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British Columbia lumberman PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH D. TODD LEES Easiness Manager Office, Room 2, Pender Block, Granville Street, Vancouver, B. C Telephone 1196 P.O. Drawer928 Tkk.ms ov Subscription (Payam.k in Advance) One year, Canada or tin- United States $1 00 One year, Foreign Countries 1 50 Advertising Ratks on Application Correspondence bearing upon an> phase of the lumber industry will be gratefully acknowledged, and discussion upon trade subjects « invited. To our Advertisers, The British Columbia Lumberman has a guaranteed circulation of 2.(HH) 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. CUT" 1'ersons corresponding with advertisers in the Vritish Columbia Lumberman will confei a favoi by giving the journal ciedit fot such coctespondence. VANCOUVER, B. C, AUGUST, 1904. PUBLISHERS' NOTICE. The Business Office of the "British Columbia Lumberman" will be moved on September ist from its present location to more suitable and convenient premises on the ground floor of the McKinnon Building, Granville street, Vancouver, B. C, where we shall be pleased ait all times to meet lumberman and their friends. A DUTY TO THE PEOPLE. Though attention has been drawn from time to time by the press of the country to the disastrous effects upon property by forest fires, no action seems 'to have either been devised or considered necessary by the Government. The continued dry weather throughout the Province has had the dire effect of seriously increasing the danger from the spread of tires when those break out, and but for the placing of an extra number of "Hush Fire Notices," we know of nothing else which has been done to prevent or avert such fires. Considerable space has previously been occupied in these columns on the subject of forest fires, but the condition of affairs today compels us again to revert to the subject. l>t is a well known fact that in not one case in a hundred is a bush tire attributable to "spontaneous combustion'' or other accident of nature, the cause then lays in the hands of the people. This being the case it is absolutely imperative for the safeguarding of life and property that the most stringent means be adopted by legislature enactment whereby that cause shall be removed. from a glance of the records of the last two months it will be found that the Kootenay section of the Province had had a greater prevalence of tires, and these have covered over a wider area than in the coast section. The inference would naturally be that prospectors and campers are individually responsible. Again it has been suggested that the railroad companies have had not a little to do with the starting of these fires from a laxity in the use of spark arrestors on their engines, and there seems little doubt but this has been a most prolific source of fires in both east and west Kootenay. If the latter should be found to be the case the law provides that any person or company is at liberty ito recover damages for loss sustained thereby, besides the transgressor having to pay a penalty for failing to comply with the aforesaid "Bush Fire Act." In the event of bush fires being started by prospectors or others, our attention has been called to the fact that constables and rangers are decidedly lax in their duties in following up those who might be primarly responsible, being inclined in mining districts to "favor" the prospector. An instance in point is mentioned in an interior newspaper, when a constable was sent to enquire into the cause of a bush fire, and reported on his return that it "was not doing any damage worth mentioning." As a matter of fact, that same fire completely devasted an area nearly six miles square, consuming much valuable timber. The Nelson News says, anent this: "No one apparently is officially interested enough to stop the present fires or prevent fresh ones smarting up and it is clear that a district fire warden, whose sole duty would be to look after forest fires, is badly wanted in this section." From the foregoing it can easily be surmised that in a mining section the safeguarding of property—public or private—from fire is not in the proper hands when left to provincial constables or any others directly concerned in the mineral development of the country; there is bound to be a laxity in tracing up the "offenders" when these are supposed to be miners. We have no wish to appear as being unjustly hard on the mining men of the province, we know their worth to the country only too well, but what o^*&^tix$**i)(s)@®m^m® THE SPACE RESERVED FOR ' THE A. J. BURTON SAW CO. LIMITED VANCOUVER, B. C. j Manufacturers of Circular, Band and Gang Saws DEALERS IN FILE ROOM SUPPLIES. 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The worth of ithe timber resources of the country today is no small factor in the province's commercial standing, and it is as equally deserving of protection by law from "criminal negligence" as any public or private interest within the jurisdiction of the legislature. If such is the condition of affairs, and it can be shown that the unwillingness to prosecute exists under the regulations of the "Bush Fire Act" by the officers therein detailed, and wc are even informed that Justices of the Peace are averse to have cases of this kind brought before them— there is nothing in it for them—and that they would rather free a "suspect" than convict him, it is the duty of the Legislature to nominate a separate and special staff of officers, for the sole purpose of carrying out the provisions of the said act and who will do so. There should be a Provincial Fire Warden appointed for the Province, paid by the department —at a salary made worth his while in accepting the position—who shall be authorized by law to hold investigations and secure convictions, and who shall be furnished with deputies representing every fire district of the Province during the season when such are required, and whose sole duty shall be that of enforcing the provisions of the Bush Fire Act. He must be a man of strong personality, free from prejudice one way or another, and must be allowed a free hand in the discharge of his duties. His office might be a sinecure some years, but in a season like the present he could have saved his salary to the Province for many years.to come in avoiding much of the enormous damage which has already been done. It has been clearly demonstrated .this season that the Bush Fire Act as it presently stands is of no force