Britisb Columbia lumberman PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH D. TODD LEES, - - - - Business Manager Office, Room 2, Pender Block. Granville Street, Vancouver, B. C, Telephone 1196 P. O. Drawer '.lis Terms of Subscription (Payable in Advance) One year, Canada or the United States $ 1 00 One year, Foreign Countries 1 50 Advertising Rates on Application Correspondence bearing; upon any phase of the lumber industry will be gratefully acknowledged, and discussion upon trade subjects s invited. To our Advertisers.- The British Columbia Lumberman has a guaranteed circulation of '2.U00 copies, It will be found in every mill, lumber manufactory, logging camp, etc., in the Province and Puget Sound, besides all dealers in lumber in the Northwest and Canada generally. To lumber manufacturers) lumber dealers and machinery makers no better medium has ever been offered in the West. m^^, Versons correspondinq with advertisers in the Viritish Columbia Lumberman will confei a favoi by giving the journal ctedit foi such couespondence. VANCOUVER, B. C, JULY, 1904. During; the month of June and the early part of this month forest fires have done an immense amount of damage in different parts of the Province, and scarcely any section has been immune. It is time some action was taken in the matter of a fire wardency system by the Provincial Government. "Buy lumber now, because the market is in favor of the buyer," says the American Lumberman. The advice we consider well timed. Dealers and others in the Northwest will remember the unfortunate conditions existing last fall, from lack of car facilities, and the inabilty of the mills to get lumber forward. It is safe to say that the condition will be much worse this year. From crop prospects, Manitoba and the Territories will have a record year, and the lumberman and dealer know they must take a "back seat" to the requirements of the wheat grower, while no increase has been made in the rolling stock of the railways. The consequence will be that if the dealer waits till fall before sending; in his orders, he will have a poor chance of having; his goods delivered. Transportation facilities and the lumber market are in favor of the dealer now.—A word to the wise. FOREST FIRES AND RAILROAD BUILDING. The Canadian Forestry Association is placing itself on record in regard to the prevention of forest fires. Resolutions emanating from that Association were published in our last issue. Copies of these resolutions were sent .out to the Department of Railways in Ottawa, and in reply the Department says that it fully appreciates the importance of every precaution to prevent such tires in connection with the surveying of the railway.. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, acknowledging the resolution, says it has their full sympathy, and that their engineering department has been instructed to do what they can. A similar reply has been received by the secretary of the Association from C. M. Hays, general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway, in reply to a copy of the resolution which was sent direct to him. The Ontario Government has also adopted a clause to be inserted in all agreements of railway companies building lines through the newer districts of the Province. It is as follows: "It is hereby agreed that wherever the line of construction of said railway runs through lands of the Crown which are not covered by timber license, and the Government deem it proper for the protection of the forest wealth adjacent to the line of construction to place on duty a staff of fire rangers for the protection of timber, it shall be at liberty to do so, and all expenses incurred thereby, whether for or in respect of men's wages, or any other services, shall be borne and paid by said railway company." It would be in keeping with the times if the British Columbia Legislature would incorporate into all agreements it makes with railroad charterers similar provisions to the foregoing. By such action no serious hardship is inflicted upon railroad builders, while infinite good will undoubtedly result to the Province. We would go further, however, than including only Crown lands, not covered by timber license, but would make the clause operative upon all timber lands no matter whether occupied or not, as destruction of such lands by fire would be a loss to the Government in any event. THE LOGGERS' POSITION NOT AN ENVIABLE ONE. Elsewhere in this issue will be found an appeal of the Coast loggers of British Columbia to the people of the Province. Many of the arguments used in the appeal are good—in as far as the logger himself is concerned—while others are very poor, and instead of obtaining the sympathy of the milimen, as would be expected, assertions are made against the manufacturers which are both unjust and unwarranted. We have much sympathy for the loggers in their troubles, but fear that there is little chance of relief from the source to which they look. Their case would undoubtedly have had the attention of the Government had conditions ;n the revenue department been as opponents of the Government at one time predicted. Today, instead of there being a deficit from logging licenses, leases and stumpage dues, there is a considerable surplus over the estimates. From this fact alone, it is evident that the Province has lost nothing by the change in the laws affecting the lumber industry, and the hands of the Government are thereby greatly strengthened in the policy which it adopted in regard to the logging business. Notwithstanding the efforts of the loggers to get a repeal of the export duty on logs in order to give them a market into the States, we maintain that the principle of the export from any country of the raw material tends to ruin that country, as it is a drain on its natural resources, without sufficient compensative advantages. In this case it seems to us suicidal. We have complaints made that the Northwest is getting the surplus of the American mills to the disadvantage of our British Columbia mills. The free export of logs from this country, while not materially benefitting us, would simply be a contribution from us of so much more material for the continuance of the unfair competition. An instance of the disastrous effects of shipping the raw material from the country may be seen in Norway, which, until quite recently, did very little manufacturing. Their forests have for generations been depleted to supply outsiders, and while draining the country of its natural wealth in this way, the compensation was not great enough to allow of the expansion of their population. At this later day, however, they have begun to realize the advantage of retaining all the profit, leading to the production of the finished article, and they are now enjoying a period of prosperity never before known in their history. It is unnecessary to go outside of our own country, however, for examples of the disastrous effect of shipping our raw materal, as in Ontario, after years of experience in the deportation of logs to Michigan, the Government saw the evils I !■ i BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN i 1 ' flllis-Chalmers Company , SUCCESSOR TO The Edward P. Allis Co., Fraser & Chalmers Co., Gates Iron Works, Dickson Mfg. Co., MILWAUKEE, WIS. CHICAGO, ILL. CHICAGO, ILL SCRANTON, PA. WE ARE THE LARGEST BUILDERS OF MODERN HEAVY PACIFIC COAST SAW MILL MACHINERY. PLANS AND ESTIMATES MADE FOR UP-TO-DATE PLANTS. We give you the benefit of forty years of our experience. ■D a> i_ V) a> Q jC u +* i B >l 1 a C 1 s 9 -o HP:, a 14 C S M«H I K' *" ft- •" It© ft CO CO B 1 CO tn CO G) •^■H u u CO o Q. ^™* 9 9 • Q o Z O ■H 3 o I SOLE AGENTS HEALD'S CHAINS o £ oo S2< ! O D * 9 n 03 CD CO C^ s CO 4* ALLIS Pacific Coast EDGER Saw Shifter. Patented. WE CAN APPLY THEM TO YOUR OLD EDGER Seattle Office, 505 Lumber Exchange. H. S. MITCHELL, Manager 2 C» a. 9 Co 3 a. 3* o (!) W (V Ol © 02 3 CO ►1 SOLE AGENTS MERSHON RE-SAWS BRANCH OFFICES NEW YORK, Empire Building BOSTON, Board of Trade Building PITTSBURG, Frick Building MINNEAPOLIS, Corn Exchange Bldg. DENVER, 1649 Tremont St. SALT LAKE CITY, 209 S.W. Temple SPOKANE, Washington GENERAL OFFICE CHICAGO, ILL., U. S. A. LONDON, ENG., 533 Salisbury House. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa. BRANCH OFFICES SAN FRANCISCO, Hayward Bldg. SEATTLE, Lumber Exchange Bldg. CHARLOTTE, N. C, Trust Bldg. NEW ORLEANS, Hennen Bldg. ATLANTA, GA., Equitable Bldg. BUTTE, MONT., 51 E. Broadway BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 3 of the system, and now it is a thing of the past, and that Province is reaping the benefits. When a sound policy is once decided upon, it should not be departed from on account of unusual conditions that may from time to time be incidentally developed. We are strongly of the opinion that the main reason to account for the present conditions is the fact of overproduction. Every time there is a spurt in the lumber business it attracts perhaps undue attention. Both capitalists and loggers with limited capital rush in, and the demand is soon caught up with, and as there is only a market of a certain magnitude to supply, a surplus of lumber and logs accumulates, with the usual consequences. While we appreciate the fact that, at the moment, from the conditions of the logging industry as set forth, a very considerable amount of money, in material, wages and supplies, may be lost, still, looking to the best interests of the Province, we contend that no repeal should be made by the Government of the embargo on logs. Our neighbors across the line are ready to take full advantage of any concessions which might be made, and what might be a gain in one instance would be an irreparable loss in another, and that loss very much greater in comparison to what the loggers might now lose. In a speech before the Hoard of Trade in Victoria the Hon. R. G. Tatlow is reported in the "Colonist" to have said in connection with the foregoing:—"It was considered by the Government that it was in the best interest of the Province to encourage the manufacture of lumber here by prohibiting the export of logs. and, as a result, a large number of mills had been established in different parts of the Province, and the Government intends to adhere to that policy." BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE PULP INDUSTRY. That there is a great future in the industry for the transformation of our spruce, and smaller firs, into pulp, for 'the manufacture of paper, has long been recognized. Until, however, within the last two years, very little practical use was made of the knowledge that we possessed within our great forest areas, immense tracts of spruce, and other timber admirably fitted for this purpose. Two causes materially contributed to the apparent lack of attention to the development of this industry; the main one being the great concentration of capital and interests involved in the lumber industry with its hundred mills which manufacture annually many million feet of lumber; the other cause being probably the uncertainty of the markets for the product among our Pacific and Oriental neighbors, now, however, better understood. We are now at last alive to the importance of pushing as quickly as possible, the development of the pulp industry. As greater knowledge of its possibilities has given birth to the conclusion that within the next decade it may equal in importance and in capital invested, the great lumber industry itself, and with probably the employment of an equal amount of labor. Four companies have taken advantage of the liberal regulations governing the manufacture of pulp and paper, and others are preapring to follow suit. The companies now incorporated for the manufacture of this pulp are as follows: The Oriental Power & Pulp Company have erected extensive works at Swanson Bay and have secured and had surveyed some 83,000 acres in the vicinity of their mills and on Princess Royal Island. This company by the terms of their lease, must be in a position to ship 50 tons of pulp per day by July 1st, 1905. The Island Power Company:—Incorporated May ioth, 1904, have been granted a reserve from which to select their lands, as follows:—Port Neville, 20 square miles; near Chatham Point, 6 square miles; Beaver Inlet, 9 square miles; McBride's Bay, 9 square miles; Phillips Arm, 8 square miles; Upper Campbell Lake, 36 square miles; Buttles Lake, 20 square miles. Bella Coola Development Company:—Situated at Bella Coola. Some 20,000 acres of land have already been secured in the vicinity of their proposed mills on the mainland and adjacent islands. Incorporated May 18th, 1904. E. Dewdney, Attorney for Company. Quatsino Pulp & Power Company:—Situated at Quatsino Sound. The company control 100 square miles of pulp and timber lands lying between Quatsino Sound and Broughton Straits, reserved two years ago; have let contract for wharves, sawmill, pulp mill, etc., capacity of sawmill to be 50,000 feet per day, the pulp mill to be able to turn out 65 tons of pulp per day. Initial expenditure to be $150,000.00. Capita!, $500,000.00. A very important factor in the successful The A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Limited TORONTO, ONTARIO Have the following Engines in Stock for Prompt Shipment: No. 10928 8072 11(114 11 S.V.I 11037 11'.'(12 10340 8842 8240 0666 8857 0252 11111 11016 AUTOMATIC ENGINES. I(ix3f> in. Woodruff & Beach make, horizontal engine, Corliss type. 18x18 in. side crank engine, Robt. Bell make, new 12x14 in. Engine, Atlas Engine Works make, new. lllxll) in. Root. Bell make, new. Iilxld in. Robt. Hell make, new. (!',•$ x8 in. horizontal automatic engine, second hand. 6x6 in. vertical automatic engine, second hand. 5x7 in. vertical automatic engine, second hand. 4x8 in. horizontal automatic engine. HORIZONTAL ENGINES, NEW Stevens Mfg. Co. I 11866 11)518 112411 10866 3331 1(18115 11358 110711 9366 1.085 11(121 3875 114(1(1 5730 1(1x18 in. centre crank engine make. 12x14 in. side crank engine, Stevens Mfg. Co. make. 10x12 in. class A. engine, Orr & Sembower make. 9)4x12 in. Comstock Mfg. Co. make. 8 &• 14x10 in. compound engine, llardell Compound Engine make. IORIZONTAL ENGINES, SECOND HAND, THOROUGHLY REFITTED. 