h., the fastest qualifying ti for the "500". The film is more than a record of race . . . it is the story of the backgro why it was bui It and what was acc?mpl engines have powered cars at Indiana never with any great success. ------0--- 50th Anniuersary ·In 1954 the Caterpillar Tractor wi 11 commemorate the 50th anniver ~Jirst practical track-type tractor. •• This anniversary dates back testing of the first practical crawler 1904 in Stockton, Calif., by t~e Company, one of the Caterpillar_ 5 . was the Holt Company which orig• "Caterpillar" at about the same ti crawler. This Holt unit was the forefa 340,000 track-type tractors 0 a~I working in many fields, ex~ uS•V the United States alone. f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIP I • = • ~ ~ ~ ~ c . _ _ . . ~ ~ u e a - • ~1J,_.,1~.....,.,.._. ~~>~<>4119-0....-0..-.0~>.....«•••,u~..-.C..-.C,..-.o �RUARY 195 ANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG BOOK Woods Worhers Support Blind Campaign NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION ~: ~:t~::~ COCHRAN MACLAGG A campaign to furnish the Northwestern Ontario Canadian National Institute for the Blind Home in OFFICERS :R~.-~ . . ~.£~....~•.-~-...~~•.-l ~....J~.....~•.R~.:..~·...Nc~ ...~ ....~.~-,-"~s"' F eft!Wt , t -----.Pfr°:~ 111111111111 r._._.. :·.·. ·.•. •.•.·.::·. :·.·.~ ·.:·. ·.~....~ .-::~:·:·.~... Em Foa cretary-Managir• • PublisW lVE RY t·IBIU\RY T. S. JONES •ods ,Divisinn Northwest n . Qntario Timber Operators Assoc1afio'fl Ma,,. • .·_BfhbNyEr orp. of Canada ~ •~ - .ro ~ sident's rthwestern Ontario 'Timber Operators' ociation, January 21, 1955, at Port Arthur The new "Era 11 which started after the second world is still continuing . Today, we will be considering common operation administrative problems. We will review results the 1953-54 operating season: we will look at the ent 1954-55 season which is now nearing completand we will also take a look into the future at what think will happen in the 1955-56 season . In preing to you today overall information on the forest ucts industry in Northwestern Ontario, I propose reak 11 forest products 11 into four classes, namely wood; logs for lumber; ties; and other forest pros. Insofar as pulpwood is concerned, the 1953-54 opng season saw an increase over the previous year this year we will cut on our limits and purchase ap•· ·mately the same quantity of wood as was produced year. Our limit production will be up a little and urchase production down a little. So we can say our production of pulpwood is at a reasonably good but that does not tell the whole story. The· pulpproduction as reported by the Canadian Pulp & Association for Canada east of the Rockies shows crease of approximately 7% for the coming year. western Ontario will cut, as I have said approxly the sarr,2. The reason for this is that, while mestic mi Ils as a whole have increased their cut pwood fo, consumption, the export of wood from Western Ontario has been severely reduced. ould, at this time, like to pay tribute to our domills in Northwestern Ontario - 10 in all. Each se companies have spent tremendous sums of .since the war in renovating and modernizing .111 machinery and, as a result, all the mills are ing much more wood than they did in previous In addition, we saw the completion in 1954 of L~wrence Corporation project at Red Rock which into being a new paper machine. It was anrecently that the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & ompany Limited plan to build a new paper at Kenora and we have the announcement of _en Paper Company Limited e,x pansion program ill double their production at Dryden. These elopments in addition to the increased use of the other mills highlights the general expandustry in Northwestern Ontario. tribute to the mill presidents and directors of s ~ho have faith in Northwestern Ontario, and ssisting so greatly in our industrial expansion er, a portion of the economy of Northwestern s been built up since the 30 s on the export 1 (Continued on Page 18) PAGE 3 ::~d: ~~te~th~l~:~d t~a~a i~~~ in t~~n~~~u;!f; dj:)jective and Mr. T. H. Hill, campaign chairman, gave due credit to_ the woods workers when the campaign itas completed. Contributions from the camps were received as fol lows: Ltd. I Longlac Pulp and Paper Comoany limited Abitibi Power & Paper Company limited Soo Division . Newaygo Timber Company limited Ontario Paper Company .. Northern Forest Products Abitibi Power & Paper Company limited Lakehead Division Dryden Paper Company Limited Jan Timber & Contracting Limited $612.00 312.00 283.00 235.75 213.00 124.40 114.20 100.00 ---0-- Community Chest Reaches Goal Mr. R. J. Prettie, president of the Port Arthur Community Chest and Mr. Q. C. Powell, canvas chairman, paid tribute to the woods workers who contributed to the Port Arthur Community Chest and enabled it to make its objective. Donations were received from the camps as follows: Abitibi Power & Paper Company limited .. .. -· .. $1,502.35 Marathon Corporatio of Canada limited -· ........ . 1,100.00 Ontario Paper Company .. ... _...... ---• .. 879.50 St. Lawrence Corporation limited ....... ... .. 570.50 224.00 Northern Forest Products limited 212.00 Newaygo Timber Company Limited ... Nipigon Lake Timber Company limited ........ ---• 135.00 45.50 Oscar Styffe Limited Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union . -- ............. . 25.00 Miscellaneous .. . .. .. .. 15.00 Total Timber Camps Division $4,708 .85 · - - - - - 0 - - -· H. H. Stgffe Re-elected -- Tenth Term At the Annual meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators 1 Association held recently H. H. (Bert) Styffe was re-elected for his 10th term of office. In recognition of his leadership and work for the Association, Vice-President P. V. LeMay presented Mr. Styffe with a barometer as a token of the members 1 apprec. iation . Other officers were re-elected with Mr. Thoms, Woodlands Manager, Longlac Pulp & Paper Company Limited, replacing Mr. A. F. Buell. At the meeting telegrams were read from the following ex-officers: H. P. Klinestiver now residing in British Columbia; A. J. Auden from Brindisi, Italy. The Honourable Clare Mapledoram was the guest speaker and gave an interesting address about the increased use of hardwoods in the United States. • Mr. Mapledoram pointed out the challenge to industry in Ontario which has such an abundant supply of poplar and birch. ---o---- Territorg Change The Hearst area which was included in the territory serviced by the Northwestern Ontario Inspector of the Lumbermen s Safety Association has been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Northern Ontario Inspector. 1 I 'I I\ I 11 �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 Use of a Rock Rake for the Pre-treatment of a Plantation By S. B. White In the past decade there has been an increasing awareness on the part of the public, the government and the woods industries of the renewable aspect of the timber resources in this country. Timber inventories haave brought into focus the limits of what was long considered an inexhaustible resource. In view of this, industry and government have turned to appraise the areas which were exploited by the woods industry over the past half-century or which had been repeatedly burned and found that there were many areas in which natural reproduction was absent or present to such a small degree or with composition of such tree species clS to have no potential commercial value as a forest crop. These areas, at one time, supported stands of commercially valuable species and today are covered with underbrush, plants and commercially inferior tree species. Today it is impossible to re-stock these areas with natural regeneration as the seed source of commercially tree species has been removed by cutting practices which were geared to the economic conditions of the times. The planting of tree seedlings, usually considered the last resort by silviculturists, is the only alternative in securing reproduction . Dense underbrush quite often presents a serious problem to the planter. In some cases the undergrowth is so dense that tree planting becomes excessively difficult and costly. Such is the case on some· areas to be planted on the Newaygo Timber Company Limited property at Mosher, Ontario, on the Algoma Central Railway some 20 miles north of Franz. It was decided in 1953 to use a rock rake to uproot the shrub growth sufficiently to allow planting and reduce some of the competition. The particular area chosen had an overmature decadent mixed wood cover type consisting of white and black spruce, balsam fir and white birch. There was a very dense understory of mountain or moose maple and hazel. Most of the spruce and balsam had been removed in the previous year for logs and pulpwood. The operation was a cut and skid proposition so no strip roads had been cut. Without the removal of some of the dense shrub growth, planting would have been extremely difficult. The area has a southerly aspact and the soil is a slightly alkaline boulder till. The area is fairly typical of the country in that region. The mechanical removal of the underbrush growth was accomplished with a rock rake mounted on the front of a D-6 Caterpillar tractor. It was decided to clear the underbrush in strips and plant these with 2-2 white spruce seedlings at 365 per acre. Th tractor cleared strips about 12 ft. wide every 20 feet uprooting the brush and scarifying the soil and leavi the brush standing in the 20 ft. strips. The strips wer cleared in an east-west direction around the contour the slope. Of course these strips could not be run straight lines but curved around large boulders a trees. The 20 ft. uncleared strips were left as fi r breaks in the early life of the plantation and the u derbrush will eventually be shaded out as the plant trees grow larger and it is hoped will seed in the unplanted strips. The operation itself was not difficult with a skill tractor operator. The teeth on the blade of the ra were kept just at ground level or barely scratching t surface. This avoided pushing out large boulders. accumulated slash on the blade was shoved to the s1 The ground was only lightly scarified but most of underbrush was pulled out by the roots, leaving a g planting area. It should be kept in mind that this not a road building process but the removal of un brush so as little soil as possible was moved. Stan trees and clumps of advance growth were by-pass The area of 15 acres was stripped in the m described above in 20% tractor hours or 1 acre i tractor hours. It is reasonable to assume, however this time could be appreciably shortened if there less boulders and as the machine operator became practiced. The seedlings were planted in a row on eac of the cleared strip, the seedlings being 10 fe and the rows being 8 feet apart. There is enoug left in these cleared strips to offer protection fr direct rays of the hot summer sun. Spruce gr in its early stages if it is somewhat sheltered. It is too early to make any conclusions a value of this experiment. It can be stated, that the actual planting was greatly simplifie pre-treatment. As much of the surrounding have similar underbrush conditions, the val rock rake may become more evident fo_r bru ation prior to planting. This mechanical underbrush eradication has one advantage ical killing in that it actually removes most derbrush for easier planting. One of a series of articles of Northwestern Ontario Se SAVE TIME! SAVE LABOUR! CUT CO Use Marshall-Wells "LOG MARKING PAINT" • Used extensively by B. C. logging companies. Available in a rang~ colors and in containers of one and five gallons. ENQUIRE TO-D FULL PARTICULARS AND PRICES ON REQUEST! Port A J �UARY 1955 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG PAGES BOOK these strip acre. Th ?ry 20 feet and leavin i strips wer : contour o ,t be run i Julders an left as firea..&.a.a.-•..1..-a..11...•.a-...iL.a.-.a..&.-a..a._..a..;a~;..;.11.._.;..1. . . . . . . . . . ._ . . .___& - . md the un the plante M~•"" l,o "~HOMJ-ollo~" mance. Discussing an idea or problem. Telephoning ed in thes another supervisor. Meeting with a group. COMMUNICATING TO BUILD TEAMWORK There are also certain written types of communication: 'ith a ski . What is meant by "communication?" bulletin board notices, letters, schedule announcements, of the posters, suggestion systems, work instructions. . It means exchanging thoughts, ideas, and opinions ratching tween two or more persons. To really "communicate" Q. What are obstacles to successful communication?. , ulders. th someone, you must get across to him exactly what to the A. Wrong attitude: when a person thinks "what the u have in mind - rather than just go through the most other fellow doesn't know won't hurt him." tions of saying or writing something. 1ving a Lack of understanding: failure to realize what peohat thi Why is effective communication s~ch an important ple really want to know. Or, why certain information al of u factor in successful management ? is necessary for doing the job right. ·d. Sta An informed employee takes more interest in his Jy-pass Poor planning: never being able to find enough rk. Tries harder. Turns out more. Co-operates better. time to keep people properly informed. Or, to exchange Is more secure. And, develops a. clearer understandideas. of management's point of view. Wrong means of communication: using words that thermore, when management listens to its employare hard to understand - or that arouse resentment. ' it taps their best thinking on problems. Finds out Also, using the wrong form of communication. For excticns to policies. Spots problems before they get ample: posting a notice when a message really needs ous. explaining. en ideas and thoughts flow freely among members Closed mind: when a person fails to listen to arid anagement, the various operating functions are betconsider someone else's idea. co-ordinated. Good communication produces better Q. Who is responsible for taking the initiative in work among supervisors. _ communication between a supervisor and his ow can a supervisor prevent disrupti¥e misunderemployees? anding? A. The supervisor. He usually has more information e should state facts clearly and accurately. Exon hand. Employees look to him for information. Highwhat's to be done; give the reasons. Use words er management depends on him to sell ideas, get emare easily understood. Listen to reactions. Fully ployee reactions, and to pass information along. r any questions. times it takes a while for a person to digest an Q. Why should communication flow downward, upward, and· sideways in a company? eans the supervisor has to check back to see how A. To do his job effectively, an employee must know etely his idea got across. Further explanations what his supervisor expects. And, the supervisor must e necessary. know what higher management wants done. Hence w can a supervisor beat the "rumor mill?" the need for downward flow. For top management to make over-all decisions, it ances of .always beating . the "rumor mill" are must be able to weigh employee reactions. Get basic slim. But, a supervisor can raise his "batting e," if: (Continued on Page 6) builds a reputation for keeping employees "in know.'' employees feel free to come to him with their NOTICE BO~D stions and know that he'll try to get the right er. n-----i ticks to facts-rather than his own opinions. a~ the skill of spotting what's on his employ-) minds and knows how to satisfy their curiosity. ets the right story to his employees first. 2,.•~Utuu, L are the forms of communication a supenisor se? important is oral communication. Giving Interviewing. Reviewing a man's perfor- j - I I I I �LOG PAGE 6 BOOK JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 ert ,.... Q. Why is listening open-mindedly to a grievance important supervisory tactic? ANSWERS TO "KNOW-HOW" QUESTIONS facts. Find out if there are any practical ideas which will help improve company operation T.his information must flow upward. Finally, information must flow back and forth between supervisors for effective teamwork. and interdepartmental co-operation. Q. When is a grievance a grievance? A. A grievance is a grievance when the worker thinks it is. His grievance may not be justified, but it needs to be dealt with just as considerately and open-mindedly as if it were justifiable. When something on the job causes an employee to become discontented. Perhaps wages, hours of work, working conditions, policies, or how he is supervised. Q. How can a supenisor prevent grievances? A. When something is wrong, correct it before employees complain. Also, although a problem may seem trivial, try to straighten it out. If left unhandeld, it often "snowballs" into something serious. Q. What are some pointers in handling a · grievance? A. If possible, talk to the employee alone. Listen openmindedly to his side of the story. Get as many facts as you can; weigh them carefully; be fair in your decision. Remember: it's what"•s right- not who's right that counts. Be prompt in handling grievances. Follow up to see that the employee is satisfied, and that you've corrected the real cause. • -·-•-•- -a-•~.....«...-.CMllllll'C....,.,_.~tJ __ A _ d _ - I l l - t.-.c........,_,.,:♦ Knowledge Is Where You find It Some people think you can measure your education by the years you spent in school. That's one measure - but only one. On the job, for example, you can pick up new knowledge from many sources. From more experienced employees: from your supe"isor: from your own observation and study. What you gain by these means can put you ahead of other people who have had good schooling but who learn little or nothing "on their own." -•-■- ■-•- Ii I I I I I i I Ii - • - • _n_o.._..-•-•-a-1ta11M -a-1..-.c,_n_u...,,•:• A. While listening, you can find out what's really the aggrieved employee's mind. What he first may not be the real cause. So, by hearing his story, there's a better chance that you'll make a fa decision. If you show the employee that you're open-mi he'll be inclined to listen to what you have to sa Also, an employee may talk himself out of a ance. Encourage him to repeat his story. Talkin ''safety-valve''-lets him get rid of pent-up feeh Q. What happens when grievances are not ha promptly? A. New problems may arise to complicate the tion. The employee may magnify his complaint. come more discontented because he feels he' stalled. This makes it harder to settle the griev ---o---- COST OF LIVI NG The Consumer Price Index dropped point during November, the December 1, 19 being 116.6 as compared to the November figure of 116.8. This figure was almost a higher than the December, 1953, level of 1 decrease in living costs was entirely due to in the food factor. LABOUR INCOME During October, 1954, the monthlY, come in Canada rose to $1,036 millions, an $6 millions over the previous month. the fifth month in a row that the labour exceeded the billion dollar level. (t,_u_a_ ,.._,._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___.. I Waste Less---Sell More ,, "If I only hadn't thrown that away! suddenly realize that some ite~ you it's often too late to do anything a If you were in charge of your C0!'9pa regret the waste of a single min material. You'd know that such w the price of the product or se"ice that might reduce sales. You aren't in charge of the whole you do have control over some w cess in keeping it as low as the welfare of your whole com 1 �IARY 19 55 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG ertificates of Merit Presented .. n-mind to say. fa gri lking i feeli ha11d Mr. H. H. Styffe, President of the Northwestern ntario Timber Operators' Association presented four ertificates at the Annual Meeting in connection with od safety records established by camps in 1954. Mr. Styffe pointed out that safety is an integral rt of management and great efforts are being made reduce the number and severity of accidents in the ads. He paid tribute to the work being done by the rnbermen's Safety Association and the Ontario Pulp Paper Makers' Safety Association and stated: "These rtificates of Merit are being presented to support d encourage the work of the Safety Associations. ere are many different types of operations in the d and this year we decided to present Certificates four types of operations." • The first certificate was presented to the Nipigon ·ve Camps of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company ited for having completed in 1954, 208 consecue days or 8700 man-days without having an accident. e certificate was accepted on behalf of the camps by . Ike Mutch, Superintendent of the Nipigon River ve. The second certificate was presented to Contract p No. 3 of St. Lawrence Corporation for having ked l 0,000 man-days in the period of August 22 November 10, 1954 without any accidents. Mr. k Makinen, Contract Camp No. 98 accepted on alf of the camp. The third certificate was presented to Camp S-109 he Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Fort ces Division in recognition of having "chalked up" he camp's Bulls Eye Safety sign board 403 accidentdays in 1953-54. The certificate was accepted by George R. Potts, Woods Manager on behalf or the The fourth certificate was presented to the Mead ion Depot Camp of the Newaygo Timber Company cognition of having worked 279 accident-free days 54. Mr. K. Moland, Superintendent of the Mead ion accepted the certificate on behalf of the Mead t Camp. F CHANGES AT DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY t was announced recently that Mr. William Cuff en placed in charge of Company camp operations eral superintendent, Woods Department, respono Mr. Norman McMillan, Woods Manager. lso, Jack Godden fomerly with Great Lakes Pape r ny, has joined the woods department staff as engineer responsible to Mr. McMillan. PAGE 7 BOOK Ontario forest Industries Association Oflicers Elected The Ontario Forest Jndustries Association elected the following officers at their annual meeting in Toronto, January 25th, 1955. President: C. B. Davis, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited Vice-Presidents: J. W. McNutt, William Milne & Sons Limited H. H. Styffe, Oscar Styffe Limited. DIRECTORS: Representing pulp and· paper producers or operators: C. B. H. E. J. E. C. J. P. B. Davis, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited F. Ave ry, The KV P Company Limited A. Sewell, The Ontario Paper Company Lorne Goodall, Dryden Paper Company Limited W . Frie5, St. Lawrence Corporation Limited K. Robinson, Howard Smith Paper Mills Limited J. Warwick Fox, The Great Lakes Paper Company Ltd . F. MacKellar, The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. V. LeMay, Marathon Corporation of Canada Limited Representing lumbermen or sawmill operators: C. J. F. D. S. A. A. J. R. J. W. Caverly, John W. Fogg Ltd. W. McNutt, William Milne & Sons Limited W. Hutcheson, Muskoka Wood Products Limited R. Rogers, Consolidated Paper Corporation Limited F. Rook, Pembroke Shook Mills Limited G. Muirhead, Gillies Bros. & Company Limited C. Merwin, Pineland Timber Company Limited H. Hope, The Field Lumber Company Limited J . Prettie, Northern Wood Preservers Limited Omanigue, Barrys Bay Lumber •Company Representing pulpwood exporters and independent operators: H. H. Styffe, Oscar Styffe Limited R. V. Perry, Arrow Timber Company Limited H. S. Mosher, Newaygo Timber Company Limited D. C. Clark, Nipigon Lake Timber Company Limited E. V. Woollings, E. V. Woollings W. H. Nasi, Driftwood Lands & Timber Limited EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: C. B. Davis; S. F. Rook; B. F. Avery; H. S. Mosher J. W. McNutt; B. F. Merwin; H. A. Sewell; D. R. Rogers H. H. Styffe; E. K. Robinson; C. J. W. Fox; DER YOUR REQUIREMENTS NOW Manager Branch Manager, Port Arthur .. - .. Treasurer Solicitor C. R. Mills T. S. Jones M . H. Jackson H. F. Parkinson, Q.C. ----0-- Keep Safety Alive In '55 • ■ ■ Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to sene the Logging. Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating and Building Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. COCHRANE HARDWARE (WESTERN) LIMITED 105 North Cumberland Str•t, Port Arthur - lial 5-7345 �LOG PAGE 8 Great Increase Forecast In Pulp and Paper Needs United States paper and paper-board consumption of 52.9 million tons by 1975 (now it is about 31 million tons annually) is forecast in one of the most comprehensive analyses of future demand for all forest products ever compiled. This is the Stanford Research Institute report made public recently by Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, sponsors of the study. U. S. prcduction of paper and paper-board will be 46.6 million tons, almost twice present output, the report states. Even the eternal optimists in this industry will be blinking their eyes for some time to come when they've scanned the report and studied its implications. Weyerhaeuser, biggest private owner of timber in industry, wanted to know the facts about what the future held for its variety of wood products and for forest indust·· ries at large. The study is impartial, based partly on United States' future needs and taking into account competition between paper-board and wood, rayon pu!p and nylon, etc., and technological advances. Findings of the Stanford group were condensed by Institute staff experts. Their simplified version follows. Paper consumption- "Paper consumption (not including paper-board) as measured by new supply (production plus imports, less exports), increased about 93% between 1929 and 1953, rising from 9.1 to 17.6 million tons. Consumption of all papers by 1975 is estimated • I'm ''Balance"-I'm what makes a Caterpillar-built Tractor, Hyster Winch and Arch team so productive. Caterpillar-Hyster equipment is matched in design for perfect balance . .. is specifically built to "Go Together" to give maximum traction, maintain good stability and maneuverability -even over the roughest terrain. Result: Easier, faster, safer log handling ... more profits for you! Call or drop in for descriptive Brochure 1262 on heavy logging practices. ,·mber at about 28 million tons, based on correlation with po ulation, real disposabel income, and trend; this chec reassuringly with the total estimates for each of th C paper types." . b I 1m er y Paper-board consumption- "Consumption of all grad anagem . . . . has risen rapidly in the past quarter-centu s Lumb from about 4.3 million tons in 1929 to about 13 orth Sta million tons in 1953. A continued increase is expect· Boni but at a lesser rate. It is unlikely paper-board can fi Inc. new uses as potentially large as shipping containe of and packaging materials. A slower rate of growt therefore, is reflected in an estimated future consum No tion of 24.9 million tons of paper-board in 1975." ch e b Imports- "In 1952, net imports totalled 4.6 millir y C ials tons, with newsprint imports of 5 million tons partial! offset by net exports of other grades. Heavy impo Kim of newsprint are expected to continue; this country wi Wh remain a net importer of paper and paper-board. N imports are estimated to reach about 6.3 million t by 1975." Production- "Total domestic production of paper a paper-board is expected almost to double, from 2 million tons in 1952 to 46.6 million tons by 1975." Other Woodpulp Products-The report states that ei hundred thousand tons of woodpulp used in non-pa products in 1952, 61 % went in rayon and acetate; 3 in cellophane, lacquers, photographic film, plastics explosives. Indicated trend is a declining rate of gr for rayon and acetate in textiles. Total non-paper of woodpulp are expected to increase from 80 tons in 1952 to about 1,800,000 by 1975. It is estimated that in 1975 total consumpti woodpulp in the U. S. will be slightly more than that of 1952 ( 18 vs 36. l mi II ion tons). Other Findings- "Probably the most important c anticipated is the increased use of semi-chemical in the furnish of both paper and paper-board." " The proportion of bleached and semi-bl sulfate pulp in the white pulp. classification, eludes also sulfite and soda, is expected to ri ily." "Little, if any, further expansion in ca sulfite and soda pulps is forseen." By 1975 every region will have seen its supply go up considerably from 1952 levels. West will increase moderately (2.8 and 4.7) South is due for a whopping 15.5 million co wood basis) increase. Use of hardwood will be increased grea Sawmills as a source of pulp chips more important; East will get 11 % of its s sawmills by 1975. ---0--- TECHNICAL NOTES RECEIVED FROM LAKE ST" EXPERIMENT STATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF No. 420 No. No. Caterpillar-Hyster balanced equipment for more logging profits ... lower costs. POWELL EQIIPMEIT CO. LTD. 115 N. Cumberland St. Port Arthur, Ontario BOOK 1060 Arlington St. Winnipeg, Manitoba No. No. No. for Timing and Yields of First Commercial in Red Pine Plantations. 421 Logging Operations Provide Winter Fe 422 Age of Seed Tree and Earliness of Sh in Young Red Pine Seedlings. 423 Seed Source and Earliness of Shoot Gr Young Red Pine Seedlings. 424 Seed Source and Earliness of Shoot Gr in Red Pine Plantations. 434 Aerial Spray Tests with 2, 4, 5-T for Control in Lower Michigan. l 3 Also received w.is Station Paper No. 1953." M �BRUARY 19 r_io~hrt~h~ I each of t NUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG A joint meeting of the Ontario Pulp & Papermakers' Safety Ass'n, Northwestern Woods Branch and the Lumbermen's Safety Ass'n, Northwestern Ontario District was held recently in Port Arthur. Mr. A. L. K. Switzer, Ontario Pulp & Papermakers. Safety Assocaition, chaired the business sessions and Mr. John Styffe Chairman of the Northwestern Ontario District Committee of the Lumbermen's Safety Association was chairman of the evening dinner at which Mr. E. E. Sparrow, Chairman, Workmen's Compensation Board was guest speaker. 5 GENERAL CHAIN SAW & EQUIPMENT Ont. 122 MATHESON ST. KENORA, Ont. The program included remarks by E. H. Reeves, General Manager, Lumbermen's Safety Association and D. B. Chant, Secretary-Manager, The Ontario Pulp & Papermakers' Safety Association. Mr. H. Mutch gave a talk on Safety Organization and C. C. Wright, Spruce Falls Power & Paper Company Limited gave a "Flannel Board" demonstration on the bui Id-up of a safety plan. Both associations held separate annual meetings and the afternoon was high-lighted by an address by Mr. Maclaggan, Woods Manager, Lakehead Division, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited. The subject of Mr. Maclaggan's address was "Safety Without Protection ." Discussions were held as follows: Discussion on Safety Posters with Mr. R. A Hallonquist leading the discussion. Discussion on Hard Hats with Mr. F. Hedley leading the discussion. Discussion on First-Aid training in the woods lead by A E. Minor. . At the evening meeting Mr. Lawrence Champoux of Northern Forest Products Limited and Mr. F. Rupnik of Abitibi were presented with Turtle Club memberships. Both these men owe their lives to the fact that they wore safety hats on the job. - - - 0 -- - Phone 6532 DEALERS FOR McCulloch Chain Saws Safety Helmets Portable Fire Pumps THE NEW QUIET JOHNSON SEAHORSE OUTBOARDS Trailmobile pwood Trailers Lowbeds umpbodies and Hoists <J Safety Meetings -- A Full Day ·mberly-Clarh Renames Two Affiliates Closer identification with the parent company, imberly-Clark Corporation, has prompted corporation nagement to change the names of the William Boni1 of all gra .Jarter-centu s Lumber Company of Marenisco, Michigan, and the ) about 13 orth Star Timber Company of Duluth, Minnesota. ;e is expect Bonifas now has become Kimberly-Clark of Mich1oard can fi an, Inc. and North Star now is known as Kimberly,g containe ark of Minnesota, Inc . ·e of growt No merger or re-organization is involved in the _ure ~~ s~m me changes. Each company continues to operate as tn 1 • fore but under the new name. No transfer of assets d 4.6 milli any change in operations is involved, corporation tons partial icial~ explain. Relatio~ships of the two companies ieavy impo th Kimberly-Clark remain unchanged. s country wi What is now Kimberly-Clark of Michigan, Inc. has r-board. N n associated with Kimberly-Clark since 1909 and a million to ge supplier of pulpwood tor th~ corpo_ration mills. Michigan, the company tripled its holdings between 41 and 1947, and since then additional features have ome a part of the unit, including a forest protection ratory at Iron Mountain and a nursery at Lake ry. tes that eig Kimberly-Clark of Minnesota, Inc. has been a part in non-pa Kimberly-Clark since 1907. The company's hold-· acetate; 39 s concentrated in Lake and St. Louis counties, con, plastics ' a large quantity of spruce timber. The company ate of gro operated the Knife River Nursery at Two Harbors ::m-paper the last five years, growing one to two million rom 800, splants each year. ortant cha ,emical ard." ;emi-ble on, whi to rise PAGE BOOK High Stumps Waste Wood and Decrease Earnings. �LOG PAGE 10 Forest Library of Northwestern Ontario BOOK JANUARY - FEBRUARY 195 Gaertner, E. E. translator TWO KEYS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SEEDS Toronto, Research Council of Ontario, 19S4 Covers many seeds of weeds found in Ontario woods. Some recent additions to the Forest Library of Northwestern Ontario These publications, and all others in the library, are available on loan to anyone interested in forestry. Loans are for two-week periods; they are renewable by post card. Borrowers are responsible for return postage only. If you would like more extensive lists of additions to the I ibrary please write for them. American Paper and Pulp Association A STUDY OF COMMUNITY DEPENDENCY ON THE PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY New York, The Association, 19S3 Using American examples it shows the tremendous con1: ibution of the industry. American Society of Phot~grammetry MANUAL . OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY: 2nd Edition Washington, The Society, 19S2 . The " Bibl e" of photogrammetrists; many of its 867 pages are give n to fo restry applications. H. Chapman FOREST MANAGEMENT Bristol, Conn., Hildreth Press, 19S0 A standard textbook on the subiect. Collier, R. D. and Silversides, C. R. FULPWOOD LANDINGS Montreal, Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada, 19S2 Greeley, W. B. FORESTS AND MEN New York, Doubleday, 19S2 An account of forestry development in North America from a personal point of view. Hawley, R. C. THE PRACTICE Of SILVICULTURE, 6th Edition New York, Wiley, 19S4 A revised and expanded edition of a well-known text. Hicock, H. PRESERVATION OF WOOD BY SIMPLE METHODS New Haven, Connecticut Agriculture Station, 19S4 By "simple" the author means preservation without sett 1 up a factory-type operation; many methods are within sc of housebuilder. Hughes, K. W. FORESTRY THESES ACCEPTED BY COLLEGES ANO UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S., 1900 - 1952 Cc-rvallis, Ore., Oregon State College, 1953 Lists post-graduate theses by school, author and sub1e Koroleff, A. FULL-TREE LOGGING; A CHALLENGE TO RESEACH Montreal, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, 1 Laver, C. F. PRINCIPLES OF LOG MEASUREMENT London, Ernest Benn, 19S1 Primarily of interest to the scaler or Marsh, R. E. PUBLIC POLICY TOWARDS PRIVATE FORESTRY IN SWEDEN, NORWAY AND FINLAND Washington, Pack Foundation, 19S4 A concise, readable account of Scandinavian Ontario. Select Committee on the Adminjstration of Department of Lands and Forests REPORTS AND PROCEEDINGS Toronto, 1941 The proceedings are of special interest to North Ontario people who want to know the views such men as C. W. Cox, Oscar Styffe, Tom F E. E. Johnson, etc. Preston, J. F. DEVELOPING FARM WOODLANDS New York, McGraw-Hill, 19S4 Most recent substantial publication Tryon, R. M. THE FERNS AND FERN ALLIES OF MINNESO Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 19 Handbook will be useful to foresters concer botanical aspects. Shepard, H. H. THE CHEMISTRY AND ACTION OF New York, McGraw-Hill, 19S1 A standard text on the subiect. Silverborg, S. B. NORTHERN HARDWOODS CULL MANUAL Syracuse, N. Y. State College of Fo,eSt ry, 1 Small, well-illustrated booklet. NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LTD. FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO Wakely, P. G. PLANTING THE SOUTHERN PINE Washington, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, A large, attractive book, profusely 1 Telfor, C. MU SMALL SAWMILL OPERATOR'S MA_ p • t· Office. Washington, U. S. Govt.. rin ,ng illustra Thorough, concise, with many 'Continued on Page �RUARY 195j JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 Why Preserue Wood? EDS woods. America 1 LOG " mown sta nd a )DS 54 ·ithout settin i within scop AND nd subject. ACH anada, 1954 mthusiast y Timber is treated to prevent decay and thus extend its lifetime and the lifetime of the structures in which it is used. Decay has several causes--deteriorating elements, numerous species of destructive insects, and more commonly, a microscopic plant organism called fungus, which begins as a seed or spore and spreads swiftly, sprouting roots known as mycellium. These penetrate the cell walls of the wood, dissolving the cellulose for food and thereby weakening and eventually destroying the wood. Soil and dampness speed this action. Proper trea_tment extends the lifetime of timber s much as ten times. For example, in ·1860 a treated imber fence was bui It at Victoria Docks, London, Engand. It was still in sound condition when removed few years ago. The Lake Pontchartrain Trestle, 11 iles long, near New Orleans, was built in 1882. A ecent inspection and test of its timbers proved these till have 90 per cent of their original strength. Serice records have established that treated railway ties ave an average life of 30 years (limited by mechanical ear). Treated poles and culverts have an average Ii fe f 50 years. Any form of preservation helps prolong the useful fe of wood . For short term life, or where replacements e readily available, timbers are often brushed with or ipped in preservatives of one type or another. BUT BOOK PAGE 11 pressure treating is the only form of wood preservation which, over the years, has proven to give truly extended life to all parts of the ttimber. Only this type of treatment assures that the timber itself will be in service as long as its mechanical life. Pressure-treated timber is not only low in initial cost, but its annual cost (initial cost plus the interest on the investment plus the maintenance cost divided by the years of service) is lower than that of any structural material. Another very important advantage of treated timber is its high salvage value when a structure is enlarged or altered many years after original construction. --by Northern Wood Preservers Ltd. NAPANEE MAN MADE PULP DISCOVERY Few people know that a Napanee, Ontario man, John Thompson, was the first man in the world to demonstrate that paper could be made from woodpulp. onstrate that paper could be made from woodpulp. During the Civil War surplus rags had been used up and as this was the basic item in the manufacture of paper, the industry was in a great panic. The problem was solved by John Thompson, of Napanee, Upper Canada, who was the first man in the world to demonstrate that paper could be made from woodpulp. ---0-- restry. LOGGING ROAD BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE Tractors Diesel Engines Pulp Loading Drag lines lire Rope ALL LOGGING USES Compressors ork Lift Trucks LOGGING - ROAD BUILDING - MARINE - ts. GRAVEL LOADING Allis-Chalmers -- Allis•Chalmers POWER UNIT GENERATORS REPLACEMENTS - General Moto-rs - Pettibone-Mulliken - Thew-Lorain British Ropes cc;::t'!;:y) - lngerso_ll-Rand Canadian Mobile RUBBER TIRED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE POWER STEERING 4 WHEEL FOR TRANSFER LOADING ROAD BUILDING CRANE - SHOVEL / WINCHES, YARDERS, etc. - ROCK DRILLING - ENGINE STARTING, etc. MILL YAR~HOP Lis~BER YARD - dJ,011, gale& - ge'UJ40e - (Bull Moose) Pa1''4 PHONE, WI RE, WRITE OR CALL IN AT Vulcan Machinery &Equipment Ltd. OR.TH CUMBERLAND ST. at McVicar Creek. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO PHONE 4-2483 1 �PAGE 12 LOG Mead Depot Theme Song 4. (To be sung to the tune of "This Old House") 1. 2. 3. There's a tiny little hamlet Far from the citie's roar, Ani't got no tall skyscrapers Ain't even got a store; But the people there ain't cryin' They're as happy as can be, You'll always hear them give a cheer For Mead community. Got storage on the landing, Got pulpwood piled up high, Got good men there to l·o ad it, Got machinery standing by; Got to keep that pulpwood rolling, Got to get it out by Fall, Then you should hear Alex roar "That bucket's too darn small!" 5. 6. Got wide open spaces, Got nature in the rough, Got flies galore all summer, Got winter really tough; Got bears to fight in springtime, Got foxes fighting too; And when everything seems quiet, Skunks! **?*){)*!!! @@ pheyoo! 1. CHORUS: Ain't got no great big city, Ain't got no neon lights, Ain't got no t:all skyscrapers, Ain't got no city lights. But Mead's the place we cheer for Mead's Newaygo's number one, Mead is home sweet home for all of us, And boy do we have fun ! JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 JAN BOOK Got a little white school-house Where we children go each day, Learning how to do our lessons And we work and play. Got a perfect in 'rithmetic, Got a star for spelling too, Just as our heads begin to swell, Teacher says, "Where's Timbuctoo?" IT TAKES b9 MUSCLES TO FROWN As And I th i And Got houses neat and cosy, Got propane gas in use, Got oil for our heaters, Got Hydro for our juice. Got water piped in handy, Got all the fixtures too, Got a cold snap in the winter Outside plumbing has to do ! It For So I' A w Got a road that we can drive on, Got a town not far away, Got stores that we can shop in, Got a place to spend some hay! Got a bowling team that's happy, They brag they're at the top, Comes a game that really counts That's the time they flop! Got an office bright and cheery, Got a staff that makes it hum, Got money when you need it, If it's not too big a sum. Got first-aiders for the injured, Got crutches when you fall, Got free advice to everyone Got aspirin for all ! -•- • . . AND ONL'{ 13 TO SMIL~. He is And 1 But Before WHY WORK SO HARD/ -•- NO RIGHT-OF-WAY On the question of traffic acciden a slogan sponsored by the Toronto Tra Safety Council in a recent parade is wo of note, ·'There's is no right-of-way in cemetery. 11 For reduced friction and reduction in parts replacement many firms are using this outstanding lubricant. LUBRIPLATE MADE BY FISHER BROS. REFINING CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. Grease only once in 4000 miles. - Gear lube flows at 50° below zero. 2000 mile rating on motor A few of the leaders that use LUBRI PLATE are: CITY OF FORT WILLIAM TRANSIT DEPARTMENT DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY LONGLAC PULP AND PAPER COMPANY LIMITED MARATHON CORPORATION OF CANADA LTD. TIMBERLAND MACHINES LIMITED Your Distributor GEORGE 0. HILL SUPPLY CO. FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO We'll A fo For Has Heh �LOG A Cruiser's Thoughts Many Years Ago BOOK PAGE 13 Now these two hardy pikers Set out one day in June, With five poor wretched infidels To tow them to their doom. His ordinary odor Would almost raise your hair, But when he gets full of lima beans, He smells just like a bear. As the sun is sinking in the west, And I have ought else to do, I think I'll tak.e up my old pencil And scribble a !ine or two. And For We But Our cook was none other than Reddy Lacasse, A worldly man and well, He knew more about women Than any book could tell. It makes no difference what I write, for few will care to read, So I'll just look over this cruising party, A worthy topic indeed. The Chief was Donald Parker, A very husky lad; If he ever has to go out in winter, It sure will be too bad. We'll start with A. Jack Auden, A forester of State, For drinking tea. this gentleman Has never met his mate. He owned a nice pair of breeches, But they were a little slack, And they had one disadvantage: An airhole in the back. He is the over-seer of this group, And not a bad old head, But he sure does like his cocoa Before he goes to bed. And now comes Rory Maclennan, A paper maker of renown; We've used several rolls of his paper, That we lugged clear in from town. He has as his worthy helper, George Harvie, a youth of note, He looks just like a commodore Perched up in front of the boat. Now a married man is Rory, With a wifey, I declare, And when we talk of getting home, He stands and paws the air. But when he comes to a portage, George sure can make her hump, He carries a ukelele And lugs it on a tump. Now here is E. L. Bowler, From Brandon bails this youth; That he uses very strong perfume, I'll swear it is the truth. By Max MacLaggan . . AND 13 SMIL~ .. they have almost succeeded, at this early hour, have nothing left but lima beans, they <;ure are full of power. 1L'{ HAAD/ AY He cooked sourdough pancake and bread by the yard, And he carved himself a name, Clear across the continent From Washington, D. C. to Togo, Maine. Now for the last of the party, Who hails from another clime, You'd swear when he came into the bush, That he had been doing time. His head looked like a bullet, His beard was long and black, And you should have heard the snores of the brute, While lying on his back. And if he should die up in the woods, And the devil call round in his wagon, You'd find him listed in his book As Maxwell T. Maclaggan. Editor's Note: The above was written in the days when cruisers were cruisers and women were unknown in the woods. 'i Call 3-8323 I-i i CONSOLIDATED I I I PRESS •:•,~~,e11M~,,.....,,.,_.,,~,,...,,_,.,,,_.o....,,~~,~.,_.•!• Ii i I 1 i i I I ' 137 SOUTH MAY STREET FORT WILLIAM = II i I = WE ARE ANXIOUS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR PRINTING PROBLEMS. Ii ' •:♦ ......) . - . « . . . . .) ~ ~ ~ ) . - . < ) . . - . C . . . . . . .~~. . . . .) . - , C. . . . . . .,.-.C~..-..C)4111M,._.I)~♦:♦ I �LOG PAGE 14 Appointment Announced JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 BOOK ANUAR FOREST LIBRARY OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO (Continued from Page 8) Rector, W. G. LOG TRANSPORTATION IN THE LAKE STATES LUMBER INDUST'RY, 1840-1918 Glendale, A. H. Clark, 19S3 An entertaining amalgam of economics, history and descriptions of old camps, logging , and rafting techniques. Stamford Research Institute AMERICA'S DEMAND FOR WOOD, 1929-1975 Tacoma, Weyerhouser Timber Co., 1954 This projection into the future by an outstanding research centre is causing much discussion in American lumber circles. It includes a pulpwood survey. Western Forest and Conservation Association REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON VARIOUS RECOMMENDED REFORESTATION P'RACTICES AND TECHNIQUES Portland, Ore., The Association, 1953 For the silvicultu1·e and regeneration specialist. "White, Aubrey HISTORY OF CROWN TIMBER REGULATIONS FROM THE DATE OF THE FRENCH OCCUPATION TO THE PRESENT TIME - Toronto, King's Printer, 1899 Mr. R. G. Regimbal Timberland Machines Limited recently announced the appointment of Mr. G. R. Regimbal as Assistant Branch Manager of the Port Arthur branch. Mr. Regimbal has had wide experience in the Parts Division at the Head 9ffice of Timberland Machines Limited and he will assist Mr. W. A. Bottoms, manager of the Port Arthur office, which is located at 837 Fort William Road 1 Port Arthur, Ontario. The historical portion of the Kennedy Reoort was drawn largely from this book. It reveals the haphazard way the Crown policy developed and why white pine dominates the thinking of so many people. Weigman, Carl TREES TO NEWS; A CHRONICLE OF THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY'S ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Toronto, McClelland '& Stewart, 1953 Pleasant informative reading about a company with cperatiol")s in this area. <'fits d)d. Sru,: ''Gas Is Best By Test' For Timber Camps--. large or s■al A Size for Every Need PROPANE GAS side-arm water heaters have prov themselves as a sure and economical way of heaf water for cookeries and bunkhouses. See us also re conversion burners for camp steam ha USE PROPANE INSTEAD OF WOOD. Also available: Propane Truck and Tractor Engine Heat WRITE, PHONE or WIRE NORTHERN PROPANE GAS CO. L BOX 325 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO We 1 �.UARY 1955 NUARY .- FEBRUARY 1955 ry and techniques. :ling research OM,'' , lumber cir- )MMENDED ts FROM THE IE PRESENT • was drawn ard way the ~ dominates 'ARIO NT with 8. a, p4i,ua,1,e PAGE 1.5 LOG -. BOOK ~.t.ctw. We'd like you to meet another character from our ture gallery of famous bosses: "Gumshoe Gus." Some people swear that Gus has eyes in the back his head. Gus makes no bones about prying and snooping. considers himself a kind of policeman. He sees to that the people who work for him do what they're posed to do. They don't get away with much when 's around. We've known a number of Gumshoe Guses. But 've never known one who was well-liked or who had morale in his department. If you want the best of people, you've got to have confidence in them. 've got to expect them to be honest, square-shoot, and industrious. There's an old saying: "Give the dog a good name he'll live up to it." Like most old saying, it packs t of practical wisdom. As a matter of policy, never suspect anyone of hing until you can't avoid it. Even then don't p to conclusions give the man a chance' to exn. Maybe he can. This doesn't mean you should,. ignore · shi'rking er • violation of rules or orders. But ·don!.t -go-around ·as- ·if you expected to find such faults. It doesn't mean you shouldn't check up on people frequently. But check up with the idea of seeing how things are coming along and whether you can give them any help. If you show confidence in a man - and he violates that confidence, he's apt to be ashamed 0f -himself. Given half a chance, he'll apologize and try to do better. On the other hand, if you don't trust him anyway, why shouJd he act honourably? It's sort of a challenge to see how much he can get away with. Keep your eye on the ball. It's far more important to bui Id good-wi II - to get peopl_e interested in doing a good job - than it is to spot every possible rule violation and evidence of shirking. DON'T BE A "GUMSHOE GUS !" TALK IT OVER FIRST Does the grass sometimes look greener in the next pasture? Do you ever feel like asking for a transfer - or even quitting your job 1 When you do feel that way, don't bottle it up. Let someone you have confidence in know what !' you're thinking. Doing th~, you will often see the picture mON! clearly. And, sometimes, the othe-r person can bring out angles you've overlooked. The action you take after talking frankly with a trvsted friend is more likely to prove sound, in the long run. w 1 Complete DRUM CLEANER SERVICE at McEWEN'S All Drum•s receive a thorough and complete internal cleansing. High turbulence solvent cleaning under pressure remons all particles from inside. I USE OF OUR GILBARCO DRUM CLEANER INSURES YOUR DRUMS OF COMPLETE CLEANLINESS. °' I the safest, most otnical snow tire oa anarket today ask 1ts about the SEIBERLING COMMUTER TIRE Grip - No Drone Long Mileage DISTRIBUTORS FOR • Seiberling Tires and Batteries e Veedol Motw Oils .• PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO R O Gasolines I �LOG PAGE 16 C.P.P.~. Woodlands Section Suggestion Notes MOVES THAT COUNT An expert in almost any field makes few waste motions. He makes every move count. On the job, wasted motions add to your own fatigue. As you become more expert on your job you cut out wasteful actions and save your strength Yet, you accomplish more. • Every person can get the satisfaction of moving with skill - - and making every move count. WASH STAND- By Angefbert Legault. HOME-MADE ICE BOX- By R. • Lafrance. HEATED TOILET HOUSE- By E. L. Howie. SNOWMOBILE 11 HOOK-UP" FOR SLEIGHS By B. Comeau. ELECTRIC WATER SWEEPER- By E. Vidal. CUBIC FOOT SCALE STICK- By E. Pickard. STADIA REDUCTION CHARTS- By G. H. MurchiSOII. PORTAGE SLEIGH FOR SNOWMOBILE- By A. Jordan. ICE SCALE, ICE AUGER AND ICE KEY-HOLE SAW- R. Lavoie. PERPETUAL SAFETY CALENDAR- By W. D. Bertrand, R. Pare. SPLICING WIRE ROPE- By W. M. Watson, J;. DEMOUNTABLE SAW-HORSE FOR SAWING CONTESTS-By G. Dallaire. TAPING A CUT BEFORE BANDAGING- By Web Watson. DEVICE FOR REMOVING BROKEN AXE HANDLE FROM AXE HEAD- By Albert Bergeron. ARCH CULVERT FOR MAIN HAUL ROADS- By L. C. Douglas. CLOVA FIRE TOWER CABINS- By J. M. Beauchemin. PROTECTION FOR BRAKE FLUID PIPE LINE ON TRUCKSBy G. W. McIntyre. BOAT FRAME FOR SWEEPING LOGS- By L. Corriveau. USE OF SLACK-LINE IN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONBy T. C. Bjerkelund. VEHICLE PROTECTION BOX- By H. Savoie. TILTH-IG STAND FOR KEROSENE AND GASOLINE DRUMSBy L. LeBlanc. ......., ... .., .......... , Additional Help for Unemployed In double-quick time the newly-met federal g ernme~t has passed an amendment to the Unempl ment Insurance Act inc~easing the special supplem ary benefits paid under the Act and also incre the minimum period for which these will be payab The amendment, which deals with the suppleme benefits paid to winter jobless whose right to r benefits has been exhausted, provides for a mini of 60 days supplemental benefits to qualified u loyed workers. It further brings the scale of ra these supplemental benefits up to the scale of th ular benefits. As before, the period to which t plemental benefit provision applies is from Jan to April l. The next CCH Canadian Labour Law will include this amendment to the Act. -....... .. ----0--- , ......... ,,.,, , _,,__ This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced · at the Port Arthur mill of Provincial Paper Limited out of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario: printed by Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, . Fort William, Ontario. . ..,,.,,,.~,,,,.,,.,,,.. .......,, ---0---- .....,,,.... .. ,,.,,,, ·• Keep Safety Alive In '55 ,,.~ Genuine PARTS '' Best . JANUARY - FEBRUARY 195 BOOK and FORD ACCESSORI in the Long Run Gibson Motors Limited carry thE: la i Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories and Winnipeg. For your convenience, Gibson Motorl tain a speedy shipping department given prompt attention so that ~ ject to costly lay-up. Y~ can Motors Limited for Serv1ce--PI PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS LIMITED Authorized Ford Deale, - Thunder Bay Dilfrict �---- ANUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG RUARY 195 ------ - BOOK PAGE 17 few waste 1r own fatur job you r strength. moving count. i,f ! federal go Unemplo supplemen .o increasi be payable Jpplementa ,t to regul YARDER e a of rates of the re ,ich the su T imbe rla d pro udly presents t he all-new 6-wheel drive Mobile Yarder. It's desig ned to le ngthen your logging season . . . while increasing produ ction and efficie ncy. Here's why the T imberla nd Mobile Ya rder ca n make your loggi ng ope rations MORE PROFIT ABLE. • Reduces yea, 'round ope ration. • Reduces overhead through reduction in operating st aff. • Reduces capita l expe nditures t hroug h reduction in ca mp ize. • In creases production per man day. • Stabilizes labou r due to longer ope rat ing seas,;,n and bette r working conditions. designed and built to make your logging operations more profitable I, I I I The Timberland Mobile Yarde r has a line pull of 15,000 lbs. on the main drum and Iine speed of 800' pe.., minute. Built for yarding cord bundles of pulpwood up to 600' dista nce or ree le ngths. Timbe rla nd electric clutches gi ve t he operator fa st handling without latigue clutch mainte na nce is pract ically eliminated. T he ca b is designed for comple te operator comfort with cushioned seat, heater, de froster and windshield wi r. Mo unted on a 6 x 6 Cra ne Carrier Truck, t his Timbe rland Mobile Ya rder can be moved quickly an d easil y to its next location. ,, Write or phone t oda y fo r f ull info rm at ion on the new Timberlan d Mobile Ya rde r. I l\fanufacturers of Construction. Logging aud M z"ning Equipment Head Office and Factory: Woodstock, Ont. Branch Office : Port Arthur, Ontario �LOG PAGE 18 President's Address (Continud from Page 3) of pulpwood and we are gradually losing this part of our economy. You are familiar with the fact that_ th_e cost of producing pulpwood in Northwestern Ontario 1s not competitive with other areas of (?ntario, Quebec, t_he Maritimes and the Lake States as 1t used to be; with the export policy of the Ontario government; and with the increased use of hardwoods in the United States: All these factors have a bearing on the loss of part ot our export market which, for the past 20 years, has contributed substantially to the economy of Northwestern Ontario. You are also familiar with the Province of Ontario Department of Lands and Forests reports entitled "Forest Resources Inventory". These reports tel I much the same story in utilization. In the majority of cases, the allowable cut of all species is not being used . In one or two cases the allowable cut of spruce pulpwood is nearly in balance with the actual utilization. For all other pulpwood species-jackpine and the hardwoods, (poplar and birch), there is room for considerable expansion in utilization. Such reports would indicate, in my opinion, that in addition to the considerable expansion in our present domestic mills (which they are doing so well), there is room for more mills in Ontario and at the same time there is room for some export. I believe you are all aware that there were several new mills constructed in the Southern United States inthe past few years and three mills on the B. C. coast. There are also two more mills under consideration in B. C. and one in Alberta. At the present time I do not know of any company which is contemplating building a new mill in Ontario and I think this factor should be given a very close look at by the government of the Province of Ontario and by industry. We have the resources. But I beUeve, one of the thief reasons why new mills are' not being bui It in Ontario, and particularly in Northwestern, is the high cost of wood a~ c~mpared to wood costs in other areas. The combination of features such as higher dues and wage levels - and_ we must r:iot _forget higher fr~}ght rates - have made it increasingly diffic-ult for Northwestern Ontario _~to compete. · 1 _ We· -have · reason to ·believe tha_t our new Minister of Lands and Forests, the Hon. Clare Mapledoram and his department are r.,ow fully cognizant of the factors we mentioned above, and we wish them every success in their efforts to bring about ar:y necessary changes in policy which will expand the ecoonmy of the Province of Ontario. Approximately the same quantity of logs for lumber was cut last year as the previous year. This year so far there is a considerable reduction in this production. While the lumber market held up reasonably well this Summer and Fall because of the strike in the U. S. West Coast region, the future did not look too clear or too bright and, therefore, log producers were not cutting as many logs this year as they did the last few years. More recently the market outlook for lumber and such products has brightened and the prediction is that there should be a firm ·market for lumber and allied products in 1955. The tie market is down considerably. All the tie~ from this area are sold to the two rai Iways and tie orders have been cut for 1955 delivery and in addition, one rai Iway has cut the price of their tie-rates for the third consecutive year. The producers of ties are very concerned about this situation which has a very defin- BOOK ite effect on the economy of Northwestern Ontario ESIDE Wherever possible, operators will turn to the produc ion of other products and this may have an effect a an fo the railroads in later years. p_e rp The other forest products such as poles, mine lag rri.i1 ging, booms, cedar posts, etc., are approrximately th 1 a 1 , same as last year. The saw mills, planing mills and treating plant which handle the forest products in Northwestern Ont ario are a definite part of our economy. As an exampl of. an integrated plant, the Northern Wood Preserver in Port Arthur is an outstanding one. I pay tribute t the executives of saw-mi Ils and other manufacturin plants of wood products in Northwestern Ontario fc their faith and help in the expansion of the woods in dustry in Northwestern Ontario. So all in all, it is safe to say that the woods industr while definitely not as robust as it was a couple of year ago, at least kept employment up to a good averag figure in comparison with other industries. Many op~rators are wondering what the new seaso will bring. Have we seen the bottom of the dip or ar we to see a further dropping in the overall volume pro duced per year? This is one time we do not hesitat to "get out on the Ii mb" . We flatly predict that 1955 can and wi II be a go solid year but will not reach boom proportions. Ther are a few things we can do to help ~he recovery UJlll- - i business. We must reduce our costs and elimina the frills. We must collectively show the governme that the industry is already suffering from the im ition of higher dues and other costs, direct and ind ect. The railways have increased rates to the po, where rai I movement of wood products has been d couraged. We believe a reasonable reduction in frei rates will do much to regain some of our former kets for lumber and pulpwood. Further to this, believe our industry must continue to seek ne~er more economical ways of removing and producing t ber products. In this regard we have only scrat the surface. We believe we can maintain and cont a high and fair return to the woods worker. ~ut methods of operating must become more eff1c1e Mueh is being done to make our oper~tions efficient as the years go by. We once again saw stantial sums of money invested in making our industry more permanent. Camps were improved, permanent buildings were built at permanent and road systems were extended and improved. At this time I would like to pay a special c ment to the Abitibi Power & Paper Company for establishing their Woodlands Laborato~y at Ontario. The Abitibi are conducting extensive r in silvicultural cutting methods and have alrf fered to pass knowledge gained to the ~7st ,~ dustry. This offer is typical of our new e~a • ther example of the exchange of information • M·innle.sota operators was the trip to the Ontario. • • . 1ml Paper Company Red Lake Roa d Patnc1a we visited their operations and saw thei_r n family cutter camp. Everyone on the trip t interested in this new development and c~~e follow with interest the progress made by Minnesota. Forest Management is a term that we and more of. Our Forest M anagem ent plans b sin of our busines sand just like _any o~e~e ~aw governed by present econom1~s an t must and demand. At the same time, we -~! :~~i (Continued on Page 19 ) �~UARY 19SfNUARY - FEBRUARY 1955 LOG rn Ontari ESIDENT'S ADDRESS . . he produc (Continued from Page 18) n effect n for the future so that our forests wi II be operated perpetuity. Different methods of cutting are being . : e la rried out in order to get the best nature regeneration th ssible. In some places where natural regeneration •ima e Y ' Is, artificial regeneration by seeding or planting may . necessary. In fact, some of the members of this as,t,ng plant iation have planting programs underway. ·estern On an exampl That we are doing things in Northwestern Ontario I Preserver demonstrated by the fact that foresters and experts y tribute t m all over Canada are coming to Northwestern Ontnufacturin o more frequently to learn of the things we are doOntario fo . In the past year, we saw members of the Woode woods in ds S~ction, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Forry Committee gather at Port Arthur. The Ontario )ds industr er Company were hosts to the Research Counci I ot pie of year tario at Heron Bay where Research Project RC-17 ,od averag s inspected. The members of Parliament on the Legtive Tour of Northwestern Ontario visited the woods rat ions of the Longlac Pulp and Pape·r Company. '.~ mt, Today we will be discussing some of our problems luding forest fires, safety, roads, etc. These are ered in the Manager's report and Committee Chairn's reports and we will deal with these reports as go on. In closing this annual message to you, I urge you ~overnmen the impos and indir , the pain ; been dis , in freigh ormer mar :o this, w newer an iucing ti scratch a contin er but o ifficient. PAGE 19 BOOK during the coming year to progress as we have in the past few years. We have by no means reached perfection but I think that, as a group, we can be proud of our operations as they are carried on today and it is in order to improve these operations and administration thereof that we meet here today . H . H. "Bert" STYFFE - - -o- - - •,••--•~•~:•~~::•:~;:~;-w:;;;•:~:~;,•-n-•- •-t I i I i II I ! I And the people are hard to suit And the man who plays on the violin Is a bore to the man with a flute And I myself have often thought How very much better 'twould be If everyone of the folks that I know Would only agree with me. But since they will not, the very best way To make the world look bright, Is never to mind what others say, But to do what you think is right. I I ! ~ I I The most useless thing in the world is that part of a careless man that he leaves in a piece of machinery. OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Construction Work Wherever the Work Is Heaviest S. J. DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS FIRESTONE TIRES PORT ARTHUR Red River Road Phone 5-5488 I • : • ~u ......) .,_.C,._.. , . ..... , •. - .( ..-..., . - .0 . . . .,.._.,..._., ,._.o.-.<>~C~J~I---U---(~~(♦:• There's A New INTERNATIONAL Mining and Lumbering Operations i ! I FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �ill Engine custo ilored for yo b. Choose fro 2 sizes with ra I -- I I with a CAT• II D13000 ENGINE 1. l,J ·-: r r Your sawing costs will take a tumble when you put a Caterpillar 013000 to work in your milt Fuel savings alone will make your sawing more profitable ... low cost, non-premium No. 2 furnace oil burns completely and efficiently, turning out more work capacity. Long-lived Dl 3000 Engines put the skids to high depreciation expenses. They work faithfully and economically, year after year. Many are still at it after 75,000 hours of operation. Costly and production-robbing breakdowns are beaten by the high• quality construction, 4-point protection built into every Caterpillar D13000 Engine. Clean air, clean fuel, clean lube oil, cooled lube ·oil keep wear at the lowest possible minimum. We can show you how these Cat Sawmill Engines can-and have-knocked the props from under high sawmill costs. See us soon-learn how you can increase production, decrease costs. POWELL EQUIPMENT r------------COMPANY LIMITED II ~-- 1 Gentlemen: I'd like more information on Cat Diesel Engines for sawmill power. 115 N. Cumberland St. 1060 Arlington St. PORT ARTHUR WINNIPEG I I I ; O Send me literature. D Have a representative call. O Show me one. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Company_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Your CATERPILLAR 11) Dealer : Addres.-s__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I a,,,_._________ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1955JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1955 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1955. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/417129727c655afeaefb8c4f8bba1878.pdf 3e9a6b3e6c520e39ed357de621375d6a PDF Text Text RETURN TO FORESTRY LIBRARY Woods Division �I LOG BOOK PAGE 2 JULY, 1948 SERVING THE · TIMBER IND.USTRY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Famous International T. D. 24 Representing: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED DROTT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION LOMBARD GOVERNOR CORPORATION W. D. BEATH & SON LIMITED CANADIAN MIXERMOBILE COMPANY LIMITED NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS LIMITED THE FRANK G. HOUGH CO. CONSOLIDATED DIESEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION Vi READY POWER COMPANY DOMINION HOIST & SHOVEL COMPANY LIMITED JEFFREY MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED J. D. ADAMS LIMITED PACIFIC CAR AND FOUNDRY CO. BACYRUS-ERIE COMPANY TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - .CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPAL & MINING EQUIPMENT OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �JULY, 1948 - - -- - - -- -- - - - --=-----7 _LO _G _ B_O_O_K_ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ ~P~A~G~E~3 Forest Technician Course to Open THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSO OFFICERS: Dr. M. W. Bartley, Principal, Lakehead Technical Institute ~Q~ ·. e-Pr ~: ~- ;~~;~E ...:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::.:·:··:::::::::::::::~:::::::::::"·":::: ..... EXECUTI J. H. H. P. -~~ MERRILL •.. _, KLINSTIVEI\ M. '911Y SecretarY. ~g~ T. "'2.V ~tis SI The Lakehead Technical '\.. ~ souTHON E\ ~ NE$ . ~, Q . ...t ' , ~"t> \ c~ • 5•• ~ ~~ Q, y flM:!l~ "~RATQfij' Asso~ ATl g,tt ~\ 0 0 ,n• J~i:9 O , <t.'T "-\.. v 0 cl by - -. ~ . ... ..::-- _ 5 Messaufl''<'0 V ~ ~'( 1948. o U ·" '( , v ~'( ~'It '('\ O At the last e~ al ~ e • g the executive and manager were pleas to r ive the complete endorsation of all membe f past and future issues of the : 'Log Book". I tr ·st each member and recipient will continue to benefit from the useful information contained therein The theme of the last issue of the "Log LBook" was "Fire Prevention." From the experiences of the past few weeks the theme was obviously well chosen. The fire hazard throughout the province has created an explosive situation with a number of serious outbursts close to home. In other parts of the province the fire losses in green timber have been nothing short of catastrophic. Only through the hard work and efforts of the var'1ous Forestry DepartmJ:?nts in cooperation with the timber companies has the situation been brought under control •• It becomes obvions, however, that the situation may again break out more seriously this year. It behooves every single agency and citezen to become more conscious than ever of the terrible danaer which confronts the No. l industry of the Province~ It occurs to me that the Tmber Operators' Assaciation as an agency can be of greater assistance than in the past in meeting the problems of prevention of serious forest fire outbreaks and their suppression. I am not prepared to say what direction such assistance should take but I would like to suggest here that every member come to the next general meeting with as many constructive ideas as possible as to how we, as an association, can -help to bring about total "Fire Prevention'· / CONGRATULATIONSTo the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, on the publication ot the Booklet "Mechanical Logg:ng for Pulpwood" Mr. H. P. Klinestiver, Mr. P. V. Lemay, the editors, the artist, the industrial firms, all who took part in the planning and publishing of this Booklet deserve great credit. This booklet marks c forward step in the woods industry and will be of great interest to other companies in planning a mechanical operation . It wi II also be of great assistance as a hand-book to the individual man. Copies may be ordered from the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Public Utilities Building, Port Arthur at a cost of $2.00 each. STA TISTICS-N IPIGON RIVER DRIVE 1947 Institute, Port Arthur o· and ~ort William, Ontario will commence classes in 'v'f.. the f1 rst-years coures of technical forestry in September 1948 First wood sluiced over Virgin Falls - June 9, May 20, First wood sluiced over Cameron Falls - May 28, May 18, The course as presently outlined, will be of o years' duration and is planned to fit high school graduates and m(2n already employed in the forest industry for sub-professional supervisory positions in that vocvation. N orthwestern 0 ntario district is now, more than ever, the nucleus of the forest industry and all indicat1ons suggest that the area will enjoy top place in the industry for many decades. This great advance has been achieved under the guidance of a few trained and professional men who have toiled diligently with a minimum of assistance from technicians. These men -long ago realized the necessity for technical aid if the pulpwood and saw logs were to be won economicallq from our forests. They urged the establishment of a training school from which they could obtain rangers, cruisers, junior forest engineers and similar subprofessional assistants. The faculties of forestry in our universities could not meet the demand for trained personnel. The graduates from these institutions could not adequately fill the myriad of jobs with the result that unskilled employees had to be trained as well as possible under difficult conditions. A brief concerning the type of training desired for forestry technicians was presented to the departments of education and lands and forests with the result that the present coure is being offered. The brief was based on the urgent need for trained personnel to fill the gap between the professional man and the rank and file of labour. It also stated the type of men required to fill the gap and what these men must have and be able to do. The various suggestions were made bearing in mind that the students would be principaliy men from Northwestern Ontario and would, upon graduation, put their training to use in the Lake Superior region. The Department of Education, who are sponsoring the Lakehead Technical Institute, requested that a selected committee form industry in our area, be appointed to make certain that the type of training i5 adequate and desirable. This committee wi II have an active part in recommending the curriculum and choosing instructors. It has been decided that the prime object of the course is to train men in the practical phase of fores!" work and forest management, so that they wll be capable of doing supervisory work in the woods and keepi ng our forest lands productive. The student wi 11 be thoroughly educated in the theory of forestry and the practical appiication of this theory. It is the intention and onus of the Institute to provide the operating companiest with desirable employees and to provide the ambitious forest workmen ar,d desirable students with a source of training which will allow them to advance to positions of responsibility in forestry. Applications to attend this course should be submitted to the principal, Lakehead Technica Institute, Port Arthur, Ontario. Thunder Bay Timber Operators Association representatives in this committee are Messrs. P. V. Lemay, P. A. Clark and J. H. MerrilL �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK JULY, 194 "JOE BEAVER" By Ed Nofziger Hauling Pulpwood on Semi-Irailers by D. E. Graham In the Valora District of the Great Lakes Paper Company, approximately 25,000 cords of pulpwood are hauled to railhead every winter.. On this haul, sleighs were drawn by three ton trucks. During the 1945-46 season, one semi-trailer was built and a few trips made with approximately 6 cords per load. The results were very satisfactory. Twelve semi-trailers were built in the company workshop during the summer of 1946 in order to change over the Valora haul from sleighs to all semitai ler~ The past two winters, the winter rail wood has been delivered from bush jammer at the strip road to railway cars, Valora, by semi-trailerrs. A very substantial saving has been realized as compared to hauling sleighs with the same type and number of trucks. The saving has been realized from reduced ice road maintenance, sleigh maintenance, truck chains, tires and general truck maintenance. The semi-trailers were used on two summer hauls during 1947. One, a ten mile haul from Dog River, Savanne District, while the other was a four mi le haul at Martin, Gull Lake Limit. The trailers proved very satisfactory as to operating cost and reduced the number of vehicles on the road thus reducing the accident hazard The semi-trailers were built in the Company workshop to the following specifications: Deck. 24 feet divided into four pockets. Fifth Wheel Freuhauf, Serial No. 102492. Trailer Dolly Frame-8" Channel 34" by 60" ...Axle-3 l 5/ 16" Shafting r Springs 14 leaf. Standard 3 ton Ford or { CHhuckles angers Mercury Truck Parts Wheelbearings • Hubs Wheels-Budd Tires-900 by 20 Fifth Wheel mounted l 0% of the wheelbase ahead of the rear axle on any standard 3 ton truck. Valora Haul (Winter Haul) Type of Road iced road. Grade Maximum adverse grade 12~~ (Length of grade l 00 feet) Length of haul 11.35 miles Cordage hauled 26,480 cords. Average Cordage per trip 6.5 cords. Cost per mile per cord hauled 8.7 cents. Loading Bush Jammer from strip road sleigh: Unloading Jammer from semi-trailers to "You could at least give us two weeks' notice." railway cars. Dog River Haul (Summer Haul) Type of road Gravel. Grade - An adverse grade of 230 feet in three miles, maximum adverse grade at any point 5¾ Length of Haul l O miles. Cordage hauled 18,000 cords. Average cordage per trip 6.0 cords. Cost per mile per cord hauled 10.7 cents. Loading Jackladd~r from water. Unloading Crawler Crane 1cu. yd. copy., semi-trailers to railway cars. Above costs include- truck and trailer rental, drivers wages, gasoline, oil and maintenance. They do not include road cost or maintenance, loading or Lmloading of pulpwood Lecturer Covers Nipigon Dri,e for Material Mr. J. M. Humphrey of Vancouver, noted lecturer, covered "the Nipigon River from Cameron Falls to Virgin Falls to obtain material for a lecture on the pulp and paper industry in Canada. Mr. Humphrey has crossed Canada 102 times in the course of seeking facts and material for lectures but this is the first time he has stopped off in this area. Mr. Humphrey stated that his lectures are prepared and used to sell Canada to the Canadians; In other ~..vords to tell Canad·1ans what is going on in their own countr} Mr. Humphreys certainly picked out a beautiful country, with the drive crews meeting all possible natural obstacles, in which to obtain his material. �LY, 1941 . JULY, 1948 Io fz 1gerli.----------------------------------a LOG BOOK ' LOGGERS-We are pleased to announce .that a permanent branch qffice and stock room has now been established by RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES LTD. OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO ,\ \ --. I at ; Corner of Bay and Johnson Streets 11 PORT ARTHUR - Phone 1592 with complete facilities for SERVICE and SALES of ee nt • ., I • • 0 \ J Cummins Engine Co1npany • Automotive, Industrial, locomotive, Marine Diesel Engines. R. D. Sheppard Company Industrial & Marine Diesel Engines--- Rnssel Brothers Limited "Steelcrafr" Logging Tugs, Barges, Launches. "Russel" Heavy Duty Gasoline Marine Engines, 10 to 40 Horsepower. Piet M. Vooges, Branch- Manager J PAGE 5 �LOG SOOK PAGE 6 Scaling Is a Profession JULY, 1948 ~ the! r hands. Both buyers and sellers have been equally guilty of this pratice Times are1 changing, however, and scaling now is regarded as a profession. Is taught by competent instructors 1n established Forestry and Wood in Ranger schools. The big theme stressed by scaling w 1 instructors is fairness. Wherever a timber scaler's ser- P ices are required, whether it be for arbitration between compan·1es and cutters or for revenue between compan- 1 P ies and the Crown, the competent scaler records his tc measurements accuratelq, speedily and without fear ti or favour. In addition, he organizes his work so that ~ the movement of timber from the stump to its ultimate destination is not impeded c C Finally; a scaler is a referee between the buyers ; and sellers of rough cut wood products whose main duty is to reduce the difference of opinon as to quanl tity and quality which ·might exist between the aforementioned buyers and sellers to a minimum ................... A By Courtesy of the Timber Cullers Assn. The origin of scaling or measuring timber ic; probably as ancient as logging. When that timberoperator King Solomon logged the Forest of Lebanon, he no doubt used scalers to keep him informed periodically as to the quantity and quality of timber cut. No records exist as to the units of measurements used in those tar-off days, but one can presume that King Solomon, with all his wisdom, had no knowledge of the Doyle rule or the cord system of wood measurement. These were a 19th century creation of the fogging industry on the North American Continent. The Doyle rule has been adequately explained in the Scalers' Manual issued by the Department of Lands and Forests, Province of Ontario. In common with other log rules, a scaler take's no less than two measurements and records same . They are the length ond diameter of the log. The cord system of measurment 1s another story. Its origin is obscure but the following explanation is probably the truth. After the early settlers landed on this continent, in the course of time they were called on to produce fuelwood for the town dwellers. They used one-horse sleds for transportation. A load was piled on a rack with stakes eight feet apart and tour feet high. The wood was cut tour feet long. In a short time the purchasers and sellers of this fuel-wood referred to a load as a· cord Eventually this unit of measurement was adopted by large scale buyers of rough cut wood products, P.articularly pulp and paper mi I ls, largely because (a) the cutters of wood knew from experience what a cord meant, (b) it was a quick, simple method of measuring. The efficiency of th1s method ot wood measurement is proven by the fact that most of the pulpwood produced 1s sold on a cord basis. However, it has its drawbacks. The solid wood content of measured stacked wood varies. This variation is caused by loose piling, poor trimming of limbs etc. This often produced a difference of opinion as to quantity between the buyers and sellers of rough cut wood products. Disagreements became so common it was found necessary to hire men whose sole j'Jb in the woods was to measure the wood produced.· An interesting sidelight to the above is that scalers have occasionally been referred to as rogues with rules in AN EASY JOB As nearly everyone knows, an executive has practically nothing to do. That is, except to decide what is to be done, to tell somebody to do it, to listen to reasons why it should be done by somebody else, or why it should be done in a different way; to prepare arguments in rebuttal that shall be convincing and conciusive; to follow up to see 1f the thing has been done; To discover that it hasn't; To inquire why; To listen to excuses from the person who should have dooe it; To follow up a second time to see if the thing has been done, only to discoverThat it has been done incorrectly; to point out how it should have been done; to conclude that as long as it has been done it may as well be left as it is; to wonder if it is not time to get rid of a person who cannot do a thing right; to reflect that the person at fault has a wife and seven kids, and that certainly-- I I No other executive would put up with him for another moment, and that in al.I probability any successor would be just as bad and maybe worse; To consider how much simpler and better the thing would hav~ been done had he done it himself in the first place; To reflect sadly that if he had done it himself he would have been able to do it right in twenty minutes, but that as things turned out he himself spent two days trying to find out why it was that it had taken somebody else three weeks to do it wrong, and then realized that such an idea would strike at the very roots ot the belief of all employees that "An executive has nothing to do!' A{a,/ze eochllane oilalldwal/,e 'lfoUII, ollead9i"a,11,te11,4 /011 • .. LUMBERMEN'S- CAMPER'S---HOUSEHOLD & MINER'S SUPPLIES I See Our Large Stock of Fishing Tackle FOR ALL YOUR HARDWARE-SHOP AT COCHRANE RA.ROW ARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PORT ARTHUR PHONE 200 ONTARIO �Y, 1948 r---.:.. equally ;caling ht by Wood ,caling ·s ser~ ~tween mpan:fs his t fear ) that ·imate >uyers main quanJfore- has ecide isten else, pare and been • To nave .1 ing out • as r is· rVh~ I at y-- LOG BOOK ULY, 1948 A Loggers Handbook of Instructions Reprinted herewith is the material on the front inside cover of the Northeastern Loggers Handbook which has for its motto "easier and safer work, greater production (more pay) and better living condition./·. "If you want to be a mechanic, you will easily find plenty of good books which will tell you what you need TO know. You will also find plenty of instructors and training shops." What about the young man who wants to make his living by logging? For him there is no good source of information to which he can turn. The books and courses on logging are for the logging engineers-not tor the fellow who uses the axe and crosscut. Why shouldn't there be a simple illustrated hand book which will tell the young woodsman (or the green woodsman) what he needs to know about the care and use of his tools and the best of the old and the new techniques of, and devices for logging? He needs to know the "tricks of the trade'' as much as anyone. We hope that these pages, together with other short papers like it, will finally be put together in a printed Northeastern Loggers' Handbook. We ore putting it out in this form first because there seems to be an urgent need for this sort of information; and because we need the help and advice of persons who know about logging in our region before printing. We want the the experienced logger to tell us what important things we have missed and where our advice is not good. We want the young man going into the woods for the first time to tell us what parts of it he finds hard to understand, to suggest how it can be made more useful to him. We would like the equipment manufacturers to check our recommendations for use of their products PAGE 7 and tell us about new devices they are developing. Please send critisisms, questions, and suggestions to: the director, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, 614 Bankers Securities Building, Philadelphia 7, Penna. Additional copies of this and other publications in this series can be obtained from the same address.'· To date there are sixteen pamphlets issued as follows. Section 1 How To Choose and Use Your Axe. Section 2 How To Choose, Use and Sharpen a Crosscut Saw. Section 3 How To Select and Take Care of Your Bow Saw. Section 4 Wedges and Their Use in Logging - - Splitting Wood Section 5 Peavies, Cant Hooks and Pulp Hooks. Section 6 Tools for Peeling Wood Section 7 Some Pointers on Power Saws for Logging Section 8 Pointers on Felling Trees Section 9 Limbing and Bucking the Tree. Section 10 Ground Skidding with Horses. Section l l Skidding with Tractors Section 12 Wire Rope and Accessories. Section 13 Cable Skidding. Section 14 Loading Section 17 All Weather Roads. Glossary of Terms Section 18 EDITORS NOTE: If you are interested in the training of woodsmen write direct for these pamphlets. They are well-illistrated and informative and will be a great help in any training program. Dominion Wire Rope &Cable Co. Ltd. for :esder JV<? Manufacturers of ce· h~ All Grades & St11ndard Constructions Steel Wire Ropes & Strands ·es, WO :en Ien ~ry ive PRE-FORMED & NON PREFORMED q.eai"'1.inr; -- \VIRE ROPES for the PAPER, TIMBER, & LOGGING INDUSTRIES for HIGH LINES, CONVEYORS, SCRAPERS, CRANES, WARPING TUGS GENERAL PURPOSE ROPES We Carry A Complete Stock of Wire Rope Fittings Head office & works 17 5 St. Joseph Street Branch office 170 Bay Street LACHINE, QUE. 1 NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. TORONTO, ONT. �·PAGE 8 LOG BOOK Pulpwood Sinkage Loss The Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited Woodlands Department have been and are conducting some tests to check the sinkage loss of pulpwood. These tests are under the supervision of Mr. L. Murphy, Chief Scaler and for the information of all companies here is Ci brief report from Mr. Murphy. It is emphasized that these Tests are far trom complete but is hoped that the information published herewith may lead to other companies making tests or, 1f tests have been made, to pass this valuable information to others through the medium of this booklet. PURPOSE. The purpose of these sinkage tests was from an operational viewpoint only. Soil conditions, wood densities, age classifications, etc. were not taken into consideration and the logs used were selected only as ta species Dog River, dropped several feet during the river drive so that it was impossoble to complete the test. How ever, at Valora, the monthly tests will be made through out the summer of 1948 to show the effects when this pulpwood 1s left in the water for two seasons. It is planned to make further tests in the various areas where delivery of pulpwood and logs is made b water transportation. CONCLUSIONS Sufficient tests have not as yet been made upon r which to base definite conclusions. However, it is conceivable that much of the annual sinkage loss on balsam pulpwood could be eliminated by early cutting. It is assumed that baisam cut during the winter season would suffer the same sinkage loss as green balsam cur in the summer and watered immediately. Note: Statistics to date are on page 9 (oppos·1te page) METHOD: Each log was numbered by means of a small metal tag before being placed in the water. Notes were recorded showing ( 1) the species, (2) whether the log was butt, centre or top, (3) the date cut, (4) the average diameter and (5) any apparent defect. The logs were securely boomed in a sheltered bay and each month thereafter a test for sinkage loss was carefully made. "We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except the politicians and the officials, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privilege." RESULTS· The results to date are recorded here. During the month of June 1947, the water level at Camp 117, -WINSTON CHURCHILL. PAPYRUS - March - April TIMBER PRODUCERS EQUIPMENT PULP, LOGGING, SAWMILL AND WOODWORKING MACHINERY 4131 PHONE LAKESIDE 1929 REGENT ST. DELBERT L. LaFLEUR DULUTH 4, MINN. MACK TONGS & GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS . Mack log and Tie Tongs • Mack Pulpwood Grapplers Superior LIDGERWOOD Mundy FIVE NEW LIDGERWOOD G.M. DIESEL POWERED, MULTl-SPEED, HIGH~LEAD GROUND SKIDDERS BEING DELIVERED TO MARATHON MECHANICAL OPERATING AT STEVENS AND CARAMAT. �LOG BOOK ULY, 1948 drive How ough 1 this PAGE 9 RECORD OF SINKAGE TEST ON SPRUCE AND BALSAM SFT. PULPWOOD LOCATION, CAMP MO. 117, DOG RIVER CONCESSION rious le b Mo. of Logs Species Date Watered Date Cut Cubic Cont. 1 mo. % Sinkage After 2 mo. 3 mo. 4 mo. 30.64% Total % Sinkage June 1, 1947 Balsam conbal- 19. tnter 1reen 1tely. reen ............ Seasoned 1 mon. 57 94.67 28.98% 28.98% 2.65% 51 1.95% 14.47% 2.65% Seasoned 2 mon. 96.02 94.59 June 21/46 June 21/46 June 22/45 July 23/46 Apr. 25/46 June 21/46 16.59% 57 Seasoned 3 mon. 51 60.69 Apr. 25/46 July 24/46 3.53% 23.08% 8.12% 26.18% 8.12% 216 345.97 9.66% 16.40% 17.24% TOTALS 29.51% '25.60% MOTE: By June 1, 1947 some of the metal tags had been lost , from c; number of logs so that they could not be identified except according to species. age) Spruce Green Seasoned l mon. Seasoned 2 mon. Seasoned 3 mon. TOTALS 9 18.67 10 10 13.04 23.04 10 26.21 39 80.96 June 21/46 June 21/46 June 22/46 July 23/ 46 niI 7.07% niI 7.07% niI 7.07% niI Apr. 25/ 46 June 21 / 46 July 24/ 46 n i I niI niI ni I niI niI niI 1.63% 1.63% Apr. 25/46 niI 1.63% RECORD OF SINKAGE TEST ON SPRUCE, BALSAM, AND JACKPINE 8 FT. PULPWOOD Issue LOCATION, CAMP 307, VALO RA Species 1 · mo. % Sinkage After 2 mo. 3 mo. June 24/ 47 June 24/47 8.60%. ni I 17.60% ... 2.39% June 23/47 May 23/47 June 24/47 June 24/ 47 niI niI niI niI June 23/47 May 23/47 June 24/47 June 24/ 47 niI niI 3.49% n iI Mo. of Logs Cubic Cont. Date Cut Date Watered Si 88.63 92.13 June 23/47 Moy 23/47 9.87 17.89 79.99 1 125.63 4 mo. Balsam Green Seasoned 1 mon. 51 35.76% 6.03% 40.39% 12.82% niI niI niI niI Spruce Green Seasoned l mon. 8 10 ,. Jackpine Green Seasoned l mon 55 77 3.49% niI CLASSIFICATION OF SUNKEN LOGS Butt Logs 8 (15.25%) Balsam Green Balsam Seasoned Centre Logs mon. 2 (3.76%) Jackpine Green Jackpine Seasoned 1mo (3.49%) nil (17.18%) 11 (6.59%) 4 n iI (1.25%) Tops Totals 9 (7.98 %) 28 (40.39%) 3 (2.47 %) 9 Cl 2.82%) 1 1 (3.49%) (1.25%) n iI n iI Ontario COMPILED BY: ( L. MURPH'r' 3.49% 1.25% �LOG BOOK PAGE l 0 JULY, l News Headlines, May and June 1948 FIRE BATTLED NEAR NIPIGON SAWMILL FIRE LOSS $70,000 AT GERALDTON ABNORMALLY DRY SPRING WEATHER CAUSES CONCERN FIRE HAZARD I~ FORESTS HIGH, 9 NEW BLAZES 900 MEN FIGHT F~RES, RAIN BIG ·HELP ~ ~- '\ :;..;;_.:,,;;,. FIRE AT FRANZ BLAZES Ff ERCEL Y ' .... -- -~ ·-- ~;;- FLAMES COVER 117,000 ACRES f -~~~ ~ 330 MEN BATT~I NG DRIVEN FLAMES EAST LONG LAC HIGH WIND FANS DOG LAKE FIRE MISSISSAGA FIRE ONE OF LARGEST EVER IN ONTARIO PERMIT AREAS CLOSED } 300 BATTLING BLAZE RUNNING THROUGH TREE TOPS 3 N. ONTARIO FIRES "CATASTROPHIES," - RAGING UNCHECKED LOSS OF PULPWOOD REPORTED, $300,000 IN LONG LAC FIRE MAN'S CARELESSNESS IN WOODS IS CAUSING MILLIONS LOSS Woodsmen RetDember! WA THE FIRE SEASON IS ONLY HA ARE YOUR RES~ONSIBILITY IS GREAT The Forest Fire Prevention Act States: (Sec 19) For the purpose of controlling and extinguishing any fire, an officer may employ or summon the assistance of any male person between the ages of eighteen and sixty years, excepting only trainmen, boat crews, local telephone opera_tors, telegraphers and despatchers on duty, doctors and persons physically unfit. R.S.O. 1937, ~- 325, S. 17 (4); 1946, C. 32, S. 14, Amended. (2) Every person who refuses or neglects to render assisstance when required under this section shall be guilty o,f an offence against this act. !t.S.O. 1937, C. 325, S. 17 (5), Amended. BE ( B E ·p Your Job depends on havir company employees but also on • Ensure that they, too, understand t KEEP OTHERS FROM SETTING FIRES AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO HELP PUT THEM OUT. to your camp Fire Warden any disregards or disobeys forest fir4 (TEAR TH IS OUT AND POSl �LOG BOOK PAGE l i 1948 - The Record Is Bad APRIL, MAY & JUNE, 1947 DATE & NO. OF FIRES-1948 DISTRICT Port Arthur Geraldton To June 19, 1948 Kenora Sioux Lookout Fort Frances To June 24, 1948 Chapleau Sogama North Bay Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury To June 23, 1948 II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II 87 54 42 13 56 6 87 21 25 4 15 12 88 105 149 8 18 29 54 (Reprinted from June Issue of The Marathon Courier.) Notiee . The use of tailor-made cigarettes, pipes, Vogue, Egyptian, Zig-Zag and/or other heavy cigarette papers is strictly forbidden during the fire season. Anyone found using any of the above will be immediately dismissed ....... There will be no exceptions. E. A. LUNAM, District Superintendent. • INCR EASED P-RECAUTIONS The prevention and suppression of forest fires is a matter of concern to every citizen and especially to citizens who earn their living as a result of woods operations. o cut .... Check up not only Oi1 fisherm en and ALL SMOKERS. ERS of fire. Report immediately al (Employee or otherwise) that ~OUR CAMP BULLETIN BOARD) If you have any suggestions or constructive criticism to offer in respect to the prevention and suppression of forest fires in Ontario, please write to the editor of this Log Book and your remarks will be taken up at the next meeting of the Operators' Association. Please co-operate .......Remarks and ideas from men with practical experience will be extremely helpful. �LOG BOOK PAGE 12 JULY, 1 The First Pres-to-Logs by Albert Sideen A number of years ago when I was living on my father' s farm, an American tourist gave me ten dollars to look after his fish worms for the winter. I fed the worms oat meal every day and they grew large and became very fat. One day I was hauling sawdust for the icehouse. The wagon-box had some holes in it through which the sawdust trickled out along the road. The worms were out playing in the yard and started to eat the sawdust.. I was very busy and forgot to put the worms in their box that night. The next morning the worms were all gone. I located them down by the sawdust pile at the mill. They had eaten so much sawdust during the night, they were all dead. ! borrowed an extra team of horses from our neighbour and we skidded the worms up to the yard where we sawed them up for firewood . The sawdust filled worms produced enough fire~ wood to keep our three box-stoves going all winter and we sold eleven cords to our neighbours. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS - WHO M1AKE THl'S BOOK POSSIBLE New Forest Products Business In Operation Th~ Thunder Bay Wood Producers owned by Messr. Ness and Marfinsen, has now been operating since last November manufacturing birch railway shim?, The owners leased a concrete slab which was formerly the floor of a war time storage elevator from the city of Port Arthur and have built a small building to house the saw and other machinery. They purchase 50 inch birch bolts, 8 inches and up from local farmers. At the prestnt time the C. N. R. are purchasing their entire output of shims and the sawdust is sold to ice houses and people owning sawdust burners. The slabs are sold for firewood so that the entire birch lo.g is utilized. The Thunder Bay Wood Producers are presently employing 11 men Messrs. Ness and Martinsen are laying plans for the future aod are planning to produce mine wedges and other finished forest products for sale in the district. ONE TREE CAN MAKE A MILLION MATCHES ! ONE MATCH CAN DESTROY A MILLION TREES ! "JOE BEA VER" by Ed Nofziger Newsprint Made From Wheat Straw at Thorold Plant Newsprint made in part from wheat straw - instead of wood pulp has been produced in quantity at the Ontario Paper Company Limited, plant at Thoroid i t was announced. The announcement, in a prepared statement, said 50 tons was manufactured-"Fi rst commercial tonnage in North America" of such newsprint. The production is an outcome of the straw-pulpi ng technique developed at the Peoria, Ill., laboratory of the United States Agriculture Department ''The experiment disclosed that while use of straw as a substitute for wood pulp raised newsprint production costs somewhat, straw fibre could be used more advantageously in producing higher-grade papers which would improve wood supplies for newsprint manufacture" the statement said "Research officials say that if the new techique is developed on an extensive commercial basis it will open iucrative markets for straw, especially in the American mid-west and Canadian prairies." Passerby: Indian: "Why do you ride while your wife walks?" "She no gottum horse." Jl "I wish some people would learn that it's easier to prevent a than it is to put it out!" �LOG BOOK 1948 ADVERTISERS' NEWS As a s.ervice to our advertisers (Who make this ooklet possible) and as additional information to the en of the woods' industry, space will be alloted in is booklet tor any interesting information about quipment, supplies, changes or innovations, etc., that dvertisers may wish to tell about. The editor reserves the right to judge which items re of general interest and these will be published. Advertisers are invited to make use of this serice in future issues. ESCO SLASHERSThe Northern Engineering and supply Company, imited announces that there are now 12 slashers at ark in the district 10 with the Marathon Paper ills of Canada Limited, 1 with the Ontario-Minnsota Pulp & Pape Company, Limited, 1 with the rompton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. PAGE age unit capable of withstanding a static pull on the drum of 217,800 pounds. These haulage units i:::ind fai rleads were sold by rimber Producers Equipment, ::)uluth, Minn. and man-• ufactured by the Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy Corporation at Superior, Wisconsin, U. S. A. who are at present manufacturing five Diesel Powered Multi-speed yarders tor skidding tree length logs at the . Stevens and Caramat operation of Marathon. The Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy Corporation is the result ot combining the manufacturing facilities of the Lidgerwood Mfg. Co. formerly of Elizabeth, N.J., the Superior Iron Works Co. of Superior, Wisconsin and the J. S. Mundy Hoisting Engine Co. formerly of Newark, N. J. into one unit providing a combination of years of experience in the respective fields of each of the various companies. Personel, facilities, methods, engineering and experience have been grouped and interwoven to provide the best in design and manufacturing, igerwood Equipment Controls Booms on the Pie River The Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd. succesfully controlled the flow of Pulpwood in the Pie River uring the high water period last spring by installation f 3 log booms, one located at the mouth and the other two upstream. These booms were constructed in sections connected by heavy chains and of sufficient length to permit closing the booms accross the river during flood stage to hold back the wood. One end is anchored to a "deadman" on the bank and the other end is attached to a two inch diameter wire rope spooled in by a 100 H.P. compound geared gasoline powered hau!- THIS BOOK IS PRINTED BY THE CONSOLIDATED PRESS., 137 S. MAY ST., FORT WILLIAM, ONT. VISITS OPERATIONSMr. J. W. B. Sisam, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto and Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Forestry Research, Ontario Research Council visited woods operations at Heron Bay, Black Sturgeon area and Valora during the latter part of June INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS FROM HALF-1:0N TO 45-TON HEAVY DUTY GAS AND DIESEL MODELS Dominion Logging Sulkies - Dominion Trailers SEMI, LOW BED, POLE AND SPECIAL LOGGING TYPES DIFFERENT TYPES OF HYDRAULIC HOISTS - TRUCK BODIES TAIL GATE LOADERS WINCHES SALES & SERVICE S. J. HILL &SONS LIMITED Phones RED RIVER ROAD 1613 1617 13 North PORT ARTHUR, ONT. �PAGE 14 JULY, 1948; LOG BOOK The Pulpwood Salvage Association Wherever there are wood storages, rafting and towing operations, there is bound to be a certain amount of loss. A heavy wind rolling the booms: a broken boom, rounding-up a raft or a loading operationtion-any one, or a combination of these, may cause sticks of pulpwood or logs to get loose, drift away and become salvage wood. Each stick of pulpwood and each log is supposed to be stamped with the ownership mark of the company which cut' the wood. On actual practice, all sticks are not stamped). Under the laws of Canada and the United States, the ownership right to this wood is retained by the company whose stamp is on the stick and it is against the law and punishable under the criminal code for any unauthorized person or persons to take this wood without authority from the owner. To look after this salvage wood and to simplify and co-ordinate the distribution of salvage wood which is picked up, the Pulpwood Salvage Association was formed in 1938 as a non-profit organization by companies who had towing or rafting operations on Lake Superior and Lake Nipigon This year the shore-line from the Inter-national Boundry the Pigion River to Sault Ste. Marie is divided into nineteen areas and the shore-line of Lake Nipigon has been divided into six areas. Contracts are made between contractors (known as wood-pickers) and the Association, alloting the contractor a certain area and stating the terms and conditions of picking the shore-line and delivering the wood. There is very litttle towing and rafting on the south (United States) shore of Lake Superior now but some pulpwood is still towed across the lake. A check is kept on the south shore and when there is sufficie~t salvage wood accumulated in an area, a contract 1s let by the Pulpwood Salvage Association to cover the the salvage of the wood. When a wood-picker has filled his booms, the Pulpwood Salvage Association is notified and an officer of the association proceeds to the salvage storage and and checks the wood tor ownership. After this check arrangements ore made for the nearest compo~y _to take over the wood, or, if one company hos a mo1ontv ot wood ·i n the raft, they have first opportunity to take deliver) The company which takes delivery of the raft is. charged with the wood and pays the wood-pic~er. Companies who have wood in the raft are credited with their wood and at the end of each season on accounting takes place. Companies which have received the wood pay up for the perce~tage of it belongi_n~ t~ other companies and payment 1s made to the ongma1 owners of the wood. This arrangement works out very well and the salvaging of merchantible wood is controlled. Last year approximately 25,000 cords of pulpwood and log5 were salvaged. SOUND REASONING AND GOOD PRACTICE BY AN OLD-TIMER- OVERHEARD IN A NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY CAMP ON BLACK BAY PENNISULA11 Young Lad: "Got a match, Old-timer? Old-t',mer: "No I don't carry them in summer-time .' ' "'\ II Young Lad: "Got a lighter thenr . Old-timer: "Nope. Smoke in winter time. Summer-time chew snuff. Too dangerous to toke chance with fire." THE "PARAMOUNT" CUB PORTABLE FIRE PUMP BUILT TO LAST-- BUILT TO FUNCTfON CONTINUOUSLY FOR LONG PERIODS WITH LITTLE ATTENTION Equipped with automatic primer and weighing less than 70 lbs. net, the PARAMOUNT Cub will supply water for effective fire fighting to eight close-range lines or through a mile of single hosellne WE CAN FILL YOUR ORDER NOW ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR Domin:on Oxygen & Acetylene, Lincoln Electrcc Welding Rod & Accessories Dominon Wire Rope & Cable, Dunlop . Rubber Hose & Belting. Available from Fort William Stock Northland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. 203 HARDISTY STREET FORT WILLIAM, ONT. �_JU_LY ~, _ 1_94_8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _L_OG _ BO_OK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PA_GE_15 Euclid's 11 EUCLID" pulling 60 cords of green jackpine at Kowkash, Ont. OWNER: Nipigon Lake Timber Co., Ltd.---Operator E. Sobush. One of the Many types of Operations Our EUCLID Tractor can be Applied to for the Pulp and Paper Industry. A RUGGED, POWERFUL, AND DEPENDABLE UNIT, THAT HAS PROVEN IT'S CAPACITY TO GO OUT ON THE MOST ISOLATED TERRITORY AND "STAY ON THE JOB." REVOLUTIONARY LOW COSTS FOR OPERATl NG AND MAI NTAl NI NG TREMENDOUS POWER AND SPEED, COMFORTABLE AND EASY TO OPERATE, ARE SOME OF THE MANY REASONS EUCLID OWNERS CLAIM "COMPLETE SATISFACTION" WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS UNIT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, WRITE PHONE OR WIRE G. H. GODSAL~ EQUIPM-ENT CO. LTD. TORONTQ. 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR, TEL N. 1786 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO I �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK JULY, 194 60 foot boom is mounted on a scow. The era operates a basket 16 feet by 18 feet with thre sides 2½ feet high. The fourth side is ope and the basket is used like a scoop - dropp in the raft and swung until full and then raise and dumped in the hold or on the deck. The Roen Steamship Company of Sturgeon Ba own three self-loading barges, the Hilda, ti Lillian and the Maitland. Each barge has crane with a l OS-foot boom mounted in H centre which operates a basket to load the boa For unloading, if the wood is to be dumped in the water, a bucket or grapple is substituted fc the basket. (3) By use of a perrn::ment loading dock. F1 (Continued on page 18} Loading Pulpwood On Vessels From the mouth of the mighty Nipigon River, pulpwood and logs are either made-up into rafts and towed away or loaded on vessels and transported to their destination. Nipigon is the scene of probably the largest loading operation on Lake Superior this year. Other loading points ore Michipicoten Harbour, Heron Bay, Slate Islands, Port Arthur and Pigeon Bay . • There are three methods of loading pulpwood-( l) The most common-by use of a floating jackladder (2) By use of a crane at Nipigon a crane with a DONALD Pre-Lubricated WIRE ROPE The tougher the job - the rougher the tugging need for PRE-LUBRICATION - - the greater the I as Donald does it. I I WE CARRY THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF WIRE ROPE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO JAEGER ''Sure Prime'' PUMPS Self-Priming high pressure Fire Fighting and Water Supply Pumps carried in stock. W. V. _Barker & Co. Ltd. PULP AND PAPER AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT N. 1580 PORT ARTHUR N. 2688 �JULY, 1948 CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE2 only Hyster Double drum winche·s for Caterpillar D-4 tractor in first class operating condition. l only Lincoln Zephyr Marine Engine complete with Scripps reverse gear 1 only clear vision hand gas pump complete with 500 gallon tank anp fittings. 20 sets no. l heavy logging harness completely over~auled and repaired. For fu'hher information or personal inspection contact Newaygo Timber Company, Limited, Port Arthur, Ontario. ~ e e t. to snake loads by track-type tractor over secondary roads. F-or particulars contact B. Midgley, Purchasing Agent, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited. LIST OF SECOND HAND MOTORS AND POWER UNITS FOR SALE BY DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED. CLIFTON FAIRBANKSRUSSEL RUSSEL WAUKESHA WISCONSON WISCONSON INTERNATIONAL UNIT 10 H. P. )0 H. P. 20 H. P. 40 H. P. DR 17 KS 3 B 2 PD 80 100 H. P. Marine Motor Sta ti ona ryGm, Engine Marine Motor Marine Motor Gas Power Unit Gas Power Unit Gas Power Unit Industrial Power Diesel New and used sets of heavy logging harness, collors and spare parts. This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at the Provincal Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, out of wood produced in North-Western Ontario. Logging Sleighs 3" and 3 ½ " also RIGGING. Pulp Racks, Industrial Coal Heaters, Lewis Oil Burners, Space Heaters FIRE PREVENTION POSTERS- FOR SALE: a PAGE 19 LOG BOOK One shallow-draft all-steei warping tug powered with 90 HP Cummins diesel - 38' 8" long, 11' 7" beam. Three custom-built logging semi-trailers with tandem axles, dual wheels, hydraulic loading wheels, vacuum brakes, upper 5th wheel. Rated capacity 15 tons ... i It tractor dolly with lower 5th wheel dual wheels. Used with above trailers The April issue of this Log Book featured a double page spread on fire prevention entitled "No Fires This Year By Human Hand." Twelve hundred copies of this feature were ordered by member companies and have been placer on camp notice boards, and other strategic points throughout Northwestern Ontario. In addition the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests had 500 copies printed which were distributed by the Public Relations Officer, Port Arthur District NENGINEERING &-SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM AND GERALDTON / NENT AND PORTABLE �J J The Caterpillar Model D-315 Diesel Electric Set. Self Regulated 110 220 Volts Alternating Current. ; ,.\JRTHWESTERN ONTARIO PUMPS hting and Water Supply Pumps carried Caterp,llar 01~ .. 1 - in stock. Electric 111' 11/ll W. V. _Barker & Co. Ltd. PULP AND PAPER AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT N. 1580 PORT ARTHUR N. 2688 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/228c4e6ab29ae878cff07b6e33e613ee.pdf eb330951f57ec2b7c682abec057884f5 PDF Text Text - RETURN TO FORE TRY LIBRARY Woods Division Marathon Corp. of Canada Ltd. Port Arthur, Ontario . . . . THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NORTHERN ONTARIO �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK JULY 1949 ~?--'· Hard Surfacing With Castlron Welding.Qod ; ~ ·. \ ,. . Yes, with the amazingly new WONDER HARD SURFACING ·coMPOUND' and CAST I RON WELDING ROD you can hard surface blade edges, bucket and scarifer teeth, etc., at one fifth the cost of other methods. Will Stand More Abrasion and Will NOT Spall off We also carry a complete line of welding accessories - welders' gloves, torches, lighters, head shields, safety regulators, etc . • TIMBER OPERATORS PROCHEM AW-30 AND PROCHEM B-11 FIRE RETARDANT WITH INSECTICIDE FIRE RETARDANT Just mix a pound of PROCHEM AW-30 or PROCHEM B-11 with one galloN of water and apply with spray gun to your buildings for fire protection. PROCHEM B-11 has the same fire retardant qualities as PROCHEM B-30 with an added insecticide that will kill and prevent the br-e eding of bed-bugs, lice, etc. Can be sprayed on blankets, pillows and mattresses for the dual purpose of fire protection and pest killer . • We specialize in shop overhauls. It is more economical for the customer than doing their own repairs. -TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Logging-Industrial-Construction-Municipal and Mining Equipment OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO r �JULY 1949 THUNDER BAY TIMBER OP About . . . Faue . . . H. H. STYFFE .................... ... A. J. AUDEN .. ......... . . J. H. H. PAGE 3 LOG BOOK resi .\ ~<' IY. SO½f~ .,,.,,.,~.,.,.,.,.,. H. ~~ C,& We are on ain approaching a period of high hazard with rega to forest fires in this area. It would therefore be timely in this message to remind us all that we can never be too conscious of the need for Fi re Prevention. Industry has been making great strides in matters of co-operation with the Forestry Branch of the Department of Lands and Forests. In addition, the various associations and companies have increased their activities with regard to Publicity and Fire Prevention research. Recently the Woodlands Section of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association held their summer meeting at Beardmore and vicinity. This meeting was devoted to the problem of Forest Fi res. The industry as a whole and the Forestry Branch are attempting to do their part in combating the fire problem.. • We, the readers of this Bulletin, can help too. If each of us, as individuals, make certain that our duties, whatever they may be in regard to Fire Prevention, are ully discharged, the total effort cannot fail to be suc,.c essful or at least bring about a substantial reduction in 1949 Forest Fi.re Losses. H. H. 'BERT' STYFFE First Year University Forestry The Counci I of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto have authorized the Lakehead Technical Institute to establish a first year course in Forestry equivalent to the course at the University of Toronto. This arrangement will allow successful candidates to proceed to the second year in Forestry at the University of Toronto. This arrangement now permits students interested in forestry to choose either the Technical Forestry Course or the University Forestry Course, depending on their desire and academic standing from the Secondary Schools. The Lakehead Technical lnstitue is presently advertising for a graduate in Forestry to supplement the present staff. Applications for the position should be sent to the Institute, Port Atthur, Ontario by August i st, 1949. All phases of the timber industry have recorded an outstanding performance since 1944 through 1948 rn spite of the fact that the last quarter in '48 sure went to "pot" so far as timber movement was concerned. There are those who are blaming the other fellow. There are those who view the future with fear and trembling. Sure, there will be many casualties. The majority will survive, however, with scars of experience. The transition from shortages to surpluses, is now at work in a great many lines. Price readjustments most naturally follows. Inventory reduction means a decline in production. Inventory reductions are reflected in the gradual reduction of bank credits, the stock market and in many other activities. It is a fact that· b~siness is in the process of settling down to a normal status that has. long been anticipi!ted. The honeymoon is over. Production costs will be scrutinized and professional selling - will be the order of the day. Everyone wi II agree that under .such circumstances a sounder and stronger foundation is in the making. The timber industry knows that optimism tempered with· good judgment and sound business management is the key ·to continued profitable operation. Sure, there can be no profit in inaction. Who is there that would call a situation inactive when the per capita consumption of paper in the United States rose from 160 pounds in 1924 to 358.5 pounds in 1948? Inventories must and will be replenished soon. That is inevitable. So, then the problem is not so much where do we go from here as it is, how efficiently will we function. American industries will continue to supply opportunities, thus, making our country ever greater and greater.-June Lake States Timber Digest. PEOPLE ARE DOWN ON WHAT THEY ARE NOT UP ON. DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND FORESTS MECHANICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM The Department of Lands and Forests established a research program in early February and work has been performed on the projects Iisted below: l. Better pumper operation (more positive pump starting.) 2. New type pumper (if possible 4 cycle.) 3. Hose handling equipment (a) hose dryer; (b) hose "laundry." 4. "Water bomb" tests. 5. "Summer toboggan" (light tractor.) SAVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THOSE TRUCK TIRES! Cover Piutnre Picture through the courtesy of the Brampton Pulp Paper Company, Limited showing a view of the Nipigon iver with the smoke of the Red Rock Mill in the background. '>\( If you are interested in getting extra service out of your truck ti res, the Rubber Manufacturers Association, Incorporated, 444 Madison Avenue, New York, publishes two excellent booklets-"Longer Service From Off-the-highway Tires," "How To Get Extra Service Out of Truck Tires" which may be obtained by writing for them. �PAGE 4 LOG BOO~ JULY 1949 THE FOREST COMMUNITY By D. R. STEVENS (Tfie third of a series of articles by members of the Northwestern Section-Canadian Society of Forest Engineers) A forest is not a collection of stately trees that will stand forever if untouched by greedy man, as some would have us think. A forest is not a mine of wood which we can seal up and preserve for generations to come, as others like to believe. A forest is a community of trees in which individuals live and grow and reproduce and die; in which there is a constant struggle amongst themselves; against insects, animals and disease; against the destructive forces of nature, and of late against the destructive forces of man. The forests we have today are different to those we had yesterday and will be different tomorrow. Let us examine some of the reasons for this, and some of the factors involved. A tree to grow requires food, water, light, and heat. Some species require a better soil than others, some more water than others. Some species can grow in deep shade, others can not. Some trees will grow in cold climates, others will not, and vise versa. These are the factors which determine which trees will grow where in the forest. There are many reasons why we find the kind of trees we do in the places we do, but the causes are principally related to the above factors of soil, light and temperature. We all know that a great many more different species of tree will grow in Southern Ontario and the UQited States, for example, than grow in Thunder Bay District. Temperature seems to be the deciding factor and the extent of the earth's surface on which a spec:es usually grows is termed its range. But if we confine ourselves to one part of the earth, such as this district, we will still find more spruce growing in one place than another, more hardwoods in one area than another, and so on. This is primarily the result of site although there are other causes as will be seen later. A site, in terms of forestry, can be considered as an area in which the factors of latitude, rainfall, climate, elevation, slope, and exposure are all within the same range. All areas falling within this range are said to be of the same site class. Within one district with relatively the same climate and temperature, the main differences affecting site are soil and moisture. The better a site, the better trees wi 11 grow. Thus height of trees is often used as an indication of site, since the better the site the higher trees will grm'f, up to the maximum for each species. However, some trees grow better than others on the same site, such as jack .. pine on sandy soils, cedar and spruce on wet ground, poplar on loamy soil, etc. The site then determines to a great extent which trees wi II grow and how fast they wi 11 grow. A species occasionally grows in nearly pure stands, but usually two or more species grow on the same site. These various mixtures of species is referred to as a type or cover type. The br9ad types are softwood, mixed wood, and hardwood, which are so classified according to the percentage of hardwood in the stand. We have seen that site is the primary cause for the occurrence of different types of stands on different sites, but there are others. Everyone has noticed a spruce and jackpine stand growing on a sandy flat in one area, while in another the same type of sandy flat will be growing an almost pure jackpine stand. Probably in one case the stand is virgin, while in the other a fire destroyed the original stand and consequently reproduced to jackpine. But ·if you look closely under the jackpine stand, you will quite likely see a fair percentage of young spruce growing. Similarly in an old mixed wood or hardwood stand there wi II often be an understory of young spruce and balsam. This shows that the next stand, if the original stand matures and dies naturally, will be of a different composition to the previous stand. The third stand on this same site may be different again. The theory is that eventually one type of stand will occupy one site class and the composition of the stand will remain more or less the same, unless "disturbed by man, or nature in the form of fire, windfall or insect attack. Individual trees will of course die, but will be replaced through natural regeneration. This final type for each site is known as a climax type. Although disturbances as mentioned occur quite frequently, the tendency will be for the stand to change over the centuries to the climax type. One of the forester's jobs is to try and ascertain what the climax type is for each site. The methods of cutting and treatment of the stand may then be designed to ·either hasten the establishment of the climax type in the case of desirable species, or to prevent such establishment in the case of so-called undesirable species. The factor of light affects the rate of growth of trees and also helps to determine what trees will grow on a site. The degree of shading that a tree can stand and still grow, determines what is referred to as its tolerance, although there are other factors affecting tolerance. Species are classified as very tolerant, tolerant, intermediate, intolerant, and very intolerant. Balsam fir is very tolerant, spruce and cedar are tolerant, jackpine and white birch are intolerant, and poplar is very intolerant. This means, as an example, that balsam will normally grow under a heavy shade of other trees better than the other species listed, while jackp:ne and poplar grow best in the open. This information is useful in explaining the behaviour of different stands, in predicting the future of stands after logging and fire and in managing our forests. Tolerance helps explain why jackpine, birch, and poplar thrive so well after a fire or cut, while spruce often comes in as an understory; wr• 1 balsam grows better under a fairly dense mature stand than other species; why poplar, birch and jackpine do not reproduce well under fairly dense stands. Many other factors are also involved, but the question of tolerance is important. We mentioned earlier that trees will mature and die. What makes a tree die? Some trees such as balsam, poplar, a17d jackpine reach a maximum age of only 100• 200 years, while yew and redwood grow to an average of 2000 years and more. Their average age is, of course, much less. These maximum ages increase with the durability of the wood itself, but there are many contributing causes to death. The live cells and tissues of the tree may not necessarily wear out but the dead tissue or. heartwood weaken mechanically through decay. When a tree becomes old it is less able to heal scars quickly and Continued on Page 13 �JULY 1949 PAGE 5 LOG BOOK . ' l •- MlTE or MIGHTY The Accent Is On Experience YES ... Over 200 years of accumulative 11 KNOW-HOW 11 go into ea:h unit bu:lt by Superior-Lidger.: wood-Mundy . . . From this vast back-leg of experience in design and manufacture come the sound features wh~ch distinguish LIDGERWOOD produc~s. Not one m~n-n~r one man's experience develops the finished design . . . combined thinking and experience from the entire engineering team go into each Lidgerwood unit ... broad experience which has its foundation not only on the draftsman table and factory, but in the field as well. Whatever your needs ... There IS a Lidgerwood Hoisting or Haulage unit designed to specially meet your requirements ... Shown is the small CAPSTAN CAR PULLER used for car moving, barge spotting or any haulage job of a similar nature ... Also shown is a large haulage unit capable of withstanding a static pull on the drum of 217,800 pounds.* Marathon have installed three of these units on the Pie River and have thus successfully controlled the fl ow of logs on their river drives. Whether your application problem is Yarders, Skidders, Loaders1 Jammers or Stiff Leg Derricks (with or without Swinging Booms), hoisting or haulage of any nature ... there is a Lidgerwood in a complete range of speeds, line-pulls and drum combinations to do your job. You are invited to submit your application problems . . . Recommendations will be given without obligation. *See Advertisers' News, Page 13, July, 1948 issue of Log Book . • Delbert L. La Fleur TIMBER PRODUCERS EQUIPMENT 509 Lyceum Building Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. Care of Nesco Fort William, Ontario �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK .JULY 1949 BUOYANCY OF PULPWOOD AND SINKAGE LOSS Summary of the results of the study of the factors affecting Sinkage and Floatability (1927-1931) (EXTRACTS FROM FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY REPORTS) As Compiled By A. R. WHITE 1. The best floater among our pulpwood species is white spruce; black spruce and jackpine have medium floatability and balsam has poor buoyancy. This applies to green or very slightly seasoned wood. 2. Log diameter, particularly in small wood, is the most important single factor affecting floatabi Iity. 3. Top logs have somewhat poorer buoyancy than logs of the same diameter from the middle or butt ;portions of the tree. 4. Rapidity of growth as it affects density has little influence but apparently very rapid or slow growth is detrimental. i . Percentage of sapwood is exceedingly important. Sapwood contains more water and is more permeable than heartwood so a high percentage of sapwood means a loss in both initial buoyancy and buoyancy-maintaining ability. The per cent of sapwood usually decreases with the age of the tree, and greatly increases from the butt to the top which accounts to a large extent, for the poor floatability of small logs. 6. The amount of sap in a tree fluctuates throughout the year. This should be considered when determining the best season for cutting. 7 . The presence of knots has a limited detrimental effect on buoyancy. 8. Defective logs may have as good or better initial buoyance but their buoyancy - maintaining ability is less than for sound wood. 9. Dead wood (fire-killed, windfall, etc.) has good floatability and low sinkage loss, even with logs of small diameter. 10. The presence of bark is detrimental to wood buoyancy. 11. On a long drive there is greater sinkage loss in short bolts than logs. 12. Spring or summer-cut wood wi 11 have a better chance than fall or winter-cut wood due to the advantage of better seasoning. ' 13. Seasoning is the best key to a solution of the sinkage problem. In the worst cases seasoning should be facilitated by peeling. 14. Salvaged sinkers will float for a long time if wel I seasoned before being re-watered. 13. Logs in quiet water have about the same buoyancy as logs in agitated water. 16. Increase in water temperature slightly improves the initial buoyancy or retards water absorption, and vice versa, but the effect is nullified in the long run. 17. White birch will float for a long time if cut in summer and wel I seasoned. 18. Butt logs of birch float better than middle or top logs, but the difference is not nearly as pronounced 1 GENERAL MOTORScT.,~~EDJESEL ENGJNES • SO H.P. TO 600 H.Po 55 H.P. TO 660 H.P. PACKAGE FINGER TIP SHIFT CONTROL IS MADE POSSIBLE • BY THE G.M. HYDRAULIC MARINE GEAR, STANDARD WITH ALL 3, 4, 6, AND TWIN G.M. UNITS POWER UNITS OR FAN TO FLYWHEEL UNITS FOR ALL YOUR POWER REQUIREMENTS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY . . . SALES - PARTS - SERVICE PIGOTT TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT LTD. ALLIS CHALMERS TRACTORS - 906 Memorial Avenue GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL ENGINES PORT ARTHUR Phone 5-8141 �JULY 1949 LOG BOOK as for softwoods. 19. 60-year birch floats much better than 130-yearold birch of the same size. 20. Red heart, caused by growth of a fungus, Torula Lingniperda, has a limited detrimental effect on buoyancy. 21. Peeling greatly facilitates seasoning of summer:ut birch. Leaving the tops on after felling probably has the same effect, although some of the observations on this disagree. 22. Salvaged sinkers of unseasoned white birch, greatly improve their buoyancy-maintaining abilty by proper seasoning after recovery. 23. Reduction of 20 per cent of original moisture of summer-cut birch is sufficiently effective. 24. Severe cracking of birch logs due to very thor-• ough seasoning, is not detrimental to their buoyancy. 25. Summer-cut poplar, peeled and seasoned, will float well enough for an ordinary drive of our season's duration. Recommendations ( 1) . A. Reduce sinkage loss through: l. Better seasoning of wooda. Storage of wood cut in the usual season (late fall and winter) with selection of such places and in such a manner as to prevent wood from absorbing water and to faci I itate the drying. b. Later watering of wood which was cut frozen, to give it a chance to season in spring, providing drive conditions permitted, and this delay will not result in the increase of the period during which the wood will be kept in water. c. Earlier start in fall and winter cutting. d. Barking wood. e. Spring or summer cutting. f. Spring or summer cutting combined with peeling of bark and loose piling on elevated skids (for worst floaters on long drive). 2. Speeding the drive and towing, that is, eliminating avoidable delays through which the period that the wood remains in water is prolonged, particularly avoiding those delays which would result in leaving the wood in water for an extra season. B. Utilization of hardwoods, particularly white birch, which is usually left on the stump, due chiefly to the unjustified fear that it will not stand the drive without a prohibitive sinkage loss. Birch should not be driven in the green condition, but it should be cut in summer, and well seasoned to be driven next spring. For a long drive peeling may be recommended and fairly loose piling on elevated skids, or, perhaps, previously to bolting, also leaving the top on the pole for a period, to allow it to drain out the sap. C. Money, labour and wood should not be wasted in futile attempts to drive wood which is apt to sink. l. Attention should be given to identification of prospective sinkers in advance (on the basis of information given here); also to estimating in advance sinkage loss for the given drive conditions; then, to co-ordinating this with the ~egulations and practice of cutting and culling wood. For instance it is impractical to handle logs of two, three and possibly four inches in diameter in order to drive them in green condition, in case the drive is very long and wood stays in water for two years or more; the sinkage loss would be prohibitive. Such small logs of softwoods, particularly of balsam, in the case of very long (slow) drives, should be well seasoned, and if possible, also peeled, or they should not be cut at all, in spite of the great desirability of close utilization of wood and also fire hazard considerations. PAGE 7 With Pulpwood Companies Realizing the Vital Need of MORE ECONOMICAL PROD U·CTION there's an increasing trend to mechanization. One of the leading steps in this direction is the increased number of power saws being used in woods operations. STREAMLINE YOUR PULPWOOD CUTTING with Efficient, Eci>nomical P.M. One-Man Chain increase your production decrease your cutting costs. Made in Canada. FOR INFORMATION, SALES, SERVICE AND POWER SAW SCHOOL Call or Write t'l: P.M. PRODUCTS (1947) LTD. 278 BAY STREET, PORT ARTl:iUR, ONT.. �LOG BOOK PAGE 8 Forest Fire Prevention By C. R. MILLS In a recent article on forest fire protection the statement was made that "Our weakest spot is our means of forest fire suppression." It is agreed that, great as the strides have been in advancing the methods of forest fire fighting in Ontario during the last thirty years, there is still room for great improvement, but to say that the weakest spot is in fire suppression seems to be putting the ca rt before the horse. Forest fire prevention is the key to forest fire protection! Organized forest fire protection in Ontario came into being with the passing of the first Forest Fires Prevention Act in 1917. Since that time continued efforts have been made to bui Id up an organization to combat forest fi res,and while the progiess has been slow, at times even disheartening, it still has been progress, so that the protection organization today bears little resemblance to that even of 1928. Greatest efforts have been directed to improvements in staff, means of fire detection and of fire suppression with prevention taking a minor role. The reason? Ignorance on the part of the public in general and the various governments in particular as to the necessity of fire prevention and therefore a lack of funds sufficient to enable the department to carry on any real prevention campaign while at the same time trying to build up the necessary organization to combat the fires which occur annually. There seems never to have been any great difficult~, in obtaining funds to fight burning fires, but to get sufficient funds for a real attempt to prevent fires starting has always been impossible-and the ridiculous, even pathetic part of it is that, while it must be done, it is hard to imagine a more wasteful and inefficient method of spending public money than in fighting fire. And what is there to show for the money so spent, the million or more dollars it cost the public to fight the two Mississagi fires last year for instance-a thousand square miles of devastation! It is suggested that as one means of educating the members of the Legislature, they be given the opportunity of viewing this burned area-from the ground! An examination of the annual reports of the Department of Lands and Forests indicates that since 1921 the number of fires reported each year has been fairly constant at about 1200-1300. There has of course been the occasional exceptional year with the number dropping considerably below the average or going equally ROY -GIBBON JULY 194~ far above. During this period the number of people using the woods has increased tremendously, and it is reasonable to say that at least some have be.come fire con·scious but the fact remains that since i 921 the protection organization has been able to just about hold its own as far as prevention is concerned, which is not good enough. Why do we have as many fires today as we had 27 years ago? Just because the people of this Province have not been made forest fire conscious. The responsibility for this lack of fire consciousness is partly but not all that of the various governments. The forest industry itself must accept some of that responsibility. Individually, some companies have done a lot particularly with respect to fire suppression and fire prevention on their own holdings, but as an industry much more might have been done. Not until 1948 did industry take any action as a group to obtain better forest fire protection for the Province, this in spite of the fact that in 1923 over 3300 square miles and in 1936 roughly 2000 square miles were burned with the area in each of several other years amounting to around 1000 square miles. As a direct result of the 1948 fires the Ontario Forest Industries Association which represents companies holdin,£! over 70 per cent of the timber cutting rights in the Province, presented a brief on Forest Fi re Protection to the Minister of Lands and Forests. Later at the invitation of the Minister, the Forest Protection Committee of the Association met with representatives of the Department to discuss some of the recommendations con-. tained in the brief and the Department suggested the formation of joint regional advisory forest fire protection committees made up of representatives from the Department and from the industry. This could be one of the most forward steps in the history of protection in Ontario. Both the Department and the industry are vitally interested in forest fire protection, it is imperative to both that protection be improved to the point where it is comensurate with the risk and that point can be reached only by the fullest co-operation on the part of the two parties most concerned. Those selected to act on these committees have an important task to perform and if fully cognizant of their duties may well shape the future destiny of forest fire protection in the Province of Ontario. FOREST FIRES-1948 Fire fighting costs in Canada in 1948 were $2½ million, the highest on record. Total area burned was 3,185,000 acres, an increase of 70 per cent over previous 10-year average. 