File:Keewatin Lumber Company's Mills, Keewatin, Ontario - 1896 - Image from page 604 of "Canadian forest industries 1894-1896" (19902962954).jpg
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Title: Canadian forest industries 1894-1896 Identifier: canadianforest189496donm Year: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookyear1896">1896</a> (<a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookdecade1890">1890s</a>) Authors: Subjects: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectLumbering">Lumbering</a>; <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectForests_and_forestry">Forests and forestry</a>; <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectForest_products">Forest products</a>; <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectWood_pulp_industry">Wood-pulp industry</a>; <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectWood_using_industries">Wood-using industries</a> Publisher: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookpublisherDon_Mills_Ont_Southam_Business_Publications">Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications</a> Contributing Library: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookcontributorFisher_University_of_Toronto">Fisher - University of Toronto</a> Digitizing Sponsor: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksponsorUniversity_of_Toronto">University of Toronto</a>
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Text Appearing After Image: Keewatin Lumber Co.'s Mills, Keewatin, Ont. there is abundance of timber, and there are several mills on the line of the C. P. R. in the Bow river valley, in Alberta, principally at Cal- gary. The western portions of the territories draw their supply of lumber principally from these Alberta mills, or from British Columbia. There are several mills on the main line of the C. P. R. in the eastern portion of British Columbia, which ship lumber eastward into the prairie country, but they cannot ship as far east as Manitoba to advantage. The large coast mills of British Columbia also send considerable lumber into the prairie country, but only special classes of lumber are shipped as far east as Winnipeg. Lumber from the British Columbia coast mills which comes to Winnipeg is principally cedar siding and fir flooring. In common boards, dimension, etc., they cannot com- pete with the pine and spruce cut so much nearer to the Manitoba consuming markets. British Columbia red cedar shingles, however, have come into general use in Manitoba, owing to their su- perior quality as compared with the native pine. J. W. HOWRY & SONS, FENELON FALLS, ONT. The above firm are making preparations for a greatly increased business, and are erecting an addition to their mill 20 x 100 feet, besides pro- viding additional office room. Private offices will be afforded for Mr. Howry, Mr. Swan, Mr. Perrin, and Mr. Lee. An illustration and brief description of their planing mill and box factory at Fenelon Falls appeared in our issue of September, 1895. Hitherto the firm have run what are technically called two mills, that is to say, there are two saws, two carriages, two steam feeds and two " niggers," etc. ; and the addition mentioned above is to cover a " third " mill, which will in- crease the capacity fifty per cent. An Allis bandsaw, 48 feet long, is to be put in, and three steel carriages, two of which are to replace those used last year. The Prescott saws now in use are to be retained. The additional machinery will necessitate additional power, and a 56-inch wheel, made by Paxton, Tate & Co., of Port Perry, is to be put in to run the planing mill and box factory. The work is nearing com- pletion, and it is ex- pected that the ma- chinery in all the buildings will be run- ning night and day early in April. The firm have logs enough in Cameron lake to make about 15,000,000 feet of lumber, and in the vicinity of their nine shanties at different points out north enough logs to make about 40,000,000 ft. are skidded up. In 1894 the mill cut about 9,000,000 feet, and 25,000,000 feet in 1895, while nearly that amount is piled in the extensive yards. The firm had 250 names on the pay-roll last year, and this season they expect to be able to get along with 325, as the improved machinery that has been introduced will enable them to cut fifty per cent, more lumber with an increase of less than fifty per cent, in the labor. Their books show that in the last two years they paid out $106,879 in wages alone to men employ- ed in Fenelon Falls, and they estimate that it will take $100,000 to pay the 325 to be employed this season. Mr. Swan is general manager, and Mr. John Thompson superintendent of the mills. Mr. C. L. Perrin is head bookkeeper and cashier, Mr. F. W. Stewart has charge of the planing mills, Mr. D. Lee is timekeeper and billing clerk, and Mr. W. S. Perry has charge of the timber yards. The Sutherland Innes Co. will make large additions to their works at Munusing, Mich. They will put in a two band saw mill and two factories a slack barrel fac- tory and a syrup barrel factory. One mill is almost built, two more have the machinery in and will be completed shortly, and the foundation is being laid for a fourth mill. The head office of the company is at Liverpool, Eng
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