10x21 in. horizontal engine. 15i/jx20 in. horizontal engine. 14x21 in. horizontal engine. 13x17 in. Killey make engine. 12x24 in. horizonlal engine. 12x24 in. horizontal engine. 12x18 in. horizontal engine. 12x10 in. horizontal engine. 12x12 in. Leonard make engine. 10x14 in. horizontal engine. 10x12 in. horizontal engine. 0x20 in. horizontal engine. 9x16 in. Goldie McCullogh make, engine. 0x12 in. horizontal engine. No. (1544 10010 10720 11018 10860 4720 10988 10447 11510 1015 11017 758(1 0034 11435 31(10 11241 820(1 5127 10204 0700 0130 11019 11701 11820 11520 11342 1144(1 (1003 0307 11170 7835 8508 6081 HORIZONTAL ENGINES-Continued sy2\io 8x10 in. 8x12 in. 8x11 in. 8x10 in. n. horizontal engine, Waterous make. horizontal engine. horizontal engine. horizontal engine. Abell make, engine. 7^x12 in. horizontal engine. 7x0 in. horizontal engine. (>>4xl2 in. horizontal engine. 6x10 in. horizontal engine. (1x8 in. horizontal engine. 5J/;xl2 in. horizontal engine, (ixd in. horizontal engine. 5x10 in. horizontal engine. 5x7 in. horizontal engine. 4x0Vt in. horizontal engine. 4x4 in. Leonard make. 4x4 in. Leonard engine. 25 h.p. Dake engine. 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(1143 5^x7 in. marine engine, second hand. 3842 4x(i in. marine engine, second hand. 7129 4x4 in. marine engine, second hand. PORTABLE ENGINES AND BOILERS. 9130 8)4x10 in. portable E. & B., Marsh & Henthorn make, new. 7251 8x12 in. Abell. portable, second hand. 1938 12 h.p., Champion, portable second hand. 3180 12 h.p., Cornell, portable, second hand. 3363 5x10 in. Abell, portable, second hand. GASOLINE ENGINES. 11520 12 h.p., gasoline engine, New Gasoline Engine Co. make. 11064 6 h.p. gasoline engine. Stovel Engine Works mak<\ 8965 3 h.p. gasoline engine, new, A. W. McGuire make. 10154 3 h.p. gasoline engine, second hand. GAS ENGINES. 8953 4 h.p. gas engine, second hand, Otto Silent type. 4403 2 h.p. gas engine, second hand, Otto Silent type. HOISTING ENGINES, NEW. 6652 7x10 in. double cylinder, single drum, Robertson Bros. make. XW 7x10 in. double cylinder, double drum engine, with boiler. 11146 20 in. drum, single drum hoisting engine. Note—Look out for our List of Wood Working Machinery in next issue. , j, . jjli; - s 1 \h i W '[ \r I BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN operations of this industry will be the abundance of water power so generously distributed throughout the Province; near almost every point, suitable for the establishment of pulp mills can be found more than sufficient water power always permanent in its head and unaffected by extremes of climate. Taking this into consideration, together with the great abundance of raw material, and the opening of the Panama Canal in the near future. the markets will be so extended that not only ■will we have those of the Pacific Coast, but we shall be successful competitors with the mills in the Eastern States and Canada at their own doors, as well as in Europe, The knowledge of the location of the most available and extensive limits for the purpose of the pulp manufactured is not so easy to obtain as would be imagined from the great extent of territory they cover. This is generally the asset of the professional timber cruiser, who is ready to dispose of the information at a price depending upon the quality and extent of the area, and ijts practical value to the purchaser, his, the user's, experience giving him a pretty close Dnception of this. Approximately, however, the lowing may give some idea of the extent of spruce and younger fir lands which will be first to be selected for pulp manufacture:— |p Queen Charlotte Island, there are approxi- Uy one-half million acres heavily timbered |e lands contiguous to the Coast, with the Bary water power in close proximity; in the jr of this island is much more of the same •of timber, which will be utilized later on. Knight's Inlet, on the northern side, can lund much fir timber, but to the south of llet a large spruce and hemlock belt extends .some miles, with probably several hundred isand acres suitable for this purpose, and all Be to salt water. Jin the Coast district, at Owekana Lake, are tensive spruce lands, in fact, it is stated that there are millions of acres of mixed spruce and fir timbered lands, much of which will average 500 cords per acre, well fitted for the manufacture of pulp, either chemical or mechanical. Again on Vancouver Island, in the western parts of Sayward and Rupert districts, and in Northern Nootka district we have an extent of spruce lands totalling well up to a million acres, and in many cases in close touch with the seaboard and good navigation, while, as at other points already mentioned, water power, so necessary for the economical manufacture of the pulp, is available. We must not forget, that, while we have been considering the manufacture of pulp in mills contiguous to the seaboard, that there are conditions which might make it highly profitable to establish pulp mills in the interior of the Province, which would depend upon rail transportation for a market. For such purposes, large areas of mixed spruce and fir lands are to be found in the vicinity of Kamloops, on the North Thompson River and on the Fraser River and some of its tributaries. One or two large pulp mills located near any of these points would find no difficulty in securing a market for the pulp in the rapidly growing Northwest and in Ontario. To sum up the possibilities of pulp manufacture, we have markets for our output in Australia, China, Japan, South America, New Zealand, the Western Coast of America, and in Europe, With the opening of the Panama Canal, cheap transportation to the Eastern Coast of America, and through our better and cheaper manufacturing facilities, will make US at once successful rivals of the older Eastern mills, possibly giving us in time the control of the pulp industry of the world. It is only a question of a short time that the manufacture of pulp means the local manufacture of paper, with the consequent reaping of the entire profits of the industry. THE EAST WILL JOIN THE WEST. Toronto, July 14.—To a deputation representing the Ontario Lumbermen's Association, who requested that the same duty of $2.00 per thousand, placed on lumber by the United States, should be imposed too by this country, lion. Mr. Fielding, while bidding out no hope that the deputation's request would lie granted this year, gave them to understand that something would probably be done for them next year. COMMENCED OPERATIONS. The Arrowhead Lumber Co., Ltd., commenced active operations on the first of this month. The mill occupies a most convenient site at the junction of the Columbia river and Arrow Lakes. It is equipped with all the most modern machinery and appliances and has a daily capacity of 100,- 000 feet in ten hours. The mill is lighted by electricity, the McFwen engine being manufactured by the Watero.us Co., and the 500-light dynamo by the Canadian General Electric Co. Mr. S. C. Hinton, of Vancouver, is attending to the installation of the plant. The convenient location of the company's mill gives it a wide range of territory for its product, while being directly connected with the Arrowhead branch of the C. P. R., it enjoys equal facilities for rail shipments east and west. With the introduction of every labor-saving device for lumber manufacture, thereby economizing in the cost of- production, the company is in a position to enter the field with the brightest of prospects. The officers of the company are: President, Mr. Archibald McMillan, of Westbourne, Man.; Vice-President and Manager, Mr. W. R. Beattie; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. W. W. Fraser, of Emerson, Man. THE FIRE RECORD. The Ketchikan, Alaska, Saw Mill was totally destroyed by fire on the 4th inst., the loss involving some $4,000 to $5,000. The large factories of the St. Catharines Box & Lumber Company, Niagara street, St. Catharines, Ontario, were destroyed by fire on June 24th, with the probable loss of $50,000. The fire burned with such tremendous rapidity that men employed in the buildings had to run for their lives. There was panic among the people watching the flames when the boilers exploded. txzjxxxxzzzzzxxzzxxxxxzxnxzzzszxxszznxxzxzzzzxsizzxBxzzxzzxzzn 1 1 worresponctence | >ixxxi)iiixxxxxxxiixxxxr.niiixxxixixxxixixxxxixxxxxxixxxxxnixix:ii. From our Special Correspondents. VANCOUVER ISLAND. Enjoys a Prosperous Season.—Loggers' Request Does Not Meet With Favor at the Capital.—Coast Lumber Has No Rivals for Quality. John B. Atchison's sawmills, planing mill and sash and door factory, at Cornwall, Ont., were destroyed by fire on June 24th, together with a very large quantity of lumber. The loss is between $30,000 and $40,000. On the loth inst. a large boiler in Peters & Cain's sawmill, about seven miles from Hamilton, Ont., exploded, completely demolishing the mill and instantly killing William Duncan, a young man employed in the mill. William Winn, another employee, was fatally injured and survived only a few hours. Several others were more or less injured by falling timbers and scalding steam. Victoria, July 18. A steady local trade at lair prices epitomizes the history of the past month in the Victoria lumber market, while a satisfactorily increasing export business has aided in keeping the nulls and the dealers busy. The most important event ol the month was the announcement by the Canadian Pacific Railway of a 40-cent rate on fir, spruce and hemlock to Manitoba points, This cut has been agitated for some time past, and local dealers are well pleased that the railway has acceded to their request. The reduc- tion of the rate "ii cedar remains unsettled, hut hope is expressed that the C. 1'. R. will make that concession as soon as it can secure the cooperation of its rivals in the carrying trade. The company's 40-cent rati' now applies to shipments of cedar t" all points 111 the Territories, but does not extend to Manitoba, as competitive roads decline to make terms to places within that Province. The Loggers' Petition. The loggers' petition to the Government for the suspension or removal of the export tax on logs going to Washington, meets with scant sympathy from local lumbermen. The general opinion appears to be that the loggers' troubles are self- intlicted, inasmuch as many of them rushed blindly into the business without due consideration as to the extent of the probable demand, or the necessities of the market. There is no doubt that there has been considerable overproduction, but it i.s pointed out that prudence should have suggested to these victims of their own lack of foresight, to secure orders for their logs before cutting them. Such precaution would have only been in line with ordinary business common sense. While it may be regrettable that a certain number of loggers are suffering loss through their own folly, it is said that there are others, who are shouting the loudest for a removal of the tax, who have not lost a dollar, but are ready, should their demand be complied with, to enter into contracts with Washington mills for the delivery of millions of feet of logs, which are now represented by standing timber. It is even said that sonic of them would go so far as to sell the logs standing and allow the Washington people to do the rest, and that they have been actually negotiating with that end in view. Looking upon the question from every standpoint, the policy of the Government in refusing to alter existing conditions meets with practically universal approval, the only persons dissenting being those who recklessly overproduced, and the "soreheads," whose scheme l1"" denuding our forests for the benefit of the foreigner, for the sake of the few dollars it WOllld bring to them, has been frustrated. Surveying Their Pulp Concessions. The Quatsino Power & Pub) Company, winch controls a large concession bordering upon Quatsino Sound and Rupert Arm, is actively engage in preliminary work on the property. Surveying and timber cruising parties are scattered over ground making a thorough examination, preparatory to the choosing of the most convenient site for the company's sawmills, pulp mills, wharve. and warehouses, which will be built as soon as circumstances warrant. The company conte" plates an outlay in exploratory work, plant, e > of something like a quarter of a million d°ua^Vj Lemon & C.onasson's new mill and sash door factory is rapidly approaching the worn ■■BH BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN ALEXANDER MACLAREN, President BUCKINGHAM, QUE. ...THE North Pacific Lumber Go., Ltd BARNET, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF KILN-DRIED \*& ,\umb^ Ffr. Spruce an ■ : i j l i 1 I: 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN This practically gives the market for rough and common lumber into the hands of our countrymen in Kootenay, and is largely responsible for the lack of demand for rough and merchantable logs here. It must be remembered in this connection that their timber is mostly small and rough, and that for this reason the Coast still has the bulk of 'the trade for finished material, such as flooring, stepping, siding, mouldings, etc. Such being the case, the Coast lugger must find another and larger market for his product, or cease to operate. It is useless to theorize or talk cheap sentiment, the facts are as given above; we must have a further market or suspend operations. What effect has the present situation on the people of British Columbia? Let us look at it from the loggers' standpoint:-— He is losing money, he is seeing the hard- earned accumulations of years of toil slip through his hands despite his best efforts, with a certainty, if no relief is forthcoming, of going insolvent. "Going broke," it is called, and going broke he is. The merchant, wholesale or retail, in whatever line he may be, is today feeling very keenly the erable portion of the returns he should receive for his outlay in road building, etc., which is, as shown, a heavy item of the expense necessary to procure logs, as all practical loggers and woodsmen know. In all common sense, why not sell this timber to the Americans? They have an unlimited market, can saw and sell timber that is worth nothing to us, and it will not be for many years. The logger will profit, for it will allow him to log and sell his entire limit and give him a larger and steadier market. The working man will have employment all the year at good wages. The tug-owners and all their employees will be busier than ever before. Vancouver and the whole Coast of British Columbia will at once feel the effect of the good American money put into circulation here. We are told that we must protect the mills of this country by not allowing the export of logs. Now, in common sense, what benefit is it to the mills to keep logs in British Columbia that they don't want, and cannot cut and find a market for? They have tried hard to have a duty put on lumber, but without effect. They simply say they THE LUMBERMEN'S SUPPLY CU„ LIMITED 122 Wellington Street, West TORONTO, ONT. We sell any article that is required by Railway Contractors or Lumbermen, no matter what it is. We ship mixed car lots Mitts, Moccasins, Shoe Packs, Larrigans, Pants, Underwear, Chain, Rope, Axes, Saws, Axe Handles, Pork, Ham, Bacon, Lard, Butter, Tea. We are the only House in Oanada that furnishes you complete under one roof LOWEST WHOLESALE PRICES , ii i ■■ i! $! .; ..,,..,,.