82 per cent of the fires were manmade and therefore preventable.-C.P.P.A. News Bulletin, May, 1949. AGEN~IES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES 5-8352 PORT ARTHUR 45A CUMBERLAND ST., S. Special Agent For DOMINION RUBBER COMPANY MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS V BELTS HOSE (all types and sizes) SUCTIONS HOSE FLAT TRANSMISSION BELTING ETC. Carried in Stock Multiple and F.H.P. V Belts Your enquiries on Rubber Goods are solicited and Expert Advice Obtained for your Problems �LOG BOOK JULY 1949 PAGE 9 COCURANE'S JULY SALE FISHING TACKLE AND SPORTING GOODS CLEARANCE at 25% Off For all your Household Needs SHOP AND SAVE AT COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED S. CUMBERLAND STREET YOUR FAVORITE SHOPPING (;ENTRE PHONE 5-7345 U.P.P.A. Woodlands Section Fire Protection Meeting At Beardmore A successful meeting was held at the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited Camp i 7, nine miles east of Beardmore on June 16th and 17th. 70 delegates were present representing companies in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Manitoba. The meeting was under the chairmanship of Mr. J. H. Merrill, chairman of the Fire Protection Committee, and it was agreed by all that the meeting was well worthwhile. Interesting papers were given by H. W. Beall, chief, Fire Protection Division, D.F.S., A. Koroleff, Director of Woodlands Research, Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada, T. E. Mackey, Chief, Division of Forest Protection, Department of Lands and Forests and several others. Fire pumps, fire equipment, communications equipment were on display by the manufacturers of the equipment. A very interesting contest was staged between the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited fire crew and the Department of Lands and Forests' fire crew from the MacDiarmid Ranger station. Each crew consisted of eight men and foreman and the test was to have two streams of water on a fire taking into consideration the following points: 1. Elapsed time between detection and appearance of two streams of water on fire. 2. General organization and efficiency. 3. Layout hose line-check on kinks, twists. 4. Signal system between nozzles and Siamese and use of Siamese. By a very close margin the Brampton team defeated the Department of Lands and Forests' team. The Department of Lands and Forests' Ranger Station at MacDiarmid was also inspected including the base aircraft, ( 1 Norseman, and 1 Beaver), and other faci Ii ti es. Mr. W. A. E. Pepler announced that it is planned to hold another meeting with Silviculture as the main topic at the Iroquois Falls limit of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited in late August. BOY SCOUTS TESTED FOR FORESTRY BADGE BY DEPARTMENT FORESTERS Mr. R. Boultbee and Mr. Pierce of the Department of Lands and Forests instructed and tested Port Arthur Boy Scouts for their forestry badge. The Boy Scouts taking the instruction finished off by spending the morning planting trees at the Department of Lands and Forests Nursery, Thunder Bay District. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-'KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS' (TM REG. U.S . PAT. OFFICE) .HE TIME TWO SUMMERS CAME AT ONCE GAVE THE B"RN CRliW A PERPLEXING PROBLEM II THE. "ORSEFLIES GR.EW TO UNBELIEVABLE PROPORTIOJ.!S 6UT-TME BOY.S MANA(;ED TO Pit-! MOST OF THESE. FEROC.IOUS PESTS TO THE WALL WITH PEAVIES EXCEPT ONE RA.S.k:E'L TH"T KEPT 61.0WING OUT FUNG1'S l.AfOO'S J.A.NTERN. • UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, FACULTY ·oF FORESTRY 1948-49 'REGISTRATIONS First Year Students 57 Second Year Students 66 Thi rd Yea.r Students 93 Fourth Year Students 87 TOTAL 303 �So far this year the weather has helped Enough rain and good forest growth have kept the fire hazard l~w Years to Gro\V .. Burnt Lands . KEEP.O But • • • Let's Be Prepared SIGNS POINT TO A DRY JULY AND AUGUST-ALL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL CHECK THE FOLLOWING POINTS: FIRE PREVENTION Forest Fire Prevention Posters are provided free by the Department of Lands and Forests. Are you using these in your camps, on the roads; portages, etc? Don't forget some · people need CONST ANT reminding. Make use of these Posters! ARE ALL COOK-STOVE CHIMNEYS SCREENED? Are all employees fully aware of the woodworkers' rules? THE FIR IS ONE H (1) NO "TAILOR MADE" CIGARETTES. (2) NO VOGUE, EGYPTIAN ZIG ZAG OR OTHER HEAVY CIGARETTE PAPERS. (3) NO MATCHES - USE LIGHTERS. (4) NO SMOKING WHILE WALKING OR WORKING. (S) NO LUNCH FIRES OR FIRES FOR ANY PURPOSE. Do you get the forest fire haz;ard so that you have some warning as to what the weather will be like tomorrow? All key personnel should know the fire weather forecast as released by the ranger stations of the Department of Lands and Forests. CHECK AN ON FIRE PREVEN Do your fire wardens check up on tourists, fishermen, etc., in your area telling them of the woodworkers' rules and urging them to be careful? FIRE. DETECTION Do you have communication with fire towers in your area so that you can be warned of fires? • Are all your patrol men on the job? FIRE SUPPRESSION Is a plan of immediate action in case of fire prepared for each camp? Do all supervisory personnel know this plan and the necessity for Immediate Action? Do your supervisory personnel know the high hazard areas in the locality? (Read the article "Fire Hazard Maps" on Page 12 of this issue) Are company employees organized into fire fighting crews? Have these crews been rehearsed in their duties? (Tear out and post q �SOME FIRE STATISTICS inutes to Burn Idle People N (up to June 29, 1949) Sault North Ste. Origin Bay Chapleau Gogama Marie Settlers 4 7 Campers 2 8 6 9 Logging Operations 2 2 Smokers l 19 30 l Railways l 5 2 5 Lightning 1 9 1 Incendiary 2 Miscellaneous 6 3 1 Unknown 2 l 1 Prospectors Road Construction 72 7 45 Total number of fires 7 CENTRAL REGION Total acreage burnt ·origin SEASON LY F OVER BLE CHECK ~UR ON EFFORTS 3 91 15 acres 43 acres 652 acres 1, 190 acres 1,803 acres Ml D-WESTERN REGION (up to June 22, 1949) Port Arthur Geraldton 8 Settlers Campers Logging Operations ·Smokers Railway~ Lightning Incendiary Miscellaneous Total number of fires Total Acreage Burnt MEANS OF DETECTION Ranger Tower Air Patrol Public 17 3 8 6 8 2 l 2 52 4,916 acres 7 429 acres 1 5 8 3 11 28 1 2 NORTHERN REGION (up to June 30, 1949) Origin Temiskaming Cochrane Kapuskasing 14 13 9 Settlers l i Campers 2 Logging Operations 3 7 Smokers 3 6 2 l Railways 1 2 Lighting 1 3 Miscellaneous 27 16 27 Total number of fires 25 acres 1,494 acres Total acreage burnt 800 acres MEANS OF DETECTION Ranger Tower Air Patrol Public l u, Bulletin Board) Sudbury 7 5 4 43 21 1 l 5 1 l 15 4 7 4 12 3 8 2 5 6 3 WESTERN REGION (up to June 30, 1949) Fort Frances Sioux Lookout Kenora Origin 14 17 3 Settlers 4 13 Campers 19 2 2 2 Logging Operations 4 8 i7 Smokers 4 Railways 22 4 10 14 Lightning 3 lncendiary 2 4 Miscellaneous 4 3 Mining Operations 5 Unknown 1 Prospectors 48 36 97 Total number of fires 3,752 acres 1,021 acres 4,920 acres Total acreage burnt �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JULY 1949 We Carry a Complete Stock of the following Famous Supplies • PUREX WELDING EQUIPMENT • ELECTRICAL WIRE AND SUPPLIES • DOM. OXYDEN GAS WELDING RODS • WALKER JACKS • STELCO ARC WELDING RODS • EVEREADY FLASHLIGHTS • GRAY BONNEY WRENCHES • EVEREADY BATTERIES • Dial 5-6511 MARSHALL-WELLS Fire Hazard laps · By NEIL NYLUND AND D. R STEVENS BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO. LTD. Fi re hazard maps, or fuel-type maps as they are often called, have been used for some time by various organizations. Their purpose is to show on a map of the desired scale which areas are most inflammable and thus present the greatest potential fire hazard. This year the _!3rompton Pulp & Paper Company Limited decided to draw up fire hazard maps for the most important areas of their limits. The maps used were the type maps prepared for inventory and operating purposes, at a scale of 20 chains to the inch. With .the information shown on these maps it was relatively easy to classify them by hazard areas. The following colour scheme was used: RED-Extreme Hazard. (Consisting of recent cutover, recent burns, blowdown, bad budworm damaged areas.) ORANGE-High Hazard. (Dry jackpine and spruce flats.) BROWN-Medium Hazard (Moist softwood .areas, mixed wood stands.) GREEN - Low Hazard. (Hardwood stands, wet areas.) The above types shown for each hazard is only a general basis of classification. Where speciaf hazards existed in an area it would be marked accordingly. Al though the hazard on some sites change from one season to another, one set of maps representing the average values was decided to be sufficient for our purpose. In addition to the above colouring, creeks, rivers and lakes can be coloured blue to readily show water sources. Company fire rangers are supplied with hazard maps covering their patrol area, and coloured as they are they can be readily understood by anyone p:::>ssessing a rudimentary knowledge of maps. In addition the Con-:pany Fire Inspector is supplied with hazard maps for the most accessible, and therefore more hazardous, parts of our limits. Next year we hope to have maps at one mile to the inch on which we can show fuel-types in a general way and which will give an overall picture of the hazard areas on the limit. The uses to which fire hazard maps can be put are quite obvious but we can mention a few. They show graphically the danger spots for a district. They show where fires are most likely to break out, and if fire does break out they show the classes of fuel lying in the fire's path The work of the fire-fighters can thus be directed to take advantage of the natural fire-breaks and concentrate their suppression efforts in the most dangerous spots. Used properly they can add materially to the ef- A. Glanue Dial 5-6511 Backwards In these prosperous times, those with four decades or more behind them can go back to the days of the early thirties for vivid reminders of economic conditions at their worst, and compare these with the present in respect to standard of living, volume of employment, and possibilities for the future. Their recollections can particularly benefit younger people embarking under present conditions upon careers in society, unaware of the pitfalls of the past. Merchandise was plentiful and cheap in those days, earnings pathetically low, unemployment prevailed on a massive· scale. The following prices are representative of condtions in our own Thunder Bay District in 1932: Eggs ................................................ 2 doz . 34c Picnic Hams ........ ...................... 12c per lb. Bacon ............................................. 20c per lb. Certified seed potatoes, 7 Sc 90-lb. bag Or in the clothing line: 2-trouser serge suits ................. $19.50 The ladies, of course were not forgotten. They might purchase beautifully modelled coats fashioned correctly to the Nth degree for $25 or as this would probably exceed the budget of the average thrifty housewife, there was a choice of tweeds with Vecuna Fox trim for $12. 95, budget terms, of course. Industrial stocks in May of the same year certatnly reflect th conditions. Compare Abitibi at l; International, 5¾; and MasseyHarris, 2¾, with curernt stock quotations. But on the income side we see stenographers considered well paid at $40 per month. Pulpwood cutters converge on the employment offices in droves at the announcement of a few being required to cut 8-foot rough wood at $1 .25 per single cord. Men wanted-a rare request-to clear land at $15 per acre, supply their own provisions and do the cooking . Top wages for general workers, the lucky ones, was $26 per month and board . . Many received $20 and less. The more fortunate with jobs managed to carry on, hopeful of changing conditions. The unfortunate existed in the relief camps 01 on casual employment for which very often they were not physically fitted. In contrast we have today an ample supply of essential merchandise; prices are high but there is indication of establishment at lower levels. Industry generally is housecleaning following sever3( years of wartime and postwar chaotic operation, and JS a result will eliminate unessential and non-productive dead wood . This will have a direct effect on the cost of goods to the consumer. Wages toe are high but it is obvious that they will :-emain so only as long as there is continued demand for the goods that labour produces. The present is, therefore, an opportune time for workers to take stock of their own affairs, following a prosperous whirl that probably has left many quite dizzy, to ascertain if they .Jre providing for their future A depression is not wanted and should not occur with world requirements probably considerably in excess of curernt productivity. But not all of the countries of this world are prosperous. consequently they are unable to pay for all the material things that they need or would like to have, so that an industrialized and agricultural country like ours should expect some form of recession. Those who are prepared for it have been wise. Those who have not st ill have time to start. N. B. Th:s editorial was written by an employee and does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Company.-May-June Mara• 1 thon Courier. ficiency of both the detection and the suppression organizations. �JULY 1949 PAGE 13 LOG BOOK (Continued from Page 4) THE FOREST COMMUNITY to counteract insect attacks. Decay will then enter the tree and eventually die or be blown down. Trees with shallow root systems often blow over even before they reach their prime. Each species seems to have a maximum height and diameter to which it has the capacity to grow. Where growth is slow it will take many more ·ears to reach that maximum growth than where growth 1s fast. Thus it is often more a question of a tree growing to its maximum diameter growth for a certain site than it is to growing to a certain age. But eventually a tree will die, others will take its place and life in the forest goes on. Space does not permit a discussion of all factor3 involved in the life history of stands, their relation to each other, or the effect of logging on these factors. The study is complicated but it is one of the forester s most important jobs to understand nature s plan and to make the best use of nature while simultaneously satisfying man s requirement for wood. If we can do this, it will be forest management at its best. 1 1 1 CAMERAS AND "LOUD HAILERS" TO ASSIST IN FIRE FIGHTING The Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests planes have been equipped with aerial hand cameras to photograph forest fires when observed in their initial stages. The photographs will help considerably in determining the cause of fires as well as th~ exact starting points. The cameras used are equipped with film pack adapters, which permit the exposed film to be removed and processed shortly after aircraft landing. The fire suppression staff has indicated that the introduction of on-the-spot-photographs obtained so far this season, have proved of considerable help in fire control. In addition to taking photographs at the start of fires, the pilots may be called upon to pho_\,o graph the progress of fires which have escaped initial control measures. These are not only useful to the suppression crews, but form invaluable records for subsequent study. Experiments are being carried out by the Department of Lands and Forests in the use of loud hailers to direct forest fighting crews in Ontario. 11 11 11 CANADA 1949-THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF PRESENT CONDITIONS AND RECENT PROGRESS An excellent book prepared and edited by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics entitled, 11 Canada 1949 11 may be ordered from the King s Printer, Ottawa, price 25c each. Anyone interested in our country and particularly the economic and social structure would be well advised to order this book which contains many useful maps and i 11 ustrati ons. 1 11 A. Koroleff spent a few days in Northwestern Ontario attending the Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Woodlands Section Fire Protection Committee meeting at Beardmore. He also visited the Lakehead cities and the Marathon operations at Stevens. THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM CANADA ONTARIO MODEL HS 2000 1948 U.S. PATENT-41135-6 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equ;pment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �JULY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 14 CUT OVER, VICINITY OF BEARDMORE, PLANTED WITH OVER 200,000 TREES CREW AT WORK PLANTING THE TREES Natural Regeneration Stopped; Department Plant Trees in Beardmore Area The first large scale regeneration project in this area was undertaken by the Department of Lands and Forests this spring. The project was to reclaim cut-over land that was severely burned by two severe fires in 1945 and 1949. The two successive fires had eliminated any chance of natural regeneration and indeed the soil was exposed to such a degree that danger existed of the area being destroyed by drifting sand. The general terrain of the area selected in the vicinity of Beardmore is quite rolling with small ridges and knolls. The soil is light and sandy and the ground planting conditions were extremely favourable with little brush to contend with. All work was done manually. Planting was done between May 4th and 26th on 260 acres of land. Planting stock was taken from the Fort William nursery and the stock used came from seed picked in the Beardmore area prior to the fire of 1945. Planting stock was used as follows: ' Jackpine 2-1 stock i 40,000 Jackpine 2-0 stock 72,000 Red Pine 2-0 stock 5,000 TOTAL 217,000 (The first figure designated in the stock indicates "S!:RVING LUMBERMEN'$ CLOTHING, BEDDING AND THE TIMBER the number of years in nursery bed and the second ·f igure indicates the number of years in transplant bed.) Approximately 20 men were employed and the trees were spaced approximately 7-8 feet apart. Old logging roads were fairly passable and assisted in the operation. This project was under the direction of Mr. J. Baron of the Port Arthur District Department of Lands and Forests and the Nipigon Lake Timber Company, Limited very kindly made a camp and other equipment avai Iable for the project. MARATHON SCOUT FOREST Twenty-six Scouts of the Marathon Boy Scouts planted approximately 9,000 trees (7,000 jackpine an 2,000 spruce) on an area of l O acres in an old burn nea Marathon, Ontario. The plantation will be added to annually. The planting climaxed a winter's program in which the Scouts gained considerable knowledge of forestry in its many phases. GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED PLANTS SEEDLINGS The Woodlands Division of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited planted 6,000 spruce seedlings west of Savanne 72 miles from Fort William. The seedlings were planted in a cut over area where natural growth had been destroyed by fire The seedlings are four years' old and were planted in such a way s0 as to permit economical harvesting. OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" Fort William FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. �PAGE LOG BOOK JULY 1949 15 Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan,. where t h i s Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! MORE Records Broken! - MORE Satisfied Costo1Ders TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOADS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS 11 The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled. 11 WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS ,\ND PULPWOOD T RA I L E R S WITH UP TO 20 CORDS CAPACITY. . Showing Adverse Grades Encountered For Further Information Please Contact G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO. 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR, TEL. 5-6753 MONTREALX1 _=-·-r., _:--~ I° PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO • l �PAGE 16 JULY 1949 LOG BOOK Annual Report Ontario Department of Lands And Forests Presents Interesting Reading A copy of the Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1948, may be obtained from the King's Pdnter, Toronto, Canada. Cash receipts for the year were $10,682,483. with disbursements of $7,598,612 showing an excess in receipts of $3,083,79i. Of the total income of $10,682,488 the sum of $6,855,031 was collected by the Division of Timber Management for crown dues, ground rent and fire tax, etc. To show the im~brtance of the forest •industries to Ontario and the revenue paid by companies and operators to the government, the revenue from Crown Dues and Bonus from Northern and Northwestern Ontario for the year ending March 31st, 1948 is listed below: Crown Dues and Bonus Revenue Central --aegion $ 76,022.87 Chapleau District 93,481.42 Gogama District 525,358.53 North Bay District 501,022.01 Sault Ste. Marie District Sudbury District 167,537.44 Total Region Northern Region Cochrane District Kapuskasing District $1,363,422.27 Total Region Mid Western Region Port Arthur District Geraldton District $1,885,371.13 Total Region Western Region Kenora Fort Frances Sioux Lookout $1,465,006.15 941,955.84 943,415.29 84'1,820.63 623,186.52 142,076.77 122,139.60 408.095.06 Total Region $ ... 672,311.43 The mills licensed during the season under the Mills Licensing Act were: Less than 5,000 ft. daily capacity 544 5,000 to 30,000 ft. daily capacity 661 Over 30,000 ft. daily capacity 49 Number of paper mi Ils 35 1298 The activties of all Divisions of the Department are reported on. This report will be of interest to all concerned with the forests of Ontario. The lightest wood in the world is believed to be tano. It is found in Siam and the Malayan Peninsula. This is the favorite wood of the English for making sun helmets. The heaviest wood in the world, so far as is known, is black ironwood. This wood has a specific gravity as high as 1.42 and is native to the West Indies and Florida keys.-Timber of Canada. ROYAL BANK OF CANADA BOOKLET, "WOODLOTS FOR PROFIT, COMFORT AND PROTECTION" This booklet issued by the Royal Bank of Canada is well worthwhile reading and may be obtained by writ!ng any branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. APopular Salesman They tell a story about a vacuum cleaner salesman who hit a new community and called on a logger's wife. The salesman was what you'd call a going concern ... the kind of a talker who had more words than three women at a tea party. He got his foot in the door and then followed th foot in with the rest of his bulk and the vacuum cleaner. Then· the first thing he d id was throw a hand tu I of d1 rt from the front yard on the living room carpet. "Look here, " said the housewife, "you can't do that. I paid a hundred and fifty ... " "Think nothing of it, dear lady," sa id Salesman Sam. "This little old machine of mine will take care of that. And more, too. Now, notice how I do this." And he went to the bin in the kitchen marked ''Flour" and took a handful which he scattered on top of the earth. As he trod the earth and flour into the rug with ahappy smile the woman of the house was close to tears. "Madame, madame!" chided the salesman. "Have faith in my machine. Now watch this." He took a scoop of ashes from the kitchen stove and tossed the stuff on the once beautiful rug. The housewife wailed and ran to her husband, at that moment entering the front door. "My carpet, my beautiful rug!" she cried. "Look what this man has done!" The salesman had qualms, but only for a moment, then all his fine confidence returned. "Sir, this is a demonstration of the wonders of the vacuum cleaner I am selling. I assure you, this machine will gather up everything I have put on the rug. In fact, I'll personally sit down and eat everything it tails to pick up." The husband looked dark . and menacing. "M·nerva," he said, "go to the kitchen and get the man some ketchup." "Well now," the salesman laughed. "There are l:mits to what a machine like this can eat. Certainly not kechup." "The ketchup ain't for the machine. It's for you," said the logger. "This house don't happen to be wired for electric1ty."-Forest and Mill. OPERATORS TO VISIT LONG LAC LIMITS An invitation has been extended by the Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Woodlands Division to visit their summer operations at Long Lac, Ontario, August 4th. Long Lac are conducting the largest summer operations in this area this year and the trip will be of interest to all who can make it. - Visitors wi II proceed to Stevens to view the mechanical operations of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited and also to view the natural regeneration on previously mechanically logged areas. LIVI NG COSTS A live man pays 50 cents for a shave. It costs $5.00 to shave a dead man in the morgue. A wool overcoat costs $40.00. A wooden one costs $400.00. A taxi to the theatre costs $1 .00 for a round trip. But one to the cemetery costs $ ·, 0.00 for one-way. Stay alive and save your money. It's easy-Drive Carefully. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS-THEY MAKE THIS BULLETIN POSSIBLE. �LOG BOOK JULY 1949 PAGE 17 J. T. Russell ·Motors 120 N. ARCHIBALD STREET GENUINE FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO Distributors for: CHRYSLER ENGINEERED PARTS For CHRYSLER INDUSTRIAL-MARINE AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES MAIL OR PHONE ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION PHONE 3-7421 . Canadian Science Finds Easy Way Of Barking Trees ~ "JOE BEAVER"' By Ea Nofziger By THE CANADIAN PRESS LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.-Canadian scientists have discovered methods making it easy to strip bark from trees. The tree doctoring saves considerable expense in manufacture of pulp and paper. A secondary effect of the treatment makes the wood lighter and thus easier to transport. Al I pulp trees must be "barked" first. J. D. Hale and D. C. McIntosh of the department of mines and resources, Ottawa, described the procedure in a scientific paper released by the United Nations. The report is one which will come before the scientific conference on the conservation and utilization of resources opening here August 17. The experiments were carired out "in Eastern Canada" by the Forest Products Laboratory. The method is to treat the tree with arsenic applied a paste mixed with flour in a narorw ring cut around the base of the tree. This usually is done in June or July when the sap is flowing in the thin layer of living mntter called cambrium, between bark and wood. Trees are easily peeled without treatment at thi~ season. The experiments show that "trees" may be ki Iled with chemicals during this season so that the bark retair:is the easy peeling quality that characterized it at the time it was killed. The secondary effect of the treatment is that the trees get less water and probably other substances but the net result is only to reduce their weight. Jack pines and balsam fir lose l O to 17 pounds a cubic foot of tree. Editor's Note: Mr. A. R. White of Port Arthur has the patent on the Chemical Treatment of Trees Process. OSCO BLOC KS Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture "But you told me man is the world's smartest creature ... WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK There Is No Magic Formula For Keeping Ont of Accidents There is no magic formula for preventing accidents. There are safety rules that help. But rules alor:ie are no good. You must work with the rules. Safety is not a matter of luck. Beginners need more to rely on than luck. They need to know what Safety means and how to prevent accidents. Safety is an intangible thing. You cannot put your hands on it. It cannot be set out by itself like an axe, a man or a humber. It is interlocked with many other things. Safety consciousness becomes part of your makeup if you want it to be. Every action, whether you know it or not, has a bearing on your safety as well as an influence on the safety of others. Your character; how you treat others; how you live in camp or at home; what othe~s think of you and your attitude toward their ideas and peculiarities; all such things have a certain influence on your safety. There is, then, much to learn about accident prevention in its widest sense. You will not learn unless you JULY 1949 give it attention. If you do not get along with the other men in camp, or if you have troubles at home, your mind will be cluttered up during working hours with thoughts of other things. If you try to get along with others they will take a more personal interest in your welfare. They will try to help you and their minds will be clear to think of wha they are doing. Their safety may affect yours, especially if they work with you or near you. If there is something worrying you, do something about it. Speak to the Personnel man or your boss who might be able to advise you. If you find you cannot rectify the trouble, there is no use worrying about it. Dismiss it from your thoughts. Safety, like success, comes from co-operation with others. Co-operation on the job is a "must" but don't forget co-operation off the job is important too. We have all heard what some people say after an ~,ccident~ "I don't kno~ what I was thinking about," or It caught me by surprise-before I knew it, I was hit." Very likely they were thinking about something other than what was going on. Keep your mind on what you are doing. Co-ordinate your thoughts with your bodily actions and you will help to prevent yourself from being involved in an accident-May Forest and Mill. This booklet printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at th-e Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur mill, out of wood produced in the Thunder Bay area. J-,,t11,0Juciur; . . . THE "PARAMOUNT" CUB PORTABLE FIRE PUMP BUilT TO LAST-BUILT TO FUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY FOR LONG PERIODS WITH LITTLE ATTENTION Equipped with automatic primer and weighing less than 70 lbs. net, the PARAMOUNT Cub will supply water for effective fire fighting to eight dose-range lines or through a mile of a single hoseline WE CAN FILL YOUR ORDERS NOW ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR Dominion Oxygen & Acetylene, Lincoln Electric Welding Rod & Accessories, Dominion Wire Rope & Cable, Dunlop Rubber Hose & Belting. Available from Fort William Stock. Northland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. 203 HARDISTY STREET Dial 3-7407 FORT WILLIAM, ONT. �JULY 1949 • i. LOG BOOK PAGE 19 BAKER POURS FLOUR FROM PAPER BAG The old-fashioned flour bag seems to have turned to paper, according to the N.Y. Journal of Commerce. Over 60 per cent of all bakery flour in the United States is now being packed in paper. In fact the production of bakery flour paper bags jumped from approximately '10,000,000 in 1947 to nearly twice that number in 1948. - Fraser Voyageur. INDUSTRIAL FORMS . .,.The U.S. Forest Service smoke-:jumping force are virtually barred from public demonstrations because of the increasing number of requests for demonstrations at county fairs and other public gatherings. The smoke-jumping force was first established in 1940 with ten men. Last year the 244 jumpers employed were dropped from planes on 94 fires, totalling 566 individual jumps. The Forest Service planes dropped 346,924 pounds of supplies and equipment to men fighting fires in relatively inaccessible areas. Net savings in fire fighting funds due to the use of smoke-jumpers last were estimated. $131,434 - May Lake States Timber Digest. 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D1-9ARE VOLTAGE 3 K.W~ _ 1!5/ 230 10 K.W. ....!._!5/230 115/230 CUR'T CYCLES PHASE ~ C ._ _ _60_____1 _ ~c._ ENGINE A. C. I 60 60 NO. MODEL CYLS H.P. R.P.M. -Dl-3ARE- - 1 - - 5 - -1800-, STARTING COOLING SYSTEM SYSTEM ELECTRIC- -RADIATOR D1-5ARE=-i=1-=- _ 8 ~ =1200 Dl-9ARE 1 15 1800 - ELECTRIC=~RADIATOR_ ELECTRIC RADIATOR = WIND ..... . ___.fOWER Model DI-5ARE = ~POWER -Model DI-9ARE 7DAYLOAN � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1949JulyLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - July 1949 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. July 1949. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2cdd4fbece4b071c8154493b80c733d5.pdf 7f100ea6dc964c7ff2a72a71520849bd PDF Text Text JULY 1950 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO NO. 2 RETURN TO Woods Division Marathon Corp. of C~nada Ltd. Port Arthur~ Ontario· - - - - - · ·7 I I I • �J PAGE 2 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 JUL . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1 T H A. TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. J. H Logging -- Industrial -- Construction -- Municipal and Mining Equipment DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL . INDUSTRIAL POWER Cra~ler Tractors Diesel Engines Po~er Units nou ood ause amA true itua Imo• ires, o n ate. SERVING THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO to orta ire Ct ND UiR sist sts oul 000 80 TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. ~R hie PHONE 5-5495 OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORDAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO C m. th ate �1950 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS either have too much or not nough, and th e, it's too much rain. The trials and tribulations of woods operators and oodsworkers are many . this year so far - - - - - mostly aused by rain, late spring, late start in the peeling amps, high water, road wash-outs, floods, camp con·truction hold-up, etc. and more rain. The bright spot in this rainy picture is the fire ituation . The Fire Hazard Meter has been at LOW lmost all spring and although there have been some !ires, mostly in settled areas, we have not had to give o much consideration to this . factor in operations to ate. We must not forget the fire danger or be lulled to a false sense of security. It is of the utmost imortanc;e that personnel at each camp and depot be ire conscious, that there is a fire fighting plan in efect and all personnel in the camps are organized into ire crews - trained and ready. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SUCH BIG MOSQUITOES ND SAND FLIES BEFORE? H. H. "Bert" Styffe, President AINTENANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE NGINE COOLING SYSTEMS The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper ssociation announced recently that through the co peration of the Canadian National Carbon Compan) d., manufacturers and distributors in Canada of estone Anti-freeze, a limited ,_pumber of copies of ar A.E. manual covering the maintenance of automotive gine cooling systems had been obtained. This manual an authoritative text, a11p its use by automotive puipment supervisory and maintenance personnel, wil' fSist in the reduction of automotive engine operatinr psts through a better understanding of the maintence requirements of engine cooling systems. Company personnel desiring a copy of this manua' · ould apply through their company office to the oodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association , 80 Sun Life Building, Montreal 2, Canada. r COVER PICTURE The face of the NIPIGON RIVER is raised again. he Cover picture shows the view of the new PINE RTAGE DEVELOPMENT on the NIPIGON RIVER ich was put into operation on June 21, 1950. Lake anna and White Chutes have disappeared, being reaced by a new lake forming the headpond of the new m. A steel log slide 700 feet long is on the east side 'ARIO the river to allow pulp wood cut in the Lake Nipigon atershed to go down the river. - Picture - The Camera Shop PAGE 3 BROMPTON WOODS MANAGER TO MOVE TO QUEBEC Mr. Julian H. Merrill, Bromp/ ton Pulp & Paper Company Lim1 ited Divisional Woods Manager at Nipigon, Ontario, is leaving to become Woods Manager of the Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Company in Quebec. In making the announcement, Mr. J. W . Fries, General Woods Manager of the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited, stated, "We believe you will join us in wishing him every success in his new position." Woodsmen in Northwestern Ontario will miss Julian very much, but it is certain that they all wish him every success. Mr. Merri 11 has left his mark in Northwestern Ontario since he came here in January 1925. Mr. Merrill was born in Maine, graduating from the University of Maine in 1924 with the degree of B.Sc. in forestry and he has been associated with the Woods Industry ever since. Practically all jobs in woods operations from talleyman to Woods Manager have been carried out successfully by Mr. Merri II and he has been associated with companies in the United Stahes and Canada. Mr. Merrill is on the Executive Board of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association, Senior Member Canadian Society of Forest Engineers, Councillor of the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Associat~ ion and Honourary Chairman of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp and Paper Makers' Safety Association. He has also played his part in the development of Nipigon and is Chairman of the Nipigon Memorial Hospital Board. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WISHES YOU EVERY SUCCESS IN YOUR NEW POSITION. Mr. A. M. Jones, formerly Assistant Woods Man-< ager, will take over from Mr. Merrill as Divisional Woods Manager at Nipigon . WOODS OPERATORS READY TO ASSIST IF WINNIPEG HAD TO BE EVACUATED Details of the disastrous Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba flood were widely reported in the press and a re probably known to all. Plans were prepared in all centres of population in Northwestern Ontario to look after evacuees if necessary, and if this had happened, woods operators would have been called on to supply beds, bedding, eating and cooking utensils, etc. At the Lakehead, the Naval Barracks was set up in readiness with beds and equipment supplied by the Abitibi Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, and the Armories was set up with beds and equipment supplied by Percy Greer, Timber Contractor. A survey was made of other equipment available and length of time that it would take to bring the , equipment to the Lakehead. Plans were also made to use camps readily accessible to rail or road if the emergency developed. In addition to this, woods companies sent pumps, sand-bags, and other equipment to Winnipeg . The readiness ·of companies to help out was very much appreciated by the Red Cross and other flood officials. �JULY 1950 , JULY LOG BOOK PAGE 4 • / -- For Three Generations By D. E. Pickard One of a Series of articles by members o the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of ·, orest Engineers Joe Blow came from a family of bushmen. His father and his father's father were bushmen. As far back as he could remember, he had been close to the bush and its environment. Tonight as Joe, his father and grandfather sat comfortably before the fireplace sipping hot rum it was only natural that the conversation turned to the subject so common to all of them the bush. Of course, Joe and his father had respect · for ~he age and experience and listened attentively to advice given by Grandfather Blow, or stories he might wish to tell. Being a bushman he naturally told some rather tall ones and used his prestige of age and experience as often as he could get someone to listen. Tonight was such an occasion so he took advantage of it to tel I of his· experiences as a cruiser. "Cruising," he began, "is a heartbreaker. Day after day thrashing through the wilderness, hither a,:id Y?n; with little of nothing in the line of maps, estimating volumes of stands. Half the time we walked unnecessary miles through nothing but muskeg or some other area where even a respectable alder wouldn't grow. Many times when we came out we weren't sure of just where we had been or how far a good stand of spruce extended. Then when we started to lay out our cuts we were in a hell of a dither, because we couldn't remember or hadn't seen enough . The maps we sketched in there weren't of much use to us either. You both know what kind of a map a man would sketch from ju_st wandering around an area. Sometimes we put camps in the damnedest places and made the damnedest mistakes in our estimates. Of course, we did the best we coulc'I with what we had ." Father Blow looked at the old chap with a mixture of admiration and pity on his face. "Dad, I know what you mean, I did a bit of tha• when I first started cruising . Just about that time we developed a pretty good system though. W~ had th f ' maps that you fellows sketched and we com_b,ned th em to prepare general maps of our limits. We reasoned too" he continued "that although you knew how much per' acre a stand ~ight average you didn't kn~w how many acres you had . I believe that was th e main f~ult with your estimates, particularly ¼'.hen you _were _e st imating for a fairly large area. With th at in mind '!"fl started measuring trees in approximately parallel st rip~. of definite widths from a definite point, and in a definite direction. 'To show you what I mean, we might have run a strip ¼ chain wide the distance between strips such that we cruised anywhere from 2½ to ~% of the area. We kept line notes and broke the strips d d into certain types, marked in st reams, roa s an _so on . You can see how we could plot th e st rips a nd wi th th e designated types, etc., prepare a good map and als~ get a very good idea as to type area for the ground cruise? From the tally of the strips running through a certain type we calculated an average cordage per acre Thi~ average we applied to the numbers of acres calculated from our map and arrived at the total cords of eaclspecies for the stand. I think, Dad, that this method gave us a better estimate of the cords per stand, a better idea as to the size of the stand, and it certainly gave us a better map of the whole area." Father Blow sat back, took another sip of his rum , thought deeply a moment, and continued, "Yes, we fi ured we had advanced considerably from your metho Dad, but we still had some faults which we realized we in need of change, but we didn't have means of remed ing them. Like you, Dad, we still covered a lot unnecessary ground, and took an awful lot of time whic resulted in a very costly proposition. Then too, the ma we prepared didn't give us the true shape of lake streams, roads, heights, and so on, and sometimes the were of great importance to us when we started layi out a camp, or started long term planning as we we beginning to do at this time. The one thing, too, th annoyed me personally, was that even though I walk all over an area following a compassman and measurin trees, I never actually saw much of an area, exce walking to or from a strip. Yes, our system was a go one, had it not been for these faults ." Conversation waned for a few minutes and all thre Blows sipped and thought about this business of cruisin Joe, at last, broke the silence. "Grand-dad, I can't understand how you got a kind of an estimate with your system. And Dad, yo system has proved itself, and it is still being used some with very good resufts. However, many compani are now using a system which appears to have iron out a lot of the faults of both your systems. We no use aerial photographs to a great extent. In fact, mu of our work is done in the office before a crew ev leaves for the bush. Maps are prepared from the phot graphs showing timber type boundaries and all natu features, such as lakes, streams, etc., are recorded . 'A, have a system of classifying a stand and this classifi ation is recorded on the map for each type. In oth words, our map is prepared for us and we have a ve good idea as to the type of timber before we begin cruise. All the cruiser does is to run sample strips plots within each type that warrants investigation order to determine the cordage per acre. You said, Da th at you used about 2½ to 5 %. With our system ' vary the percentage of cruise depending upon how mu a stand varies within itself. On the average, I wou say our intensity of cruise is only about 1 to l ½ %. T same system of classification is used year after year we gradually accumulate a large number of samples each classification . These samples are averaged and believe that the average cordage per acre for a type classification derived in this way may be used on ar that we wish inventories of, and we don't even walk t area, except for a bit of checking. The encouragi thing too, is that this system has been checked time a time again, and it always appears to be sufficien ciccurate." Joe sat back in his chair to give his father grandfather time to think of what he had just said also to giv.e himself time to moisten his throat w another swig of rum. He continued, "The good featu of our present system seem to remedy the faults of b of your systems fairly well. Firstly, we have a very g idea as to what the bush 1s like before we go in, so don't have to walk many unnecessary miles to look areas that aren't worthwhile. Secondly, our maps very good, giving true shapes of our streams, lakes, other featu·res that you mentioned, Dad. Thirdly, we a lot more of the important features because we ar go:ng in one direction following a compass man all (Continued on Page 14) resi for ind, Wri �:ed we remed 1 lot 1e whic he ma ,f lake es the d layi ct, mu rew ev 1e phot I natu ded. classifi In oth re a ve begin strips q 1ation • ;aid, Da '' You're right---IT'S WRIGHTS! ... tomorrow we'll really highball!" Wise operators -- men who really know their ropes -- choose Wrights' for ease in handling, greater resistance to bending fatigue and wear, economy of operation. Wrights' Greenheart logging ropes, preformed, with built-in lubrication, are available in all sizes and constructions. The most modern manufacturing methods, backed by 180 years experience in the construction of industrial ropes, is your assurance of the best when you specify Wrights' Greenheart. Call your nearest Wrights' representative today. ystem ~~ ·r year mples f ·d and a type on are walk t couragi time a Jfficien STOCKS OF WIRE ROPE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ARE CARRIED BY ather • said in, so ro look maps lakes, a lly, we. wear an all Be right - • buy \\7 rights'! '' BRITISH COLUMBIA : Marshall-Wells Companies Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria, Prince George SASKATCHEWAN: W. F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina ALBERTA: Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. Lucey Export Edmonton, Calgary, of Canada Ltd. Leth bridge Edmonton, Calgary MANITOBA: • NORTHWESTERN ONT ARIO: Kipp-Kelly Ltd. Twin City Industrial Eqpt. Ltd. Winnipeg Port Arthur �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 ,e Prevention of Hazardous Fire Conditions in and Around Logging Camps By Lloyd M. Lein INTRODUCTION Present day pulpwood camps are very susceptible to fire. The construction is such that a fire can very easily sweep from one end of a camp to the other in an incredibly short length of time. The loss, when a camp burns, is tremendous. Not only the buildings themselves are des~roy~d, ?ut men may be killed and a whole logging ro~tine 1s _disrupted. Fires in the dead of Winter are especially serious. Log ging must be carried on, and it is quite an undertaki~g to replace buildings and equipment and start up again. Practically all fires that start in the camps are the result of carelessness on someones part. There are very very few fires that are the result of pure . acc_ident Taking into account the human factor and adding in the inflammability of the camps, it can be seen that som_e kind of control is a necessity to keep hazardous conditions at an absolute minimum. It is also regrettably true that foremen and contractors who have never had a fire in their camps are hard to convince of the necessity for control oven hazardous conditions. One good scare is worth teri thousand warnings. Foremen and contrac_to_rs wh~ have had fires in their camps co-operate willingly in an attempt to cut hazards. A proper control over hazardous conditions lets foremen and contractors know that they are being checked. It affords the Company the solace of knowing that they are doing all they can in both their own interests and that of the men. The men . in camp woulci appreciate this type of control when they know the reason for it. The Insurance companies would be more than delighted to see rigid hazard control. It is quite apparent that there is everything to gain and nothing to lose by setting up a regular checking or hazardous conditions that exist in the camps. CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED: Before setting up a hazard control system, the hazards must be recognized before a form of control can be set up. Once this has been done, the next step follows easily and logically. J In the next few pages these hazards will be pointed out. The form of control is simple enough. It depends on only one thing to make it a success, and that is the insistence of the Company that it be done thoroughly and at regular intervals. The few contractors or foremen who do n'.)t co-operate willingly will have to be shown the error of the.ir ways and forced to change EXISTING FIRE HAZARDS: Cook Stoves: Cook stoves should be checked before they are set up. There should be no cracked sides or fronts where hot embers can fall out onto the floor. They should be set up at least six inches above the floor. Sand boxes are not especially satisfactory as fires have been known to start in the floor beneath the sand. They should be at least two feet away from a protected wall. The floor beneath the fire box should be protected with tin. Heaters - Coal and Wood: These should be checked for condition before being set up. There should be no cracks or splits in the body of the heater. Doors should be snugly fitted. Ash traps should be checked and emptied at regular inter- vals. Pipe collar attachments should be such that stov pipes may be firmly attached to the heater. T "Favourite Box" is an example of a good wood heater. All wood and coal heaters should be at least o foot off the floor and at least three feet away from a protected wall. Big heaters should be at least five fe away from a protected wall. Heaters - Oil: These should be checked for condition befo being set up. All parts should be tightiy fitted a firmly attached. Carburators should be checked f steadiness of flow. All fittings must be fuel oil tight. • The source of most trouble with an oil heater letting the fire go out due to lack of fuel and then r filling tank and trying to light a hot stove. • Oil stoves should be looked after by one person w has been thoroughly briefed on the way to look aft them. The manufacturers of oi I heaters supply instn tions for safe operations. These should be obtained. Tin Under Stoves: The floor beneath all stoves should be covered wi tin. This prevents glowing embers from falling fro the stove through cracks in the floor to the inflammab debris beneath. This tin is necessary in the case of heaters because the men have a bad habit of throwi 1 cigarette butts at the base of the stove and this t prevents the butts from starting a fire on the floor beneath the floor should they fall through . D~mpers: All stoves should have a damper. In the case of stoves, there are special dampers available. In the ca of wood and coal stoves, a damper in the ,second Ieng from where the stove pipe fits into the stove is a nee sity to allow some control over the draught. This sim prevents a stove from getting overheated. Stove Pipes: Pipes should never be allowed to g~t paper th If they do, they are apt to break and let through a bl of fire that could easilv become destructive. Pipes at t:mes should be firm a-nd solid. Galvanized pipes sho be used on stoves that are continually in use. They I longer on stoves such as washroom stoves and those us in the cookery. In the steambath, the pipes should double with a large insulating pipe outside the smal smoke pipe. Stove Pipe Bracing: All trains of pipe should be wound with eit haywire or pipe wire. This keeps the unit rigid a prevents collapse and telescoping. It also reduces ration due to wino. Stove Pipe Clearance: Pipes should never be allowed to pass close anything that will burn. They should be at least twe inches away. In some cases more clearance than t may be needed. Walls or supports near a pipe should protected either with tin or asbestos paper. Pipes often seen w:red directly to wall joists without prot tion. This is very wrong. The pipe exit at the roof, or where it comes thro a wall, should have a minimum clearnace all around pipe of six inches. �_y 1950 uLY 1950 LOG BOOK mps PAGE 7 Electrical Wiring: In a modern camp wired for electricity according to Hydro specifications, there is very little danger. TherE are some things though that come about and that should be checked. Fuse boxes should always be kept dry. Fuses that burn out should not be replaced with pennies or any other metallic object. Too many appliances should not be plugged in to the same outlet. Check for amateur electricians wiring in unauthorized extensions. Replace burnt out fuses with new ones of the correct ;imperage. In all cases of doubt as to just what should be done with defective wiring, call the electrician. of Jacks: These are merely a commercially-made p:pe thatow a safe passage of heated air or smoke through E f. These are safer and easier to install than pieces ,at stT0 ¥ flattened tin with holes cut in them. =r. heater. ark Arrestors: east or These are simply to trap large sparks that could :~om an11 to the roof or ground and start a fire . These are E five fe st for any camps operating during the fire season. ey should be checked at regular intervals to keep m clean as they frequently plug up. Coleman Lamps: These are safe to use and operate when precau t;ons are observed. Practically all fires started by the use of these lamps is because of carelessness on someones part. The following simple rules will result in safe operation: l. Al I parts should be tightly connected. 2. Never fi II a lamp ti II it has cooled off. 3. Heat the generator before opening the gas. 4. Use only unbroken mantles. 5. Always use a globe. In camp, one man should be designated to look after all lamps. He should be well briefed in how to handle them. They should never be filled in a habitable bu;jding nor should they be hung closer than 18 inches e of Gasoline, Coal Oil and Fuel Oil: tted an The use of gasoline, coal oil and fuel oil for starting :ked f forcing fires is something that has been going on tight. r since these things were discovered . In spite of the 'leater t that the use of these is strictly forbidden, it is still then r ing on, and will continue as long as there is access these liquids. This is the most dangerous condition rson w t exists in a camp and can only be halted by the ,ok aft ictest regulations and severest of penalties. No other , instru Y will work. •ained. ontaneous Combustion: In modern camps there are more opportunities for =red wi es to start this way than there were a few years ago ing fro ly rags and waste should never be allowed to pile up ammab a ci;:-rner of the shop or garage. Fires from this causE: ishe of. the result of negligence. t row1 (Continued on Page 8) ~~~~rt--T-HE-NO_R_T-HE_R_N_E_N-GI-N-EE_R_IN_G_&_S_UP_P_LY-CO_M_P_A-NY-LI_M_IT-ED_ __ FORT WILLIAM ase of the ca nd Ieng . ; _a ~ec . 115 Sim iper th 1 ~ha bl ipes at ,es sho They I hose us should ie smal CANADA ONTARIO r f .. close ast twe than t F---= - ' shou Id ! i p ; r s o t . u.s. thro 1round =S MODEL HS 2000 1948 PATENT-41135-6 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �LOG BOOK PAGE 8 THE PREVENTION OF HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND LOGGING CAMPS (Continued from Page 7) to an inflammable surface. Do not use anywhere where there may be an accumulation of explosive fumes i.e. - boat halls, unventilated garages, etc . Stable Lanterns: Thousands .of dollars of fire damage has been caused by these innocent lanterns, and all through sheer carelessness. Always set down out of harms way so that they can't fall to the ground, be knocked over or kicked over by horses. Keep them clear of dry hay, gasoline and oi I fumes. Never use them in places where there may be an accumulation of explosive gases - i.e. - in around gasoline storages, unventilated engine shacks, boa! hulls, etc. Flashlights should be used here instead . Always turn down when being left unattended. Exhaust Pipes: The exhaust pipes of housed motors usually pass through a wooden wal I. More than one pumphouse and generator shack has burned because the clearance between pipe and wall was insufficient. There should be a metal collar around the exhaust pipe that will allow at least a six inch clearance. Welding: This is frequently- and unnecessarily - a source of fire. A few easily observed precautions will eliminate welding as a source of hazard. •• Welding should be done on iron saw horses or on iron tables. The floor beneath should be covered with tin . This should be wide enough so that all sparks will fall on tin. If the place where the welding is to be done will be used frequently, nearby walls should be protected with tin for about 5 feet u·p from the floor . In gas welding, the welder should be cautioned to avoid accidentally cutting through the hose lines. Welding should never be attempted in the hulls of boats or any kind of container which has contained fuel oil, gasoline, coal oil, etc., without adequate ventilation and standby extinguishers. Welders are not the most careful men in the world Their working habits should be checked often. Spark igniter to be used at all times. Blow Torches: Properly used, blow torches are safe. Trouble occurs usually when a careless workman tries to start them up before they are properly heated. This results in a spurting stream of fire over the fl6or in front of the torch . Or, the torch may be set down carelessly with JULY 1950 its full heat directed upon an inflammable surface. In the Winter time, more than one vehicle has burned when a blowtorch was turned onto a grease and oil saturated motor in an attempt to warm it up for starting. Smoking in Bed: This is a common habit in logging camps. It is a ha~ard almost impossible to eliminate, yet one over which there should be some control. Each cot should have an easily accessible ash can. The nightman should be specially briefed to watch for any signs of fire in around the cots. When there is no nightman, smoking in bed should not be allowed . This won't be a popular regulation but it will be safe. CLASSES OF FIRES: Class A: Fires in ordinary combustible materials such as paper or wood which can be put out by dousing with water. Most of the fires occurring in camps are of this type. Soda acid and pyrene extinguishers are good . Sand is effective. Class B: Fires in flammable liquids, greases and waxes which must be smothered and deprived of oxygen. These are usually the kind of fires that happen in shops, garages or in the cookery when frying doughnuts. Use foam type extinguishers. Sand properly applied is effective. Class C: Fires in electrical equipment where water cannot be used and where special liquids are needed. Water cannot be used as the electricity wi 11 fol low it and is apt to electrocute the fellow throwing the water. In addition, water will not in any case put out the mairi fire . Cutting off the electricity is the best way. C0-2 extinguishers and ·pyrene work well here. SAFETY REGULATIONS AND EQUIPMENT: Good rules and regulations properly enforced are the best weapons to combat carelessness with regard to allowing hazardous conditions to appear and develop. Extinguishing equipment is but a second line of defence and is not too effective when in inexperienced hands. FIRE HAZARD REGULATIONS: l . The doors on all camp buildings should opeP outward. In the event of a quick exit being necessary, the danger of a pile-up around the doors is lessened. 2 . Before Iights out, in bunkhousees and washrooms, lanterns with red globes should be lit and hung over the exits. This is a must with some Companies. (C; nt nued on Page l 8) SUPPLIERS OF Henry Disston & Sons Ltd. Products pendoble sows that run true and straight and produce profits. Disston Steel-for long llfe. Inserted Tooth Saws Solid Tooth Circular Saws, Wide and Narrow Band Saws for Wood - Metal Cutting Band Saws Planer Knives Cutter Heads Hack lw Blades Saw Filing Equipment YOUR ENQUIRIES ARE SOLICITED AND EXPERT ADVICE OBTAINED FOR YOUR PROBLEMS. ROY GIBBftN AGENCIES 45A Cumberland St. S. INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & SUPPLIES Part Arthur, Ontario Phone 5-8352 �LOG BOOK JULY 1950 PAGE 9 COCHRANE'S HEADQUARTERS Jt10R • VACATION NEEDS JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS PETERBOROUGH BOATS BURGESS FLASHLIGHTS and BATTERIES COLEMAN CAMP STOVES - LANTERNS - LAMPS ALLCOCK, LAIGHT & WESTWOOD FISHING TACKLE SHAKESPEAR LEVEL WIND REEL Sl,op OHci Saoe ai C()CHRANES Dial 57345 Dial 57345 SOIL CLASSIFICATION COURSE HELD IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Under arrangements made by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators Association with Mr. R. N. Johnston, Chief, Division of Research, Department of Lands and Forests, a soil classification course was held in the Black Sturgeon District at Great Lakes Paper Company Camp Depot l from June 18th, to 24th, 1950. Mr. G. Angus Hills of the Research Division, Department of Lands and Forests, has been carrying on research on forestry site classification and studying the factors of soil and moisture, growth and yield . Mr. W. G. E. Brown conducted the course and company personnel taking the course were: K. Hearnden Abitibi Power & Paper Co,, Ltd. T. Bjerkelund Brampton Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. P. Ward Great Lakes Paper Company, Ltd. J. M. McMahon G. R. Sonley Norman Kissick H. 0 . Kantola S. White Graham Cox Bruno Seppala Ray Miller Longlac Pulp &Paper Co., Ltd . Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Newaygo Timber Company, Ltd. Limited Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co., Limited Ontario Paper Company, Limited -----u--- ISN'T IT THE T~UTH? The Horse and Mule live 30 years, And nothing know of wine or beers. The Goat and Sheep at 30 die And never taste of Scotch or Rye. The Cow drinks water by the ton And at 18 is mostly done. The Dog at 15 cashes in Without the aid of Rum or Gin . The Cat in milk and water soaks And then in 12 short years it croaks. The modest, sober, bone dry Hen Lays eggs for noggs, then dies at 10. All animals are strictly dry, They sinless live and swiftly die. But sinful, ginful, rum soaked men Survive for three score years and ten - And some of us, the mighty few Stay pickled 'til we're 92 . 8 Cl~;-C. Yeado OLD PAUL'S NIM&LE THINKING DEVISED • ,-.,· SCHEME TO RECOVER &IG SVEDE OLE's FALSE TEETH FROM "PEA SOUP" LAKE. AFTER THE CREW FAILED WITH ORA.G,•HETS AHO WHAT HOT, PAUL, KH0WIKG 61fi OLE'S LOVE FOR. PORK HAD THE MEN LOWER A &.A.Ft.6£ HAM BY MEANS OF A ROPE, AN0 "KER•SHAP,"-THE 616 TEETH COULD NOT RESIST• OLE A.LWA.YS FEI.T lNDE&TED TO PAUi. FOR THE REC.OVERY OF HIS TEETH• This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" manufactured at Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, out of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, Fort William, Ontario. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 UOHPANY PERSONNEL APPOINTED 19~0 IONOURARY FIRE WARDENS GREAT WEST TIMBER COMPANY Fred Westerberg Aldina Limits II II W. Faber RUSSELL McKECHNIE Jim Forrest Block "A" Joe Webb " " MASAHBA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY A. Silen Fowler Twp. II II W. Cook MACKINEN & ASMUNT J. Asmunt F. Mackinen ,. K. Mikkola Listed here are the names of company personnel appointed Honourary Fire Wardens by the Honourable Minister of Lands and Forests, Province of Ontario for the year 19S0. These lists have been supplied through the courtesy of the Department of Lands and Forests officials. The men listed hereunder, in addition to their regular duties, have undertaken additional responsibility and credit should be given to these men for undertaking this public spirited duty. PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY G. Withenshaw D. Rody H. W. Davidson M. Lockhart F. S. Hick M. Seeley T. C. Armstrong J. Eynon Port ,, Arthur ,, ,, ,," ,, ,, ,, K. Nielsen R. Moodie K.Ratz H. Craig N. Gregory A. J. K. H. A. E. J. E. Pingree Auden, Ontario McLeod " " II Crowhurst Johnston ,, Sletback ,, Johnston ,, Langtree O'Gorman C. Nelson I. Mutch R. Matchett H. Fell H. McCormack 33 41 Dave Hornblower Gus Raita Len Faubert Jas. Brillinger Elmer Korkola Joe Gagne Uno Granros Dan Pickard Oliver Santala A. L. McDonald Louis Giles Tom Kelly A. Jorgenson A. Steinke E. Hadley Jos. Grenier H. Taisey N. Nylund E. A. Smith w. Tuomala L. M. Lein E. Leskinen W. D. Sainsbury A. Roy w. Baker T. Tansley T. Heaver G. Thompson T. Peterson M. Campbell w. Sinclair T. Bourkeland A. Schulcz E. Faubert Beardmore ,, ,, " ,, ., " II ,, ,. J. H. Merrill D. R. Stevens W. Moore C. Mcinnis A. Allin D. Gordon G. Bernard R. Clerihew F. Morton A. Judson N. K. Arthurs W. Myles E. Chedore A. M. Jones S. Hughes w. Stillwell A. Lappalainen H. Felaber 46 Camp 40 43 47 Nipigon ,, ., ,, ,. ., ., " ,, ,. ,, THE GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY Bert Sellers Maurice Helie Bill Campbell Paul S.iari Bob Thornes Harry Stark Wm. Bushey C. Dolan M. Oster H. Carnahan A. Thiebert M. Lukach H. Hall W. Irvine T. McClelland G. Staub J. O'Malley S. Kamat M. Midguard Geo. Edwards H. Maki W. B. Southon K. Porter D. Graham A. Sideen P. Ward J. Godden NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY, LIMITED Black Bay Division Meis Erickson. E. Michon S. Olson J. Finstead S. Wierikko V. Nordgard W. Olafson L. Nemcek A. Nyberg G. Sikerbol Y. ldman NIPIGOM LAKE TIMBER COMPANY Louis Bell Gus Pearson A. Swanson Victor May W. S. Collins Ed. Lund E. H. Pelky M. Spidell R. J. Shemanski G. C. Rowlandson H. C. Laundy W. C. Borsum E. R. Heuser J. C. Wig Ray Wood Camp 3S BROMPTON PULP & PAPER COMPANY F. Brassier A. R. McDonald GERALDTON DISTRICT LONGLAC PULP & PAPER CO. LTD., - W. G. Hurd Ben Hey F. Miron 9 10 32 Herman Roberts Robert Sheppard Jack Welling P. Gombola E. J. Brady D. C. Porter Geo. Maitland Jim Reeves Hugo Seppalainen Jim Humphreys Bill Dawidowich Mike Tracey Eino Heino Ray Johnston Sandy Kuzik Ed Olsen Tom Ballantyne Paul Thors Alex Kosmenchuk Stan Dodds Jim Wellington Angus McPherson E. Little R. Caron B. Thomson TERRACE BAY AREA Drive Camps 2-A Dick Taylor Iceberg Ted Harris Rapids Gilbert Venne 3-G Joe Ouelette 2-D John Finlayson Andy Gro1,1lx D-1 D-2 Fred Cote D-3 George Binette 30 Albert Leduc Henry Silke ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LTD. R. Miller J. Fortune MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LTD. Caramat and Drive Stevens Depot J. F. Stilwell E. A. Lunam W. E. Mair E. Lefave S. Cowan J. A. Clairmont A. Amesse N. Dumonski L. Hawkins I. Barrett R. Coleman W. D. Harkness J. Jamieson L. J. Devine E. Kauhanen N. E. Karlstedt A. Inglis 0. Olson H. Hopkins S. Masters W. Cassidy D. P. Hamilton M. Tateishi Caramat Camp SJ D. Whitney J. Gowan W. E. Douglas D. M. Healey H. Carson 0. Laine c~mp 12 Stevens R. Ingram T. Millen Stevens Camp 2 R. Brown J. Larson A. Kauppi R. Lunam Port Arthur D. Jones G. R. Sonley D. Davidson H. P. Klinestiver Steve11s Camp s P. V. LeMay M. Husack Marathon T. Bosvik M. Johnson w. Miettinen BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO. Camp 51 Meil K. Arthurs (Continued on Page 11) - �SIOUX LOOKOUT DISTRICT N__EWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED L. Johnson, Sturgeon Lake N. Melnychuk, P. Ketonen, Sturgeon Lake C. Tulonen, Camp 2A Cameron Gilbert, F. Moran, Camp 3 J. Kotanen, Camp 2 K. Lehtinen, Camp 3 J. White, Camp 2 Lloyd Stuart, Camp 3 THE GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LTD. Valora Area J. A. Kutzner G. V. Calhoun A. L. MacKenzie A. Hamm A. Sq11ires LAC SEUL LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED Alex Swee, Camp 16, Lac Seul HAMMERMILL PULP & PAPER COMPANY Ycliff Area Bud Jarvis Fred Alexander Harvey Bishop Steve Zuffa R. Young Allan Miller ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY CAMP P 200 W. White J. T. Sniezek E. Wheatley J. Tairney B. Hanley W. Rigey J. Joseph, Jr. A. Bradley J. Burnett H. Olson CAMP P 207 E. Black A. Harkovsky R. Murphy Harry Kemp Fire Supt. Bill Griffith CAMP P 208 A. Livingston N. Laroche E. Kitt STEIN HAMAR Ronald Show MANDO Bert Owchar, Bert Weller, A. Fourtien, H. Kelberg, Dept. Henry Holstrom Camp P 207 Steve Gedes, Camp P 207 Steve Lukinuk, Camp P 207 of Highways, Perrault Falls Camp P 208 Camp P 208 KENORA DISTRICT ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY R. McMillan F. Kozel F. Sas C. Ricklefs F. Elders A. E. Coak H. Hickey P. Tutkaluk S. N. Golder M. Ricklefs S. Sundin N. McMillan W. Cuff F. Morton W. Faulkner W. Moore DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY M. Poraykcf C. Latimer A. Lindquist C. Hodgkinson G. Hohn THE GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LTD. H. Beattie J. Charbonneau P. Elder W. Honkinen H. Jackson CONTRACTORS M. Jensen, Andy Lake G. Foister, Ghost Bay J. Shamlock, Willard Lake 0. B. Oien, Ghost Bay FORT FRANCES DISTRICT ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY Carl Pachailo Joseph Stromberg R. Potts J. Gcirup M. Haselstead R. O'Donnel S. Fowler Harry Cain Erick Trorsen M. Colepa·:1gh W. Lanigan V. McVoy F. McKay W . Woods I. Salgren W. Martin M. Clement C. Anderson J. Michasiw M. Tychonuk E. Rogers W. Maslanka J. A. MATHIEU LIMITED Edgar Clement Ed. Holmquist ARNOLD KAUS Arnold Kaus ALEX SAWICKI 0 J PAGE 11 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 Alex Sawicki John Banks COMPANIES TRAINING PERSONNEL IN Fl RE FIGHTING While the prevention, detection and suppression of forest fires is the prime responsibility of the Department of Lands and Forests and, while the license holders pay in addition to ground rent and dues on timber cut, a fire tax, operators realize their responsibility to protect the timber from fire. To carry out these responsibiliies, companies which have men in the woods during the summer season carry out training program~ to ensure that: (l) Every employee is fire conscious and thinking fire prevention all the time. (2) If a fire is detected, it is reported at once. (3) Each individual knows his duty if called on to fight a fire. While all operators in one way or another have instructed their employees in their responsibilities, it is desired to include in this Log Book a report of two meetings held as follows: LONG LAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY LIMITED HOLD A FOREST FIRE TRAINING MEETING In order to impress upon the Company employees the importance of Fi re Protection, the second annual Fire Meeting was held in the Longlac Headquarters ori June 8th and 9th. Among those present were representatives from the Department of Lands and Forests, including U. W. Fiskar, District Forester, George McAdam, Fire Protection Specialist, Dick Brady and Len Ridgedell, Chief Rangers from Longlac and Geraldton respectively. Throughout the two day session all department heads, district superintendents, foremen .,nd fire wardens were able to attend at least part of the meeting. Mr. C. A. Samuelson, Logging Superintendent, presided over the meeting and was assisted by his superintendents. During the meeting the three phases of Fi re Protection were covered under Fi re Prevention, Fire Presuppression and Fire Suppression . In each of these phases, the viewpoints of the Department of Lands and Forests and the Company were given by representatives of each. The theme of the meeting was Fire Weather and d iscussions on all three phases centred about it. It was pointed out that the same fire weather classification used by the Department will be used by the Company. Each day the Company fire dispatcher will receive the fire danger existing and report it to the camps . Upon the fire danger existing depends the degree of preparedness expected in the camps the classification wi 11 appear on a fire danger sign in the camp area. Two fire problems were given the men, one on fire pre-suppression and another on crew organization for fire fighting. The fire danger element was introduced in each to help give the men a fuller appreciation o' its significance. Many good ideas were introduced mostly from the men from the field . One suggestio~ was that portable field telephones be used for summon ing purposes, especially where work areas are close to telephone lines; another was the use of icing tanks for emergency wat er reservoirs in jackpine country or in any area remote from a good water source. The_ D~partment of Lands and Forests put on a ~<?mmun1~at1ons der:ionstration at their Longlac Division ?Hice. A radio van used for co-operative work wit~ aircraft and fire fight>ers on the ground was the main feature of the demonstration . A portable telephone (Continued on Page 14) �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 FIRE RETARDANT PAINT! PHONE, WRITE or WIRE FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND PRICES. NOT FIRE-PROOF: but upon subjections to strong heat prevents ignition of wood with no after flame. MARSHALL WELLS leads again . . .. .. now a Fire Retardant Paint that actually retards fire. Tested and approved by b o t h t h e Manitoba a n d Dominion Governments. Applied in the same manner as all QUALITY PAINTS. MARSHALL- WELLS PORTABLE CHIPPERS - PORT ARTHUR THE NEW LOOK TO BE? The March 1950 Log Book featured an arti cle entitled " Time Marches On -Portable Chippers the New Look To Be?" which gave general information about the Chipper unit and the woods operat ion of producing chips. Through the courtsy of the Timber Producers' Association of Michigan, the following pictures are printed to ill- ( ustrate the wood chipper in act ion . l i/ With the aid of a crane to un load pu lpwood from cars or trucks onto the superstructure of the "wood chipper," workmen a re supplied with a simple method of inse rting the wood into the chipper. Th~ spout is directed to fill railroad cars or trucks depending upon destination of the chipped product. �JULY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 13 1950 Annual Meeting Canadian Soeiety OF Forest Engineers Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario October 26, 27, 28 National Container Corporation's portable "wood-chipper" in actual operation in the woods. Here the machine has been removed from its transportation unit for extended use at one position. The pictured model is the second made by the company before the addition of superstructure to facilitate feeding of the machine. Also clearly illustrated is the design of the chip trailer used for transporting the chips from the chipper to the mill. 1950 The program will stress discussions of the practical application of silviculture under existing Canadian forest and economic conditions. i . . ,• • , , , # # # - # # # # # # ~ # , . , _ # . , . , . , . ~ # # # # # # # . . . . , . , . ~ l ' ~ . ' ... - ~- 1". ..,.. •• I<~ ~ ... "' ,- .,,- ".-,; A COMBINATION THAT CAN'T BE BEAT! •.• ..,_ . !• .. , The Model 60 Drott Skidloader '. ON THE ~.. ' ~ ....'1: ~' lo- ALLIS-CHALMERS H.D.7.W. TRACTOR These versatile units have been g1v1ng trouble free service to pulpwood companies and individual contractors in Thunder Bay District for a nurriber of years, saving labour and expense for their owners. Complete information on the suitability of this type of equipment in your operation may be obtained without obligation from: Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Co. HEAD OFFICE: SUTHERLAND and MAPLE STS. WINNIPEG, MAN. Phone 5-7121 1 SALES PARTS SERVICE Branch Office: 725 North May Street Fort William, Ont. Phone 2-1061 �PAGE JULY 1950 LOG BOOK 14 LONGLAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY LIMITED HOLD A FOREST FIRE TRAINING MEETING (Continued from Page l l) set-up was also shown and its use in the field explained . It is hoped that by such meetings as this a greater feeling ot fire consciousness will be developed and that the results will contribute towards a good fire organization in the end. PROGRAM Longlac Pulp and Paper Company Limited Woodlands Department, Longlac, Ontario Forest Fire Training Meeting June 8th & 9th, 1950 June 8th 9.00 a.m . Welcome ............... ........ A F. Buell 9.15a.m. Purpose of Meeting C. A Samuelson 9.30 a .m. Department of Lands and Forests ... , U, W. Fiskar 1. Organization 2. Duties and Responsibilities and Authority 3 , Relation of Department 4. Payment of Fire Fighters 5. Law Enforcement (Special Reference to Duties of Honourary Fire Wardens) 6. Permits 10.15 a.m. Film: "Tomorrow's Timber" 10.45 a.m. Fire Protection and Control Planning . . C. A Samuelson Fi re Prevention, Pre-suppression and Suppression 11 .00 a.m. Fi re Prevention Fire Prevention, Department of Lands and Forests .............. George McAdam Fire Prevention, LongLac Pulp and Paper Company .... E. R. Sexsmitl11.30 a.m. Fi re Pre-suppression 1. Fire Weather, Fire Danger Meter ................................. .... J. Pringle 12.30 p.m. LUNCH 1.30 p.m. 2. Department of Lands & Forests Pre-suppression Plans, George McAdam 3. LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Pre-suppression Plans - Camps and LongLac Headquarters, ...... J. Pringl~ 2 .30 p.m. Problem: Organization of Pre-suppression ..... .. .. .. J. Pringle Planning in a camp on a high fire danger day - for work day and for weekend 3.00 p.m. Discussion of Problem 4 .00 p.m. Fi re Suppression, General Characteristics of Fire ................. ......... . ............ H. Renaud 1. Kinds of Fires 2. Principal Parts of Fires 3 . Fire Behaviour 4.45 p.m. Fire Suppression - Fire Fighting c Technique ... ....... ... ..... C. A Samuelson Technique of Attack General Rules of Strategy Principal Steps in Fire Fighting Standard Methods of Attack Means of Suppression 5.30 p.m. Film : "Common Errors in Forest Fire Fighting" 6. 15p.m. DINNER June 9th 8.00 a .m. Fire Suppression - Fire Line Construction George McAdam 8.45 a .m. Fire Suppression Personnel and if Organization .. ... C. A Samuelson 1\ 9.30 a.m. Problem: Organization on 1[ a Fi re . ... ... C. A Samuelson 10.lSa.m. Discussion of Problem 10.45a.m. Problem : Organization on a Fire from report time to mop-up time .... J. Pringle 11.30 a.m. Discussion of Problem 12.30 p.m. LUNCH 1.30 p.m. Field Demonstration (Meet Company bus at Cookery) 4 .30 p.m. Return to Longlac 6.00 p.m. DINNER 7.00 p.m. Communications Demonstration Department of Lands and Forests Company Warehouse and Shop 8.00 p.m. Staff House CRUISING - FOR THREE GENERATIONS (Continued from Page 4) time . Fourthly, and this is a very important asset, our system is much faster and cheaper." All three Blows sat back and were silent again . Grandfather Blow at last emptied his glass, looked at the other two and with a twinkle in his eye said, "Son, indeed your system of cruising was much better than mine, since I actually had no system. And Joe, you have a system much superior to your father's." The old man hesitated, looked very thoughtful for a moment, and continued, "I wonder what in hell kind of a system Joe Junior will be using." More Power ... Less Weight ! For ONE or TWO.MAN OPERATION For Demonstration, Sales or Service Contact The WOODBOSS REDHEAD gives more power per pound than any other chain saw on the market. Here's the latest development in power chain saws! The 5 B.H.P. motor provides ample power to use cutter bars up to 60 inches, yet the complete saw, ready to use, is LIGHT, handy to carry, easy to operate. P.M. PRODUtTS (1947) LTD. 278 BAY ST., PORT ARTHUR, ONT. or HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. offices in Orillia, Ont.; Quebec, Que.; Vancouver, B. C., and regional distributors across Canada. �PAGE 15 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan, where t h i s Euclid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. EUCLIDS DO IT AGAIN! MORE Records Broken! - MORE Satisfied Customers TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL CORDS OF PULPWOOD HAULED PER TRIP-235 CORDS "The latter being comparative in regards to weight hauled." WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID " TRACTORS PULPWOOD AND TR A I L ER S WITH UP TO 20 CORDS \ CAPACITY. Showing Adverse Grades Encountered For Further Information Please Contact G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO - i 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR TEL. 5-6753 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 Benefits of First Aid lnstruutions in Woods Operations By DR. L. A. REMUS (An Address at the May 26th Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Safety Association) I have been asked to give a short tali< on the Benefits of First Aid Instruction in Woods Operations. First Aid treatment is particularly important in Woods operations because the injured man is usually far away from medical attention, whereas the injured workman in industries in towns or cities, is usually within easy call of a doctor. Accidents which occur in bush operations may be of the major variety, e.g. fractured skull, etc., where proper first aid treatment may mean the difference between a live or a dead patient. Furthermore, it is an established surgical principle that the earlier a wound is properly treated the less likelihood that infection will supervene. As many of the accidents occuring in the Woods are of a minor nature, all that is necessary is the proper first aid dressing. If it is deemed advisable to send an injured man in for surgical or hospital treatment, the proper first aid dressing will lessen the amount of wound contamination and therefore prevent infection before the patient re~che--: the hospital. I will now give a short resume of the first aid treatment of the usual accidents met with in the Woods and discourage some of the older beliefs. In speaking of first aid, I mean good first aid, as a good first aid man is worth his weight in gold, while a poor first aid man just bungles things up and may make a very minor accident a major catastroohe. Better no first aid treatment at all. ' Most minor accidents such as small cuts, abrasions and lacerations, only require rhat the wound be well washed with soap and plenty of clean water and a clean dressing be applied. Antiseptic ointments with the exception of penicillin and sulpha are usually better left alone, as they tend to macerate a wound . A certain percentage of people, about 20 % , are sensitive to penicillin and sulpha and these may cause a widespread and ver~ annoying rash, which often takes weeks to clear up. Therefore, although these two drugs have been a boon in the fight against infection, they must be watched . These ointments may also sensitize patients to these drugs at later periods. Too many people have the mistaken idea that one should immediately douse any fresh wound with a strong antiseptis, such as iodine (at it is supposed to kill germs). This is an outmoded idea . . . as the antiseptic causes "SERVING THE TIMBER a coagulation of the serum, blood and surface cells of the wound (or kills tissue, too) and makes the conditions ideal for the growth of germs. If an antiseptic solution is used, it should be painted on to the skin up to the edge of the wound, but not into the wound. I repeat, washing the wound with clean soap and water and applying a dry sterile dressing is the best and most modern treatment. Arterial bleeding can in almost all cases be controlled by placing a pad of clean dressing over the bleeding point and applying a snug dressing. The pressure and tourniquet points, as shown in many first aid charts, are outmoded and should be discarded. I hav€ frequently seen patients (not from the Great Lakes) come in with a tourniquet applied and a wound oozing with blood, which stopped bleeding as soon as the tour"" niquet was removed. Fractures are important injuries which can probably be harmed more by poor first aid treatment than almost any other Injury. These should be splinted where the patient is injured if possible, and the patient kept warm before removing him to camp or ambulance . C?mpo_u nd fractures are extremely important and ~oor first aid may cause permanent deformity, loss of limb or prolonged convalescence. A sterile dressing should be bandaged over the compound wound, the, fractured limb splinted and the patient sent to hospital. If_an end of_bone sticks out of the wound, cover it up with a dressing, not with skin. By that I mean, don't attempt to _Pl!II _the protrudinQ bone back into place. Back ~niunes should be moved with the patient's bo~y held in a straight position, onto a solid stretcher which does not sag and be removed to hospital as soon as possible. . Head injuries are serious. The head should be 1m':1obilized with pillows and raised slightly with the patient. turned on his side. This will usually insure a clear airway and prevent blood and secretions from bl?cking his breathing. If these patients are unconscious one should pull out their tongue, swab out the mouth to remove blood and mucous and loosen tight neckware. These people should be kept warm. . _Burns and scalds should be covered with a mild ointment or vaseline and a thick dressing snugly band aged. If these burns are extensive the patient should be sent to hospital as they will probably require plasma for shock. Coffee is supposed to be as good a stimulant- J i ill U. fl II " (Continued on Page 17) OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" WHOLE SALE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. Fort William GROCERIES, FRUiTS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. I- �JULY 1950 PAGE 17 LOG BOOK OSCO BLOC KS WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED ( "JOE BEAVER" BENEFITS OF FIRST AID INSTRUCTIONS IN WOODS OPERATIONS (Continued from Page 16) ED NOFZIGER 1as liquor. (There is never any liquor around a Camp \ anyway, is there?) l Frost bites are also fairly frequent as Woods accidents; these fortunately are usually of a minor degree and only require gradual thawing in cool water and should be covered with a dry dressing. Dryness wi I prevent spreading infection until the dead tissue separates. From the above mentioned conclusions, it will be seien that the benefits of good first aid instruction ir Woods operations will d9 much to shorten the patient's period of disability, lessen his suffering and save a limb or the function thereof. The patient, therefore, should be very grateful and appreciative of the help thus afforded him. Good first aid instruction will also geatly benefit the Employer by lessening the number of lost time ~ accidents, and keeping down Compensation costs by I lessening the severity and complications of accidents. Thus both Employer and employee reap the ben· ..fit of good first aid 1nstruct1on. ADVERTISERS' NEWS C A new wire rope catalogue is now available to logg:ng and sawmill operators, according to John E. Usborne, Sales Manager, Wrights' Canadian Ropes Limited, Granville Island, Vancouver. Profusely illustrated and very colourful, the new catalogue discusses the history, construction, maintenance and uses of the wide range of wire rope made by Wrights. Operators' requests for copies wi 11 be attended to promptly, advises Mr. Usborne. Forest Service, U. 5. Department of Agriculture "We're having a bad dream, Joe, There can't be people like that any more!'' '!fl'.• J. T. Russell Motors Ltd. ........~;•~:•:~··"··········· · ~:: : 120 N. Archibald St. -:Fort William, Ont. Distributors for THE FAMOUS FARGO TRUCKS 'Built to Fit the I ob' A FARGO BUILT FOR EVERY JOB GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS From 4,600 lbs. :to 40,000 lbs. 1 For Complete Information DIAL 3-7421 .... ······· ~.. ::::::::......... ..................... t:=:??=\(\}::::;.;......... :::..... ·•:•: .:,.:.-:?}:???:?:=:?:?:?::::.. . . .•::··:·:·:: : .:•_:_ ::•:_·:._ ·:::_:__·_:_ .. ••••••• ••••••••••• �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK THE PREVENTION OF HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND LOGGING CAMPS (Continued from Page 8) 3. Gasoline, fuel oil or coal oil must not be used to start or force fires. 4. No clothes should be hung over stoves for drying. 5. Bullcooks should not eat with the men. They should spend this time checking stoves in bunkhouses and washrooms that are deserted during this period. An unattended stove with draught and damper wide open can quickly cause a fire . 6. All persons living apart from the main body of the camp or in private quarters (cookees) should be briefed on fire hazards. Female cookees have been known to start fires with their electric irons. 7. There should be no smoking around the stable where there is apt to be piles of loose dry hay; nor in the garage where there is apt to be containers of fuel oil or gasoline exposed. 8. Lamps or lanterns should not be closer to a wall than about eighteen inches. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: Commercial and packcan extinguishers should be on hand . Both should be placed around camp so that they are readily accessible. Some commercial extinguishers are a necessity since many camp fires arisf from the improper use of gasoline and coal oil. In each washroom there should be a 2½ gallon Thermene extinguisher. In each cookery there should be one. In each bunkhouse of 25 men or less there should be one; two if there are more than 50 men. For small portable bunkhouses where there are only eight to ten men, a P y r e n e hand extinguisher should be enough. In each stable there should be one 2½ gal. Thermene and one in each shop, garage and steambath. An 18 lb. Randolph CO-2 extingui~her ~should be in the cookery in case of a grease fire and also in th€' shop and garage where gasoline and fuel oil might be the cause of a fire . Packcans filled with water and placed in strategic positions about the camp are good insurance. BUT DON'T USE THEM ON AN ELECTRICAL FIRE - USE PYRENE OR THERMENE EXTINGUISHERS. To keep the water in the packcans from freezing in the winter time add six pounds of Calcium Chloride per gallon of water. Thermene and Pyrene extinguishers will not freeze. FIRE PLANS: Good rules and regulations properly enforced, ef- JULY 1950 f1cient extinguishers in the right places, are still no guarantee· that a fire will not break out. A plan of action in the case of a fire breaking out is needed. Each camp has its own special needs. )l Usually when a fire breaks out in camp, each lumberjack tries to save his packsack and clothes first ' and the buildings next. This practically always results .,. in one building at least being burned. The foreman and the ·strip bosses should have c plan mapped out as to what to do in case of a fire breaking out. In some camps there is no foreman at nights. This is not desirable as it leaves the camp without an efficient leader. Special attention should be paid to that time of the day when the camp is practically deserted with the mer> all out in the bush. In this case, all chore boys, blacksmiths and anyone else around should be briefed on just exactly what to do if a fire breaks out. A fire plan for a camp is a must. It should be made up by the foreman or contractor and approved by \ the operating superintendent. GENERAL YARD CONDITIONS: ' Camp yards should be kept clean and tidy with all inflammable debris kept pushed well back away from the buildings. In the summer and fall, places should be arranged outside where men could sit and smoke without the danger of starting a fire. I REPORTING FIRES: All fires occurring in camp should be reported, no matter how small. A complete record should be kept of anything destroyed in a fire. These things are important. They provide accurate information for the purposes of recovering some of the loss from insurance and they help to take steps to prevent a fire starting again from _ this same cause . ~ COST OF EXTINGUISHERS: Commercial extinguishers are expensive and should ~ be treated with respect. Note the following: Foamite 10 lb. 56.00 Guardene l ½ qt. 15.25 Pyrene 1 qt. 12. 60 Pyrene 2½ gal. 30.00 Lafrance 2½ gal. 30.00 Randolph CO-2 2 ½ gal. $30.00 CHECKING ON HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS: Assuming that a good system has been set up to keep hazardous conditions at a minimum, there still remains one thing to be done to keep the system good . I\ This is a regular systematic checking on each camp to I (Continued on Page l 9) FOR FIRE PROTECTION La France Fire Engine & Foamite Ltd. equipment carried in stock: EXTINGUISHERS LOG PILE NOZZLES REFILLS FIRE HOSE FIREGUNS ETC. NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. 203 HARDISTY ST. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. Phone 3-7 407 I / �PAGE 19 LOG BOOK JULY 1950 THE PREVENTION OF HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND LOGGING CAMPS (Continued from Page 18) see that existing hazards are removed and that no new ones be allowed to appear. Pulpwood camps being .- what they are, and lumberjacks being a special kind o . people, this means that there can be no let down on inspections. Hazards should be reported and follow-ups made to see that action is being taken. 1• COST OF HAZARD SYSTEM: Commercial extinguishers are expensive . Two of this type is a minimum. One Pyrene for the Cookery ir case of a grease fire and one Pyrene in the generator shack in case of an electrical fire. There· should be c CO-2 of ten pound capacity in the garage if there is one. 1 Practically all the other danger spots can be taken care of by the use of water and sand pails. J . This means that minimum protection can be provided for about fifty dollars. Where a CO-2 is needed \ it would be about one hundred and ten dollars. 1 In a camp worth $15,000.00, this investment is good insurance. Mines are operated in every province of Canada except Prince Edward Island . - Quick Canadian Facts. THERE'S A NEW INTERNATIONAL BROMPTON HEAVY FIRE EQUIPMENT In 1949 member companies reported that there on hand fire-fighting equipment valued at well over $365,000 in addition to fire patrol trucks, tents, axes, shovels, radio-telephone equipment, etc ., which are used in logging operations but are available for fire fighting . Some companies h a v e extra heayy equipment and shown here are two pumps. One an Ajax pressure pump and a Chrysler Mobile Pump Unit which are owned by the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited for fire fighting purp~ses. Workers in Russia have to work twenty times as long as Canadians to earn a pound of sugar. The average Canadian industrial worker earns the price of a pound of sugar in six minutes; the Russian works two hours for his. - Quick Canadian Facts. ~l.Yf-/?Jdf l!!t!i/i!~( INTERNATIONAL♦TRUCIS OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Construction W9rk Mining and Lumbering Operations Wherever the Work is Heaviest Canada' s most complete line of trucks, 87 basic models, thousands of speci al ized variations' every truck heav y-duty engineered. The All New 1950 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT S. J. DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization PORT ARTHUR Red River Road Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �POWELL EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED '"' Clua\led servl e un_e d ersonn ~•a·nefacilities a odern o\s malc.e y rrect t.011 .. Dealer aterp1 ar buY e ce to Direc\orY ol • Enquire About Our Rental a nd R e ntal P ur e ha se P lans Bargains 'INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD-14A" Diesel Tractor, 56" Gouge, Serial No. TDF-2207 TIIN . equipped with " Isaacson" Hydraulic Angl edozer and " Isaacson" Towing Winch . This tractor originally purchased new in 1948. Checked over in our shop and newiy painted good condition . Price ................ ..... . ................................. $7,500.00 "INTi:RNATIONA_L " Model "TD9" Diesel Tractor. 60" Gauge, Ser;a1 No. TDCD-268257CC. Equipped with " Bucyrus Erie" Front End Hydraulic Bucket Loader. Tractor in splendid condition having worked only two summers since cieing purchased ,n 1947. Its owner has kept it in good mechanical condition and it has been inspe~ted and oewly painted in our shop . $7,500.00 Price ......~···· ..······ .. .. 'INTERNATIONAL" Model "TD9" Diesel Tractor, 60" Gauge, Serial TDCB-32436 T7BJ . Equipped 11ith Hydrau:ic Angledozer and "Carco" Towing Winch . Tractor as equipped was purchased new ,n 1948. It has been inspected in our shop and found to be in good running order. A new machine as above would sell for approx imately $10,500 .00 today. .. ....................... .... ...... $S300.00 Price Write fo r ~omplete Listings o f Use d and R e built Maebinery "CATERPILLAR" Model "D-6" Diesel Tractor, SO" Gauge, Serial Na. 5Rl684SP . Equipped with 'La Plant-Choate" Hydraulic Angledozer and 'Hyster" Towing Winch. This Tro~tor has been :ompletely re-built at a cost of approximately $2.800 .00 for labour and new pa,·ts. Price of a Tractor of this model as equipped above today would be ,pprox imate!y $11 ,860.00 Price "CATERPILLAR" Model D-2 Diesel Tractor, 50" Gauge, Serial No. 5J5836SP. Equipped with "La Plant-Choate" Hydraulic Angledozer. Tractor is now being overhauled in our shop and wi ll be in ~ood condition pai!'lted and GUARANTEED. Exceptional buy at this price. Price .............. $3,400.00 "International" Model TD - 14 Diesel Tractor, 56" Gauge, Serial No. 22601Tl ii~. Equipped with "Isaacson" Hydraulic Angledozer and "Isaacson" Towing Winch . Th is tractor was originally purchased ne ,v 111 the summer of 1948. Deductions will be made if the Angledozer or Towing Winct'\ are not required . Price .................................. .... ........... ........ $6500.00 "CATERPILLAR" Model "D6" Diesel Tractor, 56" Gauge, Serial 2H6325SP . Equipped with 'Balderson" Hydraulic Angledozer. Tractor has recently been overhauled in our shop and new parts totalling approximately $2,100 .00 installed. Both Tractor and Bulldozer are in "A-1" condition and are an excel lent buy for a small investment. Price . $5,800.00 "ALLIS-CHALMERS" Model "HD- 10" Di.!a-el Tractor, 74" Gauge, Serial No. 7362. Equipped with "Baker" H\<draulic Angledozer and a "Car:o" Towing Winch . A new Tractor of this model ,vould cost approximately $17,500.00 today. Driginally purchased new in 1947 it has worked approximately twelve months. The Hour Meter reading is 2,308 hours. Presently going through our shop this Tractor will be in good condition . If winch is no~ required deduct $900.00 . Price .. $8,000.0C .......... $7100.00 "CATERPILLAR" Model "D-4" Diesel Tractor, 60" Gauge, Serial No. 3T-6278W. This tractor is now being reconditioned in our shop and wil' Je in good mechanical condition painted and :;uARANTEED. New tractor of this model would ;ell for ar,proximately $5,980.00 today. Price ......... $4,200.00 "Caterpillar" Model D - 13000 Diesel Engine 6 - cylinder, 5¾" bore, 8" stroke, maximum horsepower - 150. Equipped with standard gasoline starting engine, extended base with open clutch and pillow blocks, - 14" diameter X 13" Face Belt Pulley and all standard equipment. Used three months. GUARANTEED Price ........ $6900.00 I I I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1950JulyLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - July August 1950 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. July August 1950. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/4d5ddec9eee1cbeca61587ef0b32df36.pdf 9ea86215da544b852b808d72a3454811 PDF Text Text FORESTRY LIBRARY Woods Division ------~~~~~...i~~~~-••..,_111111111.-.!IWl!llf a Ltd. - i0 ST PREVIOUS REEORD ' .. ~ Mr. George R. Sonley, Marathon Paper Mills, Public Utilities ~ldg., PORT AR~HUR, Ont. �LOG BOOK !'AGE 2 JU TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL. POWER Cra~ler Tractors Diesel Engines Po~er Uni •· ·s1.. Super Pioneer Po~er Sa~s lnter~ational Harvester Relrigerato and Freezers NOTE: - WE WAREHOUSE A LARGE COMPLETE STOCK OF:WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WIRE ROPE PRENCO HOSE LINES AND FITTINGS Attention .Tractor O~ners Our Service Department is composed· of experienced and factory trained mechanics. Our special shop equipment and complete working facilities enable us to repair your tractor from a minor repair to a complete overhaul. PROMPT EFFICIENT SERVICE ALL WORK GUARANTEED TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LT LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - OFFICES AND SHOPS - 9H MEMORIAL AVE. MUNICIPAL and · MINING EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR, ONT �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK NDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: President .......... . ........................... ........................ Vice-President EXECUTIVE: M. COCHRAN W. B. SOUTHON H. S. MOSHER Secretary-Manager, T. S. JONE~ Published by TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION Edited by T. S. JONES ith the ever increasing demand for forest prodf all kinds and with the consequent heavy cutting' ms in effect on both crown and private lands, is an increasing necessity for all of us to be more ver conscious of the various means by which the of trees is to be perpetuated. ince many of our Wood's Personnel are wood lot it is felt that some information regarding the ~r Bay Nursery at Fort William woud not be While tree planting on wood lots represents ne phase of the great program of reforesting our' lands, nevertheless it is an extremely important Very often wood lot planting has been the foreof greater planting schemes. Thunder Bay Nursery at Fort William was ed by the Department of Lands and Forests intention of servicing the North Western area. Trees are available free for the following rrhe reforesting of suitable lands for the prodforest crops. e improvement of existing woodlands which e depleted . e reclamation of unproductive wastelands lying idle and which would support forest protection by forest planting of slopes and a~e subject to erosion, and of light soils b1ect to blowing or drifting . conserving of water flow by forest plantopes at the headwaters of streams. planting of windbreaks and shelter-belts tion of agricul t ural crops. the wood lots in North Western Ontario ?lly or in good part sub-marginal. In ttable only for a tree crop and unsuitable farming of other crops. There can be no ent than to have these idle acres grow ~sted_ therefore that if any of our wood's •r friends who are interested and have ood lots contact the Thunder Bay Nurrm~nt of Lands and Forests. An early antrn~ can prove extremely interesting r,..n highly profitable to the individual ry a few hundred trees at your first Ieast f wn·t_e to t h e Thunder Bay Nurser,, 1 n ormation. Remember that "from ngs grow." H. H. "Bert" STYFFE. FORESTRY INSECT SAMPLES UP During the months of May and June approximately 2,400 insect samples were received at the Sault Ste. Marie Laboratory, about 800 more than during the same period in 1950. This increase probably reflects to a large extent the much earlier season in 1951, as well as a continuation of exce llent support from cooperators. Forest Tent Caterpi Ilar collections, 808 and Spruce Budworm collections, 319, top the list. You, too, can help the efforts of the Forest Insect Laboratory. Send samples direct to Sault Ste. Marie or contact the Insect Rangers in the following Northern and Northwestern Ontario Districts: A. L. Rose Sioux Lookout W . J . Miller D. G. MacGillivray Kenora Fort Frances H. R. Foster Port Arthur E. 0 . Clinton Geraldton J. Belcher Kapuskasing D. F. Lynrt Cochrane J. C. Thorp . White River J . E. MacDonald Sault Ste. Marie W. R. Sillers Chapleau K. C. Hall Gogama J. M. Bussineau · Sudbury Box 714, Sioux Lookout Vermilion Bay 21 0 Butler Ave., Fort Frances, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests, Port Arthur, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests Port Arthur, Ont. c/o Mrs. P. Brunelle, Moonbeam, Ont. c/o Provincial Air Base, South Porcupine Box 490, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Box 490, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests Chapleau, Ont. c/o Dept. Lands and Forests Gogama, Ont. Box 72, Sudbury, Ont. NYLUND SPARK ARRESTOR WINS C. P. P.A. AWARD The Spark Arrestor invented by Neil Nylund, in charge of fire prevention for the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited won the monthly award of the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association as the best suggestion submitted in April. CONGRATULATIONS, NEIL! A detailed plan of the spark arrestor was printed in the May issue of this booklet. It is hoped that every company will give it a trial. The use of this arresto, should result in no fires being caused by sparks from camp stove pipes. This Association publishes the Log Book for two reasons: (1) To act as a medium of exchanging • information about our industry. (2) To direct instructive and broadening articles about the woods industry to key men in the woods. If you have any comments or constructivr criticism please send them to the Editor. le a1 e pass this copy on when you havf' finishe with it. �PAGE 4 JUL LOG BOOK Notes on Forest Management By S. J. Patterson All of us, who are connected with the production of wood for the mills are playing our part in forest management, for good or ill . On the way in which we play our part to-day depends the future of our forests and our wood using industries. Cutters must keep in mind that wood us skids, pile props and cap sticks is not scaled. T bottoms should be built up of cull sticks, from de wood or unwanted species. Props and cap sticks s he undersize or cull sticks. We think of our wood using industries when we mention our forests, as in Northwestern Ontario we benefit from the forests chiefly through the pulp mills and saw mills. In our park areas first consideration is given to use for recreation and fish and wildlife. The profit from these areas are in the form of improved health, relaxation from everyday cares, and employment of guides and outfitters for those seeking recreation . Production of wood, recreation and tourist travel, development of wild life and •fish, protection from floods and evasion - these are all benefits from the forest . Wood cut and not used is the worst kind of but there is also much waste where mature wood standing without serving any useful purpose. young thrifty trees are useful as seed trees, but left in quantity or distribution not suited to thi pose of producing a second crop of trees they ar and may be considered as waste. Overmature tr not suitable for seed trees. In particular areas, tr left uncut for other purposes, as to preserve the or for watershed protection. Which of these uses we wish to make of a forest area, determines the method in which we should manage it. However, it is possible to benefit from a forest in more than one of these ways. Cutting need not keep out the trapper nor tourist. Nor is it necessary to prohibit cutting entirely in all park areas. Properly managed woodland is more pleasing to the eye than virgin wood with a mess of down trees and brush. Within the lifetime of many of us, all the merchantable areas in the district will be made accessible and wi II have been cut over. Now we have a supply of virgin timber, but when that is cut, production will depend on growth in the areas now being cut over. The forester has to determine how best he can supply the required wood for the mill and plans his camps accordingly. The cutting areas are chosen so that the mature wood is cut leaving the younger stands to grow. When · we will cut over the same areas again depends largely on the condition in which we leave them after the present cut. The laying out of the areas is usually done by the forester, but how the cutting is done is the responsibility of the man in the bush - the superintendent, the camp foreman, the strip boss and the cutter. Every stick of usable wood left in the cut-over area means either that much less for the mill or a larger arec:cut over. It is not uncommon to find more than one cord per acre of wood, acceptable to the mill, left in the bush after an operation. On a l 0,000 cord operation with wood cutting 15 cords per acre, this means a loss of 667 cords. To make up the required 10,000 cords for the mill requires cutting over another 44 acres. A sad sight is the destruction of young trees on some operations. It takes an experienced c fall his tree and get it out without injuring the growth when this is present. Every thrifty young seedling of a desirable species saved to grow, better cutting, sooner, on that site. Never inj next crop needlessly. The above mentions a few ways in which th can help in making our woodland more product is up to the camp woods staff to keep the cutter of what is expected of them in this regard. As Mr. Brodie has pointed out in his e article Timber Management in Ontario*, the fi ary essentials for a system of timber manageme l. 2. 3. 4. 5. Inventory. Inspection and control of operations. Working plans for management units. A more complete utilization of the fore Logging methods to produce the desi~ crop. Another essential to the production of a n is protection. If our children are to have employment int and woodlands of Northwestern Ontario, we co-operate in making the best use of the wood and in developing the next .crop to supply their *Canadian Geographical Journal, March 1951 . *One of a i,eries of articles contributed by me the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian I of Forestry. WORTH REPEATING The leaving of large tops on the ground is one of. the commonest sources of waste. It is reasonable that ; J cutter would leave a four or five inch (at small end) stick of pulpwood, is a common argument against criticism. Perhaps it isn't reasonable, but it is continually being done. The most of this is entirely unnecessary and requires only a little more care on the part of the cutter, to be stopped. "The biggest and best game on earth is the the Golden Rule. Two or more can play at a t begin the game properely, there is one thing Y always remember - YOU MOVE FIRST. Anoth esting feature is, you do not have to beat to win when you make a friend, and the only way make or hold a friend is by first being one." - In sound timber, cutting stumps high, means that the best part of the tree is left fastened to the ground. High stumps are not only a waste of wood, they are added obstacles in the way of skidding or handling the wood around them. Basically regarded as a prairie province cultural, Manitoba has 400 miles of sea coast a fifths of its 246,512 sq. miles is underlain with rich Precambrian rock. - Quick Canadian Fa �JULY' LOG BOOK 1951 PAGE 5 BROKEN STRAND LOGGING CO. LIMITED wood us caled. T s, from de ap sticks s t kind of ure wood purpose. trees, but ted to thi es they ar mature tr .. oung tree rienced c juring the fty young to grow, Never inj ~ .{ff :::?A 0 rations. The use of inferior wire ropes is beginning to show up on our Production Chart! Let's switch to Wrights!" Fewer shutdowns for rope replacement mean higher, more profitable log production. y riggers demand Greenheart for arch lines, skylines, loading lines and chokers. That's :very Green Core line in the woods is backed by intimate knowledge of the problems and hods of modern, mechanized logging. those men who really know their ropes, Wrights' Greenheart is limber and flexible - easy andle - and ready for work with a shorter break-in time. Top quality English steel, acid grade ery strand plus scientific lubrication to reduce internal wear MEANS LONGER LIFE FOR NHEART. yment in ario, we the wood pply their ch 1951. rth is play a ne th· ST. bea e onl JI one. ~~Be right - hoy Wrights'!'' STOCKS OF WIRE ROPE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ARE CARRIED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA: Marshall-Wells Companies Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria, Prince George SASKATCHEWAN: W. F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina • ALBERTA: Lucey Export Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. of Canada Ltd. Edmonton, Calgary, Edmonton, Calgary Leth bridge NORTHWESTERM ONTARIO: MANITOBA: Twin City Industrial Eqpt. Ltd. Kipp-Kelly Ltd. Port Arthur Winnipeg ' �LOG BOOK PAGE· 6 JU NORTHEASTERN LOGGERS' HANDBOOK Adwertisers' News A new handbook by Fred C. Simmons, Logging Specialist, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, U.S. Forest Service, is now available. The best way to tell what is contained in the wellillustrated handbook is to repeat the preface. "Those who want to be successful in any line of work or business must learn the tricks of the trade one way or another. For most occupations there is a wealth of published information that explains how the job can best be done without taking too many knocks in the hard school of experience. For logging, however, there has been no adequate source of information that could be understood and used by the man who actually does ' the work in the woods. This Northeastern Loggers' Handbook brings together what the young or inexperienced woodsman needs to know about the care and use of logging tools and about the best of the old and new devices and techniques for logging under the conditions existing in the northeastern part of the United States. Emphasis has been given to the matter of workers' safety because the accident rate in logging is much higher than it should be. Sections of the handbook have previously been circulated in a preliminary edition . Scores of suggestions have been made to the author by logging operators ., equipment manufacturers, and professional foresters . Without this large amount of helpful advice from persons too numerous to mention by name, this handbook could not have been prepared ." For ?Sc sent to the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., you will receive a valuable Loggers' Handbook. Expanding to keep pace with the increased c of diesel operators, Russel-Hipwell Engines plan plete a $200,000 program this year. The pro three-fold . . . providing a completely new servic for the Maritimes . . . enlarging the present facilities for Quebec Province . .. and adding 14,000 square foot stockroom at the main Owe plant. At Owen Sound, increased storage problem, sitate a new stockroom to be completed in 1~ keep abreast with production, more efficiet machinery has and will be installed .. . press bra! drills . .. steel cutting machinery, etc. The dreo the marine slip is also under consideration. The Russel-Hipwell Organization covers provinces from Ontario Eastwards, with brand, in Port Arthur, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax main plant at Owen Sound. Operations are var divided into two divisions . . . the Engine Divis sales and service distributorship for four wel types of diesel engines . . . Cummins - Lister stone - Enterprise . . . a range from 3 to 210 power. Diesels are built up to power all kinds o ment. The Steelcraft Division designs and builds steel industrial and logging boats, scows and and many types of logging machinery. Steel fat> of all types is produced, including such equip transformer casings, lighting standards and ste for mines. Currently, Russel-Hipwell Engines emplo 270 people and this figure should increase wi present expansion program. IT'S AFREE SERVIUE When it comes to baking, cam workers demand the best! In Your Camp· Cookhouse ! t(~ <;: " ... ,, X-: .-o ,:,S WRITE FOR SAMPLE AND RECIPES TODAY! Liverpool, N. S. For quick, easy and· economic variety, p I u s the mouth-waterin goodness that camp workers demand keep your cooks well supplied wit BEST DRY YEAST. .. ~ ~ Your cooks will be able to giv them the best, faster and easier, b using BEST DRY YEAST and follow ing the simple, easy-to-bake recip recommended by our own bakin engineers, and approved by cam cooks everywhere! Thorold, Ont. PACKED 12 TINS PER CASE �JULY 1 LOG BOOK ]951 PAGE 7 ERTISERS' NEWS eased de A TOR'S HANDBOOK s plan to ERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY he progr Here's a booklet prepared especially for equipmeni service b tors. It contains information on the operation of resent s ozers, scrapers, rippers and cable controls, plus adding a ional material on tires and grade stakes. Many of in Owen echniques shown (very well illustrated) were worked y operators. The material in this booklet should be interesting roblems helpful to all equipment operators - experienced d in 195 inexperienced. efficient If you do not have a copy _of_ this booklet, write to ess brak II Equipment Company L1m1ted, N. Cumberland he dredg t, Port Arthur, Ontario, and request a copy. ion. an Buys Port Arthur Site for Building are vari ne Divisi our well Lister to 2100 kinds of d builds ws and teel fab h equip and stee Mr. O. Sigurdson, Northwestern Ontario manager Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd., announced ly that purchase had been made of a site in Port for a new bui Iding to house the sales and service ments of the company. This building will inthe services avai Iable to timber operators and and is indicative of the Vu!can Machinery & n Ltd. faith in the development of Northwestrio. Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd . are distributors for Allis-Chalmers tractors and otors diesel engines as well as a full line of nd contractors equipment. High Stumps Waste Wood and Lessen Earnings. THE NORTHERN E;NGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA ICE le to AT ENT- 4 1135_6 MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT AP PLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation 1 �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK JLJLY Third Annual Spring Fire School LONGLAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY LIMITED By John C. Pringle The purpose of the session was threefold: firstly, to get together all the members of the camp staffs so that t-hey could talk over their operating problems, particularly those concerning fire protection; secondly, to introduce these members of the Woodlands Department of the Company to the fire suppression training plans of the Department of Lands and Forests; and thirdly, to carry out the theme of the meeting, namely, to discuss initial attack methods as tfiey apply on the Company': operating areas. George McAdam, the Fire Protection Specialist with the Department of Lands and Forests in the Gerald-' ton District, outlined the importance of training in the elementary tasks on the fire line. He pointed out that inefficiency in some of the small jobs which must be done to get water on a fire has often led to the escape of forest fires. To illustrate his points, he gave a shor1> chalk talk based on his past forest fire experiences. A demonstration by the Department of Lands and Forests which showed some of the techniques of laying hose line brought favourable comment from those present. The Company is indeed grateful to Mr. McAdam for his most informative contribution to the Fire School. The remainder of the program consisted of field problems which were designed to bring out discussion concerning vital questions on fire suppression in the Company's pulpwood operating areas. It was originally intended to introduce this topic cided whether it was possible to extinguish or at least confine the fire with the number of men allowe just what their methods would be. When all we isfied, that they had their "fire" out, all the assembled and the methods_ adopted by each we cussed. The methods were cri,ticized and the best in each were agreed upon. The ideas brought ou very interesting and should have made everyone a little more flexible in his thinking in case he is with a real suppression problem in the future . It is significant that the "fires" were laid areas typical of the Longlac limit in general, tha mineral soil areas that are relatively distant from It was felt by most of the men present that in ar these it is better to use mineral soil as an exting agent rather than sacrifice time to carry water purpose. It can honestly be said that they left School with at least a little more dependence shovel, mattock and axe as suppression tools. The session lasted two days and most of t was spent in the field. After fighting "fires" fo and a half, all present were ready to tackle a ste ner and take it easy at a "smoker" in the eveni In each case, the groups led by their "su with the training film entitled "Management of a Fire," produced by the United States Forest In it are described the smoke chaser type fire in suppression is handled by one man; the straw in which seven men and a strawboss suppress a (Continued on Page 1C) The Low Cost ALLIS-CHALMERS Model ''0'' MOTOR GRADER Is the only Motor Grader in its price range which provides these exclusive features: TANDEM DRIVE! HYDRAULIC CONTROLS! ALLIS-CHALMERS ROLLAWAY MOLDBOARD! ELECTRIC STARTING AND LIGHTS! Weight: 8500 I Standard Attachments For A Large Variety of Jobs HEAD OFFICE 171 SUTHERLAND AVE. WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. TEL. 594316 34.7 B.H.P. Heavy Duty Gasoline Engi Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd. SALES SERVICE BRANCH 725 TEL. 21061 �JL)LY 1951 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRANES - - Headquarters for Fishing Tackle and Sportsmen's Supplies men allow·iJ.~;;;;;;::i~ • Fishing Tackle • Dominion Ammunition • Cooey Rifles . hen all we • Campbell Golf Clubs • C.C.M. Bicycles and • Tents t, all the Joycycles >y each we • Sleeping Bags • Campbell Golf Balls ,d the best • Canoe Cushions • Woods' Golf Bags brought o SHOP AND SAVE AT DIAL 5-7345 everyone 1 case he is e future. were laid 1eneral, tha1,___________________________________________________, stant from take food, and improve that food year by year; we take that in ar 'S SOMETHING REFRESHING -. READ THIS heat, and light, so that darkness which lay upon the face ; an exting IRE THE HUMAN RACE of the earth is dispelled by man-made light. We enjoy 1rry water er William Riis all the myriad products of our unparalleled ingenuity. they left admire the human race. I do, indeed . Everybody Every morning the necessity for the day's work ?pendence running us down, these days, for the mess they faces us. And we go and do a day's work, with an over,n tools. have made here and there and everywhere. all average effectiveness and perseverance that is most of t That's short-range stuff, a worm's eye view of c1mazing, considering many of the jobs. , "fires" f d. Over the marching and abundant centuries, Of a persistence, a daring and ingenuity impossible ·ackle a st 't ·made any mess. Far from it! (Continued on Page 10) the eveni have done and are doing a better job than anytheir "su ny right to expect. We're all right! . IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN- KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS ;iement of (TM Reg. Pat. Office) the beginning, we found ourselves alone 1n :es Forest verse, and not only alone but the only living type fire i his planet which could realize its loneness: the straw it, gave it a good close look, and then turned suppress n to making something practical and useful precedented situation. all, we found for ourselves a Light, a God, a sense of direction, a goal to work toward. ,::...' y clever of us, if you think of it carefully. eeded to set up standards for our living 1 ly in our experience we made the revolvery that gentleness and kindliness were I than brute strength. No other species d that out and used it as a model and of conduct. 1n actual fact no one we need answer to, s, and yet we observe our ideal standards degree. We are honest and trustworthy ~ r so that it is the exception, it is news, ;;,; 1t a theft. We are decent 99 per cent of I HATE T we could easily be vile. With silence IF SHOOT 'TIL I' nd ':JS and ahead of us, we make up gay IN' THAT SURE ... whistle them, and our feet keep jig AROUND I'D HATE e look life and fate in the eye,·,. and :T TREE and I admire the people who do it. a_ll living things, we have discovered rish it, and create it for eye and ear. things, we have the power to look and criticize it and improve it . essary to live together by the milourselves governing systems coverI spaces. Now we actually have the id~a of a world government, ;bring justice to white and black nd er, rich and poor, not becaus~ a nd can exact justice, but because c~eated the ideal of justice and' 15 is great. This is not the act of a_n ai:iimal. This is possible only ink in global terms. We inhabit COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LTD. '· '/f-1'.H. ~ •, ave t? _work to stay alive, we imagining. Out of the earth we Before the crew made up their minds as to who was in pursuit and who was in flight, poor old Chris Crosshaul suffered the loss of a leg. �PAGE JO LOG BOOK MARATHON STAGES FIRE DRILL USE SMOKE Bd'MB TO SET ALARM An exercise to discern weak spots in the camp fire suppression units to alert personnel and to justify preparedness was held in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests Geraldron l)istrict officials on May 26th, 195 l. Smoke bombs were set out in operating areas and only P. V. LeMay, woods operating manager, W. E. Mair, woods superintendent, and Sol Cowan, Fire Supervisor of the Marathon Company and District Forester, U. W. ' Fiskar and Fire Specialist McAdam and the four persons who set the bombs off knew about the exercise. The spontaneous reaction of the men working nearby to the bombs and the rush of crews from other areas and camps showed that the training to date wa~ well worthwhile. In addition some weak spots in the planning and organization were detected and were rem edied after the exercise . Al I decided - even those that were mad wh they found out that it was just a fire drill - that the drill was worthwhile. HAS YOUR CAMP TRIED A FIRE DRILL? TEST YOUR ORGANIZATION. THIRD ANNUAL SPRING FIRE SCHOOL (Continued from Page 8) fire; and finally, the foreman fire in which a number of strawboss crews, headed by a fire foreman, attack a fire of several acres. The lessons learned from the fi Im, namely, the scouting, the blazing of a fire line, the clearing of the line, grubbing out of the fire edge and the direct suppression work done by robbing the fire of its fuels, knocking down snags, extinguishing flames by the use of mineral soil, etc., were to be applied in the problems. Unfortunately the film was not available for the meef•1g and a rough verbal description had to be substituted. Fire areas were laid out in one of the camp operating areas to represent the three different sized fires a'nd write-ups of the problems describing how the fire started, the wind speed and direction and fire danger, as well as questions pertinent to each were distributed to the men. The whole group attending was subdivided into four smaller groups headed by the district superintende~~s and each took its alloted area. In the case of the two smaller fires, four similar areas were laid out to avoid too much crowding around any one spot. JU WINS TECHNICAL FORESTRY SCHOLARSHIPS LEFT: Robert Barr ham, Ontario, fir Technical Forestry at the Lakehead T Institute, who we Thunder Bay Tim erators' Association Bursary. Right: Donald MacKinnon, Fort William, Ontario, first ye a r Technical Forestry student at the Lakehead Technical Institute, who won the Marathon Pape,· Mills of Canada Limited $200 .00 Scholarship. , EDITOR'S NOTE Anyone wishing .a copy of the LongLac Program and the fire problems used in the training, plea$e write the Editor. HERE'S SOMETHING REFRESHING - READ THIS I ADMIRE THE .HUMAN RACE (Continued from Page 9) to surpass, we find ways to move easily under the water and through the air. Now we specutatively eye our neighboring planets. It should astound no one if man one clav begins to move among these planets. How shall I not admire such a .creature? Daunted by nothing, his hori?Ons constantly recede, the territories of his possessi0n and use expand and expand. Whenever he comes t9 an impassable obstacle, an aoparently final barrier, he goes to work at it and, in d!Je time, surpasses it. If he _has limits, I do not see where they are. I do not think he has limits. I think he is a child of the universe who inherits eternity. I think he is wonderful, I am his devoted partisan, and I arr proud indeed to be one of him. Copyright I 95 I - Book of the Month Club, Inc. This light, portable one-man power saw is heavily by a 2.5 B.H.P. motor but only weighs 38 po11nds and chain and full fuel tank. It is the ideal saw Eastern woods to keep up top production of pulp it operates up to 32" cutter bars with ease. P.H. PRODUCTS (]947) LTD. VANCOUVER, B. C. FOR DEMO~STRATION, SALES or SERVICE CO 220 SOUTH ALGOMA STREET, PORT ARTHUR, or HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. Offices in Orillia, Ont., Quebec, P, Cartierville, P. Q. and Regional Distributors Canada. �JULY PREV-FIRE GRAM . B. T. 0. A. ~obert Barry, )ntario, first al Forestry s.L-- - - - - - ' Lakehead Te e, who wo11 r Bay Timbe Association PAGE 11 LOG BOOK 1951 CLASS OF SERVICE URGENT COMMUNICATIONS TO ALL NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBERLAND AREAS LL WOODS PERSONNEL SEASON HALF OVER JULY FIFTEENTH STOP RECORD IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO UP TO JULY FIRST WITH HELP OF HER FAIR STOP DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS DISTRICTS REPORT THAT LOGGING OPERATIONS RESPONSIBLE SEVEN OUT OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT FIRES STOP SUMMARY OF FIRES AND REPORTS BY DISTRICTS BELOW CHECK THE CAUSES OF THESE SEVEN FIRES STOP SIX OF THE SEVEN COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED STOP SINCE JULY MORE FIRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED STOP IS THE TIME TO BETTER THIS RECORD IN THE LAST HALF OF THE FIRE SEASON STOP NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK ON ION MEASURES, SUPPRESSION PLANS, ORGANIZATION OF FIRE CREWS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, FIRE EQUIPMENT, ETC FIRE HAZARD INDICATORS SHOULD BE IN ALL CAMPS STOP THE NUMBER OF FIRES AND SMALL ACREAGE BURNT TO HOWS BENEFITS OF PREVENTION MEASURES AND TRAINING CARRIED ON STOP HAS BEEN QUITE A TURNOVER OF WOODS LABOUR STOP LET'S MAKE SURE ALL EMPLOYEES ARE FIRE PREVENTtON US STOP RICTS REQUEST CONTINUED CO-OPERATION FROM OPERATORS STOP TRAINING OF WOODSWORKERS CONTINUING PEAT THAT NUMBER OF FIRES ON LOGGING OPERATIONS AND SMALL ACREAGE BURNT SHOWS BENEFITS OF ION MEASURES, TRAINING AND ORGANIZATION STOP ALL CONCERNED URGED TO HAVE NO LET-UP IN EFFORTS YOURS FOR NO FIRES STARTED BY WOODS EMPLOYEES BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION RECAP OF FIRES UP TO JULY 1ST, 1951 Kenora 2 12 10 8 5 3 3 Fort Frances Sioux Lookout 2 10 l 5 4 2 5 4 l Port Arthur Geraldton Kapuskasing 7 5 4 13 4 l l 2 3 5 1 4 2 5 2 4 2 l 2 CLEARING (Acres) ease. 44 70 6 44 35 367 & 7600 Sq . Ft. 27 498 18 66 18 481 REPORTS FORTY FOUR !=IRES ONE LIGHTNING FIRc IN LOGGING OPERATIONS ~TOP QUICKLY E>:.TINGTMENT AND COMPANY MEN STOP ONE CAMPERS'S FIRE OF THREE ACRES ON LIMITS PUT OUT BY COMPANY NO FIRES SO FAR THIS SEASON STARTED BY WOODS EMPLOYEES RICT REPORTS SIX FIRES STOP NO FIRES ON LAND LICENSED TO LUMBER OR PULP COMPANIES AND NO CAUSED BY EMPLOYEES OF TIMBER OPERATORS !STRICT REPORTS THIRTY FIVE FIRES STOP ONE SAWDUST AND DEBRIS FROM POP.TABLE SAWMILL OPER BURNED EARLY IN SPRING AND BELIEVED DEAD OUT, WAS FANNED INTO FLAMES BY HIGH WIND STOP OGGING OPERATIONS CAUSED BY HOT ASH ES FROM COOK STOVE MIXED WITH GARBAGE AND PUT 11'-l OP THIRD FIRE CAUSED BY OVERHEATED STOVE IN BATH HOUSE BURNED THE BUILDING DOWN AND . NDING AREA STOP FOURTH FIRE PROBABLY CAUSED BY A SMOKER IN THE CUTTING AREA ~O REP0°.TS TWENTY SEVEN FIRES STOP NOT ONE FIRE RECORDED AS DUE TO OPERATIONS OF ANY P TWO FIRES NEAR LOGGING OPERATIONS DEFINITELY DUE TO LIGHTNING ~E~ORTS EIGHTEEN FIRES STOP ONE PIRE ON LOGGING OPERATIONS OF A HALF ACRE CAUSED BY SCUWE~TY FIRST AND LIGHTING SIG~JAL FIRE ON JUNE TWENTY FIFTH WHICH WAS LOCATED BY ITTLEED gy DEPARTMENT AIR CREW lf\lVESTIGATING SMOKE STOP CUTTER HAD PURPOSELY LIT FIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED LA~E~ORTS EIGHTEEN FIRES STOP TWO FIRES ON LOGGING OPERATIONS STOP FIRST PERMIT ISSUED TO H Fl:ROUND A CAMP AND 11\1 THE AFTERNOON HIGH WINDS CAUSED THE FIRE TO ESCAPE CONMOK~NtARTED AS A RESULT OF A. CAMP BUILDING BURNING DOWN STOP ONE SMOKER'S FIRE MATERIAL !3EING DISCARDED BY CUTTERS ON WAY TO FIGHT A LIGHTNING FIRE �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JULY Woods Personnel Key Figures In Forest Fire Prevention Listed here are the names of Company personnel appointed Honour These lists are supplied through the courtesy of the Department of please advise the Editor and the names will be reported in the next The men listed hereunder, in addition to their regular duties, have these men for carrying out this public-spirited duty. In addition to Company personnel, tourist camp operators, guides, Honourary Fire Wardens. ary Fire Wardens by the Honourable Minister of Lands and F Lands and Forests officials, and if any names have been om issue. undertaken additional responsibility and credit should be giv Indian Chiefs and other persons living in the woods are appoin GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL AND MAY YOU CARRY OUT YOUR DUTIES SO WELL THAT NORTHWEST ONTARIO WILL HAVE FEWER FIRES THIS YEAR! KENORA DISTRICT HAMMERMILL PAPER CO. ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. K. Storey H. Hickey S. Sundin F. Sas R. McMillan A. MacDonell H. James F. Elders J. H. Gordon S. N. Golder J. Paterson F. Kozel I. Sward A. Ouellette K. Roos . A. Green A. E. Coak E. H. Berglund CONTRACTORS L. B. Oien J. Shamlock M. Jensen 0. B. Oien DRYDEt-1 PAPER COMPANY N. McMillan L. Booth A. Lindquist Wm. C1,1ff C. Latimer T. Humeniuk !=. Mort'Jn M. Porayko George Franklin W. Faulkner A. Sherrard John McArthur W. Moore GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY Waino Jacobson H. S. Beattie Einar Kovanen Wm. Honkanen Fred Charbonneau Fred Shreeve Nick Jeffries Phil Eldel' Paul Pettersen Norman Pedersen OSCAR STYFFE LIMITED Umphreyville, Ont. R. Pettersen A. Rantala A. L. Johnson E. Holm E. Mickelson H. Kotanen NEWAYGO TIMBER CO. Clarkdon, Ont. L. Stuart P. Lecroix W. Camerson G. Nordgren W. Bradish C. Gilbert P. B...yan G. Willan 0. Patriquin FORT FRANCES DISTRICT Francis W. Cain Victor Coulson Harry Cain Eddie Holmquist EMO LUMBER COMPANY C. V. Strachan Nick Wepruk .I. A. MATHIEU LIMITED Edgar Clement Pete Zettler William Kirk Dan Mosher ONTARIO-MINN!!:SOTA PULP & PAPER CO. W. Maslanka R. Potts J. Moore M. Tychonic H. Brown J. Marien E. Rodgers R. O'Donnell W. Martin J. Gorup M. Haslestad C. Anderson A. Thomas George Garner G. Calder Leo Morin E. Berard F. MacKay V. McEvoy I. Salgren S. Fowler W. Lanigan A. Law C. Douglas G. Westover W. Woods B. Seppala SIOUX LOOKOUT DISTRICT GREAT LAKES PAPER CO. Valora, Ont. Joe K1,1tzner Dave Whitney G. V. Calhoun Al Squire George Edwards Lorne Buckle Alf Hamm Alex MacKenzie Joe Ward George Cameron ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER Camp P-200 Headquarters Camp P-206 W. White H. Hayes A. Carlson J. T. Sniezek W. Cunningham S. Gadus S. Lukinuk W. Decker P. Tutkaluk J. Tairney D. McDaid W. Rigey H. Bennett J. Hukins A. W.e ller J. Auer E. Black K. Thingelstad J. Allen F. Black A . . Harkovski A. Fortin N. Laroche Camp P-207 P. Matkaluk P. Rush W. Owchar N. Zubiak J. ' Ketonen J. G. White Jr. H. Thompson A. J. H. L. Camp P-208 Livingstone Shiska Wishart Woodbury Contractors and Staff E. Wheatley J. Blair C. Ricklefs W. Hill R. Shaw Savant Lake and Ycliffe, Ont. Tony B9rodski John Kunc ,James Jarvis L. Taplin R. I. Young Fred Alexander Allan Miller Frank Leppanen CHUKUNI LUMBER CO. Red Lake, Ont. T. Scott H. PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT ABITIBI POWER & PAPER CO. Woods Dept., Port Arthur, Ont. M. Lockhart G. Withenshaw F. S. Hick D. Rody M. Seeley H. W. Davidson K. Nielson R. Moodie N. Gregory A. K. J. J. Pingree Crowhurst McLeod Langtree O. Salo G. Katinka J. Kozystko Camp 206 Abitibi, Dorion P.O., Ont. H. Craig R. Gray M. Armitage K. Ratz D. McKinnon W. Brown E. E. H. G. Auden, Ont. Johnston O'Gorman McCormack Nordstrum A. Wraggs H. Johnston J. Latrielle Linko and Raith, Ont. I. Manners I. Haapasalo A. Wainio R. Koivisto I. Mutch, Cameron Falls, Ont. R. Matchett, Nipigon, Ont. H. Fell, Orient Bay, Ont. Nipigon and Beardmore, Ont. BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO. Harry Turc Bill. Baker Rod. Nolet Geo. Bernard Harry Felaber Neil Arthu Walter Tuomaala Tom. Kelly Vic Lamll'li John Mosch Chas. Mcinnes Nick Kozak Aime Roy Elmer Kork L. M. Lein Jos. Grenier Wm. Davidson A. Allin Frank Swan W. D. Sainsbury Leonard Robinson R. Grenier E. Chedore Geo. McGuire Gus Raita Graham Mandigo Neil Nylund Maurice Ca Ed. Conway Ken. Fleming Pete. Kari James Head Bob. Clerihew A. M. Jo A. L. McDonald Ed. Faubert D. R. Ste Art. Judson Dave. Gordon E. A. Sn,i Arne Lappalainen Paddy Herlihy W. M. M Ed. Leskine Alf. Doherty Dan. Pickl Michael Conroy W. Stillwell Howie Fr Vince Kennedy H. Gillispie Ture Pet Jorma Katajamaki Tom. Tansley Paul Fra Tommy Bjerkelund Bill. Sinclair �JULY LOG BOOK 1951 GREAT LAKES PAPER CO. LTD. Fort William, Ont. P. J. Ward J. H. Godden 1ve been ,ould be P. Lecroix G. Nordgren C. Gilbert NIPIGON LAKE TIMBER CO. LTD. Nipigon and Beardmore, Ont. A. Cheetham Peter Sobush H. Barnes Ben. Hey C. Evans John Bruce OSCAR STYFFE LTD. Silver Islet, Harrington Twp., Hardwick Twp., and McTavish Twp., Ont. Emil Ehn G. Nygard A. Ahola R. Backstrom Arvo Koski O. Beckwick A. Ranta Chas. Rix ICT GERALDTON DISTRICT ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY Heron Bay, Ont. M. Thibeault H. Paradis E. C. Little N LAKE TIMP~R CO. LTD. Kowkash, Ont. B. Arthurs A. Watkus A. Reed ient Int. ~ Black Sturgeon, Ont. W. Mik1,1la B. Irwin H. Carnahan M. Midguard H. Hall B. Campbell W. Zapior B. Sellers D. Maurice M. Helie B. McCabe B. Bouchey T. Mclelland Savanne, Ont. Lauri Balin Dog River, Ont. H. Maki J. Kotala E. Sandberg C. Korpi S. Kiviniemi Hans Maki C. Dolan K. Maki E. Laroque NEWAYGO TIMBER CO. LTD. Port Arthur, Black Bay Peninsula, Jarvis, and Prince Location, Ont. S. Wierikko H. 0. Kantola N. Melnchuk J. White L. Nemcek J. Prouty NORTH ST AR TIMBER CO. LTD. Owakonze, Ont. Don. Coleman Oiva Okerlund Gust Olson NORTHERN FORESTS PROOUCTS Waweig Area, Ont. John Siipola Edward Nurmi co. Harry Tu Neil Arth Vic: Lam John M Elmer Ko Jos. Gr Frank S. R. Gren. Gus Ra Maurice Pete, A. MD. R. E. A. w. M, Dan, P Howie Ture Paul N PAPER MILLS OF CANADA ramat and Stevens, Ont. Jamieson W. D. Harkness Lacasse T. Donaldson Lawson F. Brady Karlstedt II:. Olson Cowan A. H. Carson Aumesse N. Husak S. Mair M. Johnson Dr. S. J. Navin F. Lomkins L. Kabossa R. Brown E. Kauhanen D PAPER COMPANY LTD. Ila E. Tichie J. Auger E. Bradbury P. Elchuk C. Levine W. Taphorn H. Davies J. J. L. E. E. P. I. PAGE 13 Humphries Ballantyne Massicotte Heino Olson Thors Mackie P. E. N. H. A. P. Kosmenc:huk Kuzik Nakano Mackido McGachern Auger J. Siziorny F. Young R. B. Laughlan F. Hutchison M. Lucier J. Laponen Sault Ste. Marie Division ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED L. Johnson R. A. Kenshol W. Rajab L. Spooner L. Tahti 0. A. Waluk J. S. Boville J. Jylha G. E. Ball I. S. Palmer William Beer W. C. Fleming James Beatty G. Breckenridge D. W. McRae J. L. Baskerville W. R. Boville B. J. Smith Chas. Lampi W. L. Oliphant F. W . Wheeler H. Hayward R. J. Doyle G. Heasman G. Ross F. Larocq11e THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMITED B. Thomson T. Summctrs D. C. Horncastle F. R. M. Smith D. Graham D. Carter R. MacGregor G. Genge B. Futerko J. Makarchuk W. I. Turner HEARST DIVISION, KAPUSKASING DISTRICT Hearst, Ont. MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED :;. McNab P. Paul Turcotte G1,1y Dempsey John Sorokan Elmo LaJambe Pat Robertson Jean Veilleux Jack Varcoe George Johnson Ray Paquette Don Hagerty Richard Selin Dorilas Bourque Nils Magnussen Nils Ling Lorenzo Fortin Roland Male'nfant Ovial St. Aubin Jean Mercier Omer Gignac Carl Neillson Olaf Haavaldsrud Philip Theriault Alex Bruun Arthur Renaud Adelard Gauthier Fred Romain Alfred Mahien Roaul Gagnon Peter Marcotte Glenn Logan Herman Sievers Edouard Dupre Nick Poletz A. Marconi Rosaire Morin John Vezeau Jules Humbert Lionel Chicoine John Cloutier Philippe Cloutier Ken Schwantz Frank Wright Alex Lacasse Gay Hamilton Elmer Dolph J. A. Touchette Cecil Powell Douglas True Pete Sykes Nick Tomkiw Nick Suzana Paul Levesque Albert Selage Napoleon Leblanc Albert St. Onge Clement Bouchard Philip Buteau Eugene Levesque Gaston Malenfant D. J. McNab Ken McDlellan George Lelievre F. Vienneau C. H. McNab Albert Johnson Ray Kallio Albert Durand Gus Rentz Napoleon Brais Paul Maki TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED Gilbert Blanchet Emile Briere Leslie Beresford Alphonse Dambroise John Bourbonniere L-to Dandurand FONTAINE LUMBER COMPANY Camille Vaillancourt DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER LIMITED Delray Depot Camp 18 Ray Greer Paul Ranta Martin M'olund B. Billy G. A. Hamborg Camp 19 T. Suni E. Perkio Det51,1I Depot R. Herckman Ernest Lindgren E. Pajuluoma L. Campeau E. Jarvi E. Campeau P. Lagrange NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LIMITED V. Linquist H. Nelson R. Campeau A. Ukkonen B. Pickersgill Phil Farley H. Pepin H. Rosevear A. Vandette Otto Los Jean Bernier Joseph Marois Rene Pominville HENRY SELIN FOREST PRODUCTS C. Porter Fernand Bourgeois Leo Dugas Jack Selin Aurele Legault Clifford Selin Palma St. Amour William Selin Alonzo ·Malenfant Henry Selin Octave Albert (Continued on Page I 9) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK JUI MARSHALL WELLS Carry A Complete Line of . Johnson Waxes and Cleaner For Home or Industrial use there is a special Johnson Wax for your type of floors. Available in containers from one pint to 45 gallon drums. Use JOHNSON WAXES for complete satisfaction. For Full Particulars and Prices Simply Dial 5-6511 Brightness and t:;Jeanliness of Paper By H. M. Hughson, Chief Chemist, Provincial Paper Ltd ., Port Arthur The factors of qua Iity known as brightness or whiteness of the paper, and dirt content, or the quantity of discolouring specks embedded in the sheet, are not always too closely controlled in a paper mill, but are usually of considerable importance to the printer or other ultimate user of the product. In the cheaper grades of paper such as newsprint these factors are not stressed but the more costly the paper is, the more important these qualities become. It is especially important tha ') paper that is to be used for sanitary purposes or for containing food products should be very white and free of dirt. In this article, we will deal with the various causes of dirt and discolouration, first in the pulp, and ultimately in the paper, and then with the various devices and methods used in remedying these defects. In manufacturing both mechanical and chemical pulp, the prime source of dirt is in the wood itself. Very often if the wood has received a considerable amount of rough handling, the ends of the logs are opened out or "broomed" and particles of sand, cinder, earth, etc., are driven in . This can happen while the wood is being transported to the mill, or at the mill itself while the wood is being piled or debarked. However, the worst source of dirt in the wood is ir, the bark. This material is often difficult to remove from the logs and if any is allowed to get into the pulp, the resultant black specks can neither be entirely removed nor bleached white. Since bark can be most easily removed when wood is wet, it is usually considered good practice at mills to pass logs through a drum barker before putting them on the stock pile. It is also good practice to put the logs through the drum barker once more, after removing them from the pile and before sending them to the pulp mill, in case any bark was missed the first time through . The drum barker itself is nothing more than a huge barrel, rotating horizontally, and with open steel slats for sides. The logs are put in one end of the drum, and after having been tumbled about inside, and having their bark thereby loosened and then washed off by water sprays, they drop out the other - end. There they are closely inspected; any that sti II have bark adhering tc, them are returned to the drum, and those with deer , flaws or very large knots, have them removed with a hand axe or a machine-operated splitter. If especially clean wood is desired, the logs can be put through hand barkers, which are somewhat wasteful but very useful for removing knots, bark that is hard tc get at, or discoloured surface wood. This discolourec surface wood is usually the result of the logs the pile being weathered by the sun and the r is itself another, not inconsiderable source of Other less common kinds of barkers incl hydraulic type in which individual logs pass un high pressure jets of water which peel off the b the stationary friction type, which jostle longer gether in pockets by means of cams or chains. In the manufacture of chemical pulp, a gr can be done to eliminate or remove dirt, one of important of these operations being the cooki chips must be cooked under the correct tern and pressure conditions and for the right length so that they are not "burned;'' but are still suf soft to break up into their individual fibres in t pit. If too many knots or uncooked chips ar these get partially broken up and partially remo ing screening, but some of the smaller pi Mos.t dirt in chemical pulp is removed by through and show up as coloured "shives" in th cess of screening, in which the good fibres ar in a dilute suspension through a series of hol creasing fineness, while the larger di rt particles behind, washed away and discarded. The most u of screens are : the rotary or centrifugal type, i the pulp enters through the centre, and is forced small circular holes on the periphery by ce force; the flat screen, which consists of a long forated with slits of closely controlled width, and which the acc~ptable pulp is sucked by an operated diaphragm situated below; the inclin which is merely a wire mesh suspended at a sha and over which the pulp suspension is wash screens remove not only the shives, but also an eous di rt such as rust, soot, particles of concret other matter which might have come from treatment system. All chemical pulps, even after this scree cess, have a pronounced reddish brown colour, can be changed to a bright white only by t known as bleaching, in which the small a lignin and tannins left in the fibre after th process are removed by a further dissolving action or changed by oxidation to the same W as pure cellulose. In order to achieve these r~ modern mills use a combination of a chlorr cess, an alkali wash and an oxidation with bl In the first, chlorine gas is added directly_dt su~pension, where it combines with the soli (Continued on Page 22) �LOG BOOK _ _ _ _J_U_L.,.. 1951 e of lners 1son ners ~ON ll 5-6511 of the logs I 1n and the r , source of barkers incl logs pass u eel off the jostle longer s or chains. :al pulp, a g dirt, one of ng the cook, correct te right length are sti II su al fibres in .ed chips a ,artially re smaller pi removed by ·shives" in t od fibres a ;eries of h di rt particl The most ifuga I type, and is fore ,hery by ts of a lo id width, a ~ed by a~ · the inch i'ded at a 5 on is was but also ;s of cone :ome fro r this sc ·own col only by e small re after . dissol\l he sarne (e these f a chi ,n with directl 1 the 5 22) PAGE 15 • • Why Borden's Trumilk is the Ideal Milk for your Camp 1. All the food value of fresh whole milk! 4. For drinking, cooking and every other milk use ! Just add TRUMILK to cold water, mix, and in a jiffy, you have milk ready for drinking. TRUMILK is excellent, too, in soups, puddings, and all baked goods. Can be mixed dry with dry ingredients for cooking convenience. TRUMILK is a powdered whole milk which includes all the cream, all the protein and other nutritional value of finest fresh, whole fluid milk! Costs as low as 55( a gallon! '°' S. Easy handling-less weight- no freezing! Yes, here's delicious whole milk, ready to use anytime for as low as SSc a gallon ... a real saving on your milk bill, especially where large quantities are used. Further saving : there's no waste ... you make up only as much as you need when you need it! uum-sealed for camp use! TRUMILK ( whole milk powder) is only ½ the weight of fluid milk. This cuts transportation costs to the minimum ...makes handling easier. Under seal, TRUMILK keeps perfectly in summer heat or below zero weather ... indefinitely. 6. Fluid whole milk in a iiffy! Now you can mix TRUMILK in any quantity with Borden's new effort-saving hand-mixer. It's a 3-in-1 mixer: (1) mixes (2) stores (3) dispenses. Mixers available at cost in 5 gal. and 2½ gal. capacity. Order from your nearest distributor. - Heavily protected with an ~mter plywood drum, the inner vacuum-sealed metal container protects freshness of Trumilk indefinitely! Also has inner friction-top cover to protect contents after seal is broken. BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED. K DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario. ROEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec. :KIRKLAND & ROSE McKENZIE, STEPHENSON LIMITED l 30 Water Street Vancouver, a.c.' A, H. BRADBURY 13 Narth Whar f Saint John, N. B. 345 Higgins Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba. �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK Thunder Bay Nursery Vital to Planting Projects in Northwestern Ont; The Thunder Bay Nursery which is situated near the village of Rosslyn just west of Fort William, was started in 1946 and the year 1951 will be a big production year for the Nursery. The Nursery is under the direction of Mr. P. Addison, Regional Forester, MidWestern Region, Department of Lands and Forests. The Nursery is approximately 400 acres of which approximately 75 acres are now prepared and produdnr nursery stock. It is possible to develop approximately a total of 175 acres. The 75 acres developed is irrigated by an overhead sprinkler system connected to a pumping station on the grounds and there are 17 buildings in all . This was the first Ontario nursery to produce black spruce. It is hoped that all readers of the Log Book realize that in proper operations the aim is to obtain a satisfactory sustained forest yield through natural regeneration. However, adequate natural regeneration does not always result. This is particularly so after forest fires, etc. and in such cases artificial regeneration, seeding or planting of trees is the only way to ensure that the site which does not naturally regenerate or is devastated will return to be a useful site for the growing of trees. The Thunder Bay Nursery has a big project set out for itself. Planting stock will be drawn from the Thunder Bay Nursery for the following projects: 1. 250,000 trees west of Beardmore. This is planting on burn and cut-over and forms only part of a longterm program to restock an area on which there has not appeared sufficient natural reproduction. This wil I be the third consecutive year during which such a quantity of trees has been placed upon this area. The area consists of very gooa sites, is most accessible and is a good ''planting chance." 2. 500,000 trees on the Kirkwood Management Unit near Espanola. This is a large one upon whic~ planting has been carried out for many years and is definitely simply the annual part of a long-term plan prepared by the Crown and being carried out by the Crown. 3. 25,000 trees at the property of the Thunder Bay Nursery as demonstration plantations adjacent to Highway 17. 4. 8,000 trees on one of the Research areas west of Fort William . This project is to test theories of planting under conditions found in this area. 5. 8,000 trees on a Research area in the Cochrane District. 6. 7,000 trees on areas within the Cochrane Dist-' rict as demonstration plantations. 7. 9,000 trees on areas within the Kapuskasing District as demonstration plantations. In addition to Crown projects of tree planting it i~ the policy of the Thunder Bay Nursery to produce large quantities to .meet the requirements of long-term plans prepared by timber operators which have been submitted to the Department. Of course, in addition the Nursery wi II attempt to supply casual small requests for trees from time to time. Such orders will be filled as and when stock is available. Two operating companies have so far submitted a plan covering long-term planting projects. The Newaygo Timber Company have prepared a plan covering a project to regenerate private lands held by the Company. J. A. Mathieu limited have a project to re-plant on Crown Lands. Following are brief reports from compar have planted trees in 1951. • GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LIMITED During the month of May, the Great L9 Company planted some twenty thousand Wh ' seedlings on an area four miles West of Sa about three-quarters of a mile South of Canada Highway. A portion of this area planted in 1949. The seedlings were obtained from the loc and were exceptionally fine specimens of 2-2 The area planted had been cut over ten and subsequently burned over. On May 24th, the Thirteenth Scout Tro William visited the planting operations and ea boys planted approximately twenty trees. THE LONG LAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY Regeneration studies on the cut-over Ian Limit of the LongLac Pulp and Paper Co. shown that satisfactory softwood regeneration occur naturally on many of the better pulpwo ing sites. To meet the goal of sustained yiel tion, it is essential that the merchantable site made to produce a new crop after. every cutt ation. It was the decision of this Company t such time as cutting methods could be devis satisfactory natural regeneration, a planting pr would be instituted to supplement whateve regeneration did occur, so as to ensure a seco least as good as the preceding one. In line with this decision the collection and white spruce cones was commenced in 19 cones being shipped to Kapuskasing for the of the seed, which was to be used in the Sp Power and Paper Co. nursery to develop plan to be set out on this limit. The first fruits of gramme were reaped in the fall of 1950, wh black spruce seedlings from the Spruce Fall were planted near Longlac. At the same time 25,000 seedlings, 50 percent spruce and 5 jackpine, were received from the Department and Forests Nursery at Fort William, and plan This first planting programme was larg imental, different tools and methods of plan used. In addition a great deal of the plantin ually done by Supervisory personnel, to famili with the problems incurred by such a progra In 1950 black spruce cones were also col the Fort William Nursery of the Department and Forests, to be used to produce planting the LongLac Pulp and Paper Company Limit. Future plans call for the continual ex the planting programme. This spring 25,00 ceived from the Fort William Nursery, were0 eluding an experimental planting of 5,00 It was planned to plant 25,000 jackpine but. 1 ded out earlier than expected so that these w 0 ed this Fall. Also a further planting of 10 plants from the Kapuskasing Nursery will be Fall. Spring and Fall plantings will be ma the number of trees being set out in each . ing with the availability of planting stock til (Continued on Page~ 17) �JUL 951 ER BAY NURSERY VITAL TO PLANTING D OntarI• TS IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO (Continued from Page 1 6) n companies · reac h e d . . million trees per year 1s new planting machine arrived in time to be used of the planting and proved quite successful. .IMITED : Great Lak HON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED 1sand White has been the custom in the past few years, adest of Sava was taken of the opportunity to secure and :,uth of th his area h eedlings to further the cause of conservation Marathon personnel. At Marathon, Ontario, a was sponsored for the Boy Scouts. A tent camp up and they were given an opportunity to camp four nights. They planted l 0,000 jackpine seed• over ten y uring their stay opportunity was taken to teach .it-over land aper Co. L generation er pulpwo tained yield mtable sit every cutf Company t :I be devise planting pr 1t whateve PAGE 17 LOG BOOK the boys fire control and other phases of conservation. A cook was engaged and her services went a long way toward making the outing the success that it was. The school children of both Stevens and Caramat also planted out 1500 seedlings ear.h over the 24th of May. In both districts a forester led a discussion in conservation a.nd fire protection . Marathon believes this is one of the most effective ways of teaching conservation to the school children, our citizens of to-morrow. Furthermore, if the children are interested in the project they will talk about it around the home and a double purpose is served. Another indication that this does pay off is that some o: the older scouts were observed showing the younger scouts the plantations which they had set out in previous years. /Continued on Page 20) WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SA\\1 MILL ~~Prow en in the Woods'' SETS UP FOR SAWING IN 30 MINUTES § READY TO MOVE 1S MINUTES AFTER SAW STOPS § CAN BE TOWED ~y TRUCK AT 45 M. P. H. collection ,ced in 19 g for the in the Sp ivelop plan st fruits of 1950, wh lpruce Fall same time Jee and 5 )epartment ,, and pla e was larg :ls of plan he plantin to famili ~ a progra LUMBER HARVESTER 1tinual ng 25 ery,w of 5, ~pine it thes 19 of iry wi II be in ea 1 stoc 7 aid t? .good Forestry practise, the Jackson Lumber Harvester makes selective cutting P11recision-b_uilt on~-piece machine that requires no costly dismantling or reassembli~g. ed man 1_s requ1 red. The sawyer rides the carriage and can see and control the ent1 re cut to higher yield per log, fewer mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manuate lu~ber at 5 man-hours per l 000 board feet. No slab or sawdust disposal expense. Ing virtua~ly eliminated. Feature by feature, it actually excels mills costing 3 times Yes you bigger profits the first new sawmill in 50 years! large Lumber Companies, commercial operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE ERLAND MACHINES LTD. OGGING SPECIALISTS WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO �.. PAGE 18 LOG BOOK J Northland Machiney Supply Co. Ltd. FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO OFFERS A FULL LINE OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT WE ARE AGENTS FOR Lafrance Fire Engine and Foamite Ltd. Dunlop Rubber Co. Fire Hose Pumps & Power Ltd. Forestry Pumps SAFETY NEWS WHAT IS THE FIRST SIGN YOU SEE WHEN YOU ENTER A PAPERMILL, OR ANY BIG INDUSTRIAL PLANT? . So - WHY A SAFETY SIGN BOARD, OF COURSE! why not a SAFETY SIGN BOARD for all camps. Take another look at the Front Cover. Because of the turn-over of labour and the shifting •of men from camp to camp, this Association in cooperation with the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, is recommending that all woods operations .in Northwestern Ontario adopt the sign shown on the cover as a standard necessity for each and every camp. This sign is attractive, colourful (white, green and red) and carries a daily message to all. It should be in a prominent place in camp and the cl_?rk should daily change the number in the centre as the days add up without a lost time accident. All men should attempt to set up a new camp record by beating the Best Previous Record . Companies can organize safety contests between camps. The net result should be - less accidents - less suffering, less lost time. SIGNS MAY ORDERED FROM THE Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association 3 Woolworth Block Port Arthur, Ontario Order a supply NOW!!! SUCCESSFUL SAFETY MEETING HELD AT FORT FRANCES The Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety A~sociation, held a meeting in Fort Frances May 29th, 1951. Mr. John Currie, Chairman of the Section, presided at the meeting . The following subjects were discussed and reported on : (11) The Annual Meeting Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association by Mr. J. Currie. (2) How a Woods Manager Looks at Safety - Mr. G. A. Potts. A good part of the reason for Fort Frances Division, 0 - M winning the Ontario Safety Competition for 1950 can be found in Mr. Pott's paper. (3) Rrotective Devices. (4) Safety Competition on Mc1rathon's Operationc1 by Mr. G. K. Eoll. (5) A discussion on river driving accide (6) A report on rain repellant clothing Jones. (7) Discussion on camp safety designs. After the meeting the film "Miracle of Valley" was shown through the courtesy of t Power & Paper Company Limited. After adjournment, refreshments and di provided through the courtesy of the OntarioPL!IP & Paper Company and Mr. J . F. MacKel Vice-President and General Manager, gave address on the value of such meetings. The next meeting of this Association wil on the LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Operati will probably take place in August. LOOK OVER THIS RECORD! ABITIBI CAMP 28 Contractor - AUDEN, ONTA ERIC HADLEY. Production - 8ft. pulpwood 4 ft. fuelwood 24' Boom Timber Above wood (except fuelwood) was h 13 miles to the landing by trailers. Total man -days during season - 17,746 Number of accidents - 5 - 2 medical cas 3 lost time e six days During the period November 26th, 195 16th, 1951, there were 9,322 man-days wor ANY accidents reported. Frequency Rate - 3,549 man-days per acci An excellent record in any man's Ian CONGRATULATIONS, ERIC, YOUR AND YOUR WORKMEN! Here's proof that when the top man i accident prevention conscious and gets his this spirit to the workmen, accidents are Dominating factor in Canada's climate ment of air from the west and northwes Canadian Facts. �LOG BOOK JL 951 PAGE 19 looking like a cross between an Einstein and a Fuzzy-wuzzy. Words that make strongman Samson old hat. Remember this. For years, doctors have been telling us there's nothing to be done about baldness. Now, with Rothman behind us we can tell them we wouldn't be seen dead with hair on our head. Nobody's going to rob us of our badge of virility. We're hormone happy and we intend to stay that way. Let those hairy apes ape us for a change. The doctors say baldness is caused by heredity, age and virility. We aren't ashamed of that. Listen to Rothman's last word on the subject: "Medical science can do nothing to treat the first two conditions, and it is undesirable to do anything about the third." -BRIAN MOORE (Continued from Page 13) Clement Lecours Maurice Lecours Jos Boutin Rosair Gosselin Armand Caron H. Landry Jos Morissette P. Asselin HAIRLESS RAPTURE the bald deserve the fair. That's the new pitch . going highbrow? Getting a little thin on top? Is your sweet sorrow? To put it baldly, are you losing your k up, man. Don't be afraid . You're among friends. I y how you feel. .are losing your hair, the bald facts have probably cost mirror investigation, hair-raising tortures at the hands r and valiant attempts to make one hair do the work have probably suffered the taunts of hirsute heroes with glee when night club comics kissed your bald e. You know those secret conferences you hold with advisability of a false front. Toupee or not toupee? about it. You have nothing to lose but your shame. the victim of capillary skullduggery, but times A shining pate is now the prerogative of he-men isn't going bald is a sissy. That's right. A sissy, acillating, nebulous, unmanly speciman. you wise. Only the baid deserve the fair. That's traight from the scientists. So throw away your re's what the doctors say: "According to present ss in men appears to result from three principa' one is heredity." Heredity may be a gene with But it's a cinch that if Papa were bald, you'll h,s comb tracks. factor is age," say the dermatologists. Dermatoled word for a skin disease expert. t get away from that one . Men usually grow row older. It's a case of hair today and gone s. the third factor. The gimmick. The clincher. it seems reasonable to interject at this point baldness ~xpert, Dr. Stephen Rothman, proat Un1vers1ty of Chicago. "The third factor f ~ex hormones," says Dr. Rothman , "Research 111r1le men become bald earliest." w,t_h Webster's International Dictionary shows ving the properties, nature or qualification5 also means "masterful, forceful." sterful, forceful. Challenging words. Words those 95-year-old braggarts who go round Fred Turner R. V. Perry A. Lehoux C. Mitchell ARTHUR LECOURS Francois Lecours Pierre Chouinard GOSSELIN BROTHERS Marcel Gosselin Real Gosselin J. D. LEVESQUE LIMITED D. Baillargeon Wilf. Lafontaine Ars. Levesque Ros. Arsenault Edm. Pact11ette J. D. Levesque ARROW TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Hearst, Ont. G. Aubin P. Rekola L. Gagne R. Lachance S. 'Roy G. Hince CANADA FORWARDING COMPANY L. P. Fortin Roger L'Ecuyer 0. Vachon C. A. Racine J. B. Caron NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Division No. 1, Mead, Ont. Lofstrom, lgmar Turbide, Elz. Kowalezik, John Plunkett, Frank Groleau, Ed. Johnstone, Albert Poulin, Eugene Wiley, Arthur Vukelich, John Peterson, Conrad Pakaluk, Pete Moland, Ken Poikanen, Martti Moland, N. Foster, William Sauter, Louis Patterson, Ossie Gosselin, F. Vandette, Lorne Bergin, Erwin Litke, George Killick, Norman Niisila, Eino Division No. 2, Hearst, Ont. Turner, Albert Wade, Herb Nolet, Victor Draganiuk, John Hendrickson, John Dillon, George Division No. 7, Mosher, Ont. Hill, Jack Fraser, Howard Gillies, Don Normandeau, Joe Morin, Front RIPCO TIMBER COMPAHY LIMITED Ripco, Ont. Bertrand Diamond Raoul Poulin A. Provencher Lawrence Forgac Jos Bastarache J. M. Boutin John Sokol Lucien Riopel Leo Leivo N. P. G11ay UPPER CAHADA TIMBER Paul Faubert Joe Bujualt W. A. Bartlett Gerald Pelletier Joe Broche Lorenzo Bergeron Manthias Plante Oscar Olsen Ray Geneault Philip Ladasaur TRANSCOHTINEHTAL TIMBER COMPANY Felix Bouchard Fred Parent Andre Pitre Valere Vachon Jos Robichaud Leonard Malenfant Roland Vachon Brice C. D. L Touche Roland Poulin Marcel Giasson RDIER SNOWMOBILE • • • • ~he .,q#U.{,t)S'I, to '/(OWi, 'k/i,,,,,te,,, ~IJ.aH4p,o'l,iaUOH, PIJ.01Jem4 Chrysler Engines -These sturdy vehicles are "Worth Their Weight in Gold" to Woods ining Companies etc. HONE, WRITE or WIRE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, PRICES, ETC. KEHEAD MOTORS LIMITED DISTRICT DISTRIBUTORS BHAOLD ST., FORT WILLIAM Cor. ST. PAUL and VAN NORMAN STS. NE 3-7421 PORT ARTHUR, PHONE 5-6581 �Page 20 LOG BOOK Chain Saws on Review The B. C. Experience Three great revolutions have taken place within the logging industry of the Western timber belt of the North American continent during the course of the past fifty years; changes which have moved the harvesting of logs from the realm of nptural and animal power h a highly technical, entirely mechanical process. In the case of the first two of these industrial advances, the change from one medium of power to another took plac;e comparatively slowly, in that steam replaced the ox, and internal combustion engines replaced steam generally over a period which consumed some forty of the fifty revolutionary years. But the last; the replacement of the hand saw in felling and bucking by the power-driven chain saw has been quick and decisive. It is true that attempts were made to take the manual labor out of timber cutting as far back as twenty years ago or more. Machines were built which would perform the work faster than the hand-wielded cross-cut saw, but, as in the case of most mechanical innovations in the early stages, they were heavy and unwieldy. We have to thank German engineering ingenuity for the introduction of successful power saws more or less in the form which is familiar to us today. In 1934 the first imported models began to make their appearance on this coast - still heavy and lacking many of the refinements of the modern machine, but definitely portable and quite efficient in the hands of those who understood their idiosyncrasies. It is possible that Germany might have retained an ever growing export market in these machines, gaining a lead which would have been very difficult for North American manufacturers to keep up with . But the ambitions of Hitler and his henchmen were the means of killing this and other industries. In 1936, parts for the German saws became scarce and difficult to replace -by 1937 almost impossible anywhere on ,..this continent. We were forced into starting a new industry of our own . At first, manufacturers contented themselves b>• making up irreplaceable parts for the existing machines, but inevitably, pioneers such as Industrial Engineerinr Ltd., Spear & Jackson (B.C.) Ltd. of Vancouver and the Mall Tool Co. of Chicago, started experimenting with their own ideas of complete models. A number of other companies were right on their heels, boosted ahead by the great need for fast production in the woods engendered by World War 11 demands. As it stands now, the manufacture of chain power saws is a highly competitive field - good competition in that, while excellent business is enjoyed by the whole industry, there is no place for laggards in the endeavor to improve existing models. Power per weight in the dynamic little two cycle engines is constantly being improved upon; the complete mechanisms are becoming lighter and lighter, without loss of endurance qualities; chains and cutter bars are receiving just as much expert attention. The desire to improve, in the robust young industry, is plainly demonstrated by the fact that almost every maker is producing or has produced a new and better model since the end of 1950. There is no such thing as a bad, or even mediocre chain saw on the market today, but a little care should be exercised in choosinq the right size of tool for the job, from the great number of models available. Hereunder is a description of some standing features of two makes advert Book: I. E. L. Industrial Engineering Ltd. oi B.C., is a pioneer of power chain saws in No It is a British Columbian firm, designing it especially for the needs of B.C. loggers in tions, though they sell, of course, all ove (Continued on Page 22) PROJECTS IN NORTHWESTERN ONT ARIO. THUNDER BAY NURSERY VITAL TO PLANTING (Continued from Page 17) NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED In 1947 Newaygo Timber Company, ~ chased approximately 16 sq. miles known a and Jarvis Locations, located partially in Crooks townships approximately 30 miles s Port Arthur. Tne purpose of the purchase land on which timber suitable for pulpwo produced. The present stands are in the majorit aspen, but the plans are to convert by a seri ations these stands to produce spruce, but time taking advantage of natural reproducti aspen, ana balsam to make a mixture whic the best advantage. The conversion period, limited by reaso plantations, is expected to take approximate! with an annua cut of 3,000 cords of birch The reforestration programme began this a nominal quantity of 20,000 transplants to to 50,000 next year, and a maximum of 27 in full swing. These 16 sq. miles will have a perman forester in charge and all necessary impro quired under management "'{_ill be made. T be a proving ground for technic to be use lands now under the jurisdiction of our Com Labour is drawn from the adjacent to it is the hope that a commuting system can out whereby local settlers can take full ad the additional employment and sti II carry on farming activities. ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER C LIMITED - KENORA DIVISION As planned, l 0,000 white spruce and p:ne seedlings were planted this spring . The work was designed to be simply i to the staff and experimental. Cost data wa carefully. The planting was done c;,n prod close to permanent roads. The quality of t site has influenced the choice of species. The actual planting was done by hand working together. One of the areas selecte cut and burned and is quite bare. The othel cut over about four years ago. In each, adva taken of tree growth already established. To 1 acre costs, a spacing of 8' x 8' was used . J. A. MATHIEU LIMITED 47,000 Red Pine and Spruce seedlings we using a tree planting machine on crown I, Sapawe, Ontario. The tree planter was pulle9 ' and a crew of three men did the entire job 1nb In addition, 3,000 trees were planted Sapawe. At the Sapawe School 200 trees wel for the 28 school children (7 each) and teachers (4). The plan is to plant 75,000 seedlings next year. �J some of Ltd. of V s in North ~ning its e 1gers in lo all over t !2) PAGE 21 LOG BOOK 51 L--------------=~-------------------------- Performance Is The Deciding Factor When You Buy a Power Chain Saw. ). ~NTING 17) MITED :~i:~ a~i t ·ially in 8 miles sout urchase w pulpwood For One-Man Operation All Cutting • majority by a serie ice, but at production .Jre which by reaso ,roxi mately of birch 1an this s ,lants to 1m of 275 perm ry im made. o be our C acent 1 ,ring. simply 1 ;t data w on prod raiity of pecies. e by han as select The ot each, a lished. t used. Choose a P I O N E E R se A 1 SUPER TWIN ZY -FEED ~i Pitch Chain eased Cooling Capacity centric Float Carburetor Transmission oved Oiler Tailstock • • • • Weighs Only 28 lbs. Fingerligbt Clutch Filtered Fuel System Trigger Swivel Blade e Supplied with Bar and Chain 14" - 18" - 24" - 30" hem in Action - Try Them Yourself onvinced there isn't a saw to compare with the performance of the PIONEER and the SUPER h made by Industrial Engineering L=mited. The mark on every saw is your assurance of comility, fast cutting action and all-round effic- eedli ,n C was ,tire i pl 10 tr ach) Sold and Serviced by: YINDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 22 LOG BOOK "SERVING LUMBERMEN'$ CLOTHING, BEDDING AND THE TIMBER FOOTWEAR. OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" W HOLi SA .LE Fort Willi GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. BRIGHTNESS AND CLEANLINESS OF PAPER (Continued from Page 14) to form solutions which can be easily washed out. In the second the alkali helps neutralize the acid left by the chlorin~tion and to remove other Impurities. In the last, calcium bypochlorite liquor oxidizes th~ remai~ing impurities, and brings the pulp up to the final desired brightness. Various mills use one or more of these processes in different combinations, together with a number of\nterstage washings, depending on the age of the mill, and the type of result desired . The clEianliness and brightness of groundwood pulp is even more dependent or.1 tbe wood than that of chemical pulp. This pulp is given the same sort of screening as mentioned above, usually wit~ the om!s~ion of flat screens, but it is only bleached 1f the original colour is very poor, when_ it is giver:i a single stage sodium or hydrogen peroxide treatment. In the actual paper making process, since most ot the dirt has already been removed from the pulp, tht:1 only impurities about which the operators must be concerned are the extraneous particles that drop in during the processing, those that are added with the fresr water, and the very small quantities that accompany th , paper making chemicals. Most of this dirt is removed in the Bird screens just before the machine head box, through which the very dilute pulp flows from the outside toward the centre. The rejects, not being able to go through the fine slits, are sent to a secondary system (usually a flat screen) from which any good pulp is rP turn~d to _the system, and the di rt is sent to the sewer In some systems, particularly those with dirty fres 1 water, auxiliary dirt removers are used, such as Dirtecs or Vortraps, through which the pulp is sent in a fast moving spiral path . There the dirt behaves like milk ir a cream separator, the heavier particles being moved 1 the outside by centrifugal force, and settling out to be later washed away. Other dirt in paper is caused by oil spots, rosin and pitch spots and slime slugs. Oil spots are avoided by ensuring that all greasing and oiling is carefully carried out and that no bearings are leaking . Rosin spots are caused by improper manufacture of the size milk (or suspension) and by premature addition of alum to the beater, and can be avoided by correct processing, or the Judicious use of alum and dispersing agents. Slime slugs are caused by bacteria and fungi feeding on. organic matter in the system and forming jellylike colonies, which eventually loosen and break up to give holes and translucent spots in the sheet. They can be avoided by regular and thorough wash-ups of the entire system, and a continuous or regular shock addition of a slimicide or fungicide to inhibit the growth of the organisms. Since a number of mills have a some supply of fresh water, containing such impurit sand, cinders and organic colouring matter, forced to purify this water by a combination o and mechanical means. The most accepted m add alum, together with other coagulants, to where the chemicals form little floes or a·gg-re the impurities gather on them. These floes c settled out, or in the more expensive syste out on sand and gravel felter beds, and th water will then no longer add dirt to the pape One of a series of articles contributed by Mem Mid-Western Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A. "CHAIN SAWS" ON REVIEW THE B.C. EXPERIENCE (Contin~ed from Page 20) The co-operative, employee-owned company, its own light-metal foundry, makes its own m its own premises; purchases from outside so confined only to magnetos, bearings and car The most interesting models, by today's are the '51 Super Twin and the Pioneer. Th an all purpose two or one man twin - the Ii cylinder chain saw in the world, it is claimed, ing only fifty-five pounds. The engine is sin from vibration and receives its fuel through a float carburetor which will operate at extr without flooding. The starter, oiler and cent clutch are automatic in action, and any one positions of the bar can be attained through controlled by a finger-tip device in less th ands. Suitable engine controls for one or t are optional as are cutting attachments, ava 30" to 7 feet. The Pioneer, one man model weig pounds, though powered with a 4 . 1 h.p. e engine has a very efficient multiport scaven which combines with a hiqh compression r high oower per weight. Oil for the chain oil stored in the handlebar which, as in the cas Super Twin, ·circles the saw completely. The trol is fingerlight, as is the bar swivel cont is by automatic rewinder. I. E. L., being a company making prec posed to mass-oroduced saws, must rely .0 market for much of its business. With this has developed an unusually good plan of di throuahout B.C. The three main distributo8r E. Ritchie & Son Ltd. of Vancouver, Ira of Nanaimo and Sinerud Truck & Tractor Suppl ied with parts form these sources are seventy-five sub-aqents located wherever (Continued on Page 23) �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK 'CHAIN SAWS" ON REVIEW HE B. C. EXPERIENCE (Continued from Page 22) tration of logging operations; all trained in the nance of these power saws. M. Woodboss Redhead. P.M. Products ( 1947) Ltd. couver is a newcomer in the field of power chain hey consider this to be no handicap because, as ut it, they have the advantage of having picked best features of all makes and embodied them Willia heir excellent Woodboss Redhead. e Woodboss is a five horsepower one-two man eighing only thirty pounds with a twenty inch ar capable of handling seven bar lengths up to ches. Clutch and oiler are automatic and the 1s of course, of the rec(?il variety. In place of the nt handlebar, two D handgrips are provided; e and one below the transmission-chain oiler - a feature which gives the Readhead its appearance. The blade is made to swive the full 360 degrees. The outer end handle ma second. ritish Columbia made tool is built to conform neral trend to the all-purpose saw of light medium horsepower. Parts are in good supes - they are made right in Vancouver. lf!i!r-!J!!r §1.Hl#lp' INTERNATIONAL♦TRUCIS 20) company, its own m utside sou s and car by today's oneer. The -the Ii s claimed, ine is sin through a e at extre and centr any one d through in less th The new office building recently completed at the towns:te of the LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited. The colour scheme both outside and in the offices is most attractive. Thus another building is added to beautify the growing community headquarters of the company at Long Lac, Ontario. NEW ction Work d Lumbering ations del weig 4.1 h.p. ort scave pression . e chain 01 in the ca etely. The wivel con aking pr ust relv With t plan of distribU ver, Ira & Tra urces a where '? 23) is Canada's most complete line ot ll .... cKs, 87 basic models, thous~ ands of specialized variationsevery truck heavy-duty engineered. he All New 1951 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT • DILL & SONS LTD. c Member of ORS FOR anada, 5 Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAlLERS RT ARTHUR d - Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �"Caterpillar" Diesel Tractor Equipped With Hyster Winch ... • There', no end to the proffrabJe u,., of a .,;nch•«ju;PPed "CaterpUJar" D;e,eJ Tractor. Fron, "'ood, ro n,UJ, rb;, logger', h~ndyn,an ;, ar ""'rk '3vfog ,;.,e, currfog co,r, , .. lfy,re, loggfog 'Wmche, 'Peed up •k;ddfog, arch or •ulky hauUng, Yard;ng "'frh tractor donkey,, and a ho,r of other Joggfog ta,k,. Etlic;en, po.,., tran,n,;"fon converts engfoe po.,., foro puu;og po.,e,. Ground gr;pPfog track, take th;, po.,e, any.,here to do a jot,. - front-mounted tooJs. ,Ind the "'foch fir, neatly on the rear end to Pero,;, unre,trkred u,e of 0 • Let ur _Ioggfog <xperr, pur rh;, versaa1e hand on your "•ho.,.,-Io.,e,. ;ng co.,,, ;ncrea,fog Producrfon. ,\ calJ or v;,;, to our nearby •ales and '<rvke branches .,;II ger you full dera;i,_bur do;, no.,, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JulyAugLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - July August 1951 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. July August 1951. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2ea1b5bc988cc4e7d2bf0e653990a5a4.pdf 9865dcd779a505a8c0e69e940c2340a6 PDF Text Text I JULY AUGUST 1952 :~~------r~~=~~~~~.:::.:-ii PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO 11111111111~-~. No. 2 1 I I RETURN TO FORESTRY LIB ARY r, The Number of ES and A~~IDENTS CAN BE REDUCED ry Personnel: Make an extra special effort Practise and Cheek on Fire Prevention and Aeeident Pr@vention Measures. Mr. Gaoo R. Sonley rnarnthon Puncr Hills Public Utilitios Building POHT AnTIIDH, On tari Oo �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL POWER Crawler Tractors - Diesel Engines - Power Units • 51 Super Pioneer Power Saws- , International Harvester Refrigerators and Freezers NOTE:- WE WA REHOUSE A LARGE COMPLETE STOCK OF:WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WIRE ROPE PRENCO HOSE LINES AND FITTINGS Attention Tractor Owners Our Service Department is composed of experienced and factory trained mechanics. Our. shop equipment and complete working facilities enable us to repair your tractor from a m• pair to a complete overhaul. PROMPT EFFICIENT SERVICE ALL WORK GUARANTEED TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LOGGING - . OFFICES AN INDUSTRIAt - CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIP PORT ARTHU �'' PAGE 3 LOG BOOK DER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS! FFE .................. - .. .. ,.. ........ ......... ........................ -···· .. ....... ......... President EN .. ...... ............................... -························ ····•·- ............ Vice-President EXECUTIVE: have been so quiet in the woods this sume loudest sounds seem to emanate from the of the Army worms as they munch their our poplar stands. r, there has been a good deal of preparaking place by most companies in preparate operations. The peeling camps have been as well as companies -with mechanized This corner still believes there will be a ogram of woods work by al I producers unptember. and pole production wi II take up much of to decreased pulpwood cutting, so that e a fairly sound volume of work even at under last year's record cut. tely, there are many factors besetting ay-the threats of war -the American comparatively unstable cost-of-living in •r strikes in major industries all of rtain hesitancy on the part of business larly, there is also a feeling reflected individuals of uncertainty, of this same going backwards or shall we continue II ts 11 pear that there is a partial answer to could only stop the trend of attemptfor less (in this regard the reference and labour) and instead GIVE more in short order have smooth sai Iing The childish habit of always wanting of pie has not yet left most of us not be a pie to share. a grand thing for Canada and our Id lead the way, and, even though smaller, have as our motto a piece 11 H. H. 11 Bert" Styffe, President. EDGE OF CANADA of Canadians are urban dwellers:> ians live in the Yukon and Northada, continental U.S.A., Brazil. es provided what portion of our sumes more of our forests anr pulp and paper? largest population groups in of origin. all-Canadian lake:> fore st fires is ho~ much in a (Answers on Page 8) 0 - M ANNOUNCE WOODS PROMOTIONS IN WOODS DEPARTMENT Mr. J. F. MacKellar, Vice-President and General Manager of the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited announced the following promotions: Mr. George A. Potts - to be Woods Production Manager for O - M's logging operations. Mr. C. W. Roark - to be General Superintendent, Woods, Kenora Division. Mr. S. N. Golder - to be General Superintendent, Woods, Fort Frances Division. Mr. Potts, formerly woods manager of the Fort Frances division, is now responsible for wood production in the firm's four Ontario logging limits. Mr. Potts is a 25-year veteran in the O - M logging division. In 1936 he was appointed assistant to the logging superintendent at Kenora. Six years later he supervised logging in the Lake of the Woods area. In 1946 he became the general logging superintendent at Kenora. In 1949 he was promoted to woods manager at Fort Frances. Mr. Potts was born in Treon, Scotland. He came to Canada with his father when he was 16 years old. He started at O-M as a shipping clerk in the Kenora logging warehouse. Mr. Roark is a 23-year veteran with O-M. He started in 1929 as a bookkeeper at Kenora. He served as assistant to general logging superintendent and administrative assistant to woods manager before he was promoted to assistant woods manager at Kenora in 1950. He was born in Camelin, county of Wexford, Ireland. Mr. Golder, the new general superintendent, woods, at Fort Frances, was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1909. His first job at O-M was as a cruiser in 1936. A year later, he wa advanced to forester and five years later he became chief forester. In 1943, he became the assistant to the logging superintendent in the Lake of the Woods area, and in 1950, he was promoted to logging superintendent of the same area. • Mr. Golder holds a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from the University of Toronto. HAMMERMILL ANNOUNCES CHANGES Mr. Malcolm Cochran announces the following changes in the organization of the Hammermill Paper Company at Port Arthur. Effective July l st, 1952 he is transferring the responsibility of the supervision of the production operations for pulpwqod to Mr. R. I. Young who will assume the responsibility for cutting, delivering and shipment of pulpwood as well as for the staff organization. Mr. Cochran will still retain in an advisory, supervisory and cons1Jlting capacity an active part in the Company affairs as its Canadian Representative. Mr. George Neill will be Marine Superintendent, in charge of all loading, unloading, and rafting operations here in Port Arthur. Mr. Allan Miller will become General Superintendent over the entire Sturgeon Lake area, with the exception of the new division at Clarkdon, which for the present at least will remain under Port Arthur jurisdiction. Husbands prefer clinging gowns cling for at least five years. the ones that �PAGE JULY - AUGU LOG BOOK 4 Bull-dozed Strip Road Logging By W. E. Cuff To get to where you want to go at a cost - that is the problem. There are no doubt various opinions from all quarters as to how is the best way to get there. It is the intention of the writer in the following article to express hi_s opinion as to a probable solution of BULLDOZED-STRIP ROAD LOGGING. Economical logging of an area means to carry on operations within that area suitable to terrain and cover type - to fall head-over-heels in love with one method is sheer folly. If the block in question is a skid-chance, skid it, if an 8 chance cut it as such, if swamping chance, swamp it, or if some variation of a high-lead system, log it accordingly. The 8 1 Bulldoze-Strip Method of logging is a very economical one and has gained great popularity in the past decade. Most of the readers will be more familiar with the 8 Bulldoze-Strip Method in sandy country however, unusual as it may seem, the writer will tend more to discussing the above method in clay country. Everyone will agree this method is at its peak in sand and the author is not recommending it in clay. However he should like to expound on its possibilities - a person can get his fingers burned pretty badly carrying on this type of operation in clay, especially if you hit a bad summer. It is surprising what a person will do and can do if you are in a hole. This method keeps you guessing and switching tactics all the time. As a general rule, this method works best on level or gently rolling country in comparatively pure conifer stands. Depending on the loading equipment used and the method in which the strips are laid out, quite rough country can often be tackled, for example where a drag1ine is being employed using its reach to best advantage. This method will also work to a certain extent in early winter where freezing snow and dirt will smooth out the rough country considerably. Methods for laying out the strips for bulldozing are quite varied. Again, your layout will depend on your available equipment. Hand loading means bulldozing every strip. Drott-loading means bulldozing every strip with the piles placed at an angle to facilitate loading. Dragline loading means bulldozing every second strip and reaching out. Several methods of cross-hatching (roads at right angles to the strip roads and wood placed accordingly for machine or hand loading) can be worked to advantage. Ideas are a great thing but the trick is to get the chap who can put these ideas into practise and thus to get to where you want to go at a cost. The writer prefers this dragline system. In this system a combination of systems are used. In some cases the operator bulldozes every second strip; in other cases he cuts across a strip, runs jibs, reaches up a side hi 11, skirts a rock or cross-hatches the end of strips. The wood is cut and piled in a manner necessitated by available equipment. If you are fortunate enough to have a three-quarter yard dragl:ne piles can be as large as two cords - a half yard dragline will only handle one cord with ease depending on roughness of the terrain . Piles should be well off the ground - the snow may be quite deep before you get all out. It happens like that sometimes. It is not necessary for strip roads to be cut. This point will keep you guessing as to know when to start cutting strip roads again. You may have quite a bit of wood opened up ahead and you can only 1 1 handle so much before the stumps start to bo back, surprising what a jolt a very small froze can give you. Piles have a tendency to settle bit. There are a variety of tools that can be enable you to get the cha-ins or cables around t Cleaning out the ends of the piles before loa add to your production considerably. Production of course is primary. A good d ing is assured by getting a greater concent wood at the ends or the sides of strips, wher sible. This is accomplished by skidding with chain from mixed stands where the timber is This skidding cleans up all your timber whi otherwise be too scattered for 8 stripping a would ordinarily cost too much to cut strip roa a considerable amount of poplar and birch ar there ½'.ould b_e quite a, bit of maneuvering t the strips which doesn t help production. ampunt of poplar or birch exist it is quite d bulldoze without making a jackpot. This ski may be skidded in lengths (multiples of 8) a in skidways with stickers to enable cable or ing with the same loading equipment. The bundles would be proportional to your marchi power. A good bul Idozer operator can save y headaches. There is quite a difference in who sits on the seat and bangs his way up th one who works on the stumps properly and strip road so you can run on. In clay in midsummer it is wise pol approximately 200 cords opened up ahead. is sufficient as water will lay on the surfac stump holes. Later on towards fal I the pre put on and you can open up as much ahe handle before the frost sets in and the deep. Just how long you can go in the much wood you can handle depends on as to stock piling before your iced dumps is a case of getting out the long pencil your cost of stock piling compared with on your bulldozed-strip operation. De and your hauling position may influence one way or another. Late in the fall wh freeze is a great time to move wood of the frost gets more severe you can snea edges of swamps and pick up quite a la wood. It is quite interesting to figure snow you can shovel and how many pile out carrying on in winter and still be a of swamping - this wood by this tim ice. If you have decided to bulldoze haul is not too long you will have to f, of a well graded main road with all the Unless gravel is sitting on the sid unless you are prepared to put a good just as well forget it - a sprinkle trouble than it is worth as it has a te water where it otherwise would ~frair:, the water from the main road 1t WI 11 atively short time after a rain. When August begin, drying is slowed down road water is not quite so importan to run on a strip once. With disc~et wet clay off the surface of a strlP run again. 1 1 (Continued on Page �PAGE 5 LOG BOOK /tu, to bou I frozen settle an be ·ound t )re load good once :, w wit ber er pin rip irch .rin ion :iuit ,is ,f 8 ~-ui, ~-tud ~ Jwu,,i tk ,,\, '51 SUPER - PIONEER It's the Power Chain Saw that STAYS on the job. Time out for repairs is a thing of the past when the Super Pioneer goes into action. Its depe11dability will save you days and months of "down time" and countless dollars you ordinarily spend on chain ~aw maintenance. 1le Th -nar '904 {!),ie..111a,11, {!)~/i,OH, u,. olleGOif .Eo99i11,9 e e e e Weighs Only 25 lbs. Without Cutting Attachments. Provides Power Enough for the Toughest Cutting Jobs. Takes Up to A 36 Inch Cutter Bar. Balanced Design - For Easy Handling and Carrying. an operation with the same year-round endurhe '51 SUPER TWIN . . . also made by Engineering Limited. The famous trade mark is your assurance of complete dependability, action and top efficiency. Sold and Serviced by: YINDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 6 The Muskeg Express By A. R. Wiley As the name implies, this is a tote railroad of light steel running from our Mead (Newaygo Timber Co. Ltd.) headquarters to our back camps. The farthest camp this year being a distance of seventeen miles. The rail is, for the most part, twenty-lb. steel in twenty foot lengths. (Twenty-lb. steel means the weight is twenty lbs. to a yard.) We have no road bed but lay our ties right on the muskeg sometimes using stringers under the ties where necessary due to uneven nature or wetness of the gro,1t1nd. Our means of transportation on this line are speeders and trailers made in our own shops. The speeders are powered by Chrysler T-120 engines taken out of our snowmobiles which are not used during the summer months. As you can see from the picture, there is a set of double trucks in the front end and single drive wheels on the back end. Our trailers are made up of two sets of double trucks, a wooden bunk fastened to each set on which the trailer box rests, held on by means of a loose pin through the floor of the box and into each bunk. The trailers are covered with a canvas roof and canvas sides that can be rolled up in fair weather. The average load for the trailers is about two tons but if necessary they could take three tons. It isn't the fact that we lack power for a heavier load but it is due to the type of muskeg swamp on which the track is laid . We have a fleet of two large speeders and trailers (the type covered above), three smal I four-h.p. Sylvesters, and one l-cylinder Sheffield speeder. In order to turn the speeders around on the single track th a portable "turn-table." ' Our average speed on the track is about miles per hour. Some, of course, with a little rn than others, take it faster but, after the speeds the track into the muskeg just once, their hand a lot Iighter on the throttle. • Other Companies along the Algoma Cen way who use a similar type. of transportation wood Lands & Forests Ltd., Ripco Timber Northern Paper Mi Ils, and Upper Canada Ti Ltd. Right "Trouble Shooter" Speeder Below Trailer and Speeder Off to the Camp It's New! ... It's Lighter! ... . It's The ..... . See this new P. M. Rocket power chain saw today. It is made for one-man operation and its performance is a ma.zing. The matchless new P. M. Rocket handles all phases of pulpwood cutting with perfection. Light and powerful with great sturdiness of construction it will greatly increase your earning power in the woods. Ask your nearest P. M. dealer for a personal demonstration TODAY! P. M. OFFICES 220 SOUTH ALGOMA STREET, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. or HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. Offices in Orillia, Ont., Quebec, P. Q., Montreal, P. Q., and Regional Distribut~rs across Canada. P. M. PRODUCTS (194,) LTD. VANCOUVER 4, B. C. SAWMILL MANUAL The U.S. Forest Service ha\ "Small Sawmill Operator's Manual,_ book No. 27 (65c), which contain information designed t o help an~ set up and manage his mill. This purchased for 65c in American fu i ntendent of Documents, Govern Washington 25, D.C., U.S.A. �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK tyman's Message By JAMES H. ALLEN MISSING THE MARK English word "sin" comes from a word meaniss the mark, and this is the basic meaning of r all have sinned and come short of the glory Rom. 3:23. includes transgress~on, over-steppin~ God's etween good and evil. Psalm 51: 1. It includes s, and any_ denial or se~ting a~ide. of God's over us, it includes unbelief, which 1s the <?ne in that brings man under the condemnation e that bel ieveth is not condemned; ~ut he eth not is condemned already, not because ner, but because he hath not believed. He eth in Him is not condemned, but he that at is condemned already, because he hath h in the name of the only begotten Son of 3: 18. Sin began with Satan, when he said, nst the will of God. I will ascend above the the clouds. I will be like the most high." 1 iptures declare that it was by ·one man that into the world, wherefore, as by one man into the world and death by sin and so upon all men, for all have sinned. Truly first in the transgression, but God always and Eve as one flesh. Therefore sin entthrough Adam. Man's sin is in rejecting God's remedy by not accepting the prov1s1ons God has made in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. His blood cleanseth us from all sin. Salvation is deliverance from the penalty of Sin, for the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6:23. Christ on the cross delivered us from the penalty of sin. Salvat1on is deliverance from the power of sin. Because Christ rose from the dead and ever lives to make intercession for us. Wherefore he is able also to save them is the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. A christian is one who believes not only about Christ but in Him and on Him. That includes His teaching concerning- Himself as Saviour, Lord and Friend but also His teaching that all are sinners and must repent and accept Him in order to be redeemed. It also means believing His promises of salvation, leadership, help, blessing, eternal life and His presence within us. Because the Lord Jesus said, "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven; But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." Matt. 10.32:33. Mr. Ernest Giles of Toronto, second-year student at the Central Baptist Seminary, is assisting Mr. James H. Allen in his Shantymen Missionary work this summer. Mr. Allen and Mr. Giles will be covering the operating camps in Northweste; n Ontario. E NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ONTARIO CANADA MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR REE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �LOG BOOK PAGE 8 DON'T FORGET SEND SAMPLES OF INSECTS TO THE SAULT STE. MARIE LABORATORY During the months of April and May a total of 600 samples were received at the Sault Ste. Marie Laboratory. This number reflects the rather early season and the renewal of support from co-operators. The relative occurrence of the more important forest insect species in . the samples received at the Sault StA. Marie Laboratory for Apri I and May is shown in the following table: No. of Collections Insect Species Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria) Eastern Tent Caterpillar <Malacosoma americanum) Spruce Budworm (Choristoneura fumi f eranc3 ) Larch Casebearer (Coleophora laricella ) Western Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma pluviale) Jack Pine Sawfly (Neopridion americanus banksianae) Balsam Fir Sawfly (Neopridion abietis) American Poplar Leaf Beetle (Phytodecta americana) Basswood Looper (Erranis Tiliaria) European Spruce Sawfly (Diprion hercv niae) Spruce Foliage Worm (Dioryctria reniculellc1 ) 340 101 37 20 7 3 2 1 1 1 1 J. Belcher Kapuskasing Cochrane Box 69, Moonbearn c/o Provincial Air Dept. of Lands and South Porcupine, On Timiskaming M. Thompson c/ o Dept. Lands and Swastika, Ontario. White River • H. Weir c/ o Dept, Lands and White River, Ontario, J. E. MacDonald Sault Ste. Marie Box 490, Sault Ste. R. Sillers Chapleau c/o Dept. Lands and Chapleau, Ontario. c/o Dept. Lands and c. Vaillancourt Gogama Gogama, Ontario. Sudbury E. 0. Clinton Box 72, Sudbury, North Bay A. A. Harnden Box 112, Temagami Parry Sound c/ o Dept. Lands and F. A. Bricault Dorset, Ontario. Algonquin Dom. Forest Expe • L. S. Macleod Chalk River, Onta Lake Simcoe c/ o Dept. Lands a H. G. McPhee Angus, Ontario A. S. Danard Lake Huron R R 2, Chatsworth c/o Dept. Lands A. G. Donaldson Lake Erie St. Williams, Ont J. C. Charbonneau Trent and West c/o Dept. Lands Part of Quinte Minden, Ontario. R. J. DuBreuil Rideau and East c/o Dept. Lands Mountain Part of Quinte D. F. Lynn a' Forest Biology Rangers have been assigned to the following forest districts for 1952: NAME DISTRICT ADDRESS P. E. Buchan W. J. Miller J. McPhee H. R. Foster Sioux Lookout Kenora Fort Frances Port Arthur K. C. Hall Geraldton Bex 714, Sioux Lookout, Ont. Vermilion Bay, Ontario 210 Butler Ave., Ft. Frances c/ o Dept. Lands and Forests, Port Arthur, Ontario. c / o Dept. Lands and Forests, Geraldton, Ontario. ANSWERS l. 60 % . 