or effect, and though the Act in itself is fairly sound, until its provisions can be enforced it is worse than none at all. The first duty of the Government then is to see to its enforcement, and for that to be done a responsible staff of officers musit be appointed who will see that the provisions are carried out in every detail. There need not be a large staff of these, but a few who were energetic would answer the purpose. They would be able to secure convictions as their whole time for a period would be given up to the task, and after there were a few wholesome sentences administered to the careless or the criminal, the number of forest fires would soon materially decrease. STRONG COMBINATION NEEDED. The information contained in despatches some weeks ago, and now continued by our correspondents, relative to interviews between Ontario lumbermen and Ministers of the Dominion Cabinet anent a duty on American imported lumber, will be hailed with delight by lumbermen of this Province. It is however to be regretted that our friends in Ontario had not made up their minds on this important matter some months ago, when by combined effort some material results might have been accomplished. It seems more than likely that the decision of our eastern friends is brought out from the facts and figures contained in Government reports recently issued showing the relation of exports and imports, which shows that a value of more than one-half was imported over that exported; moreover, upon this nine-tenths of the quantity imported was free of duty, whereas all of that exported was dutiable by the United States. Now that we know the desires of the eastern lumbermen it behooves those of this Province to enter into negotiations whereby by a combination of forces something more than indefinite promises may be secured when next Parliament meets. Appropos to the competition of American lumber we are informed that our worst rivals in the Northwest and Manitoba markets are not the large mills of the Sound to which so much has been attributed, but to irresponsible mill owners who own mayhap small portable mills which they move about from place to place assisting to clear up settlers' claims in Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana, who have nothing at stake, while all they cut is profit to them, paying, as they do, practically nothing for their logs; furthermore, they receive every assistance from the railroads and the benefit of a much lower freight rate than the coast mills. If such is the case the imposition of an import duty is much more necessary to assist the legitimate enterprise of invested capital. SOUVENIR ISSUES. The Vernon News, of Vernon, B. C, recently issued a handsomely printed and illustrated special edition setting forth the capabilities of the "Eden" of British Columbia. This contains much valuable information relative to the noted Okanagan and Spallumcheen valleys, and we can strongly recommend this special edition to anyone looking for information concerning that part of the Province. The Inland Sentinel of Kamloops, B. C, has likewise got out a souvenir edition, edited by Mr. Percy F. Godenrath, descriptive of "British Columbia's Inland Empire," and entitled "Where Fortune Smiles." It gives an interesting, chronio- logical history of Kamloops, dating back to 1813, when the Hudson's Bay established Fort Kamloops, and sets forth the natural wealth of Kamloops and the adjacent country. A POPULAR REPRESENTATIVE. Mr. A. Ben Marshall, the popular representative of Messrs. R. Hoe & Co., of New York, spent a week in the city this month. Since Mr. Marshall's visit here in March last he has been home to New York, and, on returning, spent five weeks at St. Louis, superintending the company's display of printing machinery, saws, etc., at that city, occupying space No. 20 in the Liberal Arts building. He travelled west through the Yellowstone Park, visiting Helena and Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. Mr. Marshall informs us that for the next few months he will make Portland his headquarters, and will visit all the cities of importance from San Francisco north on the Pacific Coast, at short intervals. The enormous business done by the firm in the West has necessitated the placing of a travelling representative on the coast, and with his long experience with the firm—extending over nearly twenty years—no more capable or popular representative could have been chosen for the work than Mr. A. Ben Marshall. TIMBER LICENSES ISSUED. For the month of July there were 90 timber licenses issued, 23 of these being new licenses, and 67 renewals. These are thus apportioned to the several districts: West Kootenay District 35 East Kootenay District 10 Southeast Kootenay District 16 Kootenay District 2 New Westminster District 8 Coast District 15 Sayward District 2 Thornborough Channel I West Coast District 1 90 xzzzxzzzxxzxzxxxxixxxxxxxzzzzzxxxzzzzxxzxxxxxxxxxxxxxixzxz e, A orresporyctence zxxuxxxxxxxxxxxixxxxxzzzzzxxxxxxzxxzzxxxxxzzxzzzzxxxxxxxxxxxzz From our Special Correspondents. A:NEW DISTRICT Lumber Conditions and Prospects on the Alberni Canal, West Coast of Vancouver Island— An Important Sale by the Toronto and British Columbia Lumber Co.—News Notes. Alberni, I!. C, August 10.—Despite the unsatisfactory conditions of the lumber trade throughout the Province generally, this section,, from recent activity, shows a sign of coming into prominence as a shipping point. Though from its geographical position on the west coast of Vancouver Island it would hardly be thought Alberni could possibly enter into competition for the Northwest and Manitoba trade, but nevertheless some big shipments have been made from here to these markets. A large shipment of exceptionally high grade lumber was shipped by Clark & Lee on the last sailing of the Queen City, for Winnipeg, via Victoria. At the present moment there is very considerable activity shown in securing timber in this section, and among timber buyers it is recognized that some of the finest timber limits in the Province are to be found in close proximity to the Alberni canal. The survey of the limits purchased from the E. & N. Railway Company is about complete, and as this property will now be taxable, it is expected that something in the shape of manufacturing will commence soon. The large limits so long held by the Toronto & British Columbia Company have lately been purchased, and the new owners have thoroughly looked over their acquisition and pronounced it "good." Rumors are very persistent re the early erection of a large export mill, and judging from the class of timber and the cheap manner in which it can be placed alongside the mill, it should be a paying venture from the start. The large quantities of second-class lumber which will be required by the mines now working or about to start should be a factor to encourage embarking in lumber manufacturing. Large cedar limits have lately been secured around Kennedy Lake and near ClayOquot, which are to be manufactured somewhere near the last named place, and it looks as though the west coast of the Island, so long neglected, would soon become an important lumbering centre. MARKED IMPROVEMENTS Victoria Lumbermen Enjoying Prosperity.