„: _._r-,.r .. TINY B. C. "TOOTH - PICKS. depression in the logging business; camp accounts are not being met; money is scarce, and the whole City feels the stagnation in this most important industry. Workingmen are idle in Vancouver by hundreds, with every probability of their number increasing; wages are necessarily lower, and employment hard to get. Some of the mills are holding millions of feet of logs that they will not cut, and, if permitted, would gladly turn them into cash by towing them across to the American side. The Government of British Columbia is losing a large amount of stumpage owing to the fact that the rougher class of timber is at present left in the woods there to rot or burn up. One-third of the cost of logging is incurred in putting in skid roads, and this rougher lumber could be taken out if there was any demand for it, but the majority of the loggers today are forced to leave it in the woods, where it must inevitably go to waste, a complete loss to the country and to the logger, who is unable to get the profit he would obtain under an open market on this class of timber; and besides, he is unable to use his skid roads and other necessary improvements to the fullest extent, thus losing a consid- will not bid on a boom of rough logs as they do not want them. This being the case, and it is the case, as any one familiar with present conditions knows, why not sell to the United States at a profit what we cannot use at home. There is also another phase of the question that has not been touched upon heretofore and it is this. The average cost of logs delivered at Vancouver or similar points is $5 per M. paid out for supplies, wages and towing, all going into the pockets of white men and freely circulated through the community. The cost of sawing these logs into rough lumber is approximately $1.75 to $1.85 per M. if cut in a modern and well equipped mill. ()f this amount at least 50 per cent, goes to pay for Chinese, Japanese and similar labor who are of little value to this country, if indeed not a menace to our entire social system, leaving proportionately 85 cents to 90 cents per M. in payment to white labor and for supplies. We are asked to sacrifice a $5 industry to protect a 90 cent one, and further I think that it has been clearly shown that the 90-cent industry rather than suffering by export will really benefit. We have no quarrel with the milimen on this question; we only ask the government of this country for common fair play. If the mills here cannot buy our logs at a living price then let us.sell to those who will. That is all we ask, and i> it too much? But says a critic, 'We hear that the United States camps are shutting down; that there is an overproduction of logs in the State of Washington. How can you sell your logs there when the United States logger cannot?" Just briefly we will put that question to rights. On the American side stumpage is $1 to $2.50 per M; here, 50 cents, an advantage of from 50 cents to $_\oo per M; also we can log a great deal cheaper owing to the greater amount of virgin territory and the shorter haul. In other words, we have vastly more timber than the State of Washington and it is closer to the water; also the loggers of the Sound being wise in their day and generation, have formed a very strong association and sell their logs at a stated price according to the grade. If the market is overstocked they shut down their camps until it has righted itself, but still hold up the price. And right here it may be said that if the British Columbia Loggers' Association is to be ■ BRITISH COLJMBIA LUMBERMAN 13 an institution of strength and a support to the logger at all times it must be reorganized on a new and stronger basis. When the need for action arises, as at 'the present time, it requires a long period of depression to bring them together with a united front. Something on the same lines as our Yankee friends have formed is required, modified and changed perhaps in minor details to suit the different conditions existing here. To continue, however. Those who are fortunate enough to hold Crown granted land in British Columbia secured subsequent to 1887 are now exporting their logs to the United States, and iit is common knowledge that the price nets them from $1 to $1.50 more than 'the same grade here, the strong point being, however, the possession of a larger and steadier market. Another reason for cutting the timber and converting it into cash instead of saving it for future generations of Japanese and Chinese to work up in the sawmills is that as most people are aware there is in say a period of ten years more timber in the forest consumed or destroyed by tire than there is cut down and converted into logs in a similar period, so that delay in getting out the timber and turning it into cash is destroying the chances of getting a considerable portion of it hereafter. Besides we are naturally more interested in the living present than in fifty years hence, and when that time does come or perhaps much sooner the use of timber may be greatly curtailed if not done away with altogether, for in this era of invention and progress we find that iron, steel and other substitutes are now used where formerly lumber was used altogether. It seems strange to think how our friends the mill- men keep on telling the people and the Government that there is not much timber in the country and that if export of logs is allowed there will soon be nothing left for the mills here to saw. And they have told this so often and so persistently that some of them seem to half believe it themselves, whilst the facts are there is more timber in this Province than the mills here will saw up in the next 300 years. There is, it is said, more timber. 011 Vancouver Island alone than the Coast mills of British Columbia would saw up in the next fifty years. There is plenty 0f timber here for tins generation and there v.ill be plenty for ithe next. The old saying, "Where there is enough take enough, and where there's little take all," may have some vulnerable points, but there is lots of horse sense in it when applied to something like standing timber, which i.s liable to rot, burn or depreciate in other ways. Besides, it is foolish to get jealous because our Yankee cousins get out logs and give us in return their gold. Their money is what we want: this is bringing in capital, and is better for the community than selling to people here, for selling to each other is like taking money out of one's pocket and putting it into another as far as benefitting the public is concerned. These are straight facts which will appeal to sensible people. We believe the rescinding of this Order-in-Council will have the immediate effect of putting life in the logging business, will double the value of our timber lands, will double the Government receipts for royalty and licenses, will give us all new hope and added energy. This is not only of moment to us, it concerns every man, woman and child on the Coast of British Columbia. We want your help; sign the petition, get your neighboi to sign it. Help us tell our City members that we mean business, and impress upon the Government of this Province the fact that we want legislation not for the few but for the many. All of which is respectfully submitted on behalf of THE B. C. LOGGERS' ASSOCIATION. Pacific Coast Pipe Co., Ld. 1551 GRANVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, - B. C. P. O Box 863 Manufacturers of Telephone 1404 IPC JSP iiiiiiC IfflE- urnirT- Wm. Carter, of Grand Forks, i9 building a saw mill at Danville, Wash., for E. A. Gardner. The structure is to cost about $20,000. Machine Banded Wire Wound Wooden Stave Water Pipe For City and Town Water Systems, Fire Protection, Power Plants, Hydraulic Mining, Irrigation, Etc. ONE-HALF THE COST OF IRON PIPE AND BETTER. WRITE ROR CATALOGUE MOUNTAIN LUMBERMEN MEET. A meeting of the Mountain Lumber Manufacturers' Association was held in Nelson on June 22nd, at which considerable routine business was transacted. A. Leech was chairman and W. F. Gurd secretary, and 20 members of the association were in attendance. MARINE AND STATIONARY Engines and Boilers Ships, Yachts ... and Tugs We m a n u fact u r e Marine Boilers of all kinds as well as Horizontal Boilers as shown in cut. Our Marine and Stationary Engines are decidedly highest grade and our Ships, Yachts and Tugs have everywhere given the utmost satisfaction. We know we can give you first-class work and solicit a chance to quote you. THE BERTRAM ENGINE WORKS CO., Ltd. TORONTO, ONTARIO, - - OANADA 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN t ! I i f 11 W. THE WHEELER, 0SC00D COMPANY TACOMA, WASHINGTON .MOULDINGS.. DOORS COLUMNS,SASH We are equipped to make 1200 doors per day With a proportionate amount of other mill work We are prepared to make prompt shipments SHINGLE MILL MACHINERY. Vancouver, B. C, January tqih, igoi. Mr. Frank L. Johnson, Sapper ton, B. C. ar Sir: Replying to your enquiry of a few days igo, as to how we liked the Improved "John- n" Shingle Machine which we recently ijrchased from the Schaake Machine Works, are glad to be able to state that we are ich pleased with it. We have had experience with a good ly styles of Shingle Machines, and ,Our opinion this one is the best ot The two important points in which machine excels all others is the style of * »n, and the method of driving the car- , the former being very simple and ve, and the latter improvements mak- le machine work very smooth and easy, it any jar or jerk. we were building another mill we ihave no other kind ot machine. Yours truly, fSPICER SHINGLE MILL CO., Limited. H. II. SPICER, Manager. Saw Machines, Jack Works, Haul-Ups, Log Haul-Up Chains, nbined Log Dog Grip and Stops, Friction Log Dog Grip Hoists, Bolters, Bolt Cutting Machines, Swing Saw Cutting-off Machines, Shingle Packers, Dried Shingle Presses, ifting, Hangers, Bearings, Pulleys, Pulley Flanges, Shaft Collars, Shaft Couplings, Engines, Boilers, Conveyor Chains, Etc. Etc., Etc., Etc. Look into the merits and prices of our machinery before pJacing your orders "JOHNSON'S" IMPROVED UPRIQHT 8HINQLE MACHINE. THE SCHAAKE MACHINE WORKS, NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., CORRY, PA. BUILDER8 OF Geared Locomotives and Logging Cars. Built on Modern Locomotive Principles For Wood and Steel Track Where Great Tractive Power and Flexibility are Required, Especially on Steep Grades and Sharp Curves. Write for Catalogue and Prices. F. M. RAYMOND, Agent, 64 Starr=Boyd Building, Seattle, Wash. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 15 txxxxxxixxxxzzxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzizzzzzzzzxxxzzzzzzzzxzzixzxxxxxxxxxxxj i z) ro^incial $T>Torn\atioT\ j txxxxzxzzxxzzxzzxxxxxxxxzxzzzzzzxzzzzzzzxzxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzxxxxxxxl The new mill on Perry Creek has installed a private telephone line to Cranbrook. The Mountain Lumber & Manufacturing Association, Ltd., held an important meeting on June 22nd at Nelson. R. S. Gallop, of Canterbury, East Kootenay, has commenced work on his logging operations on Toby creek. Mr. G. E. Merrill, of Wisconsin, owner of extensive timber limits in British Columbia, is in Europe on a pleasure trip. St. Eugene Mission Indians cut 500,000 feet of logs during the winter. These have been pur- and have been sent down the Kootenay river to Wardner. Reports from the Columbia river state that another large mill is about to be erected, but at present writing no definite particulars can be obtained. R. Cunningham & Son, of Port Essington and Hazelton, B. C, are advertising the products of their mill, situated at the former place. The Moyie Lumber Company has landed nearly 8,000.000 feet of logs in Moyie lake, opposite their mill. These have been driven in from several places tributary to the lake. According to the B. C. Gazette a number of timber limits have been taken up on Toby creek, East Kootenay. Local papers state that these are for the Columbia River Lumber Co. One of the Okanagan Lumber Co.'s log booms on the Spallumcheen River broke last week and allowed 500 logs to get away. The balance of the logs jammed at the bridge and are still there. The Crow's Nest Lumber Company have completed arrangements for another big drive of 5,- 000,000 feet. The logs arc those cut at the St. Mary's river camp, and have been banked on the bluff overlooking the river. With the commencement of operations on the Canadian Timber & Sawmills, Ltd.. and the extensive logging 'operations in connection—under the management of Mr. E. L. Kinman—Trout Lake City is enjoying a season of extraordinary prosperity. Tt is stated that the Elk Lumber & Manufacturing Co., of Fernie, intend putting up a mill at Hosmer, on the Crow's Nest Pass, at which point they have several valuable lumber concessions adjacent. These were included in the deal just consummated with the Mott, Son & Co., of Fernie. Notwithstanding the depressed condition of the lumber industry, the Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company of Chemainus, arc still running their plant ten hours a day. The demand in the Northwest is taking up a large amount of their output, upwards of 100,000 feet per day being shipped by rail. The Kamloops Lumber Co., Ltd., recently incorporated, has purchased the mill, timber limits and logs of the Okanagan Lumber Co., at Enderby, B. C, and it is the intention of the new company to make Enderby its headquarters. The mill at Kamloops will be increased in capacity in the near future. The East Kootenay Lumber Company have 150 men at work at the present time making ties at Cranbrook. They have 50 men in the camp at Jaffray, and will soon build a railway spur three miles long to tap this camp. The company has furnished the C. P. R. with over 1,000,000 ties during the past year. The Elwood Tinworkers Co., which owns the Silver Dollar mine, adjacent to Camborne, West Kootenay, will install a compressor plant and saw mill at an early date, so that development can be accomplished at a nominal expense. When the property is sufficiently developed a stamp- mill will be installed. The Elk Lumber & Manufacturing Co., of Fernie, B. C, now owned by Minneapolis and Winnipeg capitalists, have purchased the interests of Mott, Son & Co. in that concern. The deed was completed on the 27th ulto., when all papers were handed over to Mr. F. G. Burrows, of Fergus Falls, Minn., secretary of the company. Mr. A. D. Kildahl, of Winnipeg, has been installed as bookkeeper. The new woodworking shop of William G. Gillett at Nelson will be in running order in a few days. The different machines are in place, the water has been connected with the water wheel, which is to drive the machinery, and as soon as the belting is put on the machinery can be started. An addition, 25 by 18 feet, is being added on to the rear of the shop, which is to be used as a storage room for lumber. The Nanaimo Saw Mill, owned by Mr. Andrew Haslam, which was destroyed by fire in May last has been so far rebuilt that operations were renewed early this month. For the present Mr. Haslam will cut for the local trade and will get out material for the new buildings which are to replace those destroyed by fire. The Sayward Mills of Victoria, shipped a large cargo of mining timbers to Mexico last month by the schooner John A. Campbell. It is understood that this will be followed by many similar orders. The Victoria Planing Mills, owned by James Muirhead, are about to enlarge their wharf premises by an addition of thirty feet fronting on Victoria harbor. The business, under Mr. Muir- head's careful and at the same time energetic management, is constantly increasing in volume and additional space is absolutely necessary in order to find room for increased plant which is about to be installed. Mr. Muirhead is one of the pioneer mill owners of Victoria, and his success as manager of the important undertaking of which he is the guiding head gives pleasure to his host of friends. The Gourlay McGregor Company, Ltd., of Gait, Ont., are installing the machinery at the new mill of the Rat Portage Lumber Co., at Harrison River. The frame work of the several buildings is about completed and will be ready to receive the machinery in a few weeks. The new mill is quite an imposing sight. The portable mill now being used by the company on its limits adjacent to Harrison river has been doing good work and when the mill is ready to start there will be a big supply of logs on hand. A lumber yard has been opened at Chilliwack by this company under the charge of Mr. J. H. Jackson. The Gold River Mining Co., operating a hydraulic mining concession on Bull river, a tributary of the Kootenay river, between Fort Steele and Wardner, has entered into arrangements with Wm. Crowston of Cranbrook, to install a mill at Burnt Bridge creek. The company's operations provide for a large dam and flume, which, it is estimated, will require nearly two million and a half feet of lumber. The mill will have a capacity of 25,000 feet. It is the intention of the company to install a large power plant as soon as the flume and dam are completed, its chief aim being to supply electricity for conversion into power and light in connection with mining operations, and other industries in the Kootenay valley. Careful estimates have placed the cost of putting up and de veloping this enormous power plant at about $150,000. With a head of 250 feet there is water sufficient to furnish 5,000 horse power. Fire destroyed the mill at Sparwood, on the Crow's Nest railway, near Michel, on the morning of June 30th. The mill was owned by Mr. W. Wardrop, and the damage is estimated roughly at $20,000. Thirteen cars, three of them loaded with ties, were also destroyed. The fire is attributed to a spark from a C. P. R. engine and in this connection the Fernie Press says: "No doubt exists as to the manner in which the fire originated. An engine was shunting cars on the siding at 2 o'clock and at three the sawmill buildings were consumed. The course of the fire was also traced from the yard where the spark evidently fell. The C. P. R. sent adjusters to Sparwood, so it is evident the company is preparing to pay damages. The Crow's Nest Coal Company had an interest to the extent of $4,000 in the mill and this'was fully insured. The remainder was owned by Mr. Wardrop, who only had $4,000 insurance. The boarding house, with $600 of stores, was saved. The horses, with some difficulty, were rescued." RAILROADS IN THE INTERIOR. Mr. Patrick Welsh, of Stewart & Welsh, railroad contractors, in speaking about the construction of the Great Northern branch from Morrissey to Fernie, for which his firm has the contract, said that nearly all the sub-contracts had been let, and that 150 men were at work building roads, and engaged in other tasks preliminary to grading. The number of men will be largely increased as soon as room can be made for them. The intention was to push the completion of the road as rapidly as possible. On the branches from Grand Forks to Phoenix and from Curlew to Midway, which are also being built for the Great Northern by his firm, 850 men are now employed, and the numbers are being increased as rapidly as room can be made for them. Soon 2,000 men will be employed. It is confidently expected that work will be commenced on the Midway & Vernon line this summer, and report has it that engineers are now in the field exploring for a pass for the Great Northern railway to tap the Osoyoos and Simil- kameen valleys. AN OPEN LETTER. Milwaukee, June 26th, 1904. To the Editor of British Columbia Lumberman, Vancouver, B. C. Dear Sir,—As you, or some members of your staff, will undoubtedly visit the St. Louis Exposition, the Allis-Chalmers Company cordially invite you and your representatives and friends to use as your headquarters the facilities which we have provided at our power exhibit in the Machinery building. The 5,000 horse power Allis-Chalmers engine and the Bullock electric generator which form this exhibit, furnish electric energy for the now world-famous decorative lighting for the buildings and grounds of the Exposition. The installation stands in the centre of the Machinery building, with commodious spaces all about it, affording views of the largest generating unit ever placed on exhibition. These spaces have been so fitted up by the Allis-Chalmers Company as to afford accommodations the like of which are not to be found at any other place within the limits of the World's Fair. Visitors will here find not only comfortable resting places, but also writing tables and stationery, attendants who will receive and forward mail and telegrams, and who will check the parcels and wraps of visitors and provide iced water, all, of course, free of charge. Doubtless, also, your readers will wish to make note of this, for they also will be cordially welcomed. Yours truly, ARTHUR WARREN, Manager of Publicity. 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 9 n I i i ; j !■" ; ; ({ I '■ | H;;! XXXXXXXXXXXXXX xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxrxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj u I Uancou^er dL vicinity | txxxxxuxxxxxxxxxxxxxxsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:txxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::xxxxx1 Mr. Wr. B. Terrell, of the California Saw Works, spent a week in the city this month. Mr. Gourlay, of the McGregor, Gourlay & Go., Ltd., of Gait, is visiting the Coast in the interests of his firm. Mr. J. A. Mahoney, manager of the Royal City Mills, Vancouver, has gone to Winnipeg to take in the fair at that city. The marriage of Mr. W. F. Lea, of Huntting & Lea, took place at Des Moines, Iowa, on June 16th, to Miss O'Neill of that city. Messrs. Eagleton & Barnes are erecting a small mill at Collingwood station, on the tram line between Vancouver and New Westminster. T. Kirkpatrick states that his shingle mill burnt Westminster on May 24th will not likely It but that another site may be taken. ,eo. Perry, late city editor of the Van- Daily Ledger, has accepted a responsible with the Pacific Coast Pipe Co., of this be interesting to know that a collection samples of New Zealand woods are to n the museum of the Art, Historical and Society, in the Carnegie Library, Van- B. C. .encing on the 12th inst., another conces- lumber freight rates was made by the C. whereby the 40-cent rate on the lower of lumber—excepting cedar—is operative itish Columbia to Manitoba points. C. Phillips, representing Scott, Hender- o., of Sydney, N. S. W., arrived on the from Sydney on a business trip to Can- the United States for the purpose of ar- for lumber shipments to Australia. Pacific Coast Pipe Co. has just received a wnment of 100 tons of double galvanized iron from Liverpool, shipped by the Blue Fun- ... of steamers. This will be used in the facture of their celebrated machine bound, water pipe. of the B. regret to learn that the genial secretary _. C. Lumber, Shingle Manufacturers' Association, Mr. R. H. H. Alexander, has been laid up with an atack of rheumatism for some weeks, but we are glad to see him about again, even though with the help of crutches. Mr. H. N. Clausen, who represents Mr. H. J. Haskamp at the branch at Dauphin, Man., has just returned to Manitoba from an extended trip to the lumber centres of British Columbia, whither he was familiarizing himself with lumber conditions of the Province. E. R. Vigor, travelling representative of the British Columbia Lumberman, returned last week from an extended trip through Eastern Canada, and we take this opportunity 0 fthanking our many friends and well-wishers for the courtesies and kindness accorded him. H. S. Mitchell, manager of the Allis-Chalmers Company's branch in Seattle, was a visitor to Vancouver early this month in the interests of his firm. He reports lumber conditions on the Sound in much better condition than the expectation of some months ago would have led us to believe. Messrs. Laidlaw & Campbell, of Carmen, Man., prominent shareholders in the Manitoba Lumber Co., have been on a tour of investigation to the Coast. We learn that from the present condition of the lumber market, it is not likely that the contemplated mill on False creek will be built this year by the company. The illustration, "Tiny British Columbia Toothpicks," shows part of a shipment of lumber made by the Royal City Planing Mills branch of the B. C, Mills Timber & Trading Co., of Vancouver, to the Montreal Harbor Commissioners at Montreal. The larger "toothpicks" are 67 feet by 25 by 27 inches. The photo was taken in the C P. R. yards at Vancouver. TIMBER LICENSES ISSUED. Mr. Alexander, of the firm of Allen, Taylor & Co., Sydney, N. S. W., dealers in Australian hardwoods, was a recent visitor in Vancouver, via San Francisco. Mr. Alexander is en route to Eastern Canada and the States, and is looking for new markets for Australian hardwoods. While in San Francisco he booked some very large orders for hardwoods and ornamental woods. Mr. Alexander informs us that if he finds conditions warrant his firm may cater to Canadian trade in the hardwood supplies, such as wagon shafts, felloes, tool handles, etc.. and erect a factory for that purpose in Vancouver. For the month of June there were 124 timbei licenses issued, 43 of these being new license and Si renewals. These are thus apportioned ! the severals districts: Wist Kootenay \J East Kootenay 30 Lillooet 20 New Westminster 11 Coast 7 Rupert 6 Barclay - Sayward 1 Total 124 Messrs. J. L. Neilson & Co., of Winnipeg, Man., machinery agents and dealers, are furnishing nearly all the woodworking machinery being installed in the Rat Portage Lumber Company's planing mills at Rat Portage, Man., which was destroyed by tire last month. This firm is in a position to handle a great deal of western business in the machinery line and carry a heavy stock of engines, boilers, sawmill and woodworking machinery. We take this opportunity of acknowledging receipt of the excellent catalogue of Messrs. Clark & Demill, of Gait, Ont., The catalogue is profusely illustrated and the several machines described therein clearly show that the firm's goods are of the first order. If in the market for woodworking machinery we would advise you to send for one of these catalogues. NEW WESTMINSTER'S GAIN. A recent copy of the Daily News of Ithaca, X. V., contains the report of a parting tribute to Mr. George Small, of the firm of Small & Buck- lin, of that city, on the eve of his departure for Hritish Columbia. These gentlemen are associated with Mr. E. J. Fader, of New Westminster, and both are to become residents of that city, Mr. Bucklin having already taken possession of tin- fine residence of the late I. B. Fisher on Third avenue. The Business Men's Association of Ithaca gave a complimentary dinner to Mr. Small, then vice-president, and made the following re port: "The board of directors of the Business Men's Association of Ithaca, have unanimously adopted this minute expressive of the esteem for then- former colleague, Mr. George Small. "Coming from an ancient and distant city, an alien to our land, but no stranger by birth to our language, our business ideas or OUT public ideas, he has helped with loyalty and intelligence to upbuild this community, in whose prosperity he has shared. No civic improvement which commended itself to his judgment has ever wanted his earnest advocacy, and to the recent decision of our city to own its own water supply no other, perhaps, has contributed more than he. STATEMENT OF FOREIGN SHIPMENTS OF LUMBER MADE BY THE B. C. MILLS TIMBER & TRADING COMPANY, VANCOUVER, B. C, IN 1904. Date. Name and Rig. Jan. 26—German bark Hydra Feb. 13—Chilian bark Admiral Tegethoff 11—British ship Khyber Mar. 7—British steamer Longships 22—American bktn. James Johnson.. 