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Title: Canadian forest industries July-December 1915
Identifier: canadianforjuldec1915donm (find matches)
Year: 1915 (1910s)
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Subjects: Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915
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W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited, Ottawa One of the most notable woodworking plants in Canada is that of W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited, Ottawa. It would be im- possible to give an adequate description of such a plant in the limits of our space. A few of the outstanding points, however, will be in- teresting and will illustrate the fact that this firm is in an exception- ally good position to handle war orders for many kinds of wood pro- ducts. The woodworking plant is located at New Edinburgh, Ottawa, and is housed in a solid reinforced concrete and brick building, which is as nearly fireproof as engineering skill and money can make it. In the sash and door and interior finish factory, employment is afforded to between 75 and 100 skilled mechanics who operate upon a wide variety of woods, including red and white pine, birch, red oak, plain and quarter-cut oak, ash, beech, maple and basswood. All these woods are carried in stock and the firm also import large quantities of mahogany, walnut, teak, red gum, cypress, yellow pine, white wood, white oak, plain and quarter-cut oak, etc., for the production of high class interior finish. One of the most interesting departments of the plant is that in which its doors are manufactured. In the planing mill the equipment includes five planers, one power trimmer, one self-feed rip saw, one edger, and many other types of machines. The company also oper- ate a hardwood flooring factory in which they turn out many excel- lent kinds of flooring. They have also a large box factory where all sizes and shapes of box shooks are produced, giving employment to over eighty men. J. R. Eaton & Sons Fine Plant at Orillia One of the most important woodworking plants in Ontario is that of J. R. Eaton & Sons, Limited, Orillia, Ont., manufacturers of general mill work, including hardwood flooring and exterior and in- terior finish. The plant which they are now occupying is a new one, built to replace their former plant, which was recently destroyed by fire. The site of the plant is an area of nearly 12 acres, with a front- age of 500 feet and a depth of 1,000 feet. The main building is 151 x 304 feet, one storey, of full mill construction. In planning the build- ing, special attention was given to the matter of lighting, which has been secured from all four sides and from skylights. The floor is of concrete, giving a thoroughly rigid base for the heavy machinery. The former plant, when working at full capacity, carried about 1,500,- 000 feet of lumber, but with the added facilities of the new plant con- siderably larger quantities can be stocked. One of the most interesting features in connection with the plant is its excellent dry kiln, of the box or pocket type, furnished by the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Grand Rapids, Mich., who were given the order to supply a battery of eight fireproof box kilns of the latest type of construction. These kilns are built of hollow tile and cement, and have a unique system of transfers and elevators operated by electric power, which enable the firm to handle their lumber at a minimum cost from the railway siding to the kiln, storage and factory. Of the eight boxes making up the kiln, four have a capacity of five cars each, the capacity of the other four being two cars each. This arrangement enables the company to avoid variations of temperature, and to dry different varieties of lumber independently. The kiln is 80 feet by 62 feet. Adjacent to the kiln there is a large storage shed for drying the lumber and for storing it after it has emerged from the kiln. This building is kept at a fixed temperature throughout the winter. These buildings are situated at the east end of the factory. To the north of the factory there is also a dressed lumber and freight shed for load- ing and shipping the finished product. The company have also in- stalled a large number of high-speed machines, several of which are operated by individual motors. For conveying shavings and waste the plant is equipped with an endless chain conveyor, which does away entirely with hand firing, and prevents air from being blown into the furnace. This is said to be the first equipment of its type installed in a Canadian plant. Power for the plant is provided by a Wheelock 225 h.p. steam engine and two boilers of 150 h.p. each. Electrical energy both for power and lighting is generated on the premises. J. R. Eaton & Sons, Limited, produce all sorts of mill work, in- cluding exterior and interior finish, hardwood flooring, woodwork for offices, apartment houses, stores, dwellings, etc., also veneer doors. One of their specialties is hardwood flooring. They also turn out large quantities of hardwood interior finish manufactured to archi- tects' details. In addition to this the company carry on a large busi- ness in milling-in-transit for the wholesale trade. For this class of work they have the finest equipment that can be secured. The shipping facilities in connection with this plant are excellent. The company have about a mile of sidings on the G. T. R., with inter- switching connection to the C. P. R. and Canadian Northern Railway. Pulp and Paper Mills Busy The Canadian pulp and paper industry is evidently prospering. Since the opening of the current fiscal year exports to the United States especially have grown. July Government returns show exports of newsprint to the United States of $1,274,000. The export business of Canadian mills for the first four months, April to July, aggregated $5,098,799, of which the United States accounted for $4,589,144. In 1914, only $2,176,000 went across the border that year. As an indi- cation of recent growth this year's business so far is almost equal to eight months' business in 1913, and surpasses eight months' busi- ness in 1912, the total then being only $3,110,000. While the United States is Canada's best customer, the statement points out that an- other encouraging feature of the trade is the growing trade within the Empire. For the fiscal year 1913-14 the total exports were $8,030,000, for 1914-15 $12,600,000, while the rate of the four months this year is between $15,000,000 and $16,000,000 per annum. The first four months of 1913, 1914 and 1915 compare as follows in exports of newsprint:— 1913 1914 1915 April $ 596,554 $ 836,110 $ 970,44- May 810,575 1,092,172 1,341,243 Tune 874,284 1,135,283 1,345,444 j„ly 793,898 1,149,569 1,441,647 Totals • • $3,075,319 $4,213,134 $5,098,779

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