2. 25,000 3. Canada, Brazil, continental U.S.A. 4. About one-third; newsprint was leading 5. Lumber, about 39 per cent of total cu 6. British Isles origins, French, German, Scandinavian, Netherlands, Polish. 7. Great Bear, in the Northwest Territori 8. About five million dollars. Modern Repair Facilities ■ • • Equipped and Staffed to Do Your Particular Job The Service Department .of our new Plant in Port Arthur is fully equipped with trained personnel •and modern tools to carry out every service job on industrial equipment; be it a major overhaul or motor tune-up. Come in today and discuss your Maintenance problems. SALES G. M. 2 Cycle Diesel Engines 145 CUMBERLAND STREET S Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd. PHONE 4-2483 �PAGE 9 .-\oonbeam, :ial Air .ands and c:·upine, O Lands and Ontario. Lands and ,er, Ontari Sault Ste. Lands ancl , Ontario. Lands an• Ontario. Sudbury, , Temaga , Lands a Ontario. lrest Exp iver, On •. Lands Ontario "Those WRJ GH TS' ropes sure help to pile up the profits!" in faulty rope replacement means dollars lost in profits ! You protect your operation from duction delays when you specify Wrights' Greenheart- the wire rope thatexperience built. ured from finest English steel, acid grade to guarantee you tops in efficiency p I u s the smanship money can buy - there's a Wrights' rope to meet your -e very requirement. earest Wrights' representative today for prompt service on your wire rope needs. ~~ Be right - buy Wrights'!'' STOCKS OF WIRE ROPE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ARE CARRIED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA: Marshall-Wells Companies Vanc~uver, New Westminster, Victoria, Prince George SASKATCHEWAN: • F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina ALBERTA: Lucey Export Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. of Canada Ltd. Edmonton, Calgary, Edmonton, Calgary Leth bridge MANITOBA: NORTHWESTERN ONT ARIO: Northland Machinery Co., Ltd. T. J. Pounder & Co. Ltd. 203 Hardisty St., Fort William 1474 Wall St., Winnipeg �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK "SERVING THE TIMBER LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. OPERATORS OF . NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" W HOLi SALE GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. SAFETY NEWS SAFETY MEETING OF THE NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO (WOODS) BRANCH, ONTARIO PULP & PAPER MAKERS SAFETY ASSOCIATION HELD IN KENORA The Safety session was opened with Mr. John Currie, Chairman, and Mr. Ken Eoll, Secretary, officiating. Mr. E. E. Crandall, Resident Manager, OntarioMinnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Kenora, welcomed the delegates to Ke11ora and then a round-table discussion was conducted · ar:td a survey made of safety practices used in the last year. These practices were tabulated on a blackboard and all members of the Branch were circulated with the concise overall picture of the safety work being done amongst member companies in the woods. In the afternoon session, Mr. G. R. Potts, Inspector, Lumbermen's Safety Association, gave an address entitled "How the Other Half Lives" which is printed elsewhere in this booklet. Mr. F. T. Morrish, Safety Supervisor, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Fort Frances, reported on a trip to Florida at which the Pulp and Paper Section Executive Meeting of the National Safety Council meeting was attended. Mr. E. E. Sparrow, Chairman, Ontario Workmen's Compensation Board, gave an address and Mr. D. 8. Chant a report. Both of these are reported on this page. this page. Mr. T. S. Jones drew attention to the need for safe practices when fighting forest fires. The meeting ended with a discussion period and a motion picture "Fire Power," courtesy of the Ethyl Corporation of America. . The O - M Pulp & Paper Company Limited were host to the meeting at a reception and buffet dinner. D. B. CHANT, SECRETARY-ENGINEER, ONTARIO PULP AND PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION, REPORTED THE ORGANIZATION OF A "SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR WOODS "OPERATIONS" On the recommendation of the Northwestern Onfario (Woods) Branc,h of the Association, the directors have authorized the formation of a Safety Research and Development Committee for Woods Operations. The functions of the Committee shall be to study, investigate, experiment with, develop and report upon accident hazards, causes of work injuries1 prevention, safety devices, protective clothing tools, equipment or techniques, safe workin and related matters in the woods operati Association's member companies. Appointed to the Committee are the C. W. R. Day, Ass't Div. Woods Manager, Abitibi Power and Paper Co. Ltd., Iroquois Falls Mr. R. A. Kenshol, General Superintendent. Abitibi Power and Paper Co. Ltd., Sault Ste. Ma Mr. L. M. Lein, General Logging Superintendent, St. Lawrence Corporation Ltd .. Nipigon, OntqJ"10 Mr. Norman McMillan, Woods Mana!Jer, Dryden Paper Company Ltd., Dryden, Ontario. W. E. Mair, General Logging Superintendent, Marathon Paper Mills ot Canada Ltd., Caramat G. W . Mundy, Assistant Div. v\loods Manager, Abitibi Power and Paper Co. Ltd., Smooth Roe Robert Pott~, Woods Production Manager, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd., F Mr. J. T. Sniezek, Logging Superintendent, Ontar Pulp and Paper Co. ltd., Kenora Div., Camp Mr. W. B. Southon, Woodlands Manager, Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd. Fort William, On Mr. F. L. Stevens, Assistant Div. Woods Manager Abitibi Power and Paper Co. Ltd., Port Art Mr. G. M Stewart, Logging Superintendent, The K V P Company Ltd ., Espanola, Ontario T. Summers, Woods Superintendent, Ontario Paper Co. Ltd., Heron Bay South, A L. K. Switzer, Assistant 'vVoodlands Manager LongLac Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd., LongLac Mr. G. Taylor, Operation Superintendent, Spruce Falls Power and Paper Co. Ltd., Ka CHAIRMAN, WORKMEN'S COMPEM BOARD ADDRESSES MEETING At the Spring Meeting of the N ario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp a Safety Association, Mr. E. E. Sp~rros' Ontario Workmen's Compensation stirring address to the meeting. In his address, Mr. Sparrow 9av the development of the Workmen s lation and the organization of the pointing out how our plan has b~en for countless other programmes states and countries in the wor powers of the Board and the respon as laid down. He outlined the P and explained how it operated. point of the importance of the ro 1 Id (Continued on Page �LOG BOOK £5S GIVEN AT THE MEETING OF _THE RIO PULP AND PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY tATION HELD IN KENORA By G. R. Potts irrnan, Mr. Sparrow, Honored Guests, Gentlerst want to thank you Mr. Chairman and your of the Ontario Pulp and Paper Makers' Safeiation for inviting me here today. ooking around me I can see that we have some erestinq speakers present, so I feel there is very enlightening in store for us. this in mind I will only take up a few minour time. Id like to deal with, first: the accident record for the past four years. These figures have red from the records kept by our Branch P0rt Arthur, namely, "The Lumbermen's ciation", and may I add these figures are h the Northwestern District only, and as I before only with Class 1. Class 1 Accidents - - - - Fatal .4 Major 163 Minor l 079 1246 lass l Accidents - - - - Fatal Major Minor 4 126 678 808 ~ - - Fatal Major Minor 3 113 924 1040 s 1 Accidents - - - - Fatal Major Minor 10 190 1603 1803 ~ rience of the last four years shows arkable increase in the numbers of th the numbers of major accidents This indicates that our control of directed at the minor injury. If lied our costs will go downwards. ures it can be determined that the in the case of 195 l was 88 % of of the other years mentioned the case, about 80% of the total. dy to believe that in Class 1 at the minor accident is the one accident costs in a very high ~ that we require throughout ained First-Aid Personnel". he case of the minor accident ires a cut, scratch, bruise of e have a trained first-aid atresses this injury in a manner to the extent that he knows der st ands what he is doing, PAGE 11 the workman will then not want to leave his job and go miles into town to see a doctor. Another thing, of course, that is very important is "First-Aid Kits." If the first-aid kit is kept right up to standard and the trained first-aid man has the necessary things to work with when these injuries do occur, this, of course, adds to our impression upon the workman. Some people might say, the workman never notices whether we have proper first-aid facilities or not. Gntlemen: I do believe these people are wrong. The workman notices far more than we give him credit for, and these impressions that we leave with him are very important,not only from the standpoint of impression, but also he (the workman) feels that in case he does become a victim of injury he will get the proper firstaid treatment right on the job. This, to me, is one factor which pertains to the curtailment of accident costs. Now let us deal for a few moments with accident prevention. Of course we all know that in order to practise accident prevention the first people that we have to interest are the Big Boys, or as the workmen call them, "The Brass". Without his interest we can not get to first base. Then, of course, he in turn must interest the superintendent, district foremen, strip bosses, and so on down the line. If in our woods and mills we could get the constant interest of all people in authority, and they in turn would teach safety practices to the people under them and see that their teachings were carried out, I know we could 9reatly reduce our ever mounting accident costs. I know that our very high labour turnover, and also the employing of inexperienced and foreign labor has in the immediate past, had a great bearing on our now high costs, but I do feel that we can alter this situation greatly by our constant teachings of safety to these people. Language is one thing that has been a bad feature. For instance, a group of people who have been employed by the Company are, let us say, German, and • the foreman or strip boss, who is to instruct these people, is Finnish. One does not understand the other, so we just have to go along and hope for the best. Even under these difficulties we can still improve the status of triese people by constant correction, in showing the right and wrong ways of working, and watching to see that these teachings are carried out. If not, some more drastic steps can be taken, such as sending of the repeating offenders down the tote road. In closing may I again add that these experiences referred to are some which exist in Class l. I do not know whether the folks in Class 2 have these difficulties, however, I felt some good might be gained from mentioning them. Our old slogan answers most al I of our problems, and one to which all of us should give a lot of thought: "Accidents dnn't happen. they are caused. Prevent accidents by correcting the cause." Lumbermen's Safety Association Inspector's address before the meeting of the Ontario Pulp and Paper Makers' Safety Association in Kenora,. �LOG BOOK PAGE 12 Woods Personnel - I FORT FRANCES DISTRICT THE ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. LTD. G. Calder W. Martin A. McEvoy F. McKay C. Langstaff J. Gorup J. Moore C. Douglas R. Potts M. Haslestad I. Salgren E. Rogers L. Morin V. McEvoy A. Law W. Woods K. Conlon B. Seppale G. Garner L. Paterson M. Tychonuk C. Anderson M. Lanigan Listed here are the names or Woods Industry of Lands and Forests of the Province of Onta courtesy of the Department of Lands and F The men listed hereunder, in addition to thel due these men for carrying out their duties GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND MAY YOU FEWER FIRES THIS YEAR. Eric Thorson GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY Woodlands Office, Fort William J. G. C F. T. Shreeve W. B. Southon V. A. R. Fytche D. E. Graham J. H. M. Fraser A. Sideen R. S. Young A. Stre P. J. Ward Dog River Ca,~p 226 H. Maki 0. Korpela " Kusti Maki M. Skog L. Anderson K. Porter C. Erwin C. Bell C. Korpi C. Dolan E. Larocque S. Kiruneimi Henry Maki Camp 218 J. Kotila Black Sturgeon T. Dale Ca~p 8 T. McClelland 20 W. Campbell H. Hall 23 J. O'Malley P. Saari 11 R. Sellers M. Helie 9 W. Zapior M. Midguard 10 W. Mikola A. Erickson 6 M. Lukach Gert Sellers 3 L. Farnetto Bill Bouchey 1 S. Kamet M. McKay 31 H. Carnahan C. Rock 18 M. Oster Cameron Falls Camp 25 J. Healey J. Whalen 16 H. Hardy M. Daugal Savanne, Ont. Nelson Camp L. Palin i. Nelson GREAT LAKES LUMBER & SHIPPING A. Lilla ......... ... .............. .. .. .. Parcel area C. Shulist .............................. ... . L. Euren ........................... . 0. Linden .............................. . G. N•ummela ..................... .. W. Jacobson ................. .. NEWAYGO TIMBER Black Bay Peninsula J. Finstad W. Olafson G. A. Siker E. Nelson N. Erickson L. Hawkins S. NORTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS Kab. Lake Area - W. McCabe, G. Crombie J. A. MATHIEU, LTD. Edgar Clement Eddie Holmquist Pete Zettler Harry Cain Dan Mosher T. S. Mathieu EMO LUMBER COMPANY F. W. Cain C. V. Strachan Pat Jordens Jack Finch KENORA DISTRICT DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY LTD. B. B"rbour F. Boomhower W. Thompson A. Neimeyer R. K. Neal T. Humeniuk M. Davies M. Ranto M. Terrakita J. Wolfe C. Latimer M. Porayko V. Suomi Wm. McKay A. Sherrard G. R. Cross Wm. Fedorchuk A. Boyce R. P. Sholdice M. Woitowic:z N. McMillan F. Morton Wm. Faulkner C. Hodgekinson G. Hohn Wm. Cuff W. Moore G. Franklyn J. McArthur M. Hampe COLENSO LUMBER COMPANY A. Penner F. Kearney CAN. FOREST PRODUCTS T. Thompson GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY P. Elder Wm. Honkanen W. Poutanen F. Charbonneau L. Bo,-,chey ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER COMPANY G. D. Cannon S. N. Golder R. McMillan G. A. Cox E. H. Berglund F. Kozel C. Pochailo J. Paterson J. H. Gordon G. K. Seed A. Green A. Bradley G. Foister H. Hickey A. E. Cook M. Jensen I. Sward H. James L. B. Oien F. Elders F. Sas 0. B. Oien J. LeBlanc M. Ricklefs K. Roos K. Storey PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT G. D. H. A. K. B. R. J. J. ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY Port Arthur, Ontario K. Hearnden M. Lockhart Withenshaw T. C. Armstrong F. S. Hicks Rody J. Eynon E. Whitney W. Davidson Auden, Ontario E. Igo H. McCormick V. Pingree R. McPhee E. McKinnon G. Crowhurst 0. Horth J. Lanktree Vickers A. Wragg G. Nordstrom A. Wilson A. Reid E. Johnston C. Bocking H. Johnston Latrielle Camp 206, Dorion, Ontario J. Wahl H. Craig J. A. McLeod D. C. McKinnon R. Gray E. B. Ayer M. Armitage K. Ratz 0. Salo Camp 147, Upsala, Ont. L. Malmborg Camp 125, Linko, Ont., I. Manners ,, T. Younie - J. Heinonen Camp 146, Raith, Ont. - G. Kalinka Cameron Falls, Ont. - I. Mutch Nipigon, Ont. R. Matchett Orient Bay, Ont. H. Fell Port Arthur, Ont. K. Lee II 11 - 11 ST. LAWRENCE CORPORATION Blackwater River A. Warchomeka G. Raita R. Nolet J. Wertin G. Thompson J. Moschuk St!Jrgeon River V. Lammi S. Misosi E. Korkola Postagoni River R. Grenier J. Grenier D. Hornblower Bill Grenier Nipigon River J. Martin H. Perrier S. Misosik L. M. Lein A. A. Boyle N. Nylund D. R. Stevens Camp J. Usher J. Koski Beardmore L. Gag,ne D. E. Pickard W. D. Sainsbury Nipigon M E. A. Smith A, �PAGE 13 LOG BOOK orest Fire Prevention urary Fire Wardens by the Honourable Minister These lists have been supplied through the additional responsibility and credit is S• IES SO WELL THAT ONTARIO WILL HAVE .NY GERALDTON DISTRICT PAPER CO., LIMITED R. J. J. S. R. P. E. N. N. R. ell ard n 'S ey r Cooke Korpa Murphy Kuzik Johnson Auger Kuzik Nakano McEachern Clements J. Auger H. Machida R. B. Loughlan Stan Dodds M. Lucier T. Lopponen B. Olson M. Spidell G. Venne Andy Groulx E. R. Sexsmith John McMahon H. Stanley A. MacPherson D. MacGregor D. Penna T. Dorland R. Carron C. Sloat H. Davies H. Rehel F. Francis Eugene Remillard D. Nyolezas J. Nelson C. Flatt A. Gray F. Young D. Chapais L. Fleming T. Velianoff E. Bredin OF CANADA G. Dyer R. Brown M. Cebrowski E. Lafave D. Anderson W. D. Harkness L. Yeats A. Glabush R. Callery A. H. C. Carson J. Praskey N. Dumonski J. Williams, L. Devine (Army Ack-etc.} R. Davidson H. P. Klinestiver T. Bosvik Mal'tin Johnson W. E. Mair J. A. CLlirmont E. A. Lunam H. Husak J. Larson G. R. Sonley S. Cowan E. 0. Olson S. J. Navin J. Kongell M. Moffat C. Hart J. A. Christie F. Tompkins Scotty Gould I. Barrett J. F. Stilwell E. Kauhanen G. P. Tuffy • Karlstedt F. Brad,y • V. Lemay • E. Gowan PIGON LAKE TIMBER Watkus A. Read Lepine ON PULP AND PAPER Penziwol L. McWhirter Korkola H. Felabor Lammi N. Paschuk ekkonen E. M. Hughes OOKOUT DISTRICT ES PAPER COMPANY G. V. Calhoun Charley Bennett •f f · Cameron beau e ~cKenzie ~ dwards LUMBER COMPANY Scott Gerald Willan BER COMPANY THE ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. LTD. N. Zubiak J. H. Allen J. T. Sniezek M. Ames S. Lukinuk A. Carlson A. MacDonald S. Cadus J. Tairney W. Rigey A. Livingstone H. Bennett J. Shiska A. Weller K. Thinglestad H. Wishart . F. Black J. Blair L. Woodbury A. Harkovsky W. Hill A. Fortin G. Smolak H. Hayes H. Kemp N. Laroche W. Cunningham K. Hatfield P. Matkaluk W. Decker P. 'Rush G. Mclennan W. Owchar E. Black NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY G. Norgren P. Lecroix Cameron Gilbert J. Veilleus E. G. Holm Louis J. Johnson P. Bryan Wheaton Bradish E. Mickelson PATRICIA LUMBER COMPANY Fred Watson Ron B·urstahler Cecil Carter J. S. Ans J. Goyman W. Stasishin Felix Carter ABITIBI POWER AND PAPER COMPANY F. Westerberg, Camp 149, Umfreville, Ontario ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER CO. Jim Colfer Bert Weller HAMMERMILL PAPER COMPANY LTD. Dave Whitney D. L. Haggar A. J. Thibert Fred Alexander J. Lukacin G. Paulenko Hjalmar Kotanen F. Shewfelt A. Rantala J. Rogers A. Schulhcz T. Domansky J. Jarvis G. Alleyn S. Tievahainen E. A. Lyons Frank Gardner R. Anderson F. Turuba A. Baulne C. T. Rogers WHITE RIVER DISTRICT ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY Regan R. A. Kenshol J. Beatty P. Larocque 0. A. Waluk G. Ross E. Aho G. E. Ball J. Ross T. Lefebvre I. S. Palmer Wm. Beer R. W. Donaldson William Boville L. Johnson S. Block Geo. Breckenridge S. Boville D. Lacourciere F. W. Wheeler P. Charlebois L. Spooner J. Baskerville J. Kelly THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMITED Heron Bay D. C. Horncastle W. I. Turner Max Thibeault G. Poliquin Ted Summers Donat Talbot Albert Guimond John Malec R. W. B. Thomson G. Genge R. S. B. Miller A. Bouchard I. D. Bird K. Greaves D. Stan Sitar F. R. M. Smith B. E. Futerko R. MacGregor E. C. Little NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY Mosher, Ontario John Siska Harry Tapper Sam Chamberlain Tom Hal'Ch Octave Roy Axel Skoog John Hill Frank Plunkett Stephen Ward Franz Moron Fernand Fortin John Vukelich Norman Gauy Louis Phair Pete Pakulak Joe Normandeau Albert Johnson Nick Melnychuk Ken Litke DUBREUIL BROS., -MAGPIE JUNCTION Rosaire Ramsey Pamfile Charland Raymond· Prevost Wilfred Moren Arthur Poirier KAPUSKASING DISTRICT SPRUCE FALLS POWER & PAPER COMPANY W. Nichol E.W. Amos . J. Cummings T. Openshaw E. Tamosetis T. Arsoneault J. Parent B. Roy E. Garant A. Ruxton D. Davidson H. Valliere R. Banks E. Watt S. Brackenbury H. Forsythe J. Hemmingway B. Nord·a hl J. Neufeld V. Sleep L. Quinn R. Shannon Gilles Bourdages D. Valliere R. McPhail H. Goulet P. Valliere J. Boucher E. Davis R. St. Croix S. Lausier R. Halliday E. Cormier R. Armstrong L. Labelle J. Brouillard C. Hartley 0. Roy J. Blanchette (Continued on Page 22) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK JULY - AUGUST Foremen, Clerks, Personnel and Safety Men:- Here's the second of a series of articles by a member of the of the Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario. W orkDleo's Compensation in Ontario Specially written for Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association by G. J. Beach, Chief Assessment Offi The Workmen's Compensation Board (Ontario) The Workmen's Compensation Act of Ontario on January 1st, 1952, reached its 37th birthday. Sponsored and passed by the government of Sir James Whitney, it became effective on January 1st, 1915. From a very modest beginning in the first year of its operations when less than $1,000,000.00 were awarded for only 17,000 accidents, the benefits have expanded until in 1951 the awards totalled $24,999,520.75 in compensa-· tion and medical aid for the 202,645 accidents reported. The purpose of this article is to acquaint the employers in the Lumbering industry and Allied Operations with their responsibility with respect to the Act inasmuch as it refers to the filing of pay roll statements, and rates of assessment. Employers in Ontario are classified and assessed according to the risk involved in their respective industries. There are 25 classes in all. The industry of Lumbering and Allied Operations are included in Class 1. The assessment collected from the employers in these industries is a source of revenue for the payment of claims arising out of such industries. At the present time, there are approximately 48,000 employers registered with the Board, and of this number 2,300 are included in Class 1. Since the inception of the Act, employers engaged in the fol lowing operations were not required to file a pay roll statement with the Board if less than six workmen were employed. Lumbering Booming Saw-logging Cordwood Cutting Bark-peeling Rafting River-driving But from January 1st, 1953, due to a rev1s1on in the Act, employers engaged in these industries will be required to file a pay rol I statement with the Board as soon as one workman is employed whether temporary or permanently. It is important that the pay roll should be filed prior to the commencement of operations for ~ntil ~uch time that the pay roil is filed, the employer 1s subiect to the total cost of the claim arising out of and during the course of employment of each of his workmen. Once the employer is registered with the Board and as long as he continues to employ workmen it is necessary to file an annual pay rol I statement show~ ing the actual amount of wages paid out in the p year and an estimate of the probable pay roll current year. This pay rol I is to be filed by Janua If it is not received in the Board's Office by th the employer is subject to a penalty of 5% of th ment. If the default continues after February that year, an additional 1 % of the assessment 1 for each month or portion thereof. It is for thi it is important that the annual pay roll be January 20th. The annual assessment for each employer puted from his estimated pay roll and from isional rate for that year, which is establish Board and based on the previous accident of the industry. This assessment is payable in instalments; the first due one month from th the assessment, and the second (without furt within two to six months from' the date of is assessment is under $50.00 it is to be paid month after issue. The minimum assessment Act is $5.00. The prime purpose of the Act is to pro workmen, but the employer may also take a coverage if he so desires, by stating defini yearly pay rol I statement filed with the Boar, to be covered at a stated salary, which must than $1,200.00 nor more than $4,000.00 He thereby puts himself in the same "workman" in respect to receiving com accidents. Coverage for a specified peri year may be obtained. This is based on a the previously stated limits, and assessme only for the period covered. Rates and Method o,f Rating The function of rates is to provide a payment of compensation and other cos in the industries in Schedule I of the Accident Fund is one and indivisible a rests upon all industry collectively, yet f of assessment and compensation, in Schedule 1 of the Act are divided into five in all. The classes are numbered Each class contains one or more grou are also numbered. (Continued on Page ~ S) THERE ARE UNITS TO SUIT ALL REQUIREMENTS AT LAKEHEAD N.IOTORS LIMITED Distributors for FARGO TRUCKS FARGO POWER WAGONS CHRYSLER MARIM BOMBARDIER SNOWMOBILES CHRYSLER INDUSTR PLYMOUTH and CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES PHONE, WRITE or WIRE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, PRICES, ETC. LAKEHEAD MOTORS LIMITED 120 N. ARCHIBALD STREET FORT WILLIAM PHONE 3-7421 PA.RTS and SERVICE �LOG BOOK EN'S COMPENSATION IN ONTARIO (Continued from Page 1 4 ) t in the p pay roll by Janua ice by th 5% of th =ebruary essment is for th, roll be employer d from stablish cident vable in from th )Ut furt te of i >e paid essm I to [ tak t de r,eB ;h )00. separate account is kept by the Board for each lasses and for each of the groups in each class, that account are entered all assessments rend all compensation and medical aid awarded. speaking, therefore, each of the 25 classes of is in etfect a mutual insurance association of oyers in that class, but there is provided a Disrve to meet the case of a very severe disaster in any one class which might be more than alone could well sustain, and in such cases the Reserve comes to the aid of the unfortunate e beginning of each year each employer is send to the Board an estimate of his proboil for that year, and upon the pay rolls so sessment is made. The first assessment is e application to_ the pay rolls of a provisional end of the year the actual amounts of the ~ ascertained and the final rates struck and rate applied. If necessary the provisional ed to meet the requirements of the year. purpose of fixing the rate of assessment p and class a study has been made of the f the past years and from that experience puted a rate for each class and for each rate, if applied to the total of the pay roll5 and group, would have met the accident s upon each class and group, and upon rate the actual rate for the year is based. the experience rate, provision requires to he costs of administration, the costs ot ntion associations where the class has 1ation, and a small provision for conthe rate consideration has to be given sent financial position of the class or a deficit or has it a surplus? Upon a all these the adjusted rate for 1951 has he provisional rate set for 1952. prefers the tandem drive truck for d logging. Bobtails have a tendency mp holes. The truckers play a great oduction in loading 1 since wherever laid out so as to lo ad two trucks at backs in on either side of the dragreference for the tandems the writer e bobtail for strip work. In a highly setup there are right days for the ht place; that is why the individuar pete. 1 logging in sandy c0untry drain-· 1em as in clay country. In some endency to help rather than hinder can _be opened up sooner than m which will give them a chance e above method has its wrinkles 5wd slopes where planking and here these crossers are used 1Y short ones and well dug into tk that these crossers are short c to move independent of the b P;hpared to discuss at length is type of logging. However, PAGE 15 there are many pros and cons as to the effects of the bulldozed-strip methods. Some parties believe that this system cuts too deep~y into the top soil rendering it useless. This party believes that the questionable detrimental effect is somewhat exaggerated as he has seen many very encouraging examples to bolster his belief. If you . are not prepared to give this method your fullest attention (in clay that is) my advice to the reader is to leave well enough alone. However, if you are in a hole just get the proper man to work your ideas and with a little luck you can get to where you want to go at a cost. NOTE: It is so much simpler to wake up in the morning in winter and plough a little snow to get going again. Stopping and starting can run a fellow into quite a bit of money. NOTHING LIKE BEING AHEAD EH, BOYS? THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY Perhaps one of the best arguments against attempts to equalize the fruits of human labor under a collectivist society is the infinite variety of human nature. It should be obvious that each person's desires and aspirations defy measurement - in both quality and quantity by any other person. And since it is impossible to equate what cannot be measured, the collectivist society must fai I in this announced objective. It is perfectly possible, of course, to divide a pound of steak equally between two persons. That is a task requiring only a pound of steak, a set of scales, and a knife - and someone to do the dividing. It is also possible to decree that the two individuals shall have a certain number of leisure hours each day. But it is quite another matter to measure the relative value that two persons will place upon steak and upon leisure, for one is certain to be more fond of steak - or leisure - than the other. What satisfies the soul of one person may have little or no appeal to another - certainly not to the same degree. Now suppose the purveyor of equality realizes that equal portions of steak will not accomplish this equality which he has set out to attain. He might then undertake to divide the steak unequally by weight, and to reapportion the total number of leisure hours, so that both individuals would be satisfied to exactly the same degree. By what means could he determine what quantity of leisure for one is equal to a certain quantity of steak for the other? At this point, he will have to abdicate from his collectivist throne, realizing that he has no scale by which he can measure any value for any other person. • If it is impossible for a third party to solve even this one simple equation for two persons, it is fantastic to believe that he could solve the infinitely more complex problem of equally satisfying all the desires of all the people. This egalitarian objective could be attained only if all people wanted the same quantities of all things in life. But they do not. Our forefathers sought to preserve the freedom of . each individual to pursue to the best of his abi Iity, the satisfaction of his own particular set of desires - known only to himself. They had the wisdom to realize that in designing a society in harmony with this variation in human wants they were working with, rather than against, a principle of nature. Timber Producers Bulletin A person brings nothing into this world and takes nothing out of it. And considering the kind of world it is, he's extremely lucky to break _e ven. �LOG BOOK What Happened To Diesel 1 SP ..j -~ ••. •.· . wOoos ~~R By Doris Moore Was Diesel purposely pushed off a ship one bleak night in September 1913? His story reads like that of a fairy tale. The Diesel engine may be said, literally, to have begun with a bang. When Dr. Rudolph Diesel tried in 1897 to start the creation upon which he had worked for five years the result was a terrific explosion that completely wrecked the engine and almost killed Diesel. That mishap, however, did prove that the compression-ignition engine would work. Apparently, it needed only a stronger cylinder to withstand the combustion pressure generated within its cylinder walls. A new engine was finally completed in the same year. It was a single cylinder 25 horsepower unit, was patented and given the name of "Diesel" after its inventor. Dr. Diesel was then only 39 years old. He was born in 1858 of German parents living in Paris. There he went to school unti I the War of 1870 between Germany and France forced his family to move to England. When he was old enough, he attended the Munich Technological College where at twenty-one he graduated as an engineer. It was while attending college he had as his professor in thermodynamics the famous Von Linde, the first man to liquefy air. Listening to Von Linde's description of the low efficiency of the steam engine he determined to develop a better engine. He wanted to obtain more of the useful energy stored up in fuel. First he proved mathematically that such an engine was practical. Then he went and built it. Unlike many inventors, Dr. Diesel gained a fortune from his engine. Everywhere he went he was acclaimed and honored. In the spring of 1913 he visited North America and gave a paper on the Diesel engine. When he returned to Europe he was again busy with the English and German engine manufacturers. In the fall of 1913 only a few months before the start of the Great War he was called to England to attend an important meeting of English manufacturers. On the evening of September 29, 1913, Dr. Diesel boarded the cross-channel steamer "Dresden" at Antwerp, bound for London. It was a clear night and the water was calm. He had many important papers with him. Dr. Diesel himself was in good health and at the height of his success. Diesel engines were being used more and more. They had made the submarine possible. As far as is known he strolled round the deck and then retired to his cabin. When the "Dresden" docked the next morning Dr. Diesel was missing with all his important papers. His bed had not been slept in. No one had seen him during the night. Passengers and crew could give no information. At first his disappearance was called suicide. It is said, however, the next day his family received a telegram saying he was safe in London, signed with his name. A check-up showed the wire had been sent from Geneva, Switzerland. Was it murder? Several weeks later a body was washed up on the coast '4(hich was felt might be Dr. Diesel by the gold rimmed glasses which were found upon it. Many stories have been told but none can be verified. Was it suicide, as first reported, or did he accid- OGERS MA • • Many of Canada's largest timber operators are reducin and increasing safety with Rogers Majestic Mobile Radi A small investment in radio telephone equipment ret dividends in increased production. BuiJt to withstand t rugged treatment it has been test-proven in the toughe t for reliability, efficiency, economy and simplicity. write or phone ROGERS MAIESTIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED ently fall off the ship? Or did he delibera as the Munich newspaper said when it p of his disappearance? The story said that Dr. Diesel had b ing the ship dressed as a member of the gone to Canada where he was hiding o was the story given by a former membe submarine crew in 1917 correct? This Drl Diesel had been pushed overboa knew too much about the new submarin But even though the fate of this 9 not known, the future of his engine is a alone, more than a billion dollars worth o were bui It on this continent. CHAIRMAN, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ADDRESSES MEETING (Continued from Page 1O) accident prevention in the woo~s. and must stand top management g1v1n~ He expressed the opinion that unio. definite role to play in respect to ace, Mr. Sparrow pointed out that th to be shaping up towards "get wood cost." Instead of what used to be cost.'' (Editor's Note : Readers of the L00 • I Safety Slogan printed from time to frne bon BOOK and also shown throughout the uction with Safety." ·n cam The bulls-eye safety boards I d , first step in publicizing this slogan an k daily reminder to all employees to wor �PAGE 17 LOG BOOK OPER fJJill SMA R· PORTABILITY - PROTECTION Fire-Fighting JACKMITE ,, _- ):j: > :-.::,,. ; . . . ~ -·. :(; '~":t;:t~·· PORTABLE PIMP ~' .... y! • rs are reducin Mobile Radi 1uipment ret ) withstand t 1 the toughest >licity. HIGH PRESSURE Positive action pump, pressures up to 80 lbs. p.s.i. e RELIABLE Rugged, simple design. Powered by 1 ½ H. P. & cycle engine. e LIGHTWEIGHT WEIGHS 45 POUNDS AX HAND PUMPS ~I had r of t With Metal Tank or Water Bag iiding mem -? Th. Hand Pump of durable brass construction, simplified design. ,verb ...1bma ' this ne is worth Water Tank • • • • • 24 guage galvanized metal Double Bottom Ventilated. form filling back Rust proof strainer Capacity 5 Imperial Gallons Water Bag ge 10) • and ing h union acci at th ood be • Canvas mildew-proofed with volcanized rubber liner Net Weight 7½ lbs. ine of Forest Fire Equipment Including The Famous WAJAX DDVA PUMP WAJAX DOUBLE WEFT LINEN FORESTRY HOSE HAJAX PUMPS nada's oldest and largest specialists in Forest Fire-Fighting Equipment ON JACK & COMPANY LIMITED HOUSE - 1543 CRESCENT ST., MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1898 �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK ADVERTISERS' NEWS CALCULATOR FOR LOGS, LUMBER, PULPWOOD A "Forest Products Calculator" which measures logs, lumber and pulpwood is being distributed by the Chicago and North Western Railway System, Chicago. By using one side, it is possible to get the board foot log measure (based on Scribner Decimal C) for anv given diameter up to 40 inches and length up to 26 feet. On another scale, the board feet (lumber measure) is given. On the reverse side, a pulpwood scale is featured, based on 8 foot wood, for any given length and height of load or pi le. Also featured are tables showing imate number of sticks per cord, number of tr cord, and weight per gross cord. This handy scaling device, 6 ½ inches in diameter, sells cents, and may be ordered from the Chicago and Western Railway System, 275 E. Fourth Str Paul l, Minnesota. While the log board foot measure is b Scribner Decimal C, nevertheless some bright Northwestern Ontario may adopt this idea a stitute the new Ontario rule for the Scribner would be an addition for any scaler to have. VULCAN MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT LIMITED BUil PORT ARTHUR PLANT quicKer performanc~ • q,ves you Ntter performanee more d12enda~/B performanae ·••than any ottler potmbli I ~orest f,re ,ump you can buy. V u I c a n Machinery & Limited have recently moved new quarters located at 145 land Street. The new buildi 7200 square feet of floor s than ¾ of this area being Parts and Service Departme The building is of ce construction, reinforced c steel superstructure. Th'e Lay-out of the va ments has been designed odate a top flight Sales an ganization; particular' em placed on the economical the various lines of equi by Vulcan, which includ Allis-Chalmers Tractors, and Road Building Equi General Motors Diesel E Canadian Ingersol-Rand ressors Gar Wood Draglines and United Steel Products Richardson Road Machi Butler Buildings, and a Logging, Municipal an Supplies. Vulcan is an old e. any which has servic over 75 years; princi Canada with Head Off and within the last f western Ontario. Mr the Northwestern On COMPIAETE PlJMPS AND PARTS STOCKED AT Northland Machinery Supply Co., Ltd. 203 HARDISTY STREET FORT WILLIAM Hedon Fire P E �PAGE 19 LOG BOOK showing 1ber of tr is handy ter, sells hicago and ourth Str iure is b ,e bright is idea a Scribner to have. lY & .NT nery & r moved at 145 , buildin floor s 1 being apartme NUAL FIRE TRAINING MEETING By W. R. Cooke gLac Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd. held its fourth ire Training Meeting on May 8th and 9th. The ol once again proved itself to be most interd instructive. his opening address, Mr. A. F. Buell, Woodnager, set the challenging pace for the ensuing of lecture, discussion, demonstration and The various phases of fire prevention and ession were ably presented by Mr. J. E. C. d Mr. A. C. Poole. leading theme of the entire meeting was tack." This was discussed in the lecture room ced during fire problems in the field, with placed on the use of hand tools. The demand competitive operation of fire pumps on was perhaps the most exciting item on the is just possible that the prize for the win- ning team had something to do with the terrific enthusiasm displayed at this time. Our sincere thanks and appreciation go, once again, to the Department of Lands and Forests for their unstinted assistance and co-operation. Their movie "Fighting Fire With Hand Tools" was excellent as was the calibre of their main speaker, Mr. George McAdam, Fire Protection Specialist. Mr. McAdam put the punch of hard experience into his talks and was extremely interesting and instructive. The finishing touch to the Fire School was added by a most delicious Turkey Banquet, at Birch's Hall, Longlac. It is felt that the entire effort was very much worthwhile, and that al I delegates left the meeting feeling much more fire conscious than before. For every man 85 years of age, there are seven women. But it's too late then! WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SA\\1 MILL ~~Proven in the Woods'' FOR SAWING § READY TO MOVE 15 MINUTES AFTER SAW STOPS § CAN BE TOWED ~y TRUCK AT 45 M. P.H. LUMBER HARVESTER aid to good Forestry practise, the Jackson Lumber Harvester makes selective cutting precision-built one-piece machine that requires no costly dismantling or reassembling. illed man is required. The sawyer rides the carriage and can see and control the entire cut to higher yield per log, fewer mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manur~te lu!'Ylber at 5 man-hours per 1000 board feet. No slab or sawdust disposal expense. l_ing virtually eliminated. Feature by feature, it actually excels mills costing 3 times ives you bigger profits - the first new sawmill in 50 years! large Lumber Companies, commercial operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE ERLAND MACHINES LTD. lOGGING SPECIALISTS NCH OFFICE OPENED - WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO 207 S. ALGOMA ST., PORT ARTHUR - DIAL 4-4159 �LOG BOOK Page 20 Check These Suggestions More May Help You One or WOODLANDS SECTION, C.P.P.A. SUGGESTION NOTES No. 69 No. 70 No. 71 No. 72 No. 73 No. 74 No. 75 No. 76 No. 77 No. 78 No. 79 No. 80 No. 81 No. 82 No. 83 No. 84 No. 85 No. 86 No. 87 Road Drag, by J. E. Marcoux, Restigouche Co. Axe Handle Remover, by E. Laflamme, Canadian International Paper Co. 60-Ton Press, by E. Vidal, Canadian International Paper Co. Pulpwood Trailer Stake-Trip, by A. E. Blight, The KVP Company. Rubbish Burner, by R. P. Lavoie, Canadian International Paper Co. Protective Legging for Horses, by Harold Moore, Canadian International Paper Co. Economical Stereoscope for Office or Depot, by A. T. Catto, Canadian International Paper Co. Hinged Metal Oarlocks, by J. Leclerc, Canadian International Paper Co. Traction Device for Snowmobiles on Steep Grades, by G. E. Cross, St. Lawrence Corp., Ltd. Truck Unloading Devices, by P. E. Proulx, Consolidated Paper Corp. Ltd. Dump Truck Log Loader, by Laurent Paquette, Quebec North Shore Paper Co. Aluminum Mailing Tube, by Jean Rouleau, Canadian International Paper Company. Method of Removing Pu Ip Truck from Hole in the Ice, by A. Sideen, The Great Lakes Paper Co., Ltd. Lamp for Roadside Emergencies, by Gerard J. Bertrand, Canadian International Paper Co. Lug Nut Holder, by A. Challe, Manitoba Paper Co., Ltd. Hardwood Track Guide to Replace Track Idlers During Winter Months, by Alfred Ducharme, Fraser Cos. Ltd. Steam Bath Stove, by A. Sideen, The Great Lakes Paper Co., Ltd. Use of Power Saw for Stumping Roads, by John Higgins, Norris Arm, Nfld. Method of Hanging Pickaroon, by Angus McDougall, The Ontario Paper Co., Ltd. PLANTING TREES IN The Thunder Bay Nursery of the Depart Lands and Forests again this year supplied t planting in areas in Ontario. r IT IS HOPED THAT ALL READERS OF TH BOOK REALIZE THAT IN PROPER OPERATIQ AIM IS· TO OBTAIN A SATISFACTORY SUST FOREST YI ELD THROUGH NATURAL REGE ION. HOWEVER, NATURAL REGENERATIQ NOT ALWAYS RESULT. This is particularly forest fires, etc. and in such cases artificial r ion, seeding or planting of trees is the only w sure that the site which does not naturally r or is devestated will return to be tree-beari A survey was made of Northwestern Ont paanies receiving trees from the Thunder Bay and here is a review: Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Compan 35,000 red pine and white spruce in the Patr of the Woods and Seine River Concessions. Oscar Styffe Limited 9,000 white spru Arrow River watershed. LongLac Pulp and Paper Company Limited 100,000 2-2 white spruce stock. In additio uskasing Nursery of the Spruce Falls Power Company Limited supplied 60,000 2-2 Bl stock and 15,00 2-0 Black Spruce stock was an experimental planting. It is plan an additional 200,000 2:2 Spruce from th ing Nursery this fall. Newaygo Timber Company Limited - White Spruce stock at the Prince and JarV: Marathon Paper Mills of Canada - 1 Spruce stock planted near Marathon, On school chi ldrn of Stevens and Caramat, Scouts and Girl Guides of Marathon pl Red and Jack Pine and White Spruce. fourth year of the children's planting and hape been planted to date. Great Lakes Paper Company - 80,000 on lease hold land near Savanne and 30 hold land in O'Connor and Paipoonge T proximately 4,500 Red and Scotch Pine in Paipoonge Township and the rest was stock, - al I stock 2-2 from the Thunder In addition to company planting, t planted 365,000 trees; 326,300 Whit Pine, White and Jack Pine near Beardm White Spruce in the Black Sturgeon aa Travel right ... travel with CARSON! Truly fine luggage made by expert craftsmen from selected leathers and fabrics .... For luggage you'll be proud to own - proud to travel with, see .... MARSHALL-WELLS �LOG BOOK PAGE 21 • ; OF RATI .Y s RE RATI "All the first grade milk I can use-for as low as 55( a gallon!" There's no need to let the quality of milk be a cause of ·ssatisfaction in your camp. With Borden's TRUMILK, you can have really delicious, 11-bodied milk all the time. TRUMILK is whole milk handy powder form. Just add it to water (4 to 1), mix, d there's the rich, nourishing milk you need for cooking d drinking. Economical! Weighs only ½ th as much as fluid milkts less to ship. Keeps indefinitely without refrigeration. en reliquefied, costs as low as 55¢ a gallon. TRUMILK acuum-packed (with perfect reseal to protect contents) 0 lb. containers. ~------------------------------------------------- "Get this handy 3 in 1 mixer at cost!" Mixes-stores-dispenses Supplied in two sizes-2½ and 5 gals. They have cut bronze gears for long wear- heavily tin-plated steel container -sanitary outlet. Measuring scoop and mixing charts supplied free. Order TRUMILK mixer from your nearest distributor. COMPANY, LIMITED. MILK DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario DEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec McKENZIE, STEPHEN llMITED 345 Higgins Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba A. H. BRADBURY 13 North Wharf Saint John, N.8. T. A. Ma,NAB & CO. llMITED City Club Bldg., P.O. Box 715 St. John's, Nftd. �PAGE 22 LOG BOOK WOODS PERSONNEL - KEY FIGURES IN FOREST FIRE PREVENTION (Continued from Page 13 ) P. Tremblay P. Boudreau A. Guindon K. Angus H. Mitoma H. Kennedy J. McGrath A. Stanyer T. Wasieukewicz J. Guindon P. Guindon J. Busch J. Campbell J. Kuzma W. Thom H. C. Walkom F. N. Wiley S. Ballantyne M. M. Dixon L. McConnell G. Pratt M. G. Taylor W. A. Bartlett A. Buchanan T. P. McElhanny G. Bell F. L. Flatt E. Bonner V. Baczynski Leo Donnelly P. Ladouceur H. Cotton C. Broadbent H. Allard V. Keys R. Brunelle A. Baker W. Jensen F. Eccles A. Richard B. Thiffeault G. Henderson A. Lepp G. Currie E. Ross P. Boyer A. Bellefleur E. Carr J. Collins W. Cormier J. Guenette W. Goodwin F. Gauthier H. Gill J. Lawson K. McKey J. St. Amour J. Labelle A. Guindon G. Ouellette J. Belanger J. C. Davies R. Lepage D. Valliere H. Mitoma E. Monzorolle P. Herholz 0. Valcourt G. Gauthier A. Larabie J. Hindera M. Mikula J. 'R usniak S. Mastik A. Boucher A. Sidoruk P. Bissonette J. Guindon W. St. Aubin J. Lambert G. Chevrier F. Therrien C. Roy MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CAN.ADA LIMITED Nagagami Division Philip Buteau Paul Turcotte Harvey Lyons Albert St. Onge Guy Dempsey Albert Rowland Joe Ducharme Don H,19gerty Jean Veilleux Alfred Guenette Olaf Haavaldsrud Donat Boucher Philip Goudreau Fred Romaine Francis Empsey Glenn Logan Geo. Johnson Andy Mehalchan Rosaire Chamberlain Nick Poletz Rosaire Morin Rosaire Gagnon G. McNab Art. Sauve Pete Sykes Romulus Ricard Richard Selin Lawrence Larose Cecil Powell Patrick Robertson Nick Suzanna H. McNab Fern Duchesne Elmer Dolph D. J. McNab Jack Sullivan Leo Morin Ken Swantz Emile Marconi Nick Tomkiw Cyprien Bernard Lucien Laflamme Nils Ling Dominic Murtagh Patrick David Nils Magnusson Frank Wright, Sr. Jerry Bissonnette Albert Ysenbaert Frank Wright, Jr. James Weis Elmo LaJambe Karl Nilsson Alex Lacasse John Sorokan Jack Mcfarlane Ovila St. Aubin Ed. Dupre Angus· Galbraith Marc Lecours Douglas True Lionel Morin Alex Selin Napoleon Leblanc Hector Roy Eugene Levesque John Stoner 0. L. A. A. UPPER CANADA TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Patterson R. Jeneau H. Seaton Bergeron P. Faubert G. Hamilton Suompas A. Lef.rancois Millette A. Bergeron Victor Nolet Robert Payeur Nil Molund Otto Wick C. Vermette H. L. H. L. Hicks Campeau Nelson Day NEWAYGO TIMBER CO., Lornie Vandette Jean Paul Brisbois George Aubin Reni Brunette M. Jansson NORTHERN PAPER MILLS J. Sacheski E. Campeau R. Montague W. Puttinen RIPCO TIMBER COMPANY George Gronilo Lucien Riopel A. Provencher Raymond Diamond J. M. Boutln Conrad Sirois DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER Alfred Allin Raymond Herckman Ray Greer Martin Molund Eskil Chadore Tauno Suni M. L THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMI J. A. Grenier ELOF CHRISTIANSON'S EMPLOYEES Leo Ruel Jack Christianson's J. D. LEVESQUE'S EMPLOYEES M. Landry Real Levesque Ph. Asselin Archie Bernard Wilf. Lafontaine J. D. Levesque And Arm Rog CANADA FORWARDING COMPAN Ed. Fortin H. J. B. Caron L. Cormier Joh W. Bernard R. Charbonneau L. P: A. Cormier HENRY SELIN AND EMPLOYEES Albert Huard Henry Selin Leopold Dionne William Selin Roland Blanchet Clifford Selin Gilbert Blanchet Octave Albert Harold Rosevear Marc Landry FONTAINE LUMBER & TIMBER Antonio Perrault Avelin Lemay NAPOLEON GAGNON AND EMPLOYEES Napoleon Gagnon Maurice Gagnon Elof Christianson Bernard Gagnon Albert W. Roy Real Gosselin Rosaire Gosselin TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITE Clement Paquette GOSSELIN BROTHERS Arthur La Salle Fred Prevost DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER Arthur Judson Edward Faubert A. Salmi L. Faubert BARNETT- McQUEEN G. Johnson C. Sandberg Clement Lecours LECOURS & SONS Paul Lecours COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMIT Whalesale Hardware for the Logging Industry We specialize in supplying the Logging Industry with Johnson Outboard Motors, Boats, tools of all descriptions, builders' hardware, shingles, siding and ready roll roofings • . MAKE COCHRAN ES (PORT ARTHUR) YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dial 5-7 \ �LOG BOOK PAGE 23 J. J. McFADDEN LUMBER CO. Z. Larocque E. Larocque ,ITED W. Sunquist 0. J. Los KORMAK LUMBER CO. A. McDougall J. Annand V. Salo E. Korpela MONGEON & VILLENEUVE, AUBE CAMP M. Aube M. Cloutier I. Aube K. W. Biglow F. Stuart F. Korpela 0. Pajala LAKE LUMBER CO. S. Salo J. Davidson TETREAULT LUMBER CO. R. Violette W. Desbiens H. Lalonde SHEPPARD & MORSE R. W. Alexander L. Tremblay L. Sheppard A. Tremblay A. Morse R. Halliday . D. CAMPBELL LUMBER CO. LTD. F. Bateman L. Marcel W. McDonald ON & VILLENEUVE, LAFRENIERE CAMP A. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1952JulyAugLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - July August 1952 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. July August 1952. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/eab18fa53f3addaca9dafbc91543c49a.pdf b23a0f1507f97093a7893531793b72ad PDF Text Text lfITTEl l RETURN TO FORESTRY LIBRARY Woods Division 1arathon Corp. of Canada Ltd. Port Arthur, Ontario lWr~, G·'t TI.:. Sonley Public Utilities Building, t ·s, Z>1~ Ma1"atho11 Paro:i:i l!Illls of· Cun,. POHT AHTmm-' '1,i·h .. !I -I;. w a,z p 111>0 j.:,. I - a1 :I �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN elTY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT L LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE'. • MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIPMENT • ·_ , . uii, o·N PORr···4RT.. .-,.--~:aj • • • • • • • •• • • ADAMS Road Graders AVELING-BARFORD Road Rolle1·s MALO Overhead Loaders BUCYRUS-ERIE Scrapers and Dozers DROTT Pulp Wood Loaders HEIL Dump Boxes and· FRINK Snow Plows ~~ ~~~ .s ., - ..r~~f I .,• . -~~·~~,. -,- ~~ ~:·· ', \ ~=--·, ... ,. __G --- INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Diesel Power LON DO~t-·Pumps and Concrete Mixers MICHELIN Metalic Ti11es SMITH Dozers INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PROMPT SERVICE • • • • • • • • • • PIONEER Super 52 & Super Twin Power Chain Saws 1 CARCO Winches SOREL STEEL FOUNDRIES LTD . Dragline Buckets PULMAN -STANDARD Do.zers & PERKINS Marine Diesel Engines PALMER Electric Generators PRENCO Hyd~aulic Hose WARNER & SWASEY Gradall TRACO Lift Co . �LOG BOOK BAY TIIBER OPERATORS ~CIATION OFFICHS: FFE ............................. ........ ......... ............... ........ ................................ President EN ............................... ........... . .......................... ................ ........ Vice-President EXECUTIVE: "NT oN· ~ ci . It M~od s D i v i s i o n Harathofl.t ently it C8?N of Ltd .. ie,p ~len~,~t ur ge ammerm1 aper Company ars, has retired from that position. We hasten owever, that Mr. Cochran is by no means rem an active life. He will still be carrying on icer and manager of the Thunder Bay Forest Company Limited and as president of the orest Industries Association. In addition to Cochran carries many other offices connected d indirectly with business and civic life., and jobs he wi 11 be carrying on for some ti me n elt that it should be fitting that some combe made in this corner in connection with n's retirement from Hammermill. the original architects of the Thunder Bay rators' Association was the same Mr. Main. He had long felt the necessity of an f the operators in this district to combine s and to co-operate in · their every-day a fashion that a minimum of friction rstanding would occur. In addition to lso for many years been president of the age Association. This Association has recovery of lost wood along the shores or and the ultimate return of such wood owners. try has seen many bright and also many Through all of the different types of d, in the back-ground was the steadying ochran. During the depression times in this area insofar as woods' operat· ned. of _the Hammermi 11 Paper Company, ta_l in bringing a great deal of work h1ch helped in a very large measure this part of the country to financial could have had as an asset a finer man of whom we write. The Ham-· pany has bui It up a reputation secdership and stability and while the Company at Erie has benefited a W?od products they have procured ario, similarly this district is the at amount of business which has . t~is same company. •vie affairs Mr. Cochran again has He has long been one of the Arthur General Hospital and at d Chairman of the General HosPage 8) PAGE 3 MASS CHEST X-RAY SURVEY CARRIED OUT THIS SUMMER Under the direction of the Division of Tuberculosis Prevention Department of Health; an extensive tour of Northwestern Ontario communities, including some depot woods camps has been carried out by mobile bus unit and by rail car. This summer survey is supplemented in the Fall & Winter by the mobile T.B. X-Ray machine from the Fort William Sanatorium conducting surveys in the woods camps. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WATER MAKE RAFTING DIFFICULT CHORE Battling the elements is a continual task in the production of forest products especially when there is a drive and a rafting operation to be carried out to get the wood safely to the mil I. This year has seen extraordinary conditions prevail with very low water at the beginning of the Spring drive to be followed by heavy rainfalls which caused rivers to rise rapidly along with high strong winds. Several storage breaks were reported. The Ontario Paper Company Limited at Heron Bay had a storage at +he mouth of the Little Pie River break and approximdtely 4,000 cords of pulpwood were swept into Lake Superior. The majority of this was expertly rounded up in an operation directed by Mr. H. H. Styffe. The Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited had a storage break at the mouth of the Wolf River and the Great Lakes Paper Company Limited had a break at the mouth of the Black Sturgeon River. At Tee Harbour, near Silver Islet on Thunder Cape, the Newaygo Timber Company had a storage break and at the Fort William Mill of the Great Lakes Paper Company high water damaged their jackladder and caused some wood to get away from their storage pond. FOREST FIRE FILM 11 f:IGHTING FOREST FIRES IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARI0 11 SHOWN TO LAKEHEAD EXECUTIVE CLUB At a meeting of the Lakehead Executive Association the fi Im "Fighting Forest Fi res in Northwestern Ontario" was shown to members and the film thoroughly enjoyed. During the meeting, each person present was presented 'Nith cigarette paper and the "makings" and a contest conducted as to who could make the best hand rolled cigarette. This contest was won by Mr. T. C. Sills of the Manufacturers Life. This contest went over very well and stressed the importance of "rolling your own while in the woods. 1 ' COVER PICTURE The "Heron Bay" being loaded by Oscar Styffe Limited loader at Port Arthur. QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. Which province has the greatest density of population? Which has the least? 2. Which province has the greatest area suitable for farming? 3. The value of one hour's production of the pulp and paper industry is $47,000, $91,000, or $143,000? 4. Which is the smallest of the Great Lakes? 5. Alberta's river systems ultimately reach salt water where? 6. Which province has the largest pulp and paper produc;tion? 7. Which is the largest all-Canadian lake:> (Answers on Page 22) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS ISSUES FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORIES The Division of Timber Management, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests have recently issued reports of some of the Districts made as -a result of the forest resources inventory. . Each of these reports is started by "Survey Highlights" and the Survey Highlights of reports issued to date are re-printed below for your information : The Preface to the reports reads as follows: "One of the important undertakings of the Ontario Deoartment of Lands and Forests, in recent years is a province-wide survey of forest resources. The survey was authorized and work started by the Division of Timber Management early in 1946. Commencing April 1, 1951, the Federal Department of Resources and Development has reimbursed to Ontario, one-half of the expenditures incurred in forest resources inventory, under the terms of an agreement with the Province pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Forestry Act. The past half century, little more than one-half a rotation period in forest growth has witnessed the origin and rise of the pulp and paper industry to the position of "Canada's Leading Industry." Advances through research and development in processes of manufacture are going forward at an accelerated rate. The possibi Iities of manufacturing present wood waste, unused species and qualities economically into marketable products offers a • challenge to research; their quantities give it direction. Modern forest inventory has therefore shifted from its former position of concentration on giving presently utilizable volumes, to one of presenting the forest resource picture as a whole. The volume of the primary growing stock in cubic feet gives the total wood resources. From these total figures, not only can the volumes of wood utilizable under present economic and industrial conditions be calculated, but these estimates may be adjusted a! ~o, to t~e progressiv_e change in utilization standards in a rapidly developing economy. For purposes of administration of the renewable natural resources of the province, the Department of Lands and Forests has set up twenty-two districts, each administered by a District Forester and staff, from an office located centrally in the district. The forest resources inventory covers sixteen complete and parts of two of these administrative districts, totalling 172,000 square miles, and comprising the accessible forest area of Ontario. While the report deals primarily with the physical resources, the underlying purpose has been to measure the capacity of the forest to contribute to employment and community welfare, and to the industrial and commercial welfare of the province as a whole. This objective may be attained most efte_ctively thro~gh t~e use of inventory data in the planning of sustained yield forest management for the province as a whole and in the preparation of long term management plans for local areas." Copies of these reports are available and it is suggested that anyone interested writie to the Department of Lands and Forests, Toronto, Ontario. FOREST ~ESOURCES INVENTORY REPORT NO. 1 OF THE NORTH BAY DISTRICT "Survey Highlights" 1. The total area of the North Bay district is 3,482,164 acres, 5,441 square miles. Productive forest lands occupy 2,740,029 acres, 79 per cent of the ~rea, water covers 11 per cent of the total area per cent is made ur of non-productive forest Ian lands withdrawn from forest use. 2. Privately owned lands cover an area of 4 acres, 14 per cent of the total area. Only 1 ·1 Pe of the productive forest is. privately owned. Dev agricultural lands occupy 117,580 acres or 24 pe of the total area under private ownership. , 3. The total timber resources of the No district are iust under four bi Ilion cubic feet than one-half of this volume is made up of har principally poplar and white birch. White and r the most important saw timber species, makes one-thi1d of the softwood volume. Spruce and the premier pulpwood species, comprise somew than one-third of the softwoods. The balance softwood is made up of jack pine, hemlock a 4. The annual allowable cut, or net depl lowable under sustained yield management, is 8 cubic feet. Of this total allowable cut, 90 per Cr-own lands and 10 per cent on patented la 5. The valuable conifer or softwood s up onl~ 39 per cent of the allowable cut and woods, mainly poplar and white birch, co major portion, 61 per cent of the total allow :S. A co,nparison of annual allowable c actual utilization of timber for Crown lands i Bay district indicates that the two pines, red were cut at a rate more than double that per sustained yield regulations. If red and whit tinue to be utilized at these rates, the pr timber stands will be exhausted within the vears. At the end of that period white a would come, for the most part, from presen stands, and the allowable cut may then present 31 million fp~t to about 8 milli measure. Only 9 per cent of the allowabl wood species, poplar, white birch and rently utilized in the North Bay district. FOREST RESO·URCES INVENTORY REP OF THE TIMISKAMING DISTRICT "Survey Highlights" l. The total area of the Timisk 3,449,202 acres or 5,389 square miles distribution of the 2,709,903 acres of land is 51 per cent mixedwoods, 25 pe and 15 per cent hardwood, and by age cent reproducing forest and regenera cent immature forests and 21 per c areas. 2. Privately owned lands cove~ acre? or 22 per cent of the total. di reduced to 17 per cent in relation forest area. Developed agricultural_ la acres or 5 per cent of the total d 15t 3. The gross total volur:ie . 0 timber in the Timiskami~g d, st r cubic feet. This is growing onr averages 1 827 cubic feet per ac billion cubic feet is growing about 500 million is on p~ten_te t birch are the leading species in f r: approximately half of t~e e~~ jack pine, black and white_ sp species are in relatively minor 1 J" (Continued on P �y - AUGUST, 1953 PAGE 5 LOG BOOK • the Nort >ic feet. of hard and red makes :e and ? somew 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! TRUMILK is a powdered whole milk which includes all the cream, all the protein and other nutritional value of finest fresh, whole fluid milk! Just add TRUMILK to cold water, mix, and in a jiffy, you have milk ready for drinking. TRUMILK is excellent, too, in soups, puddings, and all baked goods. Can be mixed dry with dry ingredients for cooking convenience. )alance ock and et deple lt, is 87 ) per ce ed land s 55( a gallon! 