23—British bark Linlithgowshire . .. 4—British steamer Miowera 14—British steamer Ping Suey 31—British steamer Moana Apr. 8—British ship Agamemnon 18—British bg. Sussex 28—British ship Belford 29—British steamship Aorangi 30—British steamship Ningchow ... 30—British steamship Ningchow ... May 3—Am. schooner Lottie Bennett ... 7—Am. schooner Americana 27—British steamer Miowera 31—British steamer Hyson 31 — Hritish steamer Hyson 31—British steamer Hyson June 24—Hritish ship Manuka 24—British shit) Calchas 27—Hritish ship Tartar 30—British ship County of Kinross.. Tons 742 892 1927 2843 992 1357 1888 4i5o 2414 1212 1771 Destination. Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Freemantle j 1,665,319 Shanghai j 1,143785 Shanghai j 1,233.870 1,12578a 44,029 119,638 35.638 128,588 1,009,440 1,621,165 40,841 42,075 153./OO 644,306 Feet. Value. 573718 1$ 6,682 00 709,901 j 8,259 00 Freemantle Suva, Fiji Kobe, Japan ... . Suva, Fiji Hongkong Sunderland, Kng. . Sydney, N. S. W. Suva, Fiji Kobe, Japan ... . Hongkong 496 lJunin, Chile 839 Osaka, Japan | 1,023,654 CS55 I Suva, Fiji JDevonport, England .... I Hongkong |Nagasaki Suva, Fiji jlHongkong I Yokohama 'Havre and Calais, France 25,100 168,017 26,624 70,080 30,7'16 29,361 21,386 1.308,662 FOREIGN LUMBER SHIPMENTS FROM CHEMAINUS. Date. Name and Rig. Jan. 17—French ship Andre Theodore. 17—British ship Eskasoni 27—German ship Chile 29—British steamer Peleus Feb. 5—British steamer Aorangi 6—British steamer Tydeus Mar. 14—German ship Adolph 7—British steamer Longships .... 22—American barkentinc May 30—American bktn. T. P. Emigh . Tons. Destination. Feet. 1875 I Cardiff, U. K | 1,584.227 1715 ISydney, N. S. W I 1,430,308 2054 I Callao j 1,806,123 4800 I Kobe, Japan j 28,070 2782 j Sydney | 120,857 4800 jjapan | 196,94' 1651 llquique | 1,369,442 2843 [Shanghai I M4378S 992 I Shanghai 1,233.870 923 I Melbourne 1,204,485 19,275 00 13,687 00 15,920 00 11,031 00 870 00 1,400 00 642 00 1.575 00 12,283 00 16,087 00 990 00 841 00 1,817 00 6,710 00 I5.4^>5 00 274 00 10,000 00 332 00 1,380 00 474 00 367 o° 626 00 25,600 00 Value. $22,500 00 19,950 00 21790 °° 1,010 00 3,818 00 4,704 00 14,560 00 13,687 00 15,920 00 12,795 00 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 17 "He is now about to leave us for another city, to which, in turn, ours must seem both distant and old. In his departure this association loses an active members and Ithaca a useful citizen. Our hearty good wishes follow him to his new borne." Mr. Small and his associates intend to build a mill on ithe Fraser river. They own some valuable limits on upper Pitt lake. NEW RETAIL YARDS. H. J. Haskamp, of St. Cloud, Minn., is placing a line of retail lumber yards in the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan districts, and as will be seen in the "Want Column" of this issue, is calling for quotations for all kinds of dressed lumber, millwork and shingles. References can be obtained from Bradstreet's Agency, Stearns County Bank, St. Cloud, Minn., First National Bank, North Dakota, The Northwood Lumber Co., Northwood, North Dakota, Fdmore Mercantile Co., Fdmore, North Dakota. Mr. Haskamp has made arrangements to become a member of the Western Retailers' Lumbermen's Association. ments with an output of $63,000. In 1891 there were 24, with an output of $1,057,810. The census returns for 1901 have not yet been tabulated. For 1903 the returns to the Statistical Year Book show, as given above, 39 establishments, with an output of $5,219,892. Of the product of Canadian mills, the customs returns show that during the calendar year 1903 the export amounted to $3,- 013,441, leaving $2,206,451 for home use. In a general way, therefore, we export about 57 per cent, of our production. Of the $3,013,441 worth exported by Canada in 1903, Great Britain took $865,826, the United States $1,899,448, and other countries $248,167. The market for this product is large. In the calendar year 1903 the requirements of Great Britain were of the value of $12,- 194,224, of which 68.7 per cent, was chemical pulp. Our export in 1903 to Great Britain was about 7.1 per cent, of her needs. BRITISH COLUMBIA INCORPORATIONS. B. C. TIMBER EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS. Mary Mackwell, writing in the "Ottawa Citizen," says of the British Columbia timber exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition:— "Some British Columbia 'show' timbers stand The following companies have applied for and obtained certificates of incorporation in this Province since the publication of our last issue: The B. C. Plate Glass and Importing Co., Ltd.; twenty-five thousand dollars capital, divided into two hundred and fifty shares of $100 each. To take over the business of the B. C. Plate Glass and Importing Co., dealers and importers and manufacturers of paints, oils, plate, sheet and ornamental glass, etc. Frnest Miller and Peter Costello made application to make improvements for logging purposes on the Kettle river above Grand Forks. John Haggerty & Co., Ltd.; capital $10,000, divided into 10,000 shares of $1.00 each. To carry on business of contractors, loggers, teamsters, builders and etc., British Columbia Foundry Co., Ltd.; capital $100,000, divided into 2,000 shares of $50.00 each; to carry on business of iron foundry, mechanical engineers, bridge builders and manufacturers of agricultural implements and other machinery. Messrs. Bullen Bros., of Victoria, are the prime movers in the new company. EN ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION CANADA'S PULP INDUSTRY. The wood pulp industry of Canada for the calendar year 1903, was carried on by 39 mills, which had an output of 275,610 tons of wood pulp. Of this quantity 187,871 tons were mechanical pulp, 84,808 sulphite and 2,940 soda. The corresponding quantities for 1002 were: Mechanical, 155,210 tons; sulphite, 70,735 tons, and soda, 9.044 tons. The total value of the output of 1903 was $5,110,892. There are several large mills in course of construction, or which, being finished, did not operate during the year 1903. Two or three firms have gone out of business or manufacture only paper where before they made pulp. Nine of the 39 mills manufacture sulphite pulp and three soda pulp. Twenty-seven manufacture mechanical pulp and five make both chemical and mechanical pulp. Taking the returns of 39 mills the average time the mills ran during the year was nearly nine months. The power to drive the mills is chiefly derived from water. Of a total power equal to 110,630 horse power, 102,060 is water power. The growth of the industry is considerable. In the census of 1881 there were five establish- in this section which makes the lookers-on wonder if it is possible to believe this comes from 'little' Canada? One piece of timber stands ten feet in diameter. The circumference of another sample measures 32 feet. This is the Douglas fir, and well known as one of our finest grades of timber. You are informed in this section that 'British Columbia exports 120.000,000 feet of lumber annually.' This is one of the things that takes away your breath." The accompanying illustration shows part of the British Columbia exhibit for St. Louis loaded on a flat car as it lay in the C. P. R. yard previous to shipment from Vancouver. CONCATENATION OF HOO-HOO. OBITUARY. A concatenation of the above popular order among lumbermen, will be 'held in Winnipeg, during the exhibition week. All members of the order are expected to take an interest in this concatenation and assist in every possible way in securing of good members. Information to intending aspirants will be furnished upon application to Mr. C. B. Housser, Portage la Prairie, Man. George McAllister while engaged in logging operations at Union Bay, fell into the water and was drowned, the latter end of June. C. Crabbc, an employee of the Fmpire Lumber Company, of Revelstoke, was drowned while bathing in a slough near the company's 20-mile camp, between Revelstoke and Arrowhead, on the 22nd ul to. W. Campbell, lumberman, aged 30 years, died suddenly of hemorrhage while being conveyed by boat from the shingle bolt camp at Seymour Arm, Shuswap Lake, where he worked, to Annis. Mr. J. R. Turnbull, well known in the Boundary section of the Province, was killed at his mill near Brandon, early this month. He had recently purchased the plant and was passing the big circular saw at the time when he slipped and was thrown upon it and horribly mutilated. Chicago receipts for lumber from January to July—lumber, 672,477,000; shingles, 222,481,000; shipments—lumber, 404,770,000; shingles, 241,- 280,000. IS BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN THE LUMBER INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND. l:. \ J |. s. MA I I HEWS. One of the most valuable of the national assets of New Zealand is the extensive forests with which that country is almost entirely covered) and the manufacture of lumber is consequently one of her most lucrative industries. She has been beneficiently endowed by nature with a profusion of luxuriant vegetation ranging from the tiny horticulture of the forest depths to the great towering mammoths forming her rich variety of ornamental and common commercial woods. ()t course, in comparison with the vast timbered areas and immense operations conducted on the Pacific Slope, her forest possessions and her lumber industry dwindle into insignificance, but it will be well to remember that the great products of Xew Zealand are more closely identified with agricultural and pastoral pursuits, and in this respect her wealth needs no demonstration. It would extend this article to llllwieldly pro- . to allude, even briefly, to the dense splendor which lines the interior of this ipical land, so that my remarks must be confined to those trees which, by reason large proportions, merit mention, and her woods of smaller calibre as are of cial value. Of the former there are some more varieties scattered throughout the nd figuratively speaking, to a greater or gree. each of these varieties has appor- jelf tn snine particular district in which, n of sundry conditions suited to its t has become predominant, its prolific causing the partial exclusion of the g kind-. Peculiar to the northern half orth Island, .