— Local and Rail Trade Ahead of 1903.— Investment of American Capital. Victoria, Aug. 18.—Present activity in building and a prospect of an increased demand for all classes of lumber inspire a feeling of satis- tion and hopefulness in the breasts of the lumbermen of Victoria. The recent fire, in which thirty-five or forty dwellings and other buildings were destroyed, has caused a brisk demand for material with which to rebuild, and in most cases the new structures will be larger and more modern in style. Other undertakings which must stimulate the lumber business are: The foundation work on the C. P. R. hotel, the C. P. R. dock, the enlargement of the premises of the Victoria Machinery Depot, additions to Muirhead & Mann's wharves, besides many less important works which will add materially to the total of the year's output of local mills. Another incentive to the building trade is the recent reduction of 10 per cent, in the price of rough lumber, which is encouraging investors to build this BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN r- Hii< I Ii j I If autumn instead of putting off till next spring. The conditions existing in the lumber trade as the active season is nearing its close, fully justify the optimistic forecast which appeared in tins column in the first number of the "British Col umbia Lumberman," for Victoria has seldom in her history witnessed a more prosperous year. The local demand has been considerably above the average, the prices have been good, and outside orders have increased materially; in tact. 1004 may be said to be the birth-year of the export trade of Victoria to the Territories, Manitoba and the further eastern provinces, The establishment of this trade will mean much to the mills of Vancouver Island in the future and that it is now firmly established is attested by the letters received from eastern firms expressing satisfaction and arranging for future deliveries. Vancouver Island spruce, from all indications, continues to grow in favor in the East, as orders continue to come in steadily, and many enquiries are received by local dealers, asking for prices [and the prospects for future supply, evincing the fact that the easterners want as much of our nice as they can get. It is beginning to be liown that there are large areas of excellent Iruce in Rupert and Sayward Districts, and lited States and Eastern Canadian lumbermen directing their efforts in securing those valu- limits. THE PRAIRIE CAPITAL yj. C. Lumber & Logging Co. to Build. lis announced at Nanaimo that the United capitalists wdio secured extensive timber in the neighborhood about a year ago are pplating the building of a large mill in or lat city. They are said to be negotiating purchase of the plant of the Gowichan Company, which has been idle for some §that company prefering to exploit its logs shington to manufacture them on the with a view to removing it to Nanaimo, >e remembered that the promoters of this lustry expressed their indignation and led to leave the country when they rea- it the export tax on logs would prevent Hading their limits to supply logs to the Washington. It is therefore gratifying that they have experienced a change of id are preparing to accept the very favor- lditions upon which the Provincial Gov- It grants timber licences, based on the prin- k that the public domain must not be exploited at the expense of its rightful owners. Business Notes. Armstrong & Morrison are busy driving piles and collecting material for the new C. P. R. docks. Lemon & Gonnason made a test of their new- plant last week, and although the machinery, on the whole, worked satisfactorily, a few minor changes were deemed necessary before regular work is begun. The alterations will be completed in a few days, and then the wheels will go round continuously. The C. P. R, has had a gang of men at work for the past ten days. making tests of the material of James Bay fiats. Test pits have been sunk and piles driven at different p"ints of the hotel site so that the successful tenderer will know exactly the nature of the ground in which he will have to work. Ravages of Fire. Forest fires have been playing havoc lately with the standing timber in many parts of Vancouver Island. While summer campers, anglers and prospectors are accused of causing these fires by their criminal negligence in failing to extinguish their tires when they move or abandon camp, there are natural causes to which many of them may be attributed. In Eastern Canada and in this Province east of the Coast Range, lightning very often sets tire to the woods and prairies, and much destruction is caused by innocent dewdrops which focus the rays of the sun on the dry. tinder- like leaves, moss or grass—to the latter natural phenomenon is due probably a majority of the fires which are of annual occurrence on Vancouver Island and the Coast Districts of the Mainland, for many of them originate in places far from the trails of white men and Indians. Building Activity at Winnipeg.—The Dominion Fair a Good Advertisement for the Pacific Province.—New Mills Commence Operations. Winnipeg, Aug. 17.