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Also has inner friction-top cover to protect contents after seal is broken. E BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED. MILK DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario. E BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec. A. ff. BRADBURY 13 North Wharf, Saint John, N.B. McKENZIE, STEPHENSON LIMITED 345 Higgins Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba T. A. Mac:NAB & CO. LIMITED, City Club Bldg., P.O. Box 7851 St. John's, Nfld. �PAGE !, LOG BOOK SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS (Continued from Page 4) 4. The annual allowable cut, or gross depletion allowable under sustained yield management, is slightly over 95 million cubic feet, with 36 million being coniferous species and 59 million being hardwoods. Of this total figure 73 million cubic feet is on Crown land, while 22 million is on patented land. 5. The coniferous species make up about 38 per cent of the total allowable cut and hardwood species compose the balance or 62 per cent. Poplar and white birch form the bulk of the hardwood allowable cut while jack pine forms about half the allowable cut of conifers. 6. A comparison of the allowable cut with actual utilization indicates that no species is being overcut in the district. However, 67 per cent of the allowable cut for white and red pine is utilized, 84 per cent of the • jack pine and 7 6 per cent of the allowable cut of the white and black spruce is being currently utilized in the district. Since these three species groups contain 88 ,->er cent of the total allowable cut of conifers, a verv narrow balance remains to provide for losses from firn, insects and other agenr:ies. Only a very smal I proportion of the allowable cut of hardwoods is presently being utilized. FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY REPORT NO. 3 OF THE COCHRANE DISTRICT "Survey Highlights" l. The total area of the Cochrane district is 7,355,150 acres. Classified into broad land classes, 75 per cent is productive forest land, 17 per cent nonproductive lands, one per cent is non-forested land and 7 per cent is water. 2. Ninety per cent of the total area is owned by the Crown and l O per cent is patented land. There are a total of 60,652 acres of developed agricultural l.:3nd. Only about 7 per cent of the patented land area is in farm crops. j_ The volume of wood in the Cochrane district including al I species is 8.25 bi II ion cubic feet. Fourfiths of the total volume is in mature stands which average 2,176 cubic feet per acre. 4. The most important species is black spruce which makes up 45 per cent of the total volume. Among the conifers or softwood species, balsam fir with 13 per cent of the total volume comes second, followed by white spruce with 7 per cent and jack pine with 6 pE)r cent of the total volume. lwo hardwood or broadleaved species have important volumes, poplar making up 20 per cent and white birch 7 per cent of the total cubic volume. 5. In the mature age class on Crown Ian 26 cent of the volume of conifers is in the sawlog class, l O inches c1nd over in diameter. White spruce jack pine furnish most of the sawlog size material 14 per cent of the volume of black spruce is l 0 ( d.b.h. and over. Of the total volume of hardwoods i mature forest on Crown lands, 73 per cent is in t inch d.b.h. and over size class. 6. The annual allowable cut for conife Crown lands is 96 million cubic feet gross total v made up of 65 per cent black and white spruce 2 cent balsam fir, ] 2 per cent jack pine and 2 per other conifers. No species is at the present time cut at a rate over the allowable cut. The utilizat coniferous or softwood species is currently 49 of the allowable cut. Only about 2 per cent of the able cut of hardwoods is being utilized at the time. 7. The allowable cut of all species on ·1ands is 26 million cubic feet, which is equally uted between softwood and hardwood species. FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY REPORT N OF THE KAPUSKASING DISTRICT l. The Kapuskasing district Iies in the region of Ontario, an area of deep clay, highly ive soils on which the finest pulpwood fore province grow. Industrial development of t based almost wholly on the pulpwood resour a little over 25 years old. The forests of the predominantly mature virgin stands of bla modified locally and to a limited extent by settlement. White spruce grows to large si well-drained soils along river and stream val the mixed upland forests. From these sta but thriving sawmilling industry derives timber. 2. The total area of the Kapuskasi 10,394,309 acres or 16,241 square miles forest lands accupy 8,061,696 acres, 77 total area. Water covers 4 per cent of t and 19 per cent is made up almost w productive forest lands. 3. Patented lands cover l O per ce area leaving the major portion in Crown 4. The total timber resources of t over 13 bi II ion cubic feet, 67 per cent is coniferous species and 33 per cent ha spruce is the most important species m two-thirds of the conifer volume on Cro ORDER YOUR FALL REQUIREMENTS NOW (Continued on Page 8) • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to ·serve Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. .COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIM 105 North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dial 5- �LOG BOOK PAGE 7 ,ni ·al C 2 ri Ii 9 �LOG BOOK PAGE 8 SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS (Continued from Page 6) 5. The annual allowable cut on Crown lands is 91 million cubic feet for conifers and 86 million cubic feet for hardwoods before any deductions are made for 'losses in growing stock from sources other than industrial uti Iization. 6. Of all wood utilized from Crown lands in the Kapuskasing district, 8Q per cent is spruce. Spruce, however, makes up only 37 per cent of the total allowable cut. 7. A comparison of the annual allowable cut with the actual utilization of timber for Crown lands shows that no speci&3 is being overcut at the present time. Spruce with an allowable cut of 66 million cubic feet, and an actual cut of 53 million cubic feet has a narrow balance to provide for losses due to fire and other causes. All other species are being utilized well within their allowable cut with a very large surplus of poplar and white birch unused at the present time. FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY REPORT NO. 6 OF THE PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT "Survey Highlights" l. The total area of the Port Arthur District is 10,811,831 acres or 16,893 square miles. Productive forest lands cover 73 per cent of the total area, nonforested lands occupy 2 per cent, non-productive forest lands 7 per cent and water surface 18 per cent. 2. Of the total area of the Port Arthur district 89 per cent is Crown land, 3 per cent is patented land, comprising Grand Trunk Pacific blocks l - 6, and 8 per cent is patented land in small holdings. For the purposes of this report G.T.P. blocks l - 6 are treated as Crown lands. 3. The age class distribution for the productive forest lands of the district shows 40 per cent of the area mature, 35 per cent immature, 15 per cent young grm-vth and l O per cent reproducing forest. 4. The volume of the primary growing stock in the Port Arthur District is just over 12 bi 11 ion cubic feet. This is an average of 1,557 cubic feet per acre for the productive forest area of the district. 5. Of the total volume, 63 per cent is made up of conifers or softwood species and 37 per cent is hardwood or broadleaved species. 6. In the mature age class on productive forest lands, 62 per cent of volume of conifers is in the pulpwood or cordwood size class and 38 per ce-nt is of sawlog size. For hardwoods, 44 per cent of the volume is of pulpwood and cordwood size and 56 per cent is in the sawlog size class. Jack pine has 54 per cent of its volume in the mature forest in sawlog sizes, white spruce 72 per cent, black spruce 23 per cent, and balsam fir 29 per cent. 7. The annual allowable cut or total depletion allowable under sustained yiel·d management for the Port Arthur District is 233 million cubic feet, 90 per cent of which is on Crown lands and l O per cent on patented lands. 8. Of the allowable cut on Crown lands of 210 million cubic feet, 53 per cent is conifers and 47 per cent hardwood species. The allowable cut of conifers is made up of 47 per cent spruce, 32 per cent jack pine, 18 per cent balsam and 3 per cent other conifers. The hardwood allowable cut is made up of two species, n per cent poplar and 29 per _c ent white birch. 9. A comparison of the allowable cut on lands with the current actual utilization shows spruce is being utilized at approximately the all cut under sustained yield management. All other have a margin for expansion in utilization. Only 4 cent of the allowable cut for hardwoods is being ut, PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 3) In his earlier days, before coming to the Lak country, he had been an athlete of note and great footbal I player. Later he became a charni golfer. at the Lakehead and is also reputedly a ve shot whether it be at trap shooting or natural hunting. For many years he was very active in hoc cles and in his spare time did much of the grou necessary to build up Port Arthur's Allan Cup teams. During one of the successful years, he charge of the Al Ian Cup team which compet Olympic competitions in Europe. Many of his accomplishments will be w papers elsewhere. We simply mention the give you a small idea of the activities of the g whom we now call affectionately "The Dean' truly the dean of the Operators' Association ern and north-western Ontario and we are know that we will for some time to come, assistance, guidance and advice in the probl we are sure to face as time goes along. On behalf of all the operators we wish ran many happy days in the years to co will not be like the man who once said he so busy si nee he retired that he was sur have to retire from retirement. HOBART H. West Gate Packers Limi • ONLY INDEPENDENTLY OPE MEAT PACKING PLA • COMPLETE FACILITI FOR SUPPLYING ALL TIMB • </11,'f "'kled qa,t.,, OH, ,,tut,11, ~ 185 South Court Street, Port �_ AUGUST, 1953 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK cut on ::m shows { the all .II other on. Only ; being ut, ... o the ote an a ch edly a >r nat "Gas Is Best by Test'·' 1 > For Timber Camps, large or small - a•size for every need. The savings and elficiency of a camp or catering operation using Autematic Propane is phenomenal As an example A100-men camp operator usually he GARLAND avy Duty opane Gas Range enjoys savings in excess of $100 r his installation is designed specifically ring needs . . . for Restaurants, ps and Resorts. It is an excellent it with Hot Top and Spreader Plate Broiler, and two automatically con- per month. Fuel costs are ¾ to 1¼ cents per meal. Let us show you some of the perIormance records. • • •• • NO ASH OR DIRT. FULLY AUTOMATIC OVENS. FAST AND EFFICIENT AND ABOVE ALL ECONOMY. CYLINDER OR BULK DELIVERY. WRITE, PHONE OR WIRE HERN PROPANE GAS CO . •LTD. • FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO • PHONE 2-5318 �PAGE 10 JULY - AUGUST, LOG BOOK NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO (WOOD~) BRANCH, ONTARl'O PULP AND PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION HOLD SPRING MEETING Mr. G. K. Eoll, Chairman, presided at a recent meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Woods Branch: O.P. & P.M.S.A. held in Port Arthur. The items of interest discussed at the meeting were: "Dri-Bak" <:;lathing, Accident Cost Analysis. Foot Accident Survey, New Items of Safe Clothing, Plans for the use of Safety Equipment this year by member companies, Lumbermen's Safety Association plans for the coming season. This talk was given by Mr. G. R. Potts, Northwestern Ontario District Inspector for the Lumbermen 's Safety Association. / A very interesting address "A Woods Manager Looks At Safety" was given by Mr. J. H. Godden, Woods Manager of the Great Lakes Paper Company and is reported elsewhere in this booklet. How a Camp Safety Committee operated in Abitibi Camp 146 last winter ~as described by Mr. M. Chew, Clerk at that Camp. Mr. F. B. Denison, Northwestern Ontario representative of the Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario, cutlined changes in the Workmen's Compensation Act which came into effect this year. A WOODS MANAGER LOOKS AT SAFETY By J. H. Godden Rather than speak on safety work in general terms I have decided to discuss in this paper one particular phase of accident prevention and safety work which I consider of prime importance. This phase of the work may be termed "Getting the co-operation of supervisory personnel and workers." No doubt you all realize that this is a very fundamental and basic approach to any program but I think it is particularly applicable to safety work. Co-operation of all concerned is essential to the success of the undertaking and particularly so in accident prevention where results a·re not always immediately discernable and some personnel may look on the work as being unproductive and unnecessary. I believe that a great deal of spade work should be done in a company organization, through private discussions with key personnel, through meet- ings of supervisory staff and wherever the oppo presents itself, before a safety man is put in the If this is done and properly done the work of the man should be considerably easier and much effective. _ Now let us get down to some actual sugge . as to how the above-mentioned co-operation rn achieved First of all we should start with the top man 1 Woods Department generally known as the Manager. I am not going to attempt to tell you get his interest and co-operation for your meth vary with individual cases and I hope in most case he will already be sold on it as a responsibility of management. In any event his interest and activ port either from the· human angle or .the econ.pmic or better still, both is absolutely essential to and co-operation all down the line. The Woods Manager should make kRown supervisory personnel, and to workers \also, whe sible, his interest in and support of a safety pr as a Company policy. Everyone in the organizat omatically knows of the Woods Manager's int lower costs, delivery of wood on ti me, etc., b he makes a special effort to show his_support of ingly unproductive work such as safety, peo the linG-r.are qpt tb show little interest and lack ation.,. • 1t· definitely makes a difference when kno~s that "the boss" fully supports the e of the safety man. , So much for "the boss" and now that sured of his interest and co-operation what in importance? To my mind 'the next import the choice of your field safety man. He, mol'1 other, probably, is the man who can make or safety programme, and as such he warrants choosing. This man should first of all be on mands the respect of his fellow workers. H quieJ and unassuming but with a postive, sona-lity. He must be willing to listen t invite suggestions from supervisors and safe practices. He should be fami Iiar wit phases of woods operations and should h at least a small variety of jobs in the w believe he should be a man 'who is mecha and interested in mechanical _operations. Certainly it is difficult f~ find a ma a combination of basic qualifications. f-:4 sure that one such safety man on a gt proper basic qualifications as outlined a of more value than a dozen poorly chos In my opinion the choosing of ~h field safety man on woods operations is ance and cannot be stressed too str programme is to be of value to all right man, with the full support of do much to bring about that very nee ant factor - co-operation. Now that we· have chosen a fir man of the right type and put him 0 can we do further to ensure co-oper This time we are going after sonnel such as District Superintend Bosses Clerks Scalers, etc. They realize' that safety work is an integ operations and that the sai ~ty ~a~ the same as anyone else; also t a and a discouraging one because so are hard to assess. I think thNa~t (Contlinued on e �y _ AUGUST, 1953 ~ k"own lso, whe ~ety pr ·ganizaf er's int ~tc., bu ,port of y, peop d lack when the e PAGE 11 LOG BOOK el are inclined to think that the field safety man a snap of a job of no great importance. Co-operand interest of district personnel can be brought t by: Sincere and consistent interest in safety by (1) the Woods Manager. Making known to everyone that accident prevention is a definite and continuing policy of the Company. The sincerety and persistence in the efforts of the field safety man and by his tact and ability to enlist the co-operation of everyone. ow that we have won over the Woods Manager cause, chosen the right type of field man, and the co-operation of district supervisory personnel, all set to go after the worker himself. How can his all important co-operation? T1iis is the crucial the battle but we are well prepared for it by the •ork which we have already done as explained By posters - preferably humourous drawings. Not too many on one wall. The same poster should not remain too long in the same spot. (2) Talks on accident prevention. Invite discussion as to how certain accidents can be prevented. (3) Moving pictures. (4) Publications of frequency records. (5) Inter-camp safety contests. (6i Safety committees. These are some · of the more obvious methods of arousing and maintaining the interest of the workers. No doubt you gentlemen have thought of many more ideas in this connection. w it is up to the field safety man, the foreman strip boss or straw boss to make the worker work safely and prevent accidents. Much depthei r methods of approach, their tact and their Once again co-operation is something which as it goes along, tor when the workers see that man is backed up and approved by the fore-strip boss, they will be .much more likely to with the safety man and at least try to work Now we have pretty wel I covered the field of cocperation and everyone is working together towards a common goal, and everyone has reached the stage where pride is taken in a good accident prevention record and results should gradually become apparent. Of course, as we all know, the most impressive results are only apparent at the end of the year when the statistics sh:Jw a decrease in accidents with the resultii:,g benefits both in time and money to labour and management and reduced human suffering in a safe manner. Co-operation and interest of the workers can also be encouraged by educational means as follows: ( 1) THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ONTARIO PATENT-41135-6 MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADA CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �JULY - LOG B001< PAGE 12 Woods Personnel - Ke FORT FRANCES DISTRICT ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. LTD. R. Potts M. Haslestad ·L. Salgren E. Rogers L. Morin A. Law ·F: McKay -J. Gorup G. Garner Harry Cain Eric Thorson Francis W. Cain C. Douglas M. Lynchonak B. Seppala W. Lanigan L. Paterson H. Brown C. Anderson R. O'Donnel S. N. Golder V. McEvoy J. Moore W. Woods K. Conlon W. Martin G. Calder A. McEvoy J. A. MATHIEU LTD. Eddie Holmquist H. Holmes Pete Zettler T. S. Mathieu EMO LUMBER COMPANY Patrick Jordens Clifford V. Strachan KENORA DISTRICT ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. LTD. J. Sweet H. James K. Thinglestad F. Kozel G. Foister R. MacDonell M. Jensen R. McMillan 0. B. Oien E. Nevison J. Moore J. Paterson F. Jasinski C. Pochailo C. R. Binger M. Ricklefs W. D. Start K. Roos I. Sward DRYDEN PAPER COMPANY Chas. Hodgkinson G. Hohn N. Mat:Millan A. Sherrard F. Boomhower W. E. Cuff T. Humeniuk R. K. Neale F. W. Morton J. McArthur A. Noble W. Franklin M. Hampe J. Graham W. S. Moore G. Franklin A. Lindquist R. S. Bunney W. Faulkner C. Latimer COLENSO LUMBER COMPANY Wm. Penner A. Penner CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS L. Montgomery, G. Sotke, M. Premack, I. Thompson GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY H; S. Beattie, P. Elder, L. Bouchey A. Bradley G. D. Cannon A. E. Coak G. A. Cox F. Elders J. Gordon A. Green A. E. Henley H. Hickey J. W. Hogg SIOUX LOOKOUT DISTRICT GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY Valora Depot: G. V. Calhoun, G. W. Cameron, E. J. Ward, Alex MacKenzie Alf. Ham, Joe Kerchner, Edward Dubean, W. G. Edwards CHUKU~I LUMBER COMPANY, Red Lake H. Carnahan, Wm. Anderson, E. F. Scott Hugh McCallum, M. Powley RED LAKE LUMBER COMPANY, Red Lake John Gustafson, Joe Johnson PATRICIA LUMBER COMPANY, Sioux Lookout F. Watson, R. Burstahler, M. Adam, C. Carter, W. Stasishin HAMMERMILL PAPER CO., Ycliff John L;1kacin, Henry Brunette, Wm. Haverluck, Fred Alexander H. L. MULHOLLAND, Hudson H. L. Mulholland, Gordon Shirk, Walt. Wolanin, Chas. Sharp LAC SEUL LUMBER CO., Hudson Brian Barber, Richard Neale ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY, Hudson D. L. Carter ABITIBI POWER & PAPER CO., Umfreville William Sawchuk ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP & PAPER CO. Red Lake Road P. Rush A. Fortin J. H. Allen G. Seed S. Gadus M. Ames J. Shiska A. Harkovsky H. Bennett J. T. Sniezek H. Hayes E. H. Berglund K. Storey K. Hatfield E. Black J. Tairney W. Hill f. Black A. Weller H. Kempt J. Blalir N. Zubiak N. 0. Laroche A. Carlson A. Livingstone J. Colfer J. Ketonen G. McLennan W. Cunningham Contractor: W. Owchar W. Decker W. Rigley G. Ellis Listed here are the names of Woods industry of Lands and Forests of the Province of Onta,· courtesy of the Department of Lands and For The men listed hereunder, in addition to their due these men for carrying out their duties a GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND MAY YOU C FEWER FIRES THIS YEAR. NEWARGO TIMBER COMPANY, H. Kotanen Johnson E. Kruger Holm G. S. Alleyn Oie Johnson, Company Representative DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS E. W. Carlson, Packwash Lake H. 0. Kellberg, Perrault Falls B. I. Malmstedt, Sioux Lookout MADSEN GOLD MINES A. Weber, 0. M. Gardener ST ARRATT OLSEN M. J. Gregory NEW DICKENSON F. A. Fell, E. Crull, E. E. Pine, C. Christensen, CAMPBELL RED LAKE C. A. Dufresne l.. E. A. L. PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY Port Arthur, Ontario Rody W. Davidson Lockhart C. Armstrong Eynon Heinonen Auden, Ontario G. Nordstrom A. V. Pingree W. Pauli K. G. Crowhurst R. McPhee B. Vickers 0. North R. A. Wilson P. Gillis J. C. Bocking E. Igo H. McCormack Dorion, Ontario J. A. McLeod M. Armitage E. B. Ayer J. Wahl K. Ratz G. Hollett D. C. McKinnon W. Kita UPSALA, Ontario: -0. Salo, I. Manners. UMFREVILLE, Ontario F. Westerberg CAMERON FALLS, Ont. I. Mutch, NIPIGON, Ontario R. Machettt ORI EMT BAY, Ontario H. Fell, G. RAITH, Ontario - G. Breckenridge, L. Vidl GREAT LAKES PAPER COMP Fort William, Ontario Albert Sideen J. H. Godden P. J. Ward D. E. Graham Dag River District Kusti Maki Kenneth Porter Onni Korpela Eugene Larocque G. Cameron Bell Hans Maki Black Sturgeon DiSt • Thos. McClelland Chas. Dolan A. J. Auden F. F. E. K. G. L. Stevens S. Hicks Whitney W. Hearnden Withenshaw D. H. M. T. J. J. M. J. Helie L. Favretto M. R. McKay Mike Oster W. J. Bouchey Wm. Zapior Paul Saari Dorio Mauri ~e Torger Dale August Erickson Mike Lukach John O'MalleY Cameron Falls District - J. P. Healey, �1953 LOG BOOK forest Fire Prevention onourary Fire Wardens by the Honourable Minister 53. These lists have been supplied through the undertaken additional responsibility and credit is dens. TIES SO WELL THAT ONT.ARIO WILL HAVE c.don acroix t>yd HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMM. Slater, Cameron Falls, Ont. hompson, Kashabowie, Ont. ook, P. C. Pollock, Port Arthur, Ontario ng, Beardmore, Ontario NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LTD. d, Port Arthur y Peninsula n, N. Erickson, B. Krouse, E. Nelson, M. Molund d Jarvis Location la, S. B. White, N. Maki, W. Hurley, F. Shott NIPIGON LAKE TIMBER CO. Ont. F. C. Brown, H. Taisey , Ont. lins, A. Cheetham, B. Garrett, George Bexen NORTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS geon Area W. McCabe, Oliver Kuusela ROCKLAND CONTRACTORS LTD. Ont. rt, Adarie Rodrigue, Thos. Hatch, M. Bourgeois STURGEON RIVER GOLD MINES LTD. Ont. Paul Fraser OSCAR STYFFE LIMITED Dan Healey Ont. i, M. Maki, H. Danielson wnship - M. Bois, F. Bois Arvil Pantti ST. LAWRENCE CORPORATION T. Peterson A. A. Boyle D. R. Stevens W. D. Sainsbury J. Ahl E. Conway Neil Nylund D. E. Pickard J. Usher G. Thompson C. F. Mcinnis W. Tuomaala Charles Pelto, Sam H;1ghes, F. J. Walker Frank Vuotila Dave Hotte, Y TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LTD. • Sonley, P. V. Lemay T. Bosvik W. E. Mair S. Cowan r. S. J. Navin Barrett Karlstedt Brown Lafave • D. Harkness "sion Breu Powell J. J. G. F. A. Christie F. Stillwell P. Tuffy Brady N. Dumonski J. Mair, Sr. E. A. Lunam J. Larson M. Moffatt H. Lawson W. Eden PAGE 13 Marathon Mill Division G. D. Ross C. MacMillan C. Steeves W. MacKenzie C. Graham D. Smith M. 0. P., Heron Bay A. Dougherty G. Creighton L. Irwin ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY I. M. Cran, _ J. Bulat, G. Mms, A. Bell, H. W. LaBrash NIPIGON LAKE TIMBER CO. LTD. Kowkash Bruce Grogan, Armas Turja, W. A. Cheetham, John Palm, Mac. Munro, Walter Peterson, Albert Watkus LONGLAC PULP & PAPER COMPANY LTD. SUPERINTENDENTS-G. L. Puttock Hugh Renaud Ron Cooke W. S. Carlson Bob Loughlin Bill Chapman Austin Ste. Croix Jim Hpmphries Ken. McCron John Pringle CAMP PERSONNEL Camp 35 - J . . Reeves, _R. Unsworth, A.Koxmenchuk, H. Seppalainen, L. Pond, N. Williamson Camp 38 - I. Mackie, R. Lavoie, M. Elchuk, G. Tremblay Camp 43 T. Ballantyne, S. • Kuxik, C. Nurse, E. Seppala, R. Matson, F. Young Camp 46 E. Heino, E. Olson, A. Braumanas Camp 47 P. Thors, C. MacDonald, J. Perkins Camp 48 - W. Dawidowich, Z. Pelletier, S. Flatt, G. Stringer Camp 49 - S. Dodds, A. Gray, A. Kristofferson Camp 50 Cliff. Poole Camp 54 - Lou. Massicotte, H. Davies DRIVE DEPT. (Water Delivery) H. J. Lucier K. Budge J. Finlayson G. Newton R. Budge M. Spidell W. Olson J. Heafey T. Loponen L. Thomas FORESTRY & ENGINEERING Ralph Sexsmith Don. McGregor R. Carron John McMahon Don Penna Dick McPhail Harry Stanley Terry Dorland Cliff Hartley Angus McPherson Don Royce SCALERS P. Auger K. Hogan H. Machida E. Seppala T. Brenxen A. Pavlik M. Pennock P. Elchuk G. Smith S. McEachern G. Weedmark OTHER PERSONNEL J. C. Day T. Velanoff G. Munro D. Yule E. Bredin W. Dutka W. Lockhart N. Skinner B. Sloan E. Sooaru W. Loponen K.APUSK.ASING DISTRICT NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LIMITED Hansen, Ontario Bruce Pickersgil Laurie Niemi Howard Hicks Lorne Dell Helgi Nelson Vaino Lindquist Laurent Campeau Lawrence Day Eino A. Jarvi Ed.Campeau Webster Tilson Phil Farley MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED Hearst Division Emile Marconi John Sorokan Alex Selin Nils Magnusson Paul Trucotte Fernand Duchesne John MacFarlane Wilfrid Lallier Patrick Robertson Ken Schwantz: Jean Veilleux G. McNab Elmo LaJambe Gaetan Bissonnette Edouard Dupre Arthur Sapve Richard Selin MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED Hornepayne Division Nap Leblanc Philip Goudreau Cecil Powell Guy Dempsey Albert St. Onge Cyril Riach Don Haggerty Pierre Plante Jack Sullivan Nick Tomkiw Eugene Levesque John Eaton Joseph Duscharme Dominic Murtaugh George Johnson Hampton McNab Pekka Malminen Lionel Morin Hector Roy Carl Nilsson Peter Marcotte HENRY SELIN - HEAltST, ONTARIO Henry Selin H. Rosevear G. Blanchette James Sloan W. Selin 0. Albert C. Selin Ed. Miller H. Dumas A. Bouchard R. Blanchette (Continued on Page 22) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK JULY - AUGUST, VICKERS VR 180 World's Greatest Bush Tractor Powered by Rolls Royce Diesel Call, write or wire ·o. H. Godsall Equipment PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �GUST, 1 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK l(EHEAD SOILS COURSE The Soils Course arranged by the Northwestern ario Committee on Co-ordinated Research was held ort Arthur from June 17 until June 26, 1953. Those attending were: Ward, Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd., Fort William Turner, Lands and Forests, Toronto (Lakehead Temporary) Dickson, Lands and Forests, Port Arthur Hearnden, Abitibi Power and Paper Co. (Woods Division) Port Arthur Caulkins, Great Lakes Paper Co. Fort William eeve, Great Lakes Paper Co., Fort William Cressman, Thunder Bay Nursery, Fort William Lockhart, Lands and Forests, Geraldton Ashenden, Lands and Forests, Port Arthur ;BalkWtill, Lands and Forests, Sioux Lookout Ghent, Forest Insect Laboratory, (Sault Ste. Marie) Black Sturgeon umphreys, LongLac Pulp and Paper Company, LongLac ckenson, Lands and Forests, Port Arthur r, Hammermill Paper Co., Port Arthur n Marathon Paper Mills, Port Arthur (field work in ' Pie and Nagagami Areas) ith, St. Lawrence Corporation, Nipigon II. Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie n, Lands and Forests, Port Arthur course was conducted by Mr. Angus Hill; ialist, Department of Lands and Forests and ed into lecture work, held at the Lakehead Institute, and field work. Field trips were ly to the organized townships close to the the Oscar Styffe limit at Arrow River; the concession of the Great Lakes Paper Co.; e of Abitibi Power and Paper Co.; and the eon concession of the Great Lakes Paper Company. Another course was held in the Kenora-Fort Frances area. TWO MILLION CORDS PULPWOOD CUT ANNUALLY IN LAKE STATES During the past 10 years an average of nearly 2,000,000 cords of pulpwood was cut annually in the Lake States. Production showed an upward trend during that period. The Lake States Forest Erperiment Station reports that the addition of several new mills and the enlarged daily capacity of existing mills in the region has increased demands for wood. Minnesota produces 42 percent of the average total output; Michigan, 34 percent; and Wisconsin, 24 percent. Aspen, which ranked fourth as a pulpwood species in the region at the beginning of the period, is now the number one species. Hemlock, once the principal pulpwood species, is now fifth in importance. Pine, spruce and balsam now rank second, third and fourth. Lake States Timber Digest FOREST INSECT COLLECTION During the months of April and May, 713 collections were received by the Forest Insect Survey at the Sault Ste. Marie Laboratory ( 165 from conifers, 539 from non-conifers, 2 from miscellaneous shrubs and 7 from host unspecified). Fourteen of the collections contained no insects and the remaining 699 collections contained a total of 831 insect samples. ENERAL MOTORS DIESEL POWER -- SERIES 51 iesel Marine Engine uous S. H. P. R.P.M. - 54 Industrial Generator Marine Engines IN STOCK AT PORT ARTHUR; ONTARIO at Port Arthur All engines backed by complete parts inventory. PHONE 4-2483, WIRE or WRITE FOR INFORMATION Machinery & Equipment Ltd. ST. at McVicar Creek PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 LONGLAC FIRE PROTECTION SCHOOL Longlac Pulp and Paper Company's Fifth annual fire school was held on May 7 - 8. The morning sessions were held in the Recreation Hal I and the afternoons were devoted to field sessions, the first at Picnic Point and the second was spent touring the Department of Lands and Forests Air Base at Geraldton. During the two day session interesting talks were given by Lands and Forests and Company personnel. Lively discussions were enjoyed on all phases of fire protection and fire suppression. A wet and noisy competition in pump operation and hose laying was enjoyed at Picnic Point. Contestants were from the Kenogami 'and East Highway district with the Kenogami boys emerging as disputed winners. A good turnout from both the camps and the townsite boosted the spirit cf the competition. As in former years the Department of Lands and Forests lent their whole-hearted co-operation to the school. In addition to a most interesting tour of the Air Base they were able to give a Helicopter demonstration and a water bombing demonstration. Mr. George McAdam, Department of Lands & Forests Forest Protection Supervisor, gave several interesting and instructive talks. George, as in former years, was ab~e to emphasize his talks with the hard punch of practical experience. It was felt by all participants to have been two days well spent. PROGRAM Introduction of guests -- W. R. Cooke. 9.00 AM "Why get Excited" - A. F. Buell. 9.10 The purpose of this meeting - W. R. Cooke. 9.30 Presentation of Honorary Fi re Warden 9.45 Badges - U. W. Fiskar. Film - "Fighting Fire with Hand Tools." l 0.15 Comment on fi Im and remarks on the use cf 10.45 Hand Tools - Geo. McAdam. How to wreck a fire pump - Ernie Bredin. 11. 15 11 .45 Description of afternoon demonstration W. R. Cooke, Geo. McAdam. Noon Break. 12.00 12.15 Lunch -at HQ Commissary. 1.30 PM Pump demonstration at Picnic Point. 2.30 Hose laying demonstration - Dept. of L & F. 3.00 Hose laying competition. 4.00 Re-assemble in the Recreation Hall for question and answer discussion - including NO·W Power Saw Hazards - J. E. C. Pringle. Meeting adjourned until Friday 8.30 A Supper at HQ Commissary. 5.30 8.30 AM Responsibility of Supts & Foremen With gard to fire prevention - A. L. K. Sw, 9.00 Routine. Fi~e Control in Camp and Bush Camp, inside and out; Bush; Equip Education of Cutters; Training of Fire C Proposals re Fire Wardens - W. R. 9.30 Film "Fighting Forest Fires in No Ontario." • 9.45 Comments on Film and short tal initial attack •- Geo. McAdam. l 0.15 Operations VS Fi re Control - G. L. p 10.30 Panel Discussion on District Fire Cont H. Renaud, K. McCron, A. Ste Croix. 11.30 Description of afternoon's exercise W. R. Cooke. 12.00 Noon Break. 12. 15 Lunch - HQ Commissary. 1.15 Leave for field exercise to be anno 5.00 Get-to-g '1 ther in Mens' staff house. 6.30 Turkey 1:3anquet at Birchs' Hall. 5.00 TRAINING FILMS AVAILABLE 26 copies of the film "Fighting Forest Northwestern Ontario" have been sold as foll Ontario Department of Lands and Forests ... ... ... . Ontario Paper Company Limited, Heron Bay South Longlac Pulp & Paper Company Ltd ., Longlac .. . K V P Company limited, Espanola, Ont. ... ... ... Newaygo Timber Company Limited, Port Arthur Department of Resources and Development .... .. St. Lawrence Corporation Lim'i ted, Nipigon ... .. . Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Port A Canadian Forestry Association of Ontario, Toron Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd., Quebec Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co., Ltd., Kapuskasi Quebec North Shore Paper Company, Baie Com Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd ., Fort Fra Great Lakes Paoer Company Limited, Fort Willi Fraser Companies Limiterl, Edmur;,dston, N.B. Dryden Paper Company Limited, Dryden, Ont. Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd., Port Arthur A copy of this film is available on I companies and others. "Fighting Forest Fires (Continued on Page 23) Is The Time To Think of Next Winter's HEATING! Yes-Now is the time to get full information about the New 1953 Coleman Oil Space Heaters. They1 re really NEW with Fuel Saving features! Ask about Canada 1 s new forced air heating - Coleman Blend-Air Furnaces Information without obligation at . . . Marshall-Wells Distributors for Co �JGUST, l LOG BOOK y - AUGUST, 1953 LONES DAMAGE ~ESOTA FOREST CROP ,en . K. md Equ f Fir f\/. R ,use. l. ur . Cyclones that never reach the headlines damage esota's valuable forest crop to the tune of $500,000 PAGE 17 conditions and operations allow. The problem is a vital one and it is believed that it is receiving the attention of the Provincial Government to see how this badly needed road system can be developed. r. Dipping to earth in remote areas, cyclones rip gh some of the state's most productive forests g a mass of twisted and shattered trees. What nee a stand of valuable pine becomes a mass of ered stumps and piles of fallen trunks. overnment foresters and private landowners esthigh winds· yearly cause stumpage damage cf than a half million dollars in Minnesota. If you t these "blowdown" trees to useful products such er insulation board, lumber, telegraph poles and d~ of other items, you can see the economic h storms cause in terms of jobs and other values. rest management practices have resulted in the of much of this blowdown timber. This is because ns have a well developed system of permanent er logging roads permitting access to the damber. re is no doubt that the high winds this Spring sed considerable "blowdown" in Northwestern No estimates are available and any of this that occurs in areas not serviced by alllogging roads must remain there unti I such oad system extends to the area of the blowlack of roads in Ontario's forests is one probust be overcome before effective forest manan take place. g the past 12 years, more than 1600 miles her roads have been built in Ontario's forests companies at a cost of over $6,000,000.00. m of developing limit areas is being tackled ies and roads are being bui It as quickly as FOREST INSECT SURVEY REPORTS Forest tent caterpillar Preliminary reports on the condition of the forest tent caterpillar infestations in Ontario have been received and an interesting development has been reported from the Northwestern, North-central and Northern regions of the Province. In these regions, heavy snowfalls accompanied by severe frosts (in some localities continuous for three days) followed the leafing-out of trembling aspen trees and hatch of forest tent caterpillar eggs. These severe weather conditions prevailed throughout extensive areas destroying virtually all trembling aspen foHage and caqsing considerable mortality of first stage larvae. Ur.1til further surveys are conducted, it is impossible to assess precisely the effect that these frosts have had on the level of forest tent caterpillar populations. Aspen trees will re-foliate, however, in the interim, especially in areas of heavy infestation, considerable larval mortality will probably occur through starvation. As forecast from surveys made in the fall of 1952, and as supported by field observations in May, 1953, population intensities declined to light infestation, at least in the southern part of the Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and North Bay districts and in most of the central and southern part of the Parry Sound District. It is anticipated that further surveys throughout Ontario will reveal similar declines in the areas infested for three or more years. On the other hand, heavy infestations will persist this year throughout extensive areas of the Province. BE PREPARED during the FOREST FIRE SEASON ve a Supply of PARAMOUNT CUB or CHIEF FORESTRY PUMPS on hand with Fire Hose. Both the Pumps and Hose are available at lhland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. Fort William, Ontario Phone S-7407 �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK PROTECTIVE HATS Head protection is a subject dating back man}centuries. At least as early as the 6th century militar)' helmeh were in us, to protect soldiers against missiles and thrusts of the enemy. Each major conflict since then has seen improveemnts in these helmets to continue to reduce casualties from head injury. Prior to the twenties structural iron workers were still stuffing their derby hats with wads of paper for protection, since available steel hel"!'~ts were too heavy and awkward. Manufacturers, real 1zmg the need fer head protective equipment, began developing protective hats made of plastic and materials other than steel. T~ey were light in weight, strong, an~ made f~om materials which were resistant to water, acid, and fire. By the mid thirties Jhe iron and s~eel, petroleum, public utilities, construction, m~at pack_ing, and chemical industries started to equip certain departments ·where overhead hazards were general. One by one, it was deemed advisable to equip additional department5. so that at the present time pra·ctically everyone who is exposed to the danger of a head injury is provided with head protection. Principle of Protection: The principle of head protection is based on distributing the force of a blow over the largest possible area of the head. This is accomplished in practically all types of hats and caps by suspe_n~ing a shock-abs?rbing cradle assembly with a snug-fitting sweatband into a hard shell. When the shell is struck, the blow is transmitted to the cradle and distributed over the entire area of the head. A high piercing strength is equally important because when a sharp pointed object strikes, the force is concentrated in a small area. Therefore, most crowns are heavily reinforced by some means to stop this concentrated blow from piercing the shell. Glancing protection also cannot be minimized. The least force trapped on the top of a hat, the less apt the wearer is to injury. The smooth, sharply round crown is an important feature in ~II hats. There are many different styles of cap type pre• teeters. The most popular general type has a crown identical to the most common hat type. Protective hats are designed to allow air to circulate between the sweatband and shell making them comfortable even in extremely hot weather. For winter use, warm snug-fitting winter linings are used. Where there is danger of a hat falling or being blown from the head, a chinstrap should be worn. Importance of Use: There are hundreds of cases on record where pro· tective hats have saved lives. In fact, this type of accideent prevention is so common today that many are never reported. However, the accidents which might have been prevented by the use of head protection receive much notoriety and usually precipitate a compiete hat program. It is said that accident prevention starts 9 inches above the shoulders. The increasing cost of workmen's compensation insurance is caused by high accident frequency. In the pulpwood · logging industry, analysisi of woods accidents show 19% of all accidents (12 % of which are head injuries) are caused by falling or suspended objects. Results of head injuries can be death, skull fracture, permanent head injuries, misery, and loss of time _ Preventive Measures: All woods supervisory personnel, labor - WEAR HARD HA TS. - H. H. Jefferson, Training Office American Pulpwood Associati~ --0--- EXPERIMENTAL FOREST ESTABLISHED BY 0- M Highlighting the company's participation in tioanl Forest Conservation Week, May 16 - 23 MacKellar, vice president and general manager~ Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company Li announced the establishment of an experimental on the highway between Fort Frances and Ontario. Representing an area of 3,000 acres, the will be a source of new insight into better ways vest and perpetuate the forest areas of Ontario. 212 sample plots have been established, MacKell The main reason for establishing the fo added, is to experiment with different cutting and costs and to determine the relative succe taining natural regeneration following the ha The study of woods problems in experim ests is a regular part of ly\ando' long-range fon agement program aimed at putting lands jurisdiction on a sustained yield basis. Another part of the company's manage gram, MacKellar said, is the planting of trees, cast of seeds, the discing of cutover area planting of seeds by hand. Last year, on an experimental basis, th planted 35,000 seedlings and so far this y trees have been planted in the company's area, MacKellar said. A 30-acre plot that was burned last y seeded using the broadcast method. This revisited many times by company forester accurate record may be kept of the sue project. In cooperation with the Ontario D Land and Forests, a hand seeder is being experimental basis by Manda. Plots have lished. They will be checked periodically ernment will be edvised of the results. Because adequate fire protection is in forest management, the company has and fire prevention program for its for company works closely with the Depart and Forests that has the primary respon protection of Ontario's forests. Manda will cooperate this summer_ inion Forestry Branch in a study of wht pine in the Lake of the Woods area, Mr: These studies are designed to obtain 1 will lead to increasing the number of w pine stands throughout the Dominion. Areas that don't naturally lend th ural reproduction are being studied with the hope of finding out just hoW be put back into production. The spruce budworm has attacke in the Patricia and Lake of the Woods company has provided accommodatio entomologists as they sought ways to truction of timber resources, and has ways. �SUST, l _ AUGUST, 1953 LOG BOOK PAGE 19 A COMPLETE LINE OF WINCHES DESIGNED FOR THE LOGGING TRADE Whether your job is loa_d ing, transferring, decking or skidding logs, you will find a Timberland Winch well suited to your requirements. These high quality machines incorporate many features of advanced design including all steel gears and drums, anti-friction bearings and alloy steel shafts. �Page LOG BOOK 20 TREE PLANTING ON THE INCREASE Estimated 12 million of the more than 22 million young trees to be planted this year under the reforestation program of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests now go into private land owners and the Department has issued advice on their care in handling. More than 6,000 such applications have been received this year, a decided increase over 1952. The trees are supplied at a nominal charge for planting as shelter belts or to replenish woodlots. • The majority of these applications for planting trees on private lands are from landowners in the Southern Ontario area. Farmers, settlers, etc., in Northwestern Ontario have not as yet demanded trees in any substantial amounts from the Northwestern Ontario Nursery situated in Thunder Bay District. Every encouragement should be given to farmers to use this source of supply and the fact that a Fort William physician, Dr. W. P. Hogarth, won the 1953 National Conservation Award of the Canadian Forestry Association, should lend some encouragement to increase planting in this area. In the forest management unit near Thessalon, Ontario, some 397,000 trees were planted in the Kirkwood District on the edge of the Mississaugi country. Jack and Red Pine were planted in sunny, sandy locations and White Spruce were planted under poplar stands. As long as the poplar provides shade for the saplings, they will be allowed to stand and later will be logged. An experiment is being carried out in planting 20,000 Red Oak trees in Kirkwood. More than 18 species of White Pine from across Canada will also be tried out. In the Thunder Bay Area, the Department of Lands and Forests planted about 250,000 young trees in the Kab Lake area. Of this 250,000 seedlings, 115,000 were Red Pine, 60,000 White Pine and 75,000 White Pine. Trees were also planted in the Fort Frances District by the Department of Lands and Forests. Industry Planting Woods operators in Northwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, report planting programs as follows: The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited In the Kenora Division, 17,000 trees were planted by hand using a T-slit method. By species, the number planted breaks down into Red Pine 11,500 Jack Pine 1,000 White Spruce 4,500 Most of the ~eedlings were put in on Lake of the •Woods Concession although a few were planted on the Patricia Concession. Of the latter, 500 were planted by the school children from the Camp Robinson Logging Headquarters. It may be of interest that the children attack the project with great gusto and do a surprisingly good job. Oscar Styffe Limited Planted 15,000 White Spruce transplants on the limit at Arrow River. Longlac Pulp & PapP.r Company Limited SPRING 2-2 l 05,000 Black Spruce 67,000 2-2 White Spruce 4,000 2-2 Norway Spruce 22,000 2-2 ·Red Pine 286,350 2-0 Black Spruce 1,200 White Birch 485,550 All of the above, with the exception of t Pine and the White Birch, were planted in cutove The Red Pine and Birch were planted as win around the transplant beds in the new nursery. FALL - pmposed planting Black, White and Norway Spruce 2-2 350,000 BRUSH SCATTERING It is proposed to treat 2,500 acres of cut this method. This treatment is confined to areas which Jackpirie formed the ·major component cut, and in which hardwood is scarce or is abs consists of scattering fresh_, cone ~earing J 'branches on mineral soil that has been exposed logging or by hand scarification methods. TRANSPLANT NURSERY A transplant nursery covering 45 acres prepared for the production of 1,000,000 (2-2) vear - the stock to be received from the Ka Nursery of the Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co. whole nursery area will be under cultivation with the first 10 acres (2 fields) ready for pl 2-0 Spruce in the spring of 1954. Abitibi Power & Paper Compa·ny Limited, Port Arthur Division ( l) In May, 8,000 White Spruce, 2stock, supplied by the Thunder Bay Nurse tablished on a portion of abandoned farm la Wolf River which is now owned by the Com (2) In Autumn 1953, the Abitibi underplant 10,000 White Spruce 2-2 plan again supplied b¥ the Thunder Bay Nursery stands on Abitibi's Experimental Forest, Bl Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited This spring a total of 12,000 trees we~ the Big Pie Concession of the Marathon P Canada. Of this total, l 0,000 were planted of Marathon in their Scout Forest whic 45,000 trees. Species planted this year w White Spruce 5,00 Jack Pine 5,00 The remaining 2,000 trees were pl school children of Caramat and Stevens and included Jack Pine (800 trees), Seo trees), and White Spruce (800 trees). Newaygo Timber Company Limited Prince & Jarvis Locations - 85,00 seedlings 2-2 stock planted during. t~e in cutover areas with a further add,tron lings to be plan'ted in September. Martin & Mildred Townships, Alg 30,000 white spruce seedlings to be pl areas this fall. It is proposed that a ro Caterpilar tractor ..'ill clear the underb the soil in 12½' wide strips where t be planted. . Hanlan Town.ship, Cochrane Di white spruce seedlings have been ~~a farm area owned by the Company a J Canada Highway, west of Hearst, 0 n Spruce Falls Power & Paper Company During the spring of 1953, the & Paper Company Limited plante~ which 196,000 were black spruceb, 11,000 Norway spruce and the a 1a species. The largest part of the pla (Continued on Page �LOG BOOK .Jrsery. ),000 acres is (2-2) t 1e Kap ir Co. ation t )r plan ------''/ trust you bUghters reaUze these WRIGHTS' ropes contain iollv good Englt'sh steel." Wise operators - men who really know their ropes - choose Wrights' for ease in handling, greater resistance to bending fatigue and wear, economy of operation. Manufactured to rigid factory specifications from top quality English steel, acid grade, Wrights' logging ropes are preformed with built-in lubrication. Available in all sizes and constructions. Call your nearest Wrights' representative today. "BE RIGHT -- BUY WRIGHTS'!" WESTERN CANADA DISTRIBUTORS BRITISH COLUMBIA: ALBERTA: Marshall-Wells Companies Wilkinson & McClean Ltd. Vancouver, New Westminster, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, Prince George Leth bridge SASKATC HEWAN: NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: W. F. Fuller Machinery Co., Ltd. Northland Machinery Co., Ltd. Regina 203 Hardisty St., Fort William MANITOBA: �PAGE 22 LOG BOOK KEY PERSONNEL APPOINTED HONOURARY FIRE WARDENS DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER LTD. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario G. A. Hamborg Eskil Chedore Maior Lapointe Tauno Suni Clifford Davidson Marcel Roy Alf. Allin Charles Tompson Harry Buller NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY LTD. Mead, Ontario Geo. ;;e Litke Arthur Wiley John Martti Poikonen Erwin Beger Maxwell Phair Anton Seabloom John Watson Axel Peterson Jens Finstad Ingmar Lofstrom Tom Kaariainen Ken Moland THE FONTAINE LUMBER & TIMBER CO .LTD. Hearst Avelin Lemay Fernand Castonguay Antonio Perrault Camille Vaillancourt Donat Paris Zacharie Fontaine J. D. LEVESQUE Hearst J. D. Levesque Armand Morin Robert Audet Real Levesque Leon Ellement Hermenegilde Landry Wilfrid Lafontaine Egide Venzine Armand Caron Joseph Audet THE CANADA FORWARDING CO. LIMITED Hearst L. P. Fortin Leo Ruel Jean Noel Rodrige Edouard Fortin Leo Ruel Leon Verrault Roger L'Ecuyer Jos. Ryan Eagon Wagner LECOURS BROS. Calstock Arthur Lecours Pa,.1 Lecours Clement Lecours Alphedor Boisvert THE ONTARIO PAPER CO. LIMITED - Thorold J. A. Grenier A. Grenier F. Boisvert R. M. Keene L. Daf.lst R. Champane H. Morin T. CHAL YKOFF Hearst M. Gula Arthur Veilleux SPRUCE FALLS F. Flatt W. Thom H. Walkom F. Wiley E. Bonner M. Taylor L. McConnell D. Davidson G. Pratt G. McCrae S. Ballantyne M. Dixon A. Buchanan E. Tamosetis T. McElhanney G. Bell B. Roy S. Brackenbury N. Turnbull V. Sleep T. Donnan H. Forsythe R. Banks R. Armstrong W. Baczynski N. Neveroff P. Barrett R. Briggs N. Gow Sec her E. Davis E. Marrison C. McCarthy Paul Bissonnette Paul Sawran Art Boucher L. Donnelly C. Broadbent N. VEILLEUX Lowther Alonzo Veilleux POWER & PAPER CO. LTD. Kapuskasing G. Henderson 0. Forsell A. Leppe W. St. Aubin G. Currie B. Nordhal E. Ross T. Tracy A. Poulton 0. Valcourt P. Boyer P. Legault E. Carr T. Busch J. Collins J. Brouillard W. Cormier J. C. Davies J. Guenette P. Tremblay W. Goodwin K. Bond J. Lawson P. Herholtz K. Mc:Key F. Dumais J. Parent A. Ballantyne A. Ruxton A. Drood J. Newfeld L. Chemlewsti E. Watt A. McIntosh A. Bellefleur F. Stec W. Nichol J. Bond A. Larabie F. Farnok J. Jensen S. Honiak K. Angus J. Prystai R. Ste. Croix F. Samson H. Mitoma E. Levesque J. K•uzma M. Martinio A. Stanyer G. Gauthoer R. Shannon T. Tourigny M. Mikula H Kennedy D. Valliere T. Arsenault G. Ouellette E. Garant T. Wasinekewicz J. Campbell J. Cummings P. Valliere J. Guindon L. Quinn A. Guindon H. Valliere E. Amos C. Roy P. Boud•reau 0. Roy H. Lepp F. Eccles V. Keys Thiffault A. Richard W. Jensen A. Baker R. Brunelle H. Allard H. Cotton MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LIMITED E. Dolph A. Rowland I. Levesque A. Galbraith A. Bergeron ARROW TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Calstocli • R. V. Perry R. Rekola G. Hince A. L. Lehoux L. Gagne J. P. Leduc A. Bois R. Lachance ELOF CHRISTIANSON Mattice Elof Christianson Jack Christianson Joe Vallee Teles Geoffrey Henry Louis Gosselin UPPER CANADA LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED _ 0. M. Patterson R. Halliday G. Patterson R. Jeneau L. Bergeron L. Parent G. Dumais H. Seaton A. Bergeron M. Vellerive NEWAYGO TIMBER CO. LIMITED - Hearst H. Wade A. Carlson Ken Mol J. D. Draganiuk R. Brunet C. M. Jansson L. J. Sicard E. Mickelson TRANSCONTINENTAL TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Marcel Giasson Roland Poulin Ferdinand Parent Fortuant Fortier Arthur Ray Frank Stewart Jean Philippe Maurice Hibbard Roland Malenfant Frank Wright Joseph Robichaud NAPOLEON GAGNON N. Gagnon B. Gagnon GOSSELIN BROS. M. Gosselin R. Gnsselin J. P. Bourgeault WHITE RIVER DISTRICT ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY I. S. Palmer Bill Beer W. R. Boville Bill Taskinen A. Waluk J. S. Boville R. A. Kenshol Jim Beatty Bill Donaldson Dave Lacourciere Lee Fletcher Lorne Johnson Len Oliphant Gordon Dickie Kemp Fisher Jas. Baskerville G. E. Ball Wm. Rajala Jim Hall AUSTIN LUMBER (DALTON) LIMITED J Wm. Pilot S. Brownlee J. McN. Austin A. Constantineau ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMITED W. I. Turner G. k. MacGregor T. Summers B. E. Futerko G. A. Genge C. Miles D. C. Horncastle E. C. Little R. W. B. Thomson A. Guimond R. S. B. Miller Henri P;uadis I. D. Bird L. Charon F. R. M. Smith W. Schure DUBREUIL & BROS - M Raymond Prevost Marcel Dubreuil Wilfred Moren Aug•ustine Dubreuil LAKE SUPERIOR TIMBER COMPANY T. Nirkkola Answers 1. P.E. I. has 45 .07 persons national average is 3.88 2. Alberta. . 3. $143,000 every hour, or $1,250 m• 4. Lake St. Clair. 5. In the Guti of Mexico, Hudson ~aJ, 6. Quebec. 7. f! �. AUGUST, l 953 Brunelle Allard Cotton .evesque Hince P. Leduc :e PAGE 23 LOG BOOK IROQUOIS FALLS WOODS DEPARTMENT HOLDS COURSES (Continued from Page 20) fall when a longer planting season is available. 650,000 trees will be planted then. !anting operations are confined almost entirely to round cutover, with usually one crew reforesting ns and the remainder working at operating camps ver of the last one or two years. The Abitib Magazine reports that three courses were conducted during the Spring break up period as follows: Cooks The fifth annual school for first and second cooks was carried out. Mechanics on I Film Board coloured 16 mm. talkie, is also A series of talks on the development of mechanical bush operation and the importance of furthering education and thinking in order to keep up with the ever expanding development were given. e to anyone wishing it. Request these films Foremen e Editor. panies are urged to show these movies to their s. In addition, local service clubs, church orns and ·any civilian organization should be ese films. e it a point to ensure that people in your own ty are forest fire conscious and one way to make st fire conscious is to show them how the fires fought once they are started. Changes in bush operations in the last few years created problems that the old-timbers were ill-equipped to handle, necessitating a great change in the thinking and planning of the foremen. It is the general feeling that these schools are the means for al I woods workers, foremen, mechanics, and cooks to keep abreast of the fast moving developments that surround us. Foremen and instructors joined with the cooks and mechanic for the closing banquet. G FILMS AVAILABLE (Continued from Page 16) ud There's A New INTERNATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Lumbering Operations Wherever the Work Is Heaviest Construction Work The All New INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT J. DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization IBUTORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS FIRESTONE TIRES PORT ARTHUR iver Road - Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 �PAGE 24 LOG BOOK "Caierpillar" Diesel Tractor Equipped with Hyster Winch ... • There's no end to the profitable uses of a winch-equipped "Caterpillar,, Diesel Tractor. From woods to mill, this logger's handyman is at work saving time, cutting costs ... Hyster logging Winches speed up skidding, arch or sulky hauling, yarding with tractor donkeys, and a host of other logging task~. Efficient power transmission converts engine power into pulling power. Ground gripping tracks take this power anywhere to do a job. And the winch fits neatly on the rear end to permit unrestricted use of front-mounted tools. · Let our logging experts put this versatile hand on your "show"-lowering costs, increasing production. A call or visit to our nearby sales and service branches will get you full details-but do it now! POWELL EQUIPMENT 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/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/ee4c3ee36481ba66835705dda5688356.pdf 0a70312fe4e2e3ad141f31d4c1511c0f PDF Text Text 11r.. G~ R"' Sonl.ey, Max a.t.hon Paper ~.3 0£ Cm.i., 1 Publtc -Ut:O.itiGS Buil.uing, PORT ARTit1JR, Ontario. �LOG BOOK PAGE 2 I.E. L. PIONEER POWER -SAWS - The Famous 1954 Lightweight H B Model High Speed Chain through Automatic Clutch. Bar Lengths - 16", 20" and 24". Only 24 lbs. Cuts tw'ice as fast as any other Cha.in Saw. New Low Price. e e Has same motor as the Super Pioneer for 'S4. Most Parts Interchangeable with other I. E. L. Models. The Dependable Super Pioneer for '54 A rugged dependable one-man saw for falling and bucking in medium timber. One of the most all-round efficient power saws ever built. Maximum bar size, 36". Stwe tk:d /,o,,.ed! with an I.E. L. High Pressure Fire Pum THE TOPS IN FIGHTING FOREST FIRES The new I. E. L. Fire Pump is the result of a grea,t deal of engineering design and experimental W! order to achieve the high pressure necessary on long hose lays or high lifts, which are almo!t ah, countered when fighting forest fires. Whereas a pump having a 100 p.s.i. cut-o.ff cannot dehver ~ amount of water over 200', and whereas a pump of 17S p.s.i. shutdown pressure will be equally 1 ive on a lift of 450', the 1.E.L. Fire Pump will deliver 35 p.s.i. pressure at 450' and still develop reserve pressure. DEALERS THROUGHOUT NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Distributed· by TWIN CITY·INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 91 S MEMORIAL AVENUE �RETURN TO BOOK ~ .. I _.:;;;:;~!!!~i~i.~;P,ktd, . el tch. '54. E. L. .......... ............................................ ~ ~resident EX . F. BUELL M. JONES M. COCHRAN P. V. LEMAY H. S. MOSHER Secretary-Manager - T. S. JONES Published by Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators' Edited by T. S. JONES Association The sudden death of the Honourable Wei land S. mell shortly after addressing a foresters' meeting orth Bay was a great shock. In a relatively short in office, he became known to members of the s industry throughout Ontario as a hard worker, re and most co-op·e rative at all times. It is with re regret that the LOG BOOK records his passing. Time marches on. e are now half-way through the fire season. The tuation is reported elsewhere in this issue and I ask all woods managers, supervisors and honoure wardens to review the fires that have been to date and redouble their efforts to prevent om occurring from such causes for the remainthe season. H. H. "Bert" Styffe. lnuentory Reports est Inventory Reports have been received as Report Report eport eport eport eport #11 # 12 #13 #14 #15 #16 - Sault Ste. Marie District Chapleau District Gogama District Fort Frances District Kenora District • Sioux Lookout District. es ?f these Forest Resources Inventory Reports tarned through the Division of Timber ManDepartment of Lands and Forests Toronto I I -·---0---- X-ray Unit in Hearst Area ~bile T.B. X-Ray Unit from the Fort Wi' rrum toured the Newaygo Timber Company ~rst, Mead and Mosher and also the Northills camps at Hansen, Ontario, recently. 0 .woods workers were x-rayed. It is planned rt back to the Hearst c1rea in due course, Lands and Forests Appointed ~pledoram of Fort William has been 1ster of Lands and Forests in the Ontario e succeeds the Hon. Welland S. Gemmell curred recently. - -o---- E - An airview of the Town of Nipigon 9~ 0 .und can be seen a raft of pulpwood 'PNQon area being held prior to towing d . ear the mouth of the river is a tug rn the background can be seen the PAGE 3 First-Aid Training Recommended in Schools At the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch meeting there was considerable discussion about first aid training. The experience of the Workmen's Compensation Board and the cost of injuries in t•he Province of Ontario was pointed out and after considerable discussion it was duly moved, seconded and carried that this Branch recommend that "our Parent Association (the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association) along with all other safety Associations in the Province, appeal to the Minister of Education requesting that first aid training be made compulsory in schools." If first aid training was made a subject in the schools then graduates would come into industry (not only the woods industry but all industries) with some first aid training. It has been pretty well agreed that anyone trained in first aid is a more safety conscious person than one not trained and it is felt that if this resolution is adopted by the Minister of Education, it will help to cut down accidents in the future. To repeat, a person trained in first-aid is safety conscious and is less likely to become an accident victim. Should an accident happen, he is able to render immediate first-aid, thus relieving suffering and reducing accident severity. Tree Farms Certified in Northwestern Ontario The first three tree farms in Northwestern Ontario were certified in a ceremony arranged by the Port Arthur Chamber o Commerce Forestry Committee in co-operation with the Northwestern Ontario Section Canadian nstitute of Forestry. The National Tree Farm Program is under the auspices of the Canadian Forestry association with a special Tree Farm Committee set up. The properties of E. B. Ayer, Dr. W. P. Hogarth and T. S. Jones were certified. It is planned to certify more private lands which are devoted to the growing of trees in Northwestern Ontario. It is hoped that private property in the Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Kenora and Fort Frances areas will be certified this year. Committee on Co-ordinated Research Holds Meeting in Port Arthur The Northwestern Ontario Committe on Co-ordinated Research held a meeting in Port Arthur on April 29th. • The annual project summary was discussed and also individual research project reports. There was considerable discussion led by Mr. H. 0. Kantola on regeneration surveys. A paper by Mr. George R. Sonley entitled "What Do Regeneration Survey Results Mean ?" is reprinted elsewhere in this issue of the LOG BOOK. ·,··-·-·-·-·-·--··-·-·-·'.-·'--'·-·-·-·-·---·!· i ANNUAL MEETING i: 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. I ! i i i I The meeting will be held in the Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C., from October 13th to 15th, 1954. ! I ! ! I I I II (•,._,c,..-.c~,~.._.c,,_..,....,~~,....,~..-.c..