>r the Province of Auckland, kauri," a massive pine of impressive ce, ranking amongst the finest forest of the world. It i- this tree which con stitutes the vertebrae of the New Zealand timber trade. In the investigation of the characterises ol the New Zealand timbers and the methods in VOgUC in that country fur the reduction of the raw material into the finished article, let us imagiu arily repair to one of 'he many logging camps a few miles north of the City of .Auckland. After Scrambling through a network of "supplejacks" and other entwining vine-, which hang in interwoven masses from the tree tops, ;i trail of destruction marking our course through the beds of frail ferns which carpet the earth, we soon arrive at the bushfeller's "whare," or shack, a flimsy structure of palm leaves and poles, Surrounding us in close array are the tall. Stately kauri, their Stout rotund trunks encased in a clean, slate-colored bark, reaching without branch or blemish, to a height of 50. So, or even more feet in the air. and their massive heads spreading out majestically over the surrounding bush. The average diameter of these noble trees is from five to seven feet, though much larger specimens are common, and one exceptionally large "old man," preserved as a curiosity in a New Zealand park, has attained the huge dimensions of 17 feet in diameter in wooden solidity. The mild temperature of the New Zealand climate is very noticeably shown in the shape of the "kauri's" trunk, inasmuch as its stems and branches do not assume that tapered form common to trees of semi-frigid climates, but maintains its girth with but slight decrease as it proceeds upwards. This is. of course, a very advantageous feature, as it not only minimizes waste in manufacture, but also, by permitting the felling of the tree closer to the earth, adds to the length of the log. Another happy trait i- the narrowness of the belt of sap, which rarely exceeds three or four inches. The bark, too, i- thin, being usually about one inch in thickness. The wood is slightly resinous, strong, firm, and of a close, uniform grain, free from alternate rings of pith and hard wood so frequent in trees indigenous to localities where the different sea sons are marked by extremes id' heat and cold The manufactured article is admirably adapt( rl for all classes of buildings, joinery, and interim fittings, while its strength and durability combini in making it invaluable for bridges, wharves and other external USCS, It has also been used | great advantage for ships' spars, and was in tin early days of the past century, ere the advent nl -team, lavishly patronized by the oaken walls of 11 er late Majesty's Navy, The systems adopted by the lowers f,,,- tnc delivery of logs at salt water do not differ ver\ materially from those in common Usage heir True it 1- that flumes are not in use, but there are ieu cases where they could be used to advantage Logging engines with wire cable- have mu been introduced. Tramways, usually operated b) bullock power, are common on the lower levels, but the broken and irregular formation of tin Country to which the kauri is, for the most part, native, is responsible for the fact that the more frequent means resorted to is by floating the tree- down the Streams, The islands t<\ New Zealand are long, narrow and hilly, and the consequent result of tin-, high water-lied i- that the Streams, which are both small and swift, render necessary the erectnm of timber dam-. These are built during the dry summer months, and tilled by the winter rams, while the following spring witnesses tin' release >>f the thousands of tons of pent up waters, and the harvesting of the logs which have been yarded into the creek beds below. There are few sights which are more exliiliaiat ing than the tripping of a dam. Freed from 11- bondage the surging wall of water roar- through the flood S-rate- in a foaming, raging torrent, carrying helter skelter on its breast the grinding mass of logs, until tidewater 1- reached, and they are caught in tin- boom-, or, a- ill luck will some times have it. they jam. Presuming, however, that the logs are safely collected in the boom-, the problem of transportation to the mill- imw presents it-elf. Hence- VANCOUVER LUMBER COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF LIMITED Rough and Dressed Lumber I, South End Cambie St. Bridge P. 0. Box 173 VANCOUVER, B. C. FIR WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF LOCAL AND NORTHWEST TRADE SPRUCE CEDAR Good Material Reasonable Prices Prompt Service HEMLOCK EQUAL FACILITIES FOR SHIPPING BY WATER OR RAIL i 11 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 19 W. J. SHEPPARD, Waubaushene, Ont., President J. Q. SCOTT, Vancouver, B. O, General Manager Pacific Coast Lumber Company, Ltd. VANCOUVER, B. C. Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber, Lath, Houldings, Turned Work, Etc. HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES CAPACITY—Saw Mill, 150,000 feet per 10 hours; Lath Mill, 25,000 per 10 hours; Shingle Mill, 300,000 per 10 hours ; with ample Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Capacity to Handle our output. PACIFIC COAST LUMBER COMPANY. LIMITED Cedar, Fir and Spruce CHOICEST STOCK EDGE GRAIN CEDAR A SPECIALTY Prompt Shipments Superior Grades Mail Orders Respectfully Solicited J. D. SINCLAIR Lumber Manufacturer ...VANCOUVER, B. C. THE CANADA METAL CO TORONTO, CANADA MANUFACTURE Lead and Tin Pipe, Wire and Bar Solder, Babbit Metal, Electrical Battery Zincs, fuse Wire, Stereotype and Machine Metal and Phospher Tin HANDLE BUY Pig Lead, Tin Copper and Antimony Drosses from Lead, Tin, Zinc and Stereotype THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR SHELDON & SHELDON GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber Dry Kiln Equipments. Shop and Kiln Trucks and Cars. Shavings Exhaust Systems, Fans, Blowers, Etc WATCH FOR NEXT ISSUE 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN '■ ■ ' 1 1 ■ 1 }, , k : 1 11. forth the tactics of the Antipodean lumberman diverge widely from those of his Canadian contemporary. The curiosity ^i the visitor will be aroused by the arrive! at the booms, under their own sail, of small, flat-bottomed vessels of the scow type. They are schooner rigged, equipped with a centreboard, ami other requisite paraphernalia of a sea-going vessel, and are manned by a crew of from three to live men. At first sight, their mission, the carriage of the logs to the mills, will not, perhaps, be imagined, but, surprising as it may seem, it is their purport. The loading is accomplished in the following manner: -The bulwarks are first removed, and two rows of logs floating parallel with the scow are drawn up, one row on each side of the vessel. Two chains are then passed under the nearest log, one at each end. These chains are. at one end, strongly secured to the deck, while the other end, after passing under the floating log, goes through a pulley at the masthead, and then descends again to the deck, where it is attached to a windlass. The windlass is manned and the log slowly heaved up the side of the scow, until having cached the level of the deck, it rolls on, and is astened. With the additional aid of a couple of briber jacks, 15 or 20 logs, containing per- aps 60,000 to 100.000 feet, are one by one slowly ded in two pyramidal tiers on either side of masts, and the heavily laden vessel, her decks ost awash, sets sail for her destination. The ading is, of course, merely a matter of letting ogs roll off into the water. During recent towage by tugs has been gaining in fre- jy, but as yet cannot be said to have cstab- any very great foothold. Its unpopularity rhaps he partially justified on account of k having to be done in the open sea, on fed coast, no place for a boom of logs in nd then again, it is presumably attribut- he apparently defective manner in which « formed. Tn place of being drawn up s with boom sticks and swifters, the to attach them individually by means of and chain slipped through a hole bored y across at each end of each log, to a lie which passes up the centre of the boom g. Tt would appear to be a method which mical neither in time nor labor, and so far jhunity from loss is concerned, it is difficult em just where it possesses any advantage ormation by sections. However, scows still ue to perform by far the greater part of the porting, and mournfully slow as this mode be, it is sufficiently rapid to keep the New fand mills in motion, as will be shown. Having thus briefly reviewed the transport of the log from its native heath to the mills, we will betake ourselves to the top of the mill slip, and watch the progress of manufacture into lumber. It might be well here to tell our readers that compared to the mills of the Pacific Slope, those of New Zealand are primitive to a degree, and the methods in vogue are for the most part the same as those in use 25 years ago. Tt will be immediately noticed that steam "niggers" and other such facilities for the rapid handling of logs are, to use a hackneyed phrase, "conspicuous by their absence." Two pairs of brawny hands clutching two timber jacks are the motive power used to place a log on a carriage of somewhat prehistoric design; a mere flat platform sunk level with the mill deck, and geared for the forward and backward motions. This carriage moves slowly against a large upright saw in a frame working perpendicularly, and locally known as a "breakdown" for jig saw). This saw makes but one cut at a time, and, of course, saws on the downward motion only, so that after the lapse of sufficient time the log is cut in two. But should, perchance, the original stick be a large one, it will be necessary to again split the two halves ere the "flitches" can be slid, again, with muscle as a motive power, onto a small travelling bench working against a 5oin. or 6oin. circular, which trims them to the required size for the small gang or other saws. Tt can now be more easily understood how it is that the capacitv of the largest mill in New Zealand (indeed it is reputed to be the largest in the southern hemisphere) the Kauri Timber Com pany's mill, at Auckland, is, liberally, but 30,000 feet per diem. It is only fair to add that during the last two or three years some few band saws and double circulars have been installed in the New Zealand mills, but their number is very limited, and many of the largest mills are still unequipped with these helpful modem appliances. It must not be construed that it is the inteii tion of the writer to wantonly bring ridicule on the ways ami means of the New Zealand manufacturer, but to give an accurate account of the Conditions which prevail, which may perhaps be valuable as well as interesting to the reader. More English perhaps than England, this Imperialistic little colony suffers, to a marked extent, in many respects from British conservatism, from John Hull's characteristic tardiness in the adoption of new and improved appliances, such as are in general use in the North American continent, and this, in conjunction with a more moderate supply and demand than prevails on the Pacific coast is responsible for these weaknesses. Hut the New Zealand manufacturer does not always labor at a disadvantage. Climatic conditions coupled with the proximity of all points to deep water, the latter eliminating the necessity of long hauls by rail in which every pound weight means more freight charges, have happily rid him of that troublesome and treacherous accessory, the dry kiln. It may safely be said that there is not one in New Zealand. During the greater part of the year the rainfall is light, and the sub-tropical sun quickly seasons the greenest of lumber. The labor employed is entirely white. Labor unions are very strong, and are responsible tor much of the advanced social legislature which has brought notoriety to New Zealand. Main- years ago a poll tax of $500 was set on all Orientals seeking admission, and it has effectually fulfilled its purpose in the discouragement of these gentlemen conferring their dubious favors to the disadvantage of the working man. The price of kauri bigs delivered at the mills ranges from 4s. to 6s. 6d. per 100 feet, according to girth and quality. These are controlled by a Sawmillers' Association. The present ruling prices on rough building timber are given below:— First-class 16s 6d per 100 feet. Second-class 13s 6d per 100 feet Third-class 10s 6d per 100 feet Flitches (all heart) 14s 6d per 100 feet and are subject to a discount of 5 per cent. A rough estimate of the present annual cut for the whole of New Zealand places it at about 200.000,000 superficial feet, of which amount perhaps two-thirds would be kauri. Regrettable to say. as a result of continued excessive denudation, the supply is diminishing rapidly, and ere many years must become so small as to be practically exhausted. Fully conscious that this is inevitable, the Government of New Zealand have already taken steps for the husbanding of the remaining bushes, and have devised various regulations to restrict ruthless cutting, and they are also stimulating the culture of English oak, poplar, etc. The growth of the kauri is extremely slow, so that the possibility of replenishment from that source is practically nil. In this connection it may be mentioned that the present duty on foreign lumber entering New Zealand is 2s. per 100 feet. Some six or seven years ago, Sir Joseph Ward, then, and still a member of the Seddon Cabinet, returning through Canada from England, was instrumental in the partial arrangement of a reciprocity treaty between New Zealand and Canada, containing a clause under which this duty would have been so reduced as to have admitted Canadian lumber practically free of duty. As the abolition of this protection would have resulted in the flooding of the country with Canadian lumber, and the immediate stifling of their industry, the mill owners set up a loud howl of protest, which effectually prevented its ratification. The market prices on kauri have been steadily advancing for a number of years, so that eventually it would seem that this duty will have to be partially, if not wholly, removed, and a new field for the Canadian product will then be opened up. Of course, there is no immediate likelihood of this, as at the pre sent time New Zealand not only supplies her own wants, but also makes considerable ship incuts to the United Kingdom, the Soutl African and Australian markets, as well as to the South Sea Islands. Shingles are nut manufactured to any extent, ami where they are, they are usually split b\ hand. The cheapness ot corrugated iron in com parison with timber, the danger of tire from .1 wooden roof in their dry climate, and the fan that none <>t their woods are well adapted for this use are the principal causes for the absence "! shingles. The remaining varieties of timber, of equall) gigantic dimensions, are indigenous principal!) to the more southern portions of the islands, but being numerically less, do nut constitute such a valuable asset as the "kauri." The graceful "rimu" with its unique plumes of drooping needles hanging from its boughs, is highly valued fot doors and panelling, on account of its rich, multicolored markings. The "matai," the sacred tree of the Maoris, is a hard, brittle, yellow wood, in favor for flooring, "ti account of its hardness, and the fine polish it will take. The white pine, soft, spongy, tasteless and white, is extensively used for making boxes for the packing of butter, one of New Zealand's principal exports. The "totara" is a pink colored wood of the cedar family, its greatest merit being its grea; durability. It is a noteworthy fact in connection with this wood, that, at a recent examination of the condition of the piles in the Sue/ Canal, the palm was awarded to the New Zealand totara, all of which were found to be in an excellent state of preservation, The rata, the pohutukawa, the tawa and the enau, purin and pukatea. and the scores of smaller trees, each have their own peculiar beauty, the brilliant, ornamental markings of their grain, and Other virtues, but space forbids a description of the luxuriant galaxy of flora native to that radiant southern land. hew countries, indeed, possess so varied an assortment of mammoth forest growth, and it is ..nly to be regretted that the quantity is not greater the quality could scarce be better. AS OTHERS SEE US. The stah manufacture Situ- extreme western limit of f the British Columbia lumber ,....,,,,,.,. ,,., - with reference to competition from Puget Sound and other American lumber is really pathetic, say-, the "American Lumberman ated as they are at the Canada, and over the mountai is at that, with but one railway outlet into the Northwest Territories, they can put up no effectual tight for their rights as against the Dominion as a whole. Hritish Col umbia wants a tariff placed on American lumber so that the mills of that Province can have the exclusive advantage of selling their product in the prairie country, rapidly settling up, east of the mountains. They want this market with an ine mountains. 