-The lumber situation in the city continues encouraging, the demand being much above the ordinary. The issue of building permits is unusually large, and there is a likelihood that this state of affairs will continue till the winter weather puts a damper on the building operations. One of the most recent permits taken out is that of the T. Eaton Co., of Toronto, which is now engaged on the construction of a mammoth departmental store on Portage avenue, on the same lines as its place in Toronto. Dominion Fair Helped Some. The Dominion Fair, which closed here recently, was the means through which a number of the retail firms here did considerable business, having obtained some fat orders for the rougher grades of lumber used in the construction of cattle sheds and the erection of the immense collonade which fronted the industrial buildings and the stock sheds. In referring to the Fair it may be said that the Dominion Forestry exhibit was one of the most interesting on the grounds, displaying as it did the various kinds of lumber, wood and other forest products peculiar to Canada. Tin- British Columbia samples were the objects of much curiosity, and the samples of the trees grown in the Pacific Province were exceedingly- creditable specimens. The display of British Columbia fruit was a feature of the exhibition, and samples of it were handed around each day to the visitors to the building. Western Business Increases. A prominent lumberman of the city in speaking to the representative of "The Lumberman" this week, said that the firm's sales for this season so far. had almost doubled those of former seasons, and that notwithstanding the American competition the local lumbermen were holding their own in retaining the trade of the Middle West. He said, however, that at the close of the present season it would be shown that the American firms with connections in Canada had made immense inroads on the Canadian trade, which was not felt at the present on account of the rapid development in Manitoba, and especially Winnipeg. With a season of depression the outside competition would come very hard on the Canadian firms who are trying to compete against the Americans. Long Piece of Timber. The longest piece of timber which has ever been brought to Winnipeg arrived here last week from the Pacific Coast. It was of British Columbia fir, twelve inches square at the base and seven inches at the top. It measured 87 feet in length, and is to be used as a flagpole on top of the new- Union Bank building. When set in place the top of the pole will be 226 feet front the ground, the building being eleven stories high. The piece of timber was brought from the coast by the Sprague Lumber Company, of this city. It was transported on two freight cars. Sprague's Mill in Operation. The Sprague Lumber Company's mill on Higgins avenue, is now running full swing, with a daily output of about 85.000 feet, which will be increased to almost 100.000 feet when the facilities for getting the logs up to the saws have been improved. The firm has still several drives coming down the Red River, the last of which will not reach the city till about six weeks later. Government Action re Duty. It has been rumored of late that the Government proposed moving in the direction of imposing an import duty on American lumber coming into Canada, and that Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior, was to be the prime figure in the action. Enquiry here, however, failed to corroborate the statement that action had been commenced. Isaac Cockburn, Secretary of tin Retail Dealers' Association, stated to the representative of "The Lumberman" that In* had heard nothing of it, and that as the Dominion Govern ment session at Ottawa had closed, he did not think it probable that anything would be done It could, however, be accomplished by an order in-COUncil. Mr. Sifton was last week a visitor to Fort Frances, in the New Ontario district, where he, with a party of lumbermen, looked over the power sites. In the party was Fred. Jones, of Golden, B, C.| who was much interested in tin timber resources around the Rainy River district, which, he thought, would be an ideal place for manufacturers. J. A. Mathieu, Manager, and Mr. Parker, Treasurer, of the Rainy River Lumber Company, showed the visitors through the firm'- big mill at that place. Starts Selkirk Mill. Captain William Robinson, of Selkirk, Math toba, last week started up his saw mill at that place, and will continue cutting through the season. The null has been improved and the output considerably increased. Endured Hardships in Wilds. James Macdougall, a well-known lumberman of Fort William. Ontario, is back from a trip to the northern boundary of the Province, where he went early in the summer on an expedition to range extensive timber limits in that region. These limits are located on Cat Lake and Lake St Joseph. He and his party of Indians met with serious misfortune after reaching the wilds where they were to commence explorations. While they were all absent from the camp a forest fire swept over it, destroying all the provisions, clothing and supplies. The party experienced considerable hardship before reaching civilization. ONTARIO MARKETS Conditions Gradually Showing Stronger Tendency—An Important Meeting—Exports and Imports—Eastern Lumbermen Now Anxious for a Duty on Lumber. Toronto, August 8.—The lumber market was somewhat unsettled about the middle of July with a downward tendency, some sales being made at a considerable reduction from former prices. Since that time it has recovered its tone and, prices, as a rule, are being well maintained especially in the medium and coarser grades of white pine, the higher qualities being hardly so strong. There have been some consignments of yellow pine from the Southern States dumped on the market, which was to some extent the cause of the break. The encouraging crop reports and the increasing demand for building purposes, coupled with the assurance that so soon as the American presidential contest i> over, there will be a renewal of activity in business across the line, tend to keep price- firm. The local demand is steady, as the prospect at the outset o\ the season that the building operations of Toronto would surpass those of any previous year is being realized. As a rule however, dealers have been conservative in buying, carrying but little stock under the im presskxn thai they could lose nothing and might gain considerably by holding off in view of a possible drop in prices. This anticipation seems hardly likely to be realized as present indications are that rates will continue firm, with possibly some increase if the American demand should reach its normal extent. To Regulate the Output. An important meeting of Ontario lumbermen was held at Sudbury, on the 25th July, to consider the next season's output ami regulate wages About thirty leading firms were represented, the chair being taken by V. Cochrane of Sudbury. A number of the operators present stated that they intended to reduce their output considerably. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN ALEXANDER MACLAREN, President BUCKINGHAM, QUE. ...THE North Pacific Lumber Co., Ltd BARNET, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF KILN-DRIED *AJfr jp&tofa Fir» Spruce anc/ LUMBER MOULDINGS, LATH, SHINGLES, ETC. Mills on Burrard Inlet and Canadian Pacific Railway my n">ii*~^_>ri^^ #H?*4'*4>*?l?*i^*<j?<i*<^H?<j?^**<j,ij?'4'H?*^ HUGH MCDONALD, President L. A. LEWIS, General Manager Brunette Sow Mill Co., Ltd. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. (P. O. Address, SAPPERTON, B. C.) * * * * * * * * * * Lumber, Shingles, Boxes, Mouldings § SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CAR TRADE * * * <£ You need not go elsewhere; we supply all kinds of British Columbia Lumber 4 * * <$* It pays to order Lumber, Shingles, Mouldings, Laths, Doors, Etc., in +f 4* mixed carloads, as you can then keep less on hand, and ordering *$ j^ in this way you get quicker shipment *£ f ===== * * Saw Mill, Planing Mill, Shingle Mill and Box Factory on G.P.R. and Fraser River, at Sapperton * H 4*4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4*4*4*4* 4* 4* 4*4* 4* 4* 4*^ 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN [II Ii. t Dwight Turner, of the Turner Lumber Co., said that they would cut 15,000,000 less than last season. P. Wallace, of the Georgian Bay Lumber Co., stated that they would have at least one camp less at work. George Gray, on behalf of tlje Spanish River Pulp & Paper Co., intimated that his company would only cut about half as much pulpwood as last season. Several others spoke to similar effect, the main reason advanced being the high rate of wages and other increased expenses. After a protracted discussion as to the scale of wages to be paid it was resolved on motion of Mr. Wallace that the meeting agree to ;v scale of from $16 to $-'8 per month as a maximum. A further resolution was carried to the effect that in all possible cases the maximum wages be kept down to $20 per month. A form of agreement with men engaging for the work was adopted and the meeting pledged themselves not to pay a larger commission than $1 for hiring nen. The C. Beck Lumber Co., of Penetang, is al- tady commencing operations having put 75 men $ work in the bush at Watiuapitae at the reed scale of wages. They are paying teamsters per month, wood-cutters $22 to $24 and axe- and general hands $_'(). The Algoma Com- ial Co. is advertising for 1,000 men for the er camps in connection with the reorganized Ste. Marie industries offering from $_'_' to month. These indications together with ady influx oi immigration point to a rein the unusually high wages paid last Trade Returns. e returns continue to show a falling off iber shipments combined with an in- •the importations from the United I report of the Department of Trade Tee for May shows that the shipments ctured wood for that month have $2,082,217 in 1903 to $1,953,613 this §ts to Britain which amounted to May, 1903, were only $645,783 and to fhe United States have decreased !*,oio to $1,090,120. Taking the item of boards alone the exportation to the Sites shows a decrease of 50 per cent. KK>3, they were our customers for planks is to the extent of $1,004,749, last May- took $523,091 worth. The total export- afions of unmanufactured wood for the period of eleven months ended May 31st last amounted to $27,665,646, as compared with $30,955,311 for the corresponding period of 1903. Meanwhile imports of lumber, &c, from the United States show a steady increase. "Lumber and, timber planks, boards, &c," came in during May last free of duty to the extent of $520,488 as against $503,778. The imports from the United States of the same items, on the free list for the period of eleven months ended May 31st amounted to $5,035,518 as compared with $3,369,393 for the corresponding period of the previous year. Seek a Tariff on Lumber. These conditions point to a strong movement on the part of all interested in the lumber industry in the direction of securing for it the same measure of protection against unfair competition from abroad as is enioyed by many other branches of activity, which art' not nearly of the same vital importance to the general prosperity. During the presence of Sir William Mulock and lion. W. S. Fielding in Toronto last month some strong representations were made to them on behalf of the Lumbermen's Association of Ontario as to the need of placing upon American lumber entering Canada the same rate of duty imposed by the United States government on the Canadian article, viz.: $2 per 1.000. It is understood, that Mr. Fielding's reply was such as to lead to the anticipation that some relief would be granted next year. With the shadow of an approaching general election, he was. of course, bound to be as gracious as possible and few will be disposed to attach much importance, to such general expressions.- "Without arguing the general question of protection—life is short and space limited—it i.s hard to see why the lumber interest should be discriminated against as it is at present. It is heavily taxed in favor of protected industries which do not contribute anything like as much to the public revenue or the general prosperity. Its expenses are enormously increased by the taxes upon tools, machinery, and other requirements, and when thus handicapped for the benefit oi others it is refused any degree of protection for its own producers as against foreign rivals, it is altogether an anomalous situation, and the trade should present a linn front to the government in demanding fair consideration and something more thru specious promi>es and postponements until an indefinite future. Bush Fire Regulations Effective. The summer has so far been remarkably free from bush tires as far as Ontario is concerned. The stringent measures taken by the Department of Crown Lands in connection with the forest reserves in view of railroad construction, the influx of settlement and the increase of travel by tourists and sportsmen appear to have been effective. Two tires which recently broke out were checked by the tire rangers before any considerable damage was done. Hitherto the advance of civilization, especially in the form of railway building, has always implied the destruction of large areas of coniferous forest, if such happened to be in the neighborhood. The valuable pine areas around Lake Temagami would certainly have suffered greatly if the building of the Temiskaming Railway had not been surrounded by every precaution to prevent such a calamity. The question of the operation on a paying basis of this and other reserves is forcing itself upon public