-.c,.....c.....C J - ~ > ~ , ~ - c • : • �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK JULY - AUGUST AN EASY WAY TO MANAGE SMALL WOOD-LOTS By E. M. Cressman Woodlots are important to the economy of our country. This is proven by the fact that at least 25 % of Canada's pulpwood comes from privately-owned woodlots. And pulpwood is not the most important product of our woodlots. Other products such a:; lumber and fuel wood exceed the , value of pulpwood taken from Canada's woodlots. But the cash value of a woodlot is not its greatest value. If all the woodlots were removed from our Agricultural land, farming would deterioriate. Soil erosion by wind and water would soon ruin our life-giving soil and food production would decrease. In my opinion the moisture-holding and soil protection ability of a woodlot is its greatest value to man. That is the key to any management plan. Clear cutting is entirely out of the question. Some form of selective cutting must be used because this method will preserve the woodlot as a soi I protector at a II ti mes. Just how many and which trees to cut is the problem. It is the main purpose of this article to explain a method I have used for several years to quickly mark a woodlot and also to convince the owner that the marked trees should be cut for his own interests. Basically the method amounts to this - if a tree is growing fast and is well formed leave it grow, because it is earning the owner money. If a tree is growing slowly, it should be cut, unless by releasing it you could make it grow faster. To see how fast a tree is growing I use an increment hammer and count the annual rings in the last radial inch. How fast does a tree have to grow to justify leaving it grow more? Consider each tree individually as an investment in dollars and cents. Its value is the owner's investment and its rate of growth can be thought of as the interest received on that investment. What percent interest do you demand on money you have loaned or invested? Perhaps you may want at least 5 %- . Well, that is fine for money investments. But, if you consider that trees give you many other benefits other than financial ones maybe you would be willing to lower the interest demanded on your tree investment. I believe that 2 or 3 % is about the right amount to expect from a tree. To relate the percent interest earned by a tree to the growth rings in the last inch I use the table listed here. This table was taken from the book "Forestry in the Farm Woodlot": For good sites the values would be higher; for poor sites somewhat lower. The curved graph-like line in the chart I pu indicate the point below which I think trees sh cut. Above this line a tree is apparently growi enough to justify not cutting it. Now this cha no means accurate and no doubt a great deal o etical fault could be found with it - if not t idea I have expressed here. But I have used thi for four years in my woodlot extenstion work found it works quite well. It should be pointed out here that this i my own but was developed by Professor J Cornell University. I mentioned before that this method wa convince the woodlot owner that certain tree cut. This statement may seem peculiar to have lived only in the North where to butch~ is the accepted thing among settlers. But Ontario due to Conservation Education and By-laws: many woodlot owners are very relu any of their trees other than dead ones. The other big consideration in woodlot is protection. Everyone knows how dan~e~ a woodlot so I will not go into that subJeC ever, there is another enemy of trees that fO mention briefly. Tht: worst ene,:,,y of s is, in my opinion, livestock. I believe t grazing by cattle is more dangerous to a a fire. Catt Ie eat a II the young trees, theyj trees, and they tramp and comp~ct th~. it no longer has its moisture holdrnQ a~,h pasturing of a woodlot will destroy ,t ~I fire. In fact turning cattle into a wo just as bad as start.ing a ground fire j big difference is that fires are spectac_u a~e noticed but cattle go about thei; slowly and unnoticed until the woodlo 1 One of a series of article~ Northwestern Ontario Sect•t Canadian Institute of Fores �PAGE 5 LOG SOOK r\_ .. or- • Do you remember that, in the last issue of r the LOG BOOK, the Supervisor's Strip discussed "What Is a Problem?". To refresh your memory "A PROBLEM is anything that a supervisor ha~ to do something about." It was stated that to deal with a problem effectively a supervisor needs , ~ ~ is employed as a strip boss at a mp, Mike was a cutter for quite f _years before he became a strip has had a lot of experience in is still eager to learn. When as his boss he replied "Why, Joe eman, of course". His answer does it give us all the picture, of it? many cords are to be at Mike's camp, what areas ked out, what method of proe used (cut and pile; cut and etc.) what type of haul? Does an make these decisions enn or is he acting on instrucdistrict superintendent who Joe's camp as only one unit area and regulate it accor- a little further. Would the ent have the final say-so, ays be subject to general boss, the woodlands manathe production actviity for ration must be given to as mill pulpwood require• nd machine-power availe protection; safety (mannd product}; transportateam, lake, railroad); towdates. This planning one activity with ananother. What governs the pulp and paper mH!s in determining their pulpwood r.eqoirements for a safe period ahead? Here Top Manage• ment (the stockholders) make decisions which may mean that Mike the strip-boss may assist . in producing more pulpwood, or less pulpwood, at his camp, as a result of in• creased or decreased mill acttivity. These top management decisions are governed by the re-actions of that n1ari in front of the counter, THE CUSTOMER-, who represents buying power and -wbo sometimes is very temperamental and exacting. He is choosey about price, quality, design, etc., and if he does not like our product he shops elsewhere. • if our product does not suit him what is the result -at the mill, - a t the Woods Dept., -at the pulpwood camp? -· We asls you, Mike, who is your boss? -•....,,...,..,.,.,..,.,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,,~.-,,,,, J ~ e,,,p,to,,ee4 /111,e e o . - ~ e,,,,p./~eed, 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 Boo~ is publiahing this 11STRIP11 with the idea of p-,tting in one place 1 some information about tlte industry, some ideas for employer-employee relations, etc., etc. Supervisors are invited to submit Cl'lest• ions, problems, etc., involving the woods industry to the column and we will give our answer. Something troubling you 1 Ask us f • SKILL KNOWLEDGE I The skill of instructing was discussed as applicable to experienced and inexperienc~d workers. In addition to the skill in in.,structing, there are two . other skills that supervisors need: '· SKILL IN PLANNING SKILL IN HANDLING PEOPLE. It is assumed of course, that the supervisors reading this column have the "KNOWLEDGE" required to do their jobs. Supervisors must know the Company Rules and Regulations and, in addition, must have a working knowledge of all the jobs that men at~- expected to do on the operation. Most supervisors have this knowledge and, therefore, one of the most important problems is getting along with and getting results from the people who work for and Y(ith them. Here are a few tips which are called • _, ... FOUNDATIONS . FOR GOOD RELATIONS LET EACH WORKER KNOW HOW HE IS ' 'GETTING ALONG. • Figure out what you expect of him. Point out ways to improve. c;rvE CREDIT WHEN DUE. Look for extra or unusual performance. Teti him while ~'it's hot11 • TELL PEOPLE IN ADVANCE ABOUT CHANGES THAT WILL AFFECT THEM. Tell them WHY if possible. :; Get them to accept the change. MAKE BEST USE OF EACH PERSc5N'S ABILIT'(. Look for ability not now being used. Never stand in a man's way. PEOPLE MUST BE TREATED AS INDIVIDUALS. -•- THREE NEW PULP MILLS -Three new pulp mills started operations recently - Ketchikan Pulp Co., at Ketchikan, Alaska; Rayonier Incorporated at Jesup, Ga. and Bukeye Cellulose Corporation, Foley, Florida. �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK JULY - AUGUST • The Financial Post reports "that the second half of 1954 has been slated as the business pick-up after the decline which started last fall." "How do the forecasts look now we've reached the second half? Is the pick-up on schedule ?" UNION MEMBERSHIP INCREASES IN 1953 • Membership in labour unions increased by some 48,200 in 1953. As of January 1, 1 954, according to Department of labour's annual survey of labour organizations in Canada, the aggregate union membership stood at 1,267,911. This compares with a figure of 1,21 9, 71 4 from the same source as of January 1, 1953. "The economic experts rather guardedly answer something like this: ' 'We're pretty well on schedule so far as timing goes. Business is picking up. EmThe breakdown of union affiliation acployment is much better. Construction is cording to this 1 954 survey shows that the strong. Capital investment has not faltered, "big three' in Canadian organized labour are in total, since the beginning of the year. the Trades and labour Congress of Cal'}ada "But the extent · of the pick-up in this. (TLC) with 596,004 members, The Canadian third quarter may not match some of the Congress of labour (CCU with 360,782 memmore optimistic forecasts. Offsetting the featbers and the Canadian and Catholic Confedures of strength are some continui•ng weakeration of labour CCCL) with 100,312 memnesses - notably in the farm sector and in bers. secondary manufacturing." WAGE RATES EASE UPWARD On the plus side, construction and capital investment, exports, except grain, govern• Between October 1952 and October 1953 ment spending and consumer spending all are the index wage rates in Canada rose 3.6%. a little higher than last year. This was slightly less than half of the 8% On the minus side, lower farm incomes rise recorded in the year ending October, and slackness in secondary manufacturing will 1952. certainly have an effect on the plus side. In 1954 the general levelling-off trend continued, preliminary figures showing a rise The sharp market pulp demands should of only 1.2% in the six-month period from continue in 1954 reports the Financial Post. October, 1953 to April, 1954. This is good news and, if it keeps up or increases, should mean that more wood will The six major divisions covered by the be ;:ut than last year. Department's survey were logging, mining, manufacturing, construction, transportation and communication, and services 0aundries). The average wage rate indexes (1939= l 00) for the six industries surveyed, were October J 952, 263.3; October 1953, 272.7; COST OF LIVING April 1954, 275. 9. -•- <11,,. eru.adia,, cCO#JOM,, • A sudden, sharp jump in food prices combined with higher rents boosted the consumer to 116.1 from 115.5. It was the biggest price index by three-fifths of a point in May, rise in 30 months. The increase was due almost entirely to higher prices for meats, coffee, fresh vegetables and fresh and canned fruit, the bureau of statistids reported Butter and chicken prices were lower. Rents also climbed along with such other items as cleaning supplies and furniture. UNEMPLOYMENT • The National Employment Services offices reported 549,000 applications for employment on file as of April 15, 1954. This was a decrease of 20,900 from the figure a month previously but was still 176,500 higher than at the corresponding date tn 1 953. WAGES IN MANUFACTURING • As of March 1, '54, the average weekly earnings in manufacturing were 57.69. This figure was an increase of 1 % over the previous month and an increase f 2% over the corresponding date in 1953. LABOUR FORCE • In the week ending April 17, 1954, the labour force in Canada totalled 5,257,000. This was a slight increase over · the March figure of 5,236,000. Of these 5,257,000, 2,890,000 (55%) worked full time (35 hour.s or more); 1,955,000 (37.2%) workeo••·1ess than 35 • hours· (Good Friday and faster accounted for a big part of this · short time group); 109,000 (2.1 %) • had jobs. btit did no work during the surv.e y week; M:ld i-.303,000 (5.8%) had no jobs. -•- • The following are excerpts from a paper given at the Annual Meeting of the American Pulpwood Association by B. G. Buell, Northern Paper Mills, Green Bay, Wisconsin. • "For the most part developments In industrial forestry during the past few years have followed well-known principles rather than anything very new and startling. Briefly we will point out the progress we have made in the Lake States. "The pulp and paper industry has in the past decade increased its timberland ownership from 700,000 acres to 2,000,000 acres, with continJ1ed expansion indicated. The number of technical foresters in their employ has risen from 50 to 150. 'Of course this means that the industry is now well awakened to the fact that from now on we must grow the wood that we need for the future, and must do alt we can to grow it in our own back yard, not in some foreign country. • "In the '· matter of utilization we are making rapid progress. First of all our mills are shifting th,eir r~quirements so as to use the abundant so-called "inferior" species such as poplar ,and ,.fnardwoods, which is relieving the pressure on the .softwoods, · particularly spruce. Usf c,f poplar by l:ake States·' mills has ju.inped from 400,000 cords to ·over 1,000,900 • cords i•~-~ .P.ast ten years." • The old saying that "Cleanliness to Godliness" applies equally to Ii working in the woods as i-t does in a working in a factory. Our very jobs a clean and orderly operation. In our woods operations eve sible is being done to have a cle derly cutting operation. In our ca dards kept are generally higher tha by the Department of Health. Supervisors, being part of t ment team, are, or should be a steps being taken to correct sa by clearing or keeping work are safe, thus reducing possibility of. No employee has ever been inju debris or other obstruction that his path or work area! Then, and orderly work area boosts makes for more pleasant worki No one likes to work or live i place amid littered surroundi The bull-cook can do a if he doesn't have to keep pi everybody else all the time. help by checking up on me receptacles for papers, ash tra used. "Good Housekeeping", t "Everybody's Job" and is o,f portance to our work. Let ponsibility and get everyb -•- o The Department of_ Annua I Report has been ' Part I _ The Statistf contains tables, cha which depict and det activities engaged in year 1952 - 53. Part 11 - High.lig - Report - presents rative and pictogr: standing Divisional ing the period. Forests, Toronto. �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK Euclid Tractor and Semi-Trailer The Tractor is powered with a 27 5 H.P. "Cummins" DieseL Motor. Trailer is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide~ Trailer can be modified for different length pulpwood and logs for various operations - load capacity 5 0 tons. Designed especially by Euclid for G. H. Godsall Equipment Ltd. in an effort to obtain a unit suitable for the pulp and Paper indu&try in Canada on long hauling on all-weather road direct from bush operations to mill site. Call, write or wire H. Godsall -Equipment Ltd. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK WHAT DO REGENERATION SURVEY RESULTS MEAN? By G. Sonley, Marathon Paper Mills The purpose of this talk is to open the discussion on some questions, most of which I think Mr. Hosie mentioned in his book. I am going to limit my thinking to Sections B8 and B9 of 'the Northern Boreal or Pulpwood Forest Region, because I am more familiar with conditions in these sections than in any other. Now for stocking. I believe the ideal stockin be the minimum number necessary to develop 9 product of required specification. This is rather ge terms, but I do not know how to express it differe" I do believe that none of us appreciate the ability piece of cutover land to regenerate. Regeneration surveys are made with the purpose of determining the degree to which areas are restocked in an effort to try to forecast the future yield from the area. Yield is considered in terms of species, quantity, and quality. Case I: The Forestry Branch have establi P.S.P. in a mixed forest after a commercial cut of sp and balsam pulpwood. At least one forester judgment was beyond question said the forest ruined, and there would never be another cut of ifers. However, Mr. Mulloy had displayed grap the growth on those plots and after 30 years ther as I remember, enough to justify another cut. seedlings from 2" to 2' high are not very imp but give them a few years and the appearance is; different. The big job the forester has to do now is: ( l) estimate the relative value of species 75 to l 00 years hence, (2) determine the minimum number of seedlings per acre which will yield the required volume and quality at maturity. Let us consider species. As stated previously, in my judgment we are considering a pulpwood forest, and when we speak of future markets we are referring to markets for pulpwood. The pulp from the areas which are regenerating now may be used 75 to l 00 year5 hence. What will be the demand then? l 00 years ago no paper was made from wood pulp. Is it unreasonable to believe that industry will not make greater advances in the future than have been made in the past? When I consider this together with the present trends toward the utilization of all species for pulp, I am forced to come to the conclusion that there will be a demand for all species in 75 to l 00 years, and as far as utilization is concerned we need have no concern about species. In fact, I would be surprised if hardwood were not the preferred species in 50 years from now. ( l) (2) (3) Costs less to grow - higher volume/acre in a shorter rotation. Costs less to operate. % cellulose to lignin is greater than conifers. Species should be considered forestry-wise, however, and we should be concerned that each site is regenerated to the species which will yield the greatest amount of wood fibre per acre per year. From Future Wood Markets and Forest Management by John A ZiY,nuska, Journal of Forestry, May 1951, we read . . . Moreover, the pulp and paper industry cannot be considered as an outlet for high priced stumpage. The technological history of the industry is one of escape from rising raw materials. This is exemplified by the shifts from New England spruce to Lake States spruce, then on to southern pine and western hemlock and fir, and now on to aspen and other scrub hardwoods as well as to tops, slabs, edgings, and other forest and mill waste." ... "If this is correct, and the market of the future wi II be a low price market, then the forest manager must keep his costs per unit volume dow~. This means c~:mcentrating on quantity, not quality. For example, in considering reproduction the percent of stocking, not the species composition should be the prime consideration." ' Case 11: They have been cutting out of t Depot on the Gatineau for over l 00 years, and I heard they were still cutting. Tables Since the purpose of the discussion is to d "What Regeneration Survey Results Mean," I tributing some results of last year's regenerati After distribution and discussing Table I, it closed that it was a summary of quadrats stumps and not seedlings. This was the co the virgin forest. Our management assum regenerated forest should at least equal question before us is what stocking of necessary to do this? Table 11 corroborates the regeneratio stumps. Table 111 is a comparison of stump tall eration tally computed from the same survey. This shows that the regeneration twice as great as the stump tally, but is t Table IV shows the results of the a ation of permanently established quadra year pE-dod. Table V shows the results of the regener~tion survey correlated with site on the better sites, there is better rege the plots were placed mechanically, th plots by sites should be proportional to site. It will be noted that approximate has 44. l % stocked quad rats, 12.3 % of stocked quadrats and that 52 % of the stocked quadrat;, or 90% of area ha stocked quadrats. Anyone interested in the tables may obtain copies from the Editor 0 Summary ( l) All species should be tallie value and also for their effect on (2) Regeneration should be type and site. f3) We are badly in need. tables to determine minimum st �AUGUST 1 fety footwear - Hard Hats ogant Vests - WHY? ·al stocking , develop rather gen it differe ,e ability ,e establi I cut of sp orester w ,e forest ~r cut of ed graphi ?ars there er cut. ery impr ranee is PAGE 9 LOG BOOK Several companies have announced their policy of ting the use of protective footwear and hard hats heir operations. One of the first questions to be answered is: Why? In the case of Protective Footwear, a survey o-f injuries was carried out in 1952 - 53. Dealing with disabling injuries to the feet, of which 305 or Clo were axe wounds, it was stated that 1/ 3 of them t have been materially reduced in seriouness if not ly eliminated by the wearing of footwear with toe cases. Safety footwear is now being manufactwith additional protection to the instep as well as side and outside of the foot. This type of shoe probably have reduced the number of accidents rther. ased on the experience of this survey and of men ve worn safety footwear in the bush for the past season, the safety associations and operators are convinced that the wearing of protective footthe woods will certainly cut down the number of , and lessen the seriousness of the injuries that HARD HATS ny companies have experimented with the use hats for the last few years and there have been where it can be safely claimed that fatal ave actually been prevented through their use. Possibly some other mishaps have occurred with no result in injury. Head injuries when they occur are generally of a very serious nature and quite often fatal. The Lumbermen's Safety Association reports that in 1953 there were 19 fractures to the skull, 8 of which resulted in death. In addit(on, there were 40 cuts and 58 bruises or a totai of 98 injuries to the scalp. There seems to be no doubt that the use of hard hats would have lessened the number of head injuries and certainly would have cut down on the seriousness of such injuries. BUOYANT VESTS In 1953 the Lumbermen's Safety Association reports six deaths from drowning. The type of buoyant vest on the market today wi 11 keep a man afloat face up for a con•siderable period of time and there seems I ittie doubt that the use of such protective equipment will again cut down on the number of drownings and deaths. Chemical Treatment Operations The Northern Paper Mills Limited, Hansen, Ontario, are conducting the only chemical treatment tree operation in Northwestern Ontario so far as is known. The late spring was a hold up in getting approximately 1000 cords cut which was treated last summer. Reports state that peeling of this last year's treated wood is very good. It is planned to treat approximately 3 000 - 4 000 cords of wood this summer and a special c~mp ha~ been set up for the duration of the peeling season. THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED ONTARIO CANADA CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensu-res - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 Industry supervisors took part in last year's North Bay tires. Here are the observations of one supervisor. The Gladman Township Fire By S. B. Brackenbury Towards the. end of August 1953, little or no rain had fallen and the humidity had been below normal for some time. Drying winds coupled with high temperatures induced a serious fire hazard. In Gladman township an unextinguished camper's fire was spread rapidly by strong winds. Upon our ~rrival by air, spot firec; and established fires could be seen along either side of a chain of lakes. Promptly, the Provincial Air Service Beavers began flying in men, provisions and supplies. Fire crews were dispatched to the most hazardous areas. Soon an organized force wyas fighting the fire with hand tools, power tools and aircraft. A Bell helicopter and a Tavlorcraft wer~ used for mapping purposes, but the helicopter proved especially useful for landing crews and equipment in normally inaccessible potholes. The Taylor craft was also used for the free dropping of hose to crews placed by helicopter. With the Beaver aircraft using the larger lakes and the helicopter relaying to the more inaccessible camps, the fire crews were serviced efficiently. The mobility displayed by the Department of Lands and Forests was impressive and definitely reduced the total acreage burned. When the fire was finally brought under control more than 5000 acres had been destroyed. The main precautions of actual fire fighting, that were most important can be listed as follows: ( 1) Upor arrival, scout the fire, noting, particularly the wind speed and direction, fuel types and ter- FIRST QUALITY Swedish Made PULPWOOD SAWS THE JOHANSSON NO. 60 "Unconditionally Guaranteed" ONE INCH WIDE 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" In lengths 30" - DISTRIBUTO'RS WALBY & CO. LIMITED 141 ST. PETER STREET MONTREAL, QUE. rain. It is customary to hit the head of a fire fir only when the head is the most dangerous part. arm of inflammable fuel exists that can carry t to a dangerous fuer type beside or behind the fire, it is incorrect to hit any other part of the fir (2) Com~ct nozzle openings must be used efficient stream. Start with a large opening pressure fal Is off reduce the nozzle tip open increase the pressure. This is important as a directed at the base of the flame, has a cooling and tends to remove fuel. (3) On the first pass, the nozzleman sho to knock down the flame and cut off the advancin If too much time is spent on the line, it is possi be left behind by the fire. Hand tool men can the hose crew, checking the spread until their r ~4) Back fires ~re. advan~ageous in emerg especially when the fire 1s backing up against the A good barrier, natural or artificial is essential. (5) The treatment and feeding of fire figh very important. In the initial excitement men wil long, hard hours without excessive complaining. good food and regular rest periods in a quiet pl essential. The men should not be too far fro fire line. (6) Accounting is an important factor. If t on the fire Ii ne know that their accounts are bei accurately, many troubles are avoided. During this fire, some of the successful taken were a direct result of the Department and Forests' Fi re Protection Course held at J 1953. Honourary Fire Wardens Are Keg Fi In Forest Fire Preuention Honourary Fi re Wardens are key figur fire prevention. In addition to their regular receiving the appointment of honourary have undertaken additional responsibility a due these men for carrying out this hono Fire wardens are appointed by the Minist and Forests in the Province of Ontario an of the LOG BOOK is in possession of a Ii dustry personnel appointed honourary fire has been customary for the last few years BOOK to print the names of these men i However, it is impossible to do so at this Northwestern Ontario Timber Operator 1s sending a personal letter to each indu showing that their appointment is rec J\ssociation and req~ests their utmost be on Jhe alert and do everything pos fires. FIRE ORGANIZATION PROGRAM DIS The fire administration program Pulp and Paper Company Limited was member companies of the Northwe 5f ber Operators' Association. f Any company desiring a copy 0 secure one by writing to the editor �AUGUST 1 JULY - AUGUST 1954 fire first, s part. It :arry the f nd the the fire fir e used for ming and > LOG 100K l!l_6,•ordinail your operations ·• ~ opening as a str :ooling ef ~•ggoo ; m should I 2WAYIADI0 dvancing is possible :m can fol their retu emerge -··· •a-,-~ 2-Way Radio used in police cruisers is a vital factor in highway or metropolitan police operations. inst the ;sential. ire fighte -nen will laining. uiet pla far fro Small aircraft, equipped with 2-Way Radio, are in direct, Instant touch with control towers. blic Utilities, with widespread mobile ts, rely on 2-Way Radio for instant munications. In widespread lumber and pulp operations, often as much as 100 miles in the bush, twoway radio is playing a major role. Accidents and costly operation stoppages - that once were fatal or took days or weeks to rectify-are now overcome with radio in a matter of a few hours. ......, ~ ~ (\ operations in many • Every branch of Canadian industry with widespread operations will find G-E 2-Way Radio the fastest, most economical way to co-ordinate their efforts. This highly-efficient, moderately-priced radio equipment will provide substantial savings in money and time, speed work and increase efficiency. To learn how G-E 2-Way Radio can help you- contact your nearest C-G-E office, or write to: Mobile Radio Sales, Electronic Equipment Department, Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., 830 Lansdowne Ave., Toronto, Canada. 731 W-2S4 GENERAL• ELECTRIC COMPANY• L'IMITED �.i.,_,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,,_,_,,_,,_ _ _ _ •:• I i ~ ! 1 I I I I I I j i i i i If ev,e ryone who has a job could lie in bed, With broken bones and stitched-up wounds or fractures in the head, And there endure the agonies that many people do, They'd never preach safety any more to me and you. If erery one could meet the wife and child·r en left behind, And step into the darkened home where no sunlight shines, And' look upon the vacant chair where Daddy used to sit, I'm sure e~ch car!less worker would be forced to think a bit. All the Miners Wear 'Em . . . . I !1 " ! I I i i i i i i i i " ! How Was Safety Clothing Made Compulsory in the Mines l By E. E. Pine, New Dickenson Mines, Red Lake, Ont, I wish to thank your executive for this opportun1 cf bringing to this safety group some of the proble and solutions, we, in the mining industry have had making the wearing of safety clothing compulsory and around the mines. Any remarks or suggestions that I may make h today are based on discussions I have had with i iduals closely associated with the industry and uonfficial in all respects. -The lnco Triangle t •!•...,,,...,,,._,.c,~>.-.1~,...-.c>..-.•>._.c,,._.,,...,,,~.._.,,~,...,,.....,,,....,,,._..,,_..,,_,.,,..., 1.:• Generally speaking safety clothing and its pulsory use in the mines began about the year 1 The mines in the Sudbury basin issued hard hats sinking crews and made it a condition of employ At the time it did not go beyond the use in the and the crews were allowed to turn the hats ba after the sinking was completed. It was neverthel major step and provided management with a nucleus around which a safety program could be The men had objected strenuously at first to w the hard hats but found after a few shifts that m their objections were unfounded and accepted th eral use. Head injuries were greatly reduced a men could reacjily see the hat's advantages. Ontario Pulp and Paper Mahers' Safety Association Holds Meeting A well attended meeting took place in Kenora recently of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association. Mr. A. L. K. Switzer, Chairman, conducted the meeting and Mr. A. Walterson, Secretary, took the minutes. The host Company, the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Kenora Division, made all the arrangements. Mr. J. T. Sniezek gave an interesting talk on his experiences in introducing hard hats to the OntarioMinnesota Pulp & Paper Company Umited, Patricia area and Mr. E. Pine of the New Dickenson Mines gave a very informative address re the problems in the introduction of Hard Hats to the mines. Both of these addresses are printed elsewhere in this Log Book. There was considerable discussion on safety footwear in the woods. Mr. F. Morrish gave an interesting address on this subject. Mr. Roy Potts of the Lumbermen's Safety Association gave an address on what Class I had accomplished so far in First Aid Training. film production "Safe Also shown was the the Caterpillar Tractor the National Safety In the last afternoon of the two-day meeting, the group visited the O-M Family Camp L-314. With this step behind, the mines gradua together with each other and made it condi employment to use safety hats. Industry also f Mines Accident Prevention Association and the progress safety has made in the mining ind be credited to this association who have inv accidents, feretted out the reasons for them an mended the proper steps to be taken to co practice. It went into the design of clothing of its program and made suitable recommen manufacturers. With every change in the type clothing the men were compelled to wear, ~ objections. First the cost, secondly the feelt wasn't necessary and thirdly the clothing comfortable as what was presently being use a The proposed Safety Code for the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch was finalized and a committee appointed to arrange for its circulation to woods managers. The branch's initial effort in Cutting and Piling" was shown. film "The Gamblers" produced by Company in conjunction with Council. JULY - AUGUST 19 LOG· BOOK PAGE 12 ' The mines by insisting that this clothi on the job formed a market for the manufa in turn sought out better products and be It was realized that in order to obtain the all clothing must have, firstly, comfort; reasonable cost; thirdly, provide the grea protection, and fourthly, give durability. b made to provide these, less and less 0 raised by the employees. It was found that a small exhibit of had · saved an accident brought g0od res (Continued on the following Pa �} LOG BOOK W WAS SAFETY CLOTHING (HARD HATS, FETY F·OOTWEAR, ETC.) MADE MPULSORY IN THE MINES (Continued from Page 12) Lake, Ont. opportuni he proble have had >mpulsory men safety conscious and led to a better underding between !he employees and management. The began to realize that. many accidents were not just luck but usually bad Judgment on either their part heir partners' and that prorection was a sound stment. Through experience the mines have come to realize each particular piece of safety clothing must be ca~le !o the job it. is i_ntended for and follow up pl1cat1on. As a point in hand, one of the mines a ruling that every employee underground must safety spectacles. After their issue it was found ome of the crews working on the bottom leveis heir glasses fogging up and were increasing the s instead of reducing them. As no satisfactory y could be found, the practice in this particular ad to be stopped. can readily be seen that rulings for the use of clothing must .be changed. from time to time to breast of the changing conditions. Also where a design or a new one is available, it must be y investigated and placed in operation. has also been found that any safety program is good and as effective as it's supervisory staff to be. Thus we have selected shifters mine straw bosses and others who come in c~nstant ith the men, working as a nucleus for putting am over. These selected men are instructed in r use of the equipment and are compelled to proper clothing at all times. Thus when they the workmen there is no reason to have them to their being made to wear hard hats shoes . bosses aren't doing so. It would appear t~ 1s practice could be used in your woods preach c~mp selected individuals could be given clo!hing ~s was thought necessary for gratis ted in their proper application. After a stated lance of the crews could be made to accept safety clothing as a condition of employnucleous could educate the crews in the o accept the ruling and see that it was fole today industrial psychologists who can be go over a safety program and make sug- PAGE 13 gestions on how best to phrase a ruling, apply it and have the employees accept it. The compulsory use of safety clothing in the mines ~as made general throughout the industry and thusly, 1f a man wanted to work at. any particular mine or area he knew that certain clothing must be purchased or obtained before he would be allowed employment. By the industry banding together it did not allow one camp to enforce safety clothing and another not to do so. I would feel that the same thing could be done in your woods operations and after a short while all workmen would accept the particular piece of clothing as a condition of employment. It has been brought to my attention that a great deal of progress has been made in the lumbering industry on the west coast in the use of hard hats. Mr. Harry Mabson, Chief Inspector of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, U.S.A., has been credited with being the motivating factor for itse general acceptance and use in this area. In order to have the safety program go over and maintain its effectiveness any article of safety clothing must meet the job for which it is intended, and we have found that after the particular article has been put in service for some timE: it is advisable to bring the subject up at the group safety meetings held in the local camps explaining verbally and with exhibits, the results obtained to date and what future results can be expected. Also if there can be some further improvement that can be incorporated in the article. We have taken up with the manufacturers from time to time these suggestions and where it has stood up to the test have had them corrected. With all clothing the initial cost is a part of the overall picture but it does ont pay to cheapen a product in order to reduce the cost to the employee. It is sometimes better for the company tc subsidize a portion to obtain the best results. The company has much at stake in accident prevention and if the accident frequency can be reduced lower costs of operation are a direct benefit. Ski Iled men in any trade are one of industries' chief assets and any lost time by these ski Iled men can and does raise the cost of operation. The cost of training men today is at an all time high due to the high wages that have to be paid, higher costs for equipment, better housing, better workin!J conditions and transportation. Thus it is a definite asset to the company to have its employees protected as best it can from injuries and see that the program is maintained continuously through its supervisors. YOUR REQIIREMENTS NOW -0-- • • • ur ne~ Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to serve the Logging. ';.berrng and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating and Building ractors in Northwestern Ontario. CHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dial 5-7345 �LOG BOOK PAGE 14 APPLICATION OF HARD HAT POLICY IN THE WOODS By J. T. SNIEZEK ,t/1. his saw or lunch-kit. In closing I might again mention that if you contemplating the introduction of hard hats into y, operation that it will not be as difficult a task as might expect. A paper given at the recent meeting of The Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, Northwestern Ontaro (Woods) Branch. i Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., Patricia Logging Division Early in March we received an executive order stating that the wearing of hard hats was to become a condition of employment effective April l st, 1954. We immediately posted copies of the order and contacted each of the men individually informing them of the decision and soliciting their co-operation. We received the hats - all round brim fibre glass type, yellow in colour (a very good choice of colour I believe, as every cutter in range is immediately visible, which is certainly something which will contribute to greater safety) . The hats, shell and cradle, were issued to the men on April 1st (on the same basis as tools). We issued hats to all men actually working in the woods; Cutters, Skidders, Choker-men, Tractor and Bulldozer men, Top Loaders, Scalers, Foremen, and we saved a few fo.visitors. I must admit that I was apprehensive about putting the order into force. I felt that we would have some difficulty especially with the old time pieceworkers. However I am happy to report that with the exception of a few caustic comments the co-operation was l OO o/c . What helped our program a good deal was a very fortunate accident, if you can call any accident fortunate, on the first day of issue; one man, a choker man, left his hard hat in the bus and during the day was hit on the head and knocked unconscious by a falling limb. Naturally we made quite a lot of this and advertised it widely and we feel that it was a very important factor in the success of our hard hat policy. To date there has been one serious accident prevented by the hard hat. Thrs occurred at Camp P208 on Apri I 15th when E. Anderosn was hit on the hat by a large limb. Some of the complaints we have encountered are as follows: (l) Too heavy - We will have no hair left in a month, is a typical comment. This was prevalent for a few days but this complaint has disappeared. (2) Too hot - We have tried drilling small holes above the brim to provide additional ventilation. (3) Too cold - We stocked two types of liners in our commissary, a rather complicated affair with a ' zipper and a sock type skull cap. It is our feeling now that a light type of toque will be the answer to the liner. (4) Difficulty keeping hats on - especially while piling. We feel that we have too many small sized hats on our operation and that they do not sit down far enough on the head. However I must admit that these complaints are only scattered and not too serious. By continual checking we have now got the hard hat on every man actually in the woods and I feel that in 6 month's time it will be as much a part of a man's equipment as MECHANICAL SCHOOL AT ABITIBI Organized by Ernie Zepik, Mechanical Su tendent of the Abitibi Lakehead Woodlands Divisi school was held at Abitibi Camp 226 with Mech representatives from the Provincial District, the W District and the Auden District of the Lakehead lands Division and the Regan depot of the Saul Marie Division. Coloured slides, movie films and · conve black boards were used by industrial instructors t the mechanical people the "how" and the "why" right way to do things with Abitibi's gas and powered engines. Among the lecturers were: Len Woolsey (B_ A. Oil) A. Long, C. Carter and H. R. Corne·liusen (International Harvester) A. H. Conway and Bill Walker (Dunlop Tire) George Tines and Don Dow (Dow's Auto Electric Bob Simmons (Timberland Machines Jim Stuart (Globe lite Battery) Mark Sauerbrei (Department of Lands and Fores Reg . Treleaven and Quentin Powell (Powell Equ ,·--•--1-- 1 I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I Call 3-8323 CONSOLIDAT PRESS 137 SOUTH MAY STREET WE ARE ANXIOUS TO HEi WITH YOUR PRINTING p -~ I · • - - . - - , - -...... · �PAGE 15 LOG BOOK UYERS' GUIDE meeting of :ikers' Safety aro (Woods) ical Supe :Is Division h Meehan , the We .ehead W he Sault At the present time Canada is dependent upon ports for the sale of about one-fifth of our producon. In order to have the dollars to buy Canadian oducts, other countries must be able to sell their oducts to Canada. Yet, the present sizeable unemyment in Canada is due, in part, to the importation many kinds of goods which Canadian factories are ipped to make in quantity and quality, and to rantee prompt delivery. What, then, is the answer? Clearly, the first thing o is to build up our domestic market. The bearing h this has upon exports and imports is this: with a e home market, dependence upon selling abroad mes correspondingly less. At the same time, many articles become economically sound to manture for ourselves. Imports become of less necessity, which in turn greater flexibility of choice for the money we abroad. There becomes less compulsion in the ing sort ot reasoning: we've simply got to export standard of living is to be maintained, and we've import it we're going to export, so we must things regardless of whether we can make the111 I or better ourselves. second thing to do is to use every available means ce the costs of our products to a minimum. At oke, this helps us sell in export markets and it harder for foreign goods to compete with n goods in the domestic market. One last thing shouid be noted. This source of our imports has an important effect on our national economy. In 1953, Canada bought considerably more goods from the United States than that country bought from Canada. Conversely, the United Kingdom bought more gooos from Canada than Canada bought from her. Goods produced in Canada should be given preference, but if the goods required must be imported, we should lean more heavily towards British sources than we presently do. It has been estimated that if we could transfer just seven per cent of our present imports from the United States to the United Kingdom, it would put the latter in a much better position to buy our products, whether foodstuffs, raw materials; or manufactured goods. Buying goods produced in Canada means dollars in the pockets of Canadian workers who buy the things which we ourselves make and sell. A strong domestic market is of greatest importance to all Canadians. Then, where Canadian goods are not available, we can gain for ourselves an indirect benefit by buying goods produced in countries which want to buy more from us. With this order of preference, we do most good to our national economy. Should we Canadians not re-assess our purchasing habits? This Booklet is printed on "Thift-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 Sitreet, Fort William, Ontario. d}.ru;U, galf .. "Gas Is Best By Test" For Timber Camps -- large or small. A Size for Every Need PROPANE GAS side-arm water heaters have proved themselves as a sure ~and economical way of heating water for cookeries and bunkhouses. See us also re conversion burners for camp steam baths. USE PROPANE INSTEAD OF WOOD. WRITE, PHONE or WI RE THERN PROPANE GAS CO. LTD. FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO PHONE 2-5318 �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 SUGGESTION NOTES RECEIVED FROM THE CANADIAN PULP & PAPER ASSOCIATION, WOODLANDS SECTION W.S.I. No. 1357 (B-8-b) Suggestion Note No. 1 l 3 W.S.I. No. 1358 (B-8-d) Suggestion Note No. l 14 W.S.I. No. 1360 (B-9-d) Suggestion Note No. l 16 W.S.I. No. 1361 (B-3) Suggestion Note No. l 17 W .S.I. No. 1362 (B-8-e) Suggestion Note No. l l 8 W.S. I. No. 1363 (B-6-b) Suggestion Note No. 1 l 9 W.S.1. No. 1364 (F-3) Suggestion Note No. 120 W.S.I. No. 1365 (B-11) Suggestion Note No. 121 W.S.I. No. 1381 (B-7-c) Mechanization Note No. 8 W.S.I. No. 1382 (8-1) Mechanization Note No. 9 W.S.I. No. 1383 (B-8-e) Suggestion Note No. l 22 W .S.I. No. 1384 (B-11) Suggestion Note No. l 23 W .S.I. No. 1385 (B-3) Suggestion Note No. l 24 W.S.I. No . 1386 (B-8-d) Suggestion Note No. 125 W.S.1. No. 1387 (B-3) Suggestion Note No. 126 W.S.I. No. 1388 (A-2-b) Suggestion Note No. 127 A Method of Layout Out Curves in Motor Road Construction by L. R. Burrell. Beam and Runner Connection by W. W. Moore . ' Portable Flume Repair Gear, by Raoul Canuel. Foot Scraper, by J. C. Anspach. JULY - AUGUST 1954 FOREST BIOLOGY RANGER POSTINGS Forest Biology Forest District Address Ranger Bowser, R. Bricault, F. A. Chapleau Cochrane Buchan, P. E. Sioux Lookout Box 400, Chapleau, Ont. c/o Provincial Air Servi South Porcupine, Ont. Box 714, Siuox Lookout, Ont. Clinton, E. 0. Danard, A. s. Sncwmobi le Escape Hatch, by Angus Seed. Axe Handle Fastened in Axe Head. by Norbert Hynes. Methods of Winding Fire Hose, by Don Mealey. Detonator Container, by Jacques Desjardins. Power Saw Groove Grinder, by G. L. Kingston. Full Tree Brancher and Barker, by G. L. Kingston. New Type Snowmobile Coupling, by G. Lavoie. Home Made Wheelbarrow, by R. P. Lavoie. Spark Arrester, by R. I. Clarke. Sleigh for Farm Tractor, by A. Legault. Door Latch, by L. Lacroix. Table Mounting for Morganoscope, by H. J. irving . Sudbury Box 72, Sudbury, Ont. Rideau & E. Tweed c/o Dept. Lands & For Mountain Grove, Ont. Davidson, E. Geraldton Box 495, Geraldton, Ont Forest Insect Lab Sault Ste. Marie Foster, H. R. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Parry Sound Grisdale, D. c/o Dept. Lands & Fo Dorset, Ont. Hall, K. C. Port Arthur R.R. 1, Fort William Box 122, T emagami, Harnden, A. A. North Bay Hildebrand, M. J. Pembroke Dom . Forest Exp. Stati Chalk River, Ont. Lake Erie c./o Dept. Lands & F Jago, L. G. St. Williams, Ont. R.R. 2, Chatsworth, Lynn, D. F. Lake Huron MacDonald, J. E. (Chief Ranger) Forest Insect Lab., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont Lindsay & W. Tweed c/o Dept. Lands & Macleod, L. S. Minden, Ont. Lake Simcoe Seed Extraction Plan McPhee, H. G. Angus, Ont. Fort Frances 21 0 Butler Avenue McPhee, J. R. Fort Frances, Ont. Vermilion Bay, On Miller, W. J. Kenora Box 6 9, Moonbea Robinson, J. i "':...:skasing c/o Dept. Lands Timisk'.aming Thompson, M. Swastika, Ont. c./o Dept. Lands Gogama Vaillancourt, C. Gogama, Ont. Bex 119, White White River Weir, H. 1 Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd. Cumberland St. at Mclicar Creek Port Arthur, On We are GM GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL POWER Over-stocked with ENGINES. The Time To Buy Is NOW. If you have an engine requirement in the near fut LET'S TALK IT OVER �GUST 195,4 JULY - AUGUST 1954 PAGE 17 LOG BOOK • GS •ess Jleau, Ont. Air Service ,e, Ont. ' Ont. 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This cuts transportation costs to the minimum ... makes handling easier. Under seal, TRUMILK keeps perfectly in summer heat or below zero weather . . . indefinitely. no m-sealed for c:amp use! 6. Fluid whole milk in a iiffy! Now you can mix TRUMILK in any quantity with Borden's new effort-saving hand-mixer. It's a 3-in-1 mixer: (1) mixes (2) stores (3) dispenses. Mixers available at cost in 5 gal. and 2½ gal. capacity. Order from your nearest distributor. Heavily protected with an outer plywood drum, the inner vacuum-sealed metal container protects freshness of Trumilk indeti.nitely! Also has inner friction-top cover to protect contents after seal is broken. THE BORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED. y 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. MtKENZIE, STEPHENSON LIMITED 345 Higgins Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba T. A. MacNAB & CO. LIMITED, City Club Bldg., P.O. Box 7851 St. John's, Nfld. I I I 1' �PAGE LOG BOOK 18 BUGS IN THE WOODS I I There certainly are bugs in our woods. The reports of the Forest Biology Rangers for 1953 have now been issued and a copy of the reports covering the Department of Lands and Forests Districts in Northwestern Ontario are on file with the Forestry Library at the Lakehead Technical Institute. Anyone wishing to loan any of these reports may do so by requesting same from the Forestry Librarian, D. M. Fisher. In 1952 Forest Insect Survey work was the chief function of the Ranger staff. However, in 1952, when the Forest Biology Division was formed, the Ranger's responsibility was increased to include Forest Tree Disease Surveys. Here's a list of insects that were found in the majority of area in Northwestern Ontario last year. Forest Tent Caterpillar Larch Sawfly Spruce Budworm European Sawfly Black headed budworm Yellow headed spruce sawfly Red Pine Sawfly Red-headed Jackpine Sawfly Western tent Caterpillar Balsam fir Sawfly Pine web worm Spotted Wi Ilow Leaf Beetle Swaine's Jackpine Sawfly Jackpine Sawfly Jackpine Budworm Aspen Blotch Miner Blacl<.-headed Jackpine Sawfly Spiny Elm Caterpillar American Poplar Leaf Beetle White Pine Weevil Eastern Spruce Bark Beetle Spear-marked Black Moth Rice Cutworm Bark Beetle Green-headed Spruce Sawfly Poplar Leaf Miner The work of the Forest Biology Rangers is helped very much by individuals who send insect samples to the Forest Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie. Last year insect samples were sent in by the Forest Biology Rangers, Forestry personnel and other co-operators (including woods operators) as follows: F0rt Frances 314 Kenora 516 Sioux Lookout 435 Port Arthur 50 l Geraldton 243 Kapuskasing 322 White River 236. In addition to the insect samples sent in, manv samples of forest tree diseases were sent to the Forest ;:'athology Laboratory. The most important was t:"\s Hypoxylon canker of poplar. Many other tree diseases were also sent in. Industry personnel can help by sending in insects collected. Just collect a few in a small box and put in with it some of the leaf or moss and send to the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Special cartons may be obtained either from the Laboratory or the Forest Biology Ranger. HELP IN THIS WORK. JULY - AUGUST Haue You Any White Spruce Of Outstanding Quality? Tree Breeding Study To Be Made A research project (P-133) has been set up by t Forestry Branch of the Department of Northern Affa, and Natural Resources in co-operation with the W lands Section Canadian Pulp & Paper Association wi the title, "The location" recording, testing, and pre ervation for the future of superior phenotypes of wha spruce in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest Regi Improvement by means of breeding can only expected if carefully selected material is available the outset. The procedure to be taken is as foll single trees of outstanding qualities are selected cribed, marked, mapped, and reported to an infor~ pool. Seed is collected from these superior pheno for comparison with progenies of other selected tre determine whether those superior characteristics transmissable to their progeny. Scions are collecte grafted, partly for perpetuating and ~valuating the able phenotypes in protected areas, and partly for seal@ propagation to produce plants for experi seed orchards. The final selection of those tree superior genetic composition is then made, and are planted side by side and allowed to inter-pol Seed of superior quality is eventually harvested t in planting or seeding programs. To get this work under way it is necessary t where stands of white spruce of outstanding qua If you have a stand of outstanding white s your area, will you please advise Superintendent Petawawa Forest Experiment Station Chalk River, Ontario Attention: M. J. Holst and the letter should indicate: (A) (B) Approximate location of ,stands and iduai white spruce of superior quab Whom to contact when arra11gement for a visit to the stands. If sufficient information is re.corded, M of the Forestry Branch will examine as m areas as possible during September and Oct When you want a "LIFT" -- Have a WALKER handy! --SERIES "900" WALKER HYDRAULIC JAUK WITH LIFTS FROM 1½ TONS to 50 TONS Whether you desire a lightweight jack or a heavy duty SO-ton jack enquire and· get full particulars about the WALKER "900" Series Exclusive features, new strength, new performance and depe nd make Walker Jacks leaders in the Hydraulic Jack line. MARSHALL-WELLS Port Art �PAGE 19 LOG BOOK :iation wit . and pre ,es of whi ·st Region an onl availab as f lecte info phe ted ·erist ~llec 19th ly A very interesting booklet "Facts, Fiction Forestry," one of a forest conservation re series by George S. Allen, Dean, Faeof Forestry, University of British Columbia, been published by the Canadian Forestry iation of British Columbia. One portion of Dean Allen's address deals "What the Public Thinks." This portion printed here because the same misconns apply equally as well to Northwestern hat are we doihg to inform the pubThe Canadian Forestry Association of is doing a grand jop ih co-operation e B. C. Forest Service but its efforts II in relation to the task. In the long constructive work with our children vide a nucleus of informed people, is a slow process. Publ:c talks by of the forestry profession are of value but rather insignificant in efd, off-setting these constructive efthe steady flow of one-sided reports papers and magazines that confuse r and nullify the factual representAre we, in forestry, doing enough e public understanding and support y activities? The answer, based on opular opinions and expressions, ''no". For example, has any popnt emphasized that logging and are essential to forestry practice:> has the impression that the logger and then the forester moves in and - according to many accounts. every tree cut". Many people "know" from what they have read that in Europe things are quite different - as indeed they are physically and economically. But how many realize that in Sweden areas as large as 250 acres are clear cut, and slashburned in order to encourage natural growth? Or that some of our companies clear cut considerably smaller areas in an effort to reduce fire hazard and improve regeneration? Here, with much the same intent as in Sweden, we are "denuding" the country; they are practising forestry. Another popular opinion among those interested in conservation is that we should set the European forest as our goal. Were we to do this we would cut over the coast old growth during the next 50 years and the interior old growth during the next 75 years in order to create the proper succession of age classes. In doing this we would probably have to double our present rate of cutting. I have been asked many times whether or not it is true that we will be all out of timber in another 20 or 30 years. And why shouldn't such a question be asked when we read: "I have watched this Province for 50 years or more being denuded with next to nctthing being done in reforestcttion'l - a statement made by a distinguished and respected gentleman. To the best of our knowledge we have today 42 million acres of virgin timber, much of it overmature and stagnant, and another 38 million acres of younger timber of various ages. A neighbor of mine asked me last year whether or not Vancouver Island is almost completely logged over. Yet, Forest Service figures show that we have 3 h million acres of virgin old growth on the Island today. I wonder how many people have read what Royal Commissioner Sloan said of sustained yield in the forests of British Colum- bia: "That desired end can not be reached until our mature timber on th9 Coast is cut and the area now covered by that old growth - which might just as well be . in piles in a lumber yard as in the forest, so far as increment is concerned - is growing a new forest." Another misconception is that in Europe every bit of wood is used whereas we waste vast amounts unnecessarily. To begin with, one of the serious problems in most European countries is how to utilize the slabs, edgings, and sawdust from the thousands of small sawmills scattered about the continent. Close utilization is the rule in the well integrated operation and in the large wood-using centres. And this ic; becoming the case here where sawmill, pulpmill hardboard plant, and other wood-using plants are closely integrated to use everything of value. These are but a few examples to illustrate my point that somehow our people have been given very one-sided viewpoints on a matter of grave importance to them. How are they to judge and separate the "good" from the "bad" when they have absolutely no basis for judgement. The Dean gives suggested remedies to these misconceptions: ( 1) The press must have a basic understanding of forestry and supplied with facts of news value and interest. (2) That school teachers are weU informed in forestry. (3) Forest Warden movement must be supported enthusiastically. (4) All forestry interests -- the profession, the government, the industry and universities must make themselves responsible for public education in forestry. Anyone wishing a copy of this booklet, please write the editor of the Log Book. ISSTON SAWS AND SAWS and LANER BLADES AVAILABLE AT NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. • Paramount ._Cub and ·Ch.ief -~forestry P~m.ps with ~«tse always in stack. . ): �Page 20 LOG BOOK Shantyman's Message Dear Mr. Jones: Just a Ii ne to say how sorry I am that I was not able to carry on with my Missionary work in the camps last winter, as I have, by Doctor's orders, had to take one year's rest as the only cure for my condition, which has been brought on -by the work in the North country, with so many miles of walking, cold weather and severe winds, along with heavy pack-sacks, and literature, etc. to carry, I have found myself with Coronary Artery Sclerosis with Angina, which takes time and rest to recover from. I have been resting and taking pills for the past year, and do feel a great deal better, which I do thank God for. Hoping the mission will give me their permission to return for a few months ~his summer. · lnclosed you will find a short message, I would be happy if you would use it in your Log Book. Luke 19: l 0. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. This was the very purpose for which He came to earth. He was ever on the lookout for sinners. It is His gracious mission still. In this short sentence we are told what Christ came into the world for. He came for a purpose. He came to do a work, and in this verse the whole story is told. He came not to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved. God sent Him, and He came to do the will of His Father, and that was to seek and to save that which was lost. John 3: 16. - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The Gospe-1 means good news, the Gospel is good tidings of great Joy, no better news ever fell upon the ears of the family of man than the Gospel. Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people, for unto yo·u is born this day in the city ot David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Salvation is deliverance from the penalty of sin. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, Rom. 6:23. Christ on the cross delivered us from the penalty of sin. Salvation is deliverance from the power of sin. Because Christ rose from the dead, and ever lives to make intercession for us, wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost tliat come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. To believe in Christ then is to come to Him for rest from guilt and reign of sin, to take His yoke in the obedience of Faith, and to learn of Him with a view to bec:ome like Him in faith, and follow Him daily no matter what the cost may be. Heb. 11 :6. But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, 3nd that he is a re . warder ot them that diligently seek Him. You have heard at the end of the Rainbow, There is hidden a kettle of gold; If you find it, by long perseverence, Twill repay for adventure, you're told. Let me caution vou, friend, while your'e striving To reach that great treasure afar, If you search well the way as you travel, You may find it, right where you are. Hoping this finds you enjoying good health arid God's richest Blessing. Sincerely, In Christian Fellowship, James H. Allen. 23 Wilson St. N., Ancaster, Ont., C. I. F. Holds Regional Meeting , The Central Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ott Va_lley, Pembroke and Southern Ontario sections of Canadian Institute of Forestry held a Regional me at North Bay in June. General Chairman of the meeting was D. M. Pineland Timber Company, Sudbury, and Mr. B Avery, Presid~nt of the KV P Company Ltd., Espa spoke on the theme of the meeting which was "F Access Roads - Now!" Mr. Murray Morrison, Department of Lands Forests, Toronto, was Chairman of a discussion on' and Pattern of Access Road Required for the Pr of Ontario." The late Honourable Welland S. Gemmell w guest speaker at the Luncheon and Mr. F. N. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Kapuskasing, was Ch of a discussion on "Road and Bridge Const Costs.'' A tree farm was certified in an evening ce and on Saturday, June 19th, there were two di periods: "Role of Canada Forestry Act in the C tion of Access Roads" with Mr. W. Delahey a man. "Means of Inaugurating Construction Access Roads Now - Methods of Paym Amortization" with Mr. C. B. Davis, Abitibi Paner Company Ltd.; Toronto, acting as Chai Mr. W . A. E. Pepler, Canadian Pulp & Pa ciation, Montreal, and President of the C. I. F. speaker after the banquet and told the fores was up t6 them to educate the general publi about Canadian forestry. He also stressed th foresters to see that the pub Iic gets accur standable information~ ----o--- ·• ··~~.-..c.-..c~.-.c~~ and prices on Brantford Coach & Bo i I I I' 'II I I Semi-Traile . LOW-BED for EQUIPMENT HA OPEN UNITS for PULPWOOD H Hoists and .8 -:~•> I .. ALL· SliES and TYP t ANY' CAPACW!'Y Policy: New ~oists1 Dump Box;es mdlf your truck distributor. •Parts of any can be purchased_ di"rect. POTTER & 1021 MEM • : • - - - - - - - - - - -...-i �• _ AUGUST 19 Y - AUGUST 1954 LOG BOOK ' vas D. M. md Mr. B Ltd., Espa~ ch was "Fo ~mmell r. F. N. , was e Con ming cer two dis the C ahey as tion of Paym bitibi Chair & Pa I. F. THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR PAGE 21 �PAGE 22 LOG BOOK WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT by WRIGHTS' Wrights' make a wire rope for every purpose. When it was decid_ed to lay the first Atlantic cable, Wrights' were called in. They not only designed this tremendous cable, but supplied all the wire rope that was used in it. Take your wire rope problems to Wrights'. 4 Fires Attributed To Logging Operations in Northwestern Ontario Two fires in the Kapuskasing trict and two in the Geraldton Di were attributed to logging operat, so far this year. THE CAUSES- LUBRICATION MAKES WIRE ROPE LAST 3 TIMES AS LONG! Some do it hot Some do it cold But do it! Spark from exhaust speeder; Believed to be caused by smok, material dropped by cutters by road from work area to camp; Believed to be caused by cu smoking in the woods area. Total acreage2 fires Kapuskasing District2 fires Geraldton District- PAINT IT! SWAB IT! DRIP IT! POUR IT! All Wrights' ropes are properly lubricated at the factory. Once in use, however, they should be lubricated regularly, using the methods shown above. And remember . . . "idle rope is even more subject to corrosion" . . . keep it lubricated too ... preferably with a heavier grade of oil. High tensile strength - finest English steel, acid grade - steel strands formed into a spiral so they lie naturally in place with a minimum amount of internal stress - heavy, long lasting lubricants between the strands. These factors give a rope that costs less on the job than any other. Call the Wrights' representative listed below. "BE RIGHT - BUY WRIGHTS'" British Columbia Saskatchewan KAJr,SKALL-WELLS CO'MPANt:ES Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria, Prince George W. JI'. ll'lJ'LLEB :r.tA..CKINEBT CO., LTD. Alberta Northwestern Ontario WILKINSON & McLEAN LTD. Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge Begina NO&TKLAND MACKINEBY CO. LTD. 430 WATERLOO ST. FORT WILLIAM The small acreage would indicate that the fires wer "jumped" as soon as discover these fires could have been pr It is a difficult task to contl'! ands of men but every effort made to ensure that not 0 the rules or is careless. It job. A good job is being TO ALL SUPERVISORS: Keep up • 481 Woodswork Fires in White District Four lightning fires White River District in fire ) :>lJfning 17,000 ac~ recruited from nearby ti follows: Abitibi Ontario Marathon Paper Newaygo Timber Austin Lumber , Fine co-operatio fire-fighters was res degree in putting th loss of more burne �the Longlac Pulp & Paper Company Limited. esters Hold :Annual Meeting id To ,ns 1n 1tario ■ area. PAGE 23 LOG BOOK .UGUST 1 The annual meeting of the Lake of the Woods ion of the Canadian Institute of Forestry was held Saturday, June 12th, in Kenora. Foresters from en, Fort Frances and Kenora met and discussed us subjects ·in connection with their work. One topic highlighting the meeting was the discus• on the recent request from the Northwestern rio directors of the Canadian Forestry Association vestigate the possibility of extending the Tree Certification Program being carried out at the ead at present. Committees were appointed to the Fort Frances, Dryden and Kenora areas to in if any person in these areas are eligible to is property certified as a Tree Farm under the I program ot the Canadia;, Forestry Association he Longlac Sub-Section of the Northwestern Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry meeting at Longlac on Saturday, June 26th. field trip took place in the morning which ina visit to the logging and nursery operations of Mr. Norman Kissick, Chairman of the Northwestern Ontario Section, gave a talk on "Typing by Land Form and Soil Type." Aduertisers News A recent Caterpillar Tractor Co. publication titled "Sawmill Savings" urges sawmill operators to match the power to their needs. The eight page booklet, complete with vivid photographs of Caterpillar Diesel Engines at work in logging camps all over the country, discusses methods for getting "more profits out of less pay." According to the booklet, logging operators will find many advantages in the quality of design, materials and workmanship bui It into Caterpillar products. Also found in the booklet is a complete list of Caterpillar Diesel Engines with hp and kw rating included. For copies of this informative booklet, Form D425, contact Powell Equipment Ltd. or write Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Ill. There's A New INTERNATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE and Lumbering Construction Work Wherever the Work Is Heaviest ' f J. DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Se"ice Organization STRIBUTORS 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 �When your ·sawmill's powered by a Cat® Diesel Engine: •·., .- : up g~es •pr-eduction ~AT DIESEL ENGINES -designed for the job-12 models-up to 500 HP . CAT DIESEL ENGINES -honest horsepower-conservatively rated-delivers the HP promised CAT DIESEL ENGINES -steady sawing -diesel governor responds to saw bite changes CAT DIESEL ENGINES -steady operation-independent starting engine preconditions diesel for allweather operation. So naturallyCat Diesel Engines are designed for the iob-designed to make your profits shoot up! See us soon about powering your sawmill with a Cat Diesel Engine. We'll gladly estimate your power requirements. down .goes expense LARGE CAPACITY -stamina to handle heavy loads MINIMUM WEAR -air, lube oils, fuel carefully filtered-protects engine· parts LOW FUEL COST -No. 2 furnace oil-com-.. . plete combustion-uses small amounts LOW MAINTENANCE -no opera ting adjustments --needs little attention POWELL EQUIPMENT C POI~ ARTHUR � 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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