1 ney want tins mantel wun an exceeding and very hungry want. And who can blame them? Tin ie British Columbia lumbermen, during the consideration of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ''•ill in the Dominion Parliament, sought to secure ir, When the annual being discussed they made aiiothei I I 1 I I III Oil I 'Ol I u I I II II I I Mill, legislation in their favoi budget was being discuss . .. effort to have an imporl duty placed on American lumber. When the tariff was somewhat modified to favor Canadian and English manufacturers and the "dumping" feature was put in to prevent the unloading of American overproductions into Canada, the Hritish Columbia mill operators took the opportunity to insist that "dumping" should apply to Puget Sound and mountain low grade lumber that was being constantly dumped into Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. 1 he Victoria Colonist says in this connection: "Although there was nothing in the announcement made from Ottawa that rough lumber was included fin the tariff changes] yet we considered :t scarcely possible, considering the injustice inflicted by the present arrangement, that it could have been overlooked entirely. As the result ol query, however, the following dispatch was received from the Colonist's Ottawa conespoi BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 21 dent: 'Dumping clause does not apply to free goods, consequently rough lumber, which is free, is not affected. The clause, however, will apply to dressed lumber and all manufactured articles of lumber.' " The Colonist continues: -"Here we have an anomalous and almost inconceivable state of affairs presented. Every industry already protected -and every other industry in Canada except lumber is protected—has a special 'dumping clause' in its favor. Our lumber, which is not protected, in practically its only available market and is debarred by high duties from seeking a market in the United States, is subjected to the additional handicap of being excluded from the special favors extended to all already protected industries." Yet the British Columbia lumbermen can scarcely expect to make headway against the apathy, on the one hand, and the opposition, on the other, of all Canada outside their own Province. Manitoba and the Northwest Territories want free lumber, no matter whence it comes; the old provinces have dropped into the mood of ignoring the American tariff entirely, feeling that they are doing well enough despite the American attitude, and that Canada is able to care for herself. British Columbia lumbermen are thus left out in the cold, and little heed is paid to the clamor of her timber owners and sawmill men about the rough lumber trade er..i of the mountains. But the operators in that Province will yet have their day. They now are forced to hold their timber to a degree because they cannot profitably sell it or its products. Within a few years they may be satisfied that they were thus forced to hold their timber. With a dense population in the prairie country eastward, and many thriving cities and towns, surely to come, there will be such a demand for their lumber as will force up the price of stumpage and lumber to such a degree that owners of timber and operators of mills will care as little for any American competition or tariff as do the lumbermen of Ontario today. In that not far distant time the lumbermen of British Columbia will be heard in fhe national councils when they speak, because tiiey will be masters of the western situation. But for a time they will have to wait and anticipate the good things in store for them, now in prospect, but certain of consummation. READY FOR BUSINESS. The New Mill of the Canadian Timber & Sawmills Ltd., Commences Operations. The mill at Trout Lake, erected by the Canadian Timber & Sawmills Company, Ltd., an English company, commenced cutting this month, and to the "Trout Lake Topic" are we indebted for the following description of the plant::— Power was turned on to the wheels of the big sawmill early this week, and the machinery throughout operated without a hitch. The main building consists of two stories, 166x34 feet °f floor space on each. To the west are the log booms, with a capacity of 5,000,000 feet of logs. The logs are taken up to the second story by a jack-ladder to the log deck, from where they are handled by the kicker and nigger to the carriage and thence on to the big handsaw, capable of cutting 60,000 feet per day. After passing through the saw the boards and timber are carried on live rollers, the boards to the edger, containing twelve saws, and thence to the trimmer, six saws, then down the transfer to trucks, when it is taken to the dry kiln. After leaving the kiln they pass to the planer. The square timber is carried on past the edger to the yard by the rollers. On the other side of the live rollers and opposite the edger is the slasher, with six saw-., which takes the slabs, cuts them into lath material and carries them over to the lath machines. Farther on is the shingle room, with two machines, each with a capacity of 40,000 shingles per day. These are cut and drop down a chute to the knot-sawyer and thence to the packer. The dry kiln, which is not yet completed, will be to the north of the main building, and have a floor space of 72x100 feet. To the cast of the dry kiln is the planing mill, 7.' feet square, in which, are Ww planers and a re-saw machine. The largest of the planers will take a timber 8x26 and finish all four sides at once; another is for ship- lap, another for siding, another for ceiling and flooring, and another for mouldings. In this department eight men will be employed, under the direction of J. V. Saunier. On the top floor of the main building opposite the big saw is the filing room, 20x30 feet, fitted up with all the latest automatic appliances foi grinding, rolling and brazing. In this room are stored the band saws, ten in number, besides innumerable circular saws. Further on is another room fitted up for the filing and repairing of circular saws. On the lower floor is the machine shop, which contains the electric dynamo, engine, lathes, planer, drill presses, etc. To the north and adjoining the main building is the power plant, consisting of three return tubular boilers, 5x16 feet, an auxiliary vertical boiler for pumping purposes, boiler feed water pump and fire pump capable of throwing streams from six two-inch hydrants. The engine is a Rogers make of over 300 horse power, carrying two driving wheels of 12 feet each in diameter. There is also another smaller engine for supplying power to the planing mill. By fall it is anticipated there will be a third engine installed for the purpose of supplying light to the town. The boilers will be worked under a pressure of 150 pounds to the square inch. The yard room will be all platform, 200 feet square, and the slips 150x50 feet. A sluice pump has also been installed, which will carry all the dumps. A blacksmith shop has also been built, where all the work of the plant can be attended to. From the time the log reaches the foot of the jack-ladder everything is handled automatically until the finished product is piled up ready for shipment. The whole plant is evidence that the builders had a thorough knowledge of their business. AMONG THE MACHINERY MANllf ACT11RERS. The A. R. Williams Machinery Co. Among the machinery manufacturers and dealers in this Canada of ours, none have reached the magnitude of the A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, head office Toronto, and with branch businesses in Montreal and Winnipeg. This firm started from small beginnings in Toronto over twenty years ago, and by their industry O what! the^ ming poor paint? You are painting to PRESERVE as well as beautify—what's the use of using the ordinary kind of paint when you can get P. & B. with all Its preservative, tenacious and element resisting qualities? P. & B. PAINT can be used to equal advantage on stone, wood and metals. Booklet free. THE PARAFFINE PAINT CO. 7 24 Second Street, San Francisco Los Angelei, Portland, Seattle, Denver HENRY DARLING Agent for Western British Columbia and Vancouver Island 18 Powell St. Vancouver. B. C. The Gurney Standard Metal Co., AGENT8 CALGARY, ALBERTA foundries, pumping machinery, cement making plants, etc., also a full stock of engineers', mill and factory supplies, such as shafting, hangers, pulleys, belting, chucks, twist drills, Babbitt metal, foundry supplies, pipe, pipe fittings, valves, packing, hose, nozzles, etc., etc. In addition to che Canadian-made machinery, they handle a number of American made machines exclusively, such as drilling machines and lathes, made by W. F. & John Barnes. The Harrington screw hoist, Shinier matcher and cutter heads and cutters, the Cleveland Twist Drill Co.'s drills, O. & S. engines and boilers, etc. This firm also deals extensively in second-hand rebuilt machinery. They have a large factory in Toronto which is devoted to rebuilding second-hand machinery. As TORONTO Ht»0 OrriCE »FACTOR* and handling only first-class goods they have built up a very large trade, which extends from Newfoundland to Victoria, B. C. The lines they manufacture and handle embrace steam engines and boilers of all sizes, and for stationary, factory and mill use, steamboats, hoisting engines and boilers, logging engines and boilers, also gas and gasoline engines of all sizes, water wheels, sawmill machinery, shingle mill machinery, lath mill machinery, planing mill, sash and door machinery, furniture factories, dry kilns, machine shops and in a business so extensive as theirs it is necessary to trade with customers, taking a machine that they are not using and selling them another machine which they require, these second-hand machines taken in trade are subjected fro a rigid examination and all necessary repairs are done to put them in first-class working order, so that any customer buying a rebuilt machine from the shops of the A. R. Williams Machinery Company can feel perfectly secure in getting a good article. This point has been demonstrated to this concern •>•> BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBKRMAN ST,' «' ii, ■ A many, many times, For illustration, some u years ago the Victoria Chemical Company, of Victoria, I'.. C. purchased a second-hand engine, which was shipped them and has been in constant use since. About two years ago this company wrote the Williams Company that if they had another second-hand engine the same size and in as good condition as the one they had previously bought some ten years before, to ship it. Fortunately the Williams Company had an e lgine just similar to the one sold the Victoria Chemical Company, so that they were able to till the order, and this second engine has proved just as satisfactory as the first one. This is but one of the many illustrations which the A. R. Williams Company could give regarding their second-hand rebuilt machinery. We understand that it is this Company's intention to establish in the near future a branch of their business in Vancouver for the convenience of their P.. C. customers; also to have a branch in St. Johns, X. B. This will give them a line of warehouses extending from the Atlantic t" the Pacific, and will be a great convenience to machinery u-ers throughout Canada, enabling them to secure the best make of aachines promptly. The British Columbia Lum- erman hopes that they will very soon have their C. warehouse established in Vancouver, as it fill a long felt want with the machinery users pur Province, and the Williams Company be- ehind the project, we feel sure that a suffi- stock will be carried to meet all require- of this Province. The accompanying il- ion gives an idea of their premises at Tor- d Montreal. They have a floor space earn Toronto of about 75.000 square feet. Jso carry a large stock in Montreal and g. All orders are tilled with despatch, ne of the many aims of this company to ery large stock, so as to enable them to 6 promptly. Anyone wanting anything es. boilers, machinery and supplies, ^§nd this company specifications of their nts before placing any orders. Hock list No. 46 is just from the press, be mailed promptly on application. GREAT SAW MANUFACTURING WORKS. The firm of R, Hoe & Co., New York, have been engaged in the manufacture of circular saws for nearly a century. They were the first to make circular saw- from cast Steel, and later originated the inserted tooth saw. one of the greatest inven tions ever made for the inillinan's benefit, Their works give employment to 2,500 men. and have streets. The most important feature is the clock tower, which can be seen from almost any point "ii lower Manhattan Island or Brooklyn. The great demand for the lloe -aw is illustrate ' by a review of the work going on in the vast buildings. In the saw shops, going from him department to another, we first see an almost endless line of anvils where, in the hands ol -killed artisans, multitude.