attention. So far all that has been done is to lock up these 5,900 square miles of timber-growing country by excluding settlement and take measures to minimize the danger from fire. They contain many million feet of mature timber, liable to deteriorate if not cut and marketed. But no determination has yet been arrived at by the Provincial Government as to how or by whom these reserves are to be worked. Hon. E. J. Davis, Commissioner of Crown Lands is arranging for an official trip through the reserves this month with a view to arriving at some conclusion. Personally he is a weak, irresolute man, with small capacity for anything beyond parly politics and the dispensation of patronage, but he is fortunate in having a very competent staff of officials, who do the work of the Department efficiently for which he takes the credit—such is the way of the world. The exploitation of the Ontario forest reserves is certain to be a live issue before long and the quantity of 'first-class pine timber that will thus be placed on the market is a factor that lumber operators should hot lose sight of. OTTAWA SITUATION Lumber Shipments Show a Heavy Falling Off- Depression of English Markets the Chief Cause—A Meeting to Discuss the Wage Question. Ottawa, August 5!—Midsummer dulness has fallen on the lumber trade of Eastern Canada with a vengeance. Shipments from the Ottawa district mills by rail and river are light, and the prospects to say the least, are not bright. As far as prices go there have been no changes, but a decline is looked for. It may not come for some time, but everything points to a decline within a year from the high prices that have held for the past couple of years. A person desirous of buying high grade- stock would probably be disappointed if he held hopes of getting a reduction in price, but 011 the other hand a person desirous of selling stock within a given time would probably have to shave prices in order to dispose of and realize on his saleable stock. On the other hand one manufacturer holds stock at an advance of $2 on last year's figures.. contracts made last fall. Although the first of this stock is now about ready to ship the English dealers wdio hold" it are not showing any desire to move it. As a matter of fact there is little or no call in the English market at present for Canadian stock, and the prospects are that the wind will remain in this quarter for a long time to come. Now as regards the American trade. It is "off" also but the outlook is considerably better than is that across seas. Leading manufacturers re pbrt a growing American demand for Canadian middle class stock. Outlook for British Columbia Lumber. There is no change in the Eastern situation as far as British Columbia lumber and shingles are concerned. The market is lifeless, but this is not to be wondered at in view of the all round stagnation which holds in its grip the lumber industry of Wisconsin, the Georgian Bay, Ottawa, Quebec and New Brunswick. However, one Eastern agent for British Columbia mills reported a small rift in the clouds so that tilings may brighten ere long. Certainly they should brighten towards the fall when an easier movement of Eastern stock is looked for. The demand for British Columbia shingles, which was fair until about three weeks ago, has again dropped off, but prices have suffered no further decline. Dealers apparently are reluctant to stock up, fearing that conditions may not improve, and that they may be compelled to carry stock over. The Agitation for Duty Grows. In political circles nothing more is heard of the agitation for the imposition ot a lumber duty, but it is believed that something may be done next season. A general election may or may not be followed by a change in government, but the agitation for a duty on lumber is certainly beginning to be seriously entertained by both parties. The English Market. The English market continues depressed. As usual most of the stock for this quarter' was manufactured at the Ottawa district mills under In the Georgian Bay. Reports from the Georgian Bay district are to the effect that several purchases of high grade stock for the Michigan market have lately been made. However the trade is not a decent fraction of what it was a year back. The depression in the iron and steel market and the textile mill and other strikes in the Eastern States have combined to give a listless tone to the lumber trade. An improvement in these conditions which it is hoped will be brought about at no distant date, should be followed by an infusion of new life to the lumber trade. Prospects of good crops and the settlement of the presidential puzzle should also have a marked tendency in this direction. However this optimistic feeling is confined to the Ottawa milling district. Up in the Georgian Bay mills which for the most part are controlled by American capital, a bluer tinted goggle is in fashion. The mills are nearly all running day shift alone, whereas last year day ami night shifts were both operated, and it was expected that the same would be the case this summer. Scarcity'ot labor is the reason given by some for this reduction in operations, but the true reason is the fear of over stocking the market. The movement of lumber is so slow that the Georgian Bay yards have become blocked, and mill men have found it advisable to curtail operations. Of course there are mills that are exempt to this rule, but they are running on yearly contracts and hence have no care for the present nor fear for the future. As a matter of fact the summer curtailment .of work in the mills will be followed by a similar move only in a more marked degree, on the limits. A well posted man who returned trom the Georgian Bay district lately said that all the big operators were preparing to draw in their horns so to speak. One mill firm that cut 80.000,000 feet of logs last winter will this coming season only cut one-fifth this quantity. The Pigeon Lumber Company another big concern that made a cut of 110,000,000 feet of logs will only cut about one- fifth this quantity.. Other firms will make a curtailment of from one-fifth to one-half their log cut. The move, to say the least, is very significant. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN Getting back to the Ottawa district it may be stated that there will be a curtailment in the log cut during the season just opening. The depression in the British market is a cause in the Ottawa country not felt as yet to any extent up about the Georgian Bay for the reason that the bulk of the stock is secured in the Ottawa country. In New Brunswick where considerable stock is cut up for the English market, a reduction in the log cut of from twenty-live to forty per cent, was agreed upon at a meeting held lately in St. John and attended by most of the operators. The stagnation in the square timber market has also led several Ottawa district operators to a decision not to manufacture during the coming season. The Wages Question. That the Ottawa men do not look for a continuance of the era of high prices in the lumber market is shown by their decision to curtail wages. The highest wage being paid this season is $28, while J. R. Booth is only paying $27, as against $35 last year. As a matter of fact this question of wages and the price of lumher have an interchangeable bearing,-one on the other. The operators-claim that the high wages have had a marked tendency to restlessness amongst the men, and a disinclination to work as faithfully and strenuously as in the olden days. In fact it is stated that one man formerly did as much work as two men in late years, and this despite the fact that wages advanced from fifty to eighty per cent. Evidently the operators realize that the market will become easier and that they will have tu reduce expenses if they expect to make money on next summer's cut. However, some claim that even at the high prices of the past two or three years the high wages and high prices of fodder provisions eat up all the profits. Moreover the phenomenal success that attended the movement of logs this spring and summer will make it possible to reduce the log cut this coming fall and winter. Log Driving. In the last letter reference was made to the success which attended the log runs on the Ottawa and its many tributaries this summer. The logs came down with such rapidity and in such large numbers as to defy all efforts to control them. First the big Des Joachims dam above Pembroke on the Ottawa river broke, liberating over 300,000 logs and pieces of pulp wood, poles, ties, etc. With a favorable wind the logs and other stuff was all rounded up without much difficulty. To avoid a repetition of this disaster to the Des Joachims and other big permanent booms a temporary one was thrown across the river farther up stream. As the Ottawa is not navigable at Roche-Captaine the point in question, the boom was thrown the entire width of the river. Down tumbled the logs, pulp wood, etc., until the river was jam full for a distance up above the boom of four miles. Above that again is a big rapid, and despite the fact that the water had lowered several feet, the rush of the river sent the four solid miles of logs bang up against the temporay dam like a ram and away it went. It is estimated that between seven hundred thousand and a million logs, ties, piles, pieces of pulp wood, etc., were in the new Roche-Captaine boom, and that stock is now scattered down the river for a distance of twenty miles. At that point is situated the Des Joachims boom, and it is feared it may break again. If it does, the operators will be in a bad way as the logs will be late in getting to the mills. The movement of the logs on the Ottawa is in the hands of the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company, and its work is being subjected to criticism, in fact the operators threaten to call the attention of the new transportation commission to it. However officers of the Improvement Company state that they are doing as well as can be expected under exceptional circumstances, the logs rushing down in half the time taken in other years and with a record number and height of water. Reference was made in the last letter to a log jam on the Rouge river, a big tributary of the Ottawa. It contained seven hundred thousand logs and pieces of pulp wood. No sooner was the first jam cleared away after weeks of work, than a second one formed a mile long and worse than the first, Death of a Prominent Lumberman. The death occurred in Ottawa today of Mr. Alexander Lnmsden, ex-M.L.A., one of the best known lumber operators of the Ottawa district. He held extensive limits and mills in the Temis- kaming district, and formerly had Charge of the movement of all logs on the Temiskaming stretch of the Ottawa river. He was a self made man and rated as a millionaire. The lumbermen of Ottawa and district interested in limits in the Temiskaming district and mills along the lower stretches of the Ottawa have grappled with the problem of an all year satisfactory head of water for the movement of logs and manipulation of machinery. Heretofore high water in the spring, and low water in the summer and winter have interferred with the running of the mills operated by water power. Application has been made to the Ontario government and engineers placed at work on a scheme to dam one large lake or more in the Temiskaming country. By this means the water could be released as required down stream in seasons of low water. The movement of logs from the Temiskaming country would also be facilitated. The Fire Record. While Ontario and Quebec have so far escaped from forest fires this summer, such has not been the case with Newfoundland. Several mills and tracts of timber in the ancient colony have been fire swept. Newfoundland's output of timber this year is estimated at 60,000,000 feet, a very big increase. On account of the depression in the British market, many New Brunswick mills will close down earlier than usual this season, possibly about September 1st. The winter shipments to England from the Atlantic province supplied practically all demand for lumber, and but few orders have been received lately. The shutting down of the mills at St. John, N. B., alone would throw about six hundred hands out of work. It is estimated that between six and seven hundred million feet of lumber will be used in the Canadian Northwest and Manitoba this season, of which American mills, with no duty imposed, are expected to supply about one-fifth. The Lumberman Appreciated. Eastern lumbermen who have procured copies of the British Columbia Lumberman all agree that it is progressive and newsy, and should prove a potent factor in the interests of the industry on the Pacific slope. ON THE SOUND Logging Industry Continues Inactive—Lumber Rail Shipments Not as Bad as Anticipated and Local Trade Assuming Better Condition, But No Money in Cargo Trade. Seattle, August 10.