- of saws are being put a floor area of over fifteen acres, occupying two blocks in the city of New Y"rk. Their saw- are in use everywhere in the United State- anil Canada. The Hoe establishment i.- a landmark of New York city, the accompanying illustration being a bird's eye perspective of the works. The buildings stand on somewhat elevated ground, declining to the front of the East river. The works face on Grand, Broome. Sheriff and Columbia into shape under the hammer, after coming from the machine-. These saws are of the best steel, The machines in the manufacture of the plate- have done their work well, but there -till remains the final touches of the expert mechanic l" give them their recognized excellence. Further on there are the punching machines fur toothing -aw-, and then we come to a room where line milling machines are engaged in grooving the -hanks or bit bidders for the patent WASHINGTON c\ ing ngm Embody the latest improvements suggested by practical loggers. They are strongest and most durable, requiring least attention and fewest repairs. BUILT IN ALL SIZES, SINGLE, DOUBLE and TRIPLE DRUMS Patent steam friction, Turner's patents, and our new lock lever friction devices. Over 750 Engines now in use in Washington, Oregon, California, British Columbia, Alaska, Nicaragua and the Philippines. Write us your requirements and we will send complete specifications and prices. Washington Iron Works Go. WASH. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 23 chisel-tooth saw, which is a specialty with this firm. The chisel bit room is filled with emery grinding machines, which finish the bits for this saw. About six million of these bits are made in a year, and as showing the skill and care required, each one is handled seventeen or eighteen times before leaving the factory. In the blacksmith shop are immense trip hammers, under which the chisel bits are forged at a single blow. The dies used in these hammers are all made on the premises. There is another important department where the "V" for receiving and holding the chisel bits and shanks is put in the saw plate. As the "V" must be exactly in the centre of the plate, this is a very delicate operation. Then there are the grinding shops, where the circular saw grinding machines, made under patents held by the firm, are in ceaseless operation. The greatest achievement of R. Hoc & Co. in the manufacture of saws, i.s their patent chisel- tooth saw, brought out by them after long experimenting, of which there are now over 40,000 in use. It is a marvel of simplicity and effectiveness. At its earliest introduction its merits were at once recognized by milimen, and the demand for it, with its added improvements, has overtaxed the resources of the establishment. The saws as now made are guaranteed for any work from the half-inch feed of a small country mill to the enormous feeds cut in the regions of hemlocks, red woods and pines. This saw will run with two-thirds the power taken to run a solid saw of the same size, while the lumber made by it is smoother. The admirable qualities of the chisel-tooth saw are shown by the great strength and durability of its parts. The cutting bit, being short, is very stiff, and its circular back being grooved, matches the plate by means of a "V" on the inside of the round socket, which prevents any rocking movement, so that, when the bits are in place, they are as firm as the teeth in a solid saw. The bits come already spread or swaged, and the amount of filing necessary to keep them in order is reduced to a minimum. They are so readily changed that the saw need never be taken from the mandrel, and as much as 250,000 feet of lumber have been cut with one set of bits. They run a long time before sharpening is necessary, and may be pointed up with a file from one to twenty times. The chisel bits are forged of such excellent material and into such perfect shape that they do not break when cutting knots, and when by accident they run upon iron or stone, the cost and damage is not one-twentieth of that occasioned to a solid-tooth saw. A large circular solid saw, it is true, in cutting a nail or stone, may not dull more than half a dozen teeth, but in order to put it in condition for work again it must be cut down rounded and all the teeth swaged out and filed to an edge, so that the cost of labor, loss of time and reduction of the saw, under the most favorable circumstances, would not be less than five dollars, while on a chisel-tooth saw it would be at the most only the price of half a dozen bits, say twelve cents, while the danger of breaking the plate is very slight. The majority of the mills in the United States Canada, Cuba and Mexico have found that they cannot afford to be without a chisel-tooth saw, and they are also being generally adopted throughout other parts of the world. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN SECOND-HAND MACHINERY. WANTED AND FOR SALE TO BENEFIT SETTLERS. Ottawajune 25.—An Order-in-Council was passed last month by the Dominion Cabinet permitting settlers to cut dry timber upon Dominion lands and the railway belt in Hritish Columbia and in the Northwest at the rate of 25 cents per thousand feet board measure, the previous fee being $1.50 to $3.00. We are glad to learn that Mr. T. A. Hollinrake, of the A. R. Williams Machinery Co., has sufficiently recovered from his recent accident to be able to be round again. Mr. Hollinrake is a frequent and welcome visitor to the Coast. EN GINKS. 1 20 x 48 Reynolds Corliss, $2,000. 1 24 x :so Slide Valve, $1,200. 1 22 x 80 Slide Valve, $1,860. l 22 x 21 Siiik- Valve, $800, 1 18 x 48 Corliss, $1,000. 1 18 x HO Corliss, $h()0. 1 10 x 89 Slide Valve, $.r)00. 1 14 x 24 Slide Valve, $.'500. 1 liyi x 24 Cummer Aut, $.'17">. 1 12 x 10 Krie City C. C. high speed automatic, $000. 1 11 x 10 Atlas Aut, $:t0(). 1 10 x 20 Atlas Slide Valve, $2f)0. 1 10 x 10 Atlas Slide Valve, $2f)0. 1 10 x 20 Slide Valve, $200. 1 10 x 17 Slide Valve, $225. 1 ll x 14 Atlas Slide Valve, $160. 1 8 x 12 Centre Crank Slide Valve, $120. 2 7 xlO Slide Valves, each $70. 16x6 Upri"ht Marine, $70. 14 x Wim Wcstinghouse, $70. All engines are complete with hand wheels, governors, throttle valve, oil cups, sight feed lubricators. BOILERS. 2 06 inches by 18 feet, each $450. 1 64 inches by 16 feet, $450. 1 62 inches by 14 feet, $400. 7 60 inches bv 16 feet, each $350 1 60 inches by 14 feet, $350. 3 52 inches by 14 feet, each $250. 1 48 inches by 10 feet $225. 1 48 inches by 14 feet, $200. 1 44 inches bv 14 feet, $200. 1 40 inches by 14 feet, $150. 2 36 inches by 10 feet, each $125. 1 36 inches by 8 feet, $80. 1 50 TI. P. Portable, $350. 1 20 H. P. Portable, $450. All boilers tested 150 pounds C.W.P. and guaranteed to carry 100 pounds steam working pressure. Ail the above boilers have fronts and are complete with grates, bearing bars, ash door and frames, water columns with steam gauges, water gauges and gauge cocks, safety valves; no stack. One 25-horsepower Krie, Economic Return Tubular portable boiler, $225. 1 500 II. P. Atlis Condenser, $700. J. H. KERRICK, 126 Third Av. N., Minneapolis, Minn. O. H. YOGEL ENGINEER (A. M. Can. See. C. E.) OTTAWA, CANADA Surveys, Plans, Specifications and Supervision WATER POWER Paper, Pulp and Sulphite Fibre Mills RENTS COLLECTED EXPERIENCED VALUATOR W. T. FARRELL GENERAL AGENT, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKER Timber Lands, farms, Business & Residential City Property ...FOR SALE... Special Attention Given to Selling and Renting House and Store Property Room 17, Fairfield Bldg., 433 Granville St., Vancouver. P. O. Drawer 930 Telephone 1712 H. G. ROSS INSURANCE ADJUSTER. REAL ESTATE, MINING, INSURANCE AND LOANS TIMBER AND TIMBER LIMITS 2,200 acres Dominion Government Lands, 140 million feet of timber, f25,000. The information to locate 500 million feet of timber, two- thirds Cedar, only $10,000. Saw Mill, with Crown-Granted Timber Lands, capacity 25 M feet per day ; good business ; $20,000. 622 Hastings St., West VANCOUVER, B. C. N. A. McKINNON Timber Cruiser and Valuator. Twenty years' experience in the woods. References. Advertisments will be inserted in this department at the rate of 10 cents per line for each insertion, payable in advance. WANTED— First-Class Cedar Logs. Apply at Mill No. 2, Hastings Shingle Manufacturing Company, Vancouver, B. C. LOGS WANTED.—Wanted to buy cedar, Aland spruce logs taken off Crown granted lands Apply to J. S. Emerson, Vancouver. WANTED.—Up-to-date filer from the East is open for engagement; can handle either circular or band saws; prefer band saws in first-class fast cutting mill. Address "Filer," c.o. B. C. Lumberman. WANTED.—Partner with $15,000 to engage in sawmill business. Limit contains 100,000,000 cedar, about 75 miles from Vancouver, on salt water; good water power. Also other timber limits for sale. Address "Millman," c. o. B. C. Lumberman, Vancouver, B. C. POSITION WANTED—Bookkeeper in lumber mill, 16 years' experience. Best of references. Apply A. B. C, care B. C. Lumberman. WANTED, POSITION—Band saw filer, single or double cutting mill, 12 inch or 14 inch saws. Guarantee highest results the first week or no pay. Strictly sober, good references. Apply Bert Hart, 853 Seymour Street, Vancouver, B. C. FOR SALE—Shav Logging Locomotive, about 13 tons, 4-foot gauge ; Wheels and Axles for Logging Cars, same gauge ; 30 Logging Cars, Russel type, capacity 2,000 to 3,000 feet of logs, 3-foot gauge. Immediate delivery ; low price. John J. Gartshore, 83 Front Street West, Toronto, Ont. WANTED.—QUOTATIONS on red cedar, 6/2, i6in. Shingles. All kinds of fir, spruce and cedar lumber, sash, doors, mouldings and other mill work. Address same to H. N. Clausen, Dauphin, Man., agent for H. J. Haskamp, St. Cloud, Minn. Special quotations confidential. FOR SALE. Saw Mill, Planing and Lath Mill. In one of the most favorable positions in B. C. making over $2,000 per month profit ; price, $30,000; terms, $10,000 cash, balance on time. Illness of owner cause of sale. Apply BOX "W," CARE OF B. C. LUMBERMAN WANTED. We handle on commission all sorts of British Columbia Lumber and Shingles, manufactured and rough. Please quote prices f.o.b. Toronto. THE FUEL & LUMBER CO., 77 Adelaide 8t. East TORONTO, ONTARIO P. O. Box 602 Storage GEO. H. COTTRELL FORWARDING AGENT. Warehouse, 139 Water St. VANCOUVER, B. C. 8pecial attention given to distribution Of Carload Freight JOHN J. GARTSHORE 83 Front Street, West TORONTO, ONT. OF»F>. QUEEN'S MOTEL 280 HOWE STREET VANCOUVER, B. C. RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY EQUIPMENT New and Second-hand Rails for Railways, Tramways, &c Contractors' Supplies, &c 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 111 r ; V 1 \ |l 111 i ' i. 1 1 ; ! 1 S! *; 1 ll1 ; i LiiS 1 RED CEDAR LUMBER CO. LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF Fine Cedar Lumber and Shingles .... TELEPHONE B334 P. O. BOX ill Orders Solicited and Correspondence Promptly Attended to POWELL STREET ...VANCOUVER, B. C. Hardwood Lumber American and Australian Embossed Mouldings, Carvings, Etc., Burlap and Wallpaper — DEALERS IN — late, Sheet and Fancy Glass Correspondence Solicited Orders Promptly Attended to ARTHUR P. MAY & CO. Vancouver, B. C. SEYMOUR ST. O. BOX 194 A. SINCLAIR MANUFACTURER OF RED CEDAR LUMBER CUT EDGE GRAIN Mills at False Creek, Vancouver, B. C, SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FACTORY ORDERS British Columbia Cedar Shingles HAVE A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION You Want None but the Best Then Place Your Orders With JOSEPH CHEW SHINGLE MANUFACTURER Vancouver, British Columbia Timber Limits For Sale. We have licensed land along the coast close to salt water carrying Fir and Cedar. We have leased land running for 21 years, from May, 1902. Rental, Ten Cents per acre, carrying Cedar, Fir and Spruce. Also Crown Granted Lands. The above are amongst the best buys in the Province. Limits estimated by competent cruisers. MACKINNON, FERGUSON & CO., 421 GRANVILLE ST. VANCOUVER, B. 0. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN VANCOUVER ENGINEERING WORKS, Ltd. ENGINEERS Sole Agents for British Columbia for "Atlas Engine Works" Makers of for Every Duty Saw Mill and High Speed Engines Carried in Stock Works: Heatley Avenue ...VANCOUVER, B. C. The Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., Ltd. Head Office, PETERBOROUGH, ONT. ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS ...MANUFACTURERS OF... SAW MILL MACHINERY Water Wheels, Mining & Pulp Mill Machinery, Shafting, Gearing, Etc. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES. C. N. CORNELL, Agent, Mackinnon Bldg., VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN BELTING PERFECTION BRAND BELTING SPECIAL QUALITY FOR Planers and Shingle Machines SEE OUR STOCK AND BE CONVINCED PRICES AND SAMPLES UPON APPLICATION FULL STOCK OF MACHINERY ALWAYS ON HAND THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY :e and Store, 153 Hastings St. VANCOUVER, B. C. Machinery Warehouse, Powell St. '♦♦♦* THE Canadian Pacific Lumber Co., Ltd PORT MOODY, B. C. Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in All Kinds of B. C. LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, Etc. the Largest Shed and Dry Kiln Capacity of any Mill In British Columbia. special Attention eiven to orders Address the Company at Port Moody, or from Manitoba and the Territories BYRNES & CUDDY, Selling Agents, WINNIPEG LONQ DISTANCE TELEPHONE CONNECTION