—The majority of the logging camps throughout this state remain closed, and as a consequence many men are idle. Now and then a camp opens here and there, but it is only for a short time as a rule. The only exception, so to speak, is the Weyerhaeuser Timber Syndicate which operates a number of camps in Clarke county and refuses to obey the command of the Loggers' Association to shut down. It will be remembered that forest fires a couple of years ago scorched a large territory of valuable timber in Clarke county. It happened that nearly all of this timber was the property of the Weyerhaeuser's. Originally it was not the intention to log this county for several years to come, but the fire made it necessary to remove the damaged timber while it had a commercial value', hence the activity of the Weyerhaeuser's in Clarke county. This same company, which owns millions of acres in this and other Pacific Coast states, is still acquiring timber. It is reported from Everett that it has timber cruisers going through the tim ber lands belonging to the Snohomish Logging Co. and that a deal is practically completed for purchasing all the holdings of the latter company. The land is located a tew miles south of Snohomish on the Snohomish river. With the purchase goes a private railway connecting the camps with the river. Loggers are confident that all the camps will be in operation before next spring, many probably this fall. A good many Oregon loggers are now beginning operations, and this action may spur on those on the Washington side. Rail Shipments. Statistics just gathered in regard to rail shipments of lumber show that the situation this year is not nearly as bad as apprehended. But in shingle shipments there has been an awful drop. For the month of May there was shipped 90,000,000 less shingles than during the same month last year. During the first five months of this year, January to May inclusive, 2,147,160,000 shingles were shipped from this state by rail, while during the same period for 1903 these shipments amounted to 2,353,800,000 shingles. This shows a falling off of 206,640,000 shingles for that period. In lumber shipments it is not nearly so bad. The lumber movement for the month of May, 1903, was but 495,000 greater than for the same month in 1904. May shipments of lumber were considerably larger than those of previous months, and those of April exceed those of earlier months. Market Shows Upward Tendency. The local feeling among lumber men is quite strong, and they anticipate a gradual improvement in the market from now on. Added to a strong local demand for lumber is the continued buying of the government. There are so many large improvements going on in and about Seattle that mills hereabout have all they can do to satisfy their customers as to delivery. Most of the lumber purchased by the government is wanted in the Philippines and in Alaska, where extensive building improvements are carried on. As a further indication that lumbermen believe they control the situation once more may be mentioned that a new price list has been issued by the retail branch of the Pacific Coast Manufacturers' Association, raising the price on all grades $1 a thousand. The increase affects the entire rail trade of the Northwest and will be adopted by all the mills. The increase in price is made to meet the improved demand by dealers throughout the middle west. Early orders for the fall are coming in, and eastern yardsmen anticipate a heavy fall business, and desire to get ready for it. The crops are good in nearly all sections and farmers will have money to make improvements. The only cloud that darkens the immediate future is the fear of car shortage. Along the line of the Great Northern a car shortage is already felt, while on the Northern Pacific and southern lines there is no cause of trouble so far. President Elliott of the N. P. has promised one thousand new cars on the coast by September 15th, but many of them will no doubt be needed to move the wheat crop. The Cargo Trade. The cargo export trade from the Puget Sound basin is still unsatisfactory in quantity as well as regards price. The first half of the year showed a falling off and the indications are that the second half will be no better. Several of the large cargo mills have closed down, as there is no money in the business at present, and reports from Australia, South America and the Orient relate that all yards are overstocked and the demand slight. Strikes No Benefit to the Situation. Strikes are still in progress in many shingle mills in the state. The men do not take kindly to a reduction of wages and fight it obstinately. In Everett the difficulty has been settled, the men going back to work on the old scale, but other mill owners in other parts of the state still refuse to pay the old scale. In Aberdeen an attempt was made to introduce Jap shingle weavers, but the citizens drove them out. In Olympia and Elma II' : II1 We have a large Stock on Hand of BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN HEAD OFFICE!, VANCOUVER, B. C Fir, Cedar, Spruce MS IN SAME CARS TOGETHER WITH . G. Flooring Shingles, Lath, Doors ...and Mouldings in. Ceiling, Drop Siding, Etc. We can Load Mixed Cars Promptly PROMPT SHIPMENT IS OUR SPECIALTY FOR 1904 Code Used : AMERICAN LUMBERMAN TELECODE BRANCHES: gs Saw Mill, Vancouver Royal City Saw and Planing Mills, Vancouver Moodyville Saw Mill, Burrard Inlet Royal City Saw and Planing Mills, New Westminster THE "SHAY" Locomotive Manufactured by LIMA LOCOMOTIVE & MACHINE CO. Specially designed for HEAVY GRADES and SHARP CURVES, in railroad, logging and mining operations. This Company also manufacture Direct-Connected Locomotives, Steel Dump Cars, Gray Iron Castings, Etc. Locomotives, Second-Hand all kinds Logging Trucki, Rails, Track Material Iron and Steel all shapes and kinds Machinery. Pig Iron. Cast Iron Pipe. Eye Beams, Channels, Structural Steel, all shapes, Plates, Etc. RAILS NEW AND RELAYING W. D. HOFIUS & CO. OFFIC ES 72-74 Dexter Horton Building, 512 Chamber of Commerce, SEATTLE, WASH. PORTLAND, ORE. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 9 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ E. H. HEAPS & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER Lath, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Etc SPECIALTI AAI HIGH GRADE CEDAR SHINGLES Cedar Bevelled Siding, Cedar Doer and Sash Stock, cut to size. Cedar Finish, Base, Casing, Newels, Balusters, Etc. Douglas Fir Timber up to 85 feet In length. Cedar Gove Mill, Vancouver, B. 6. Ruskin Mill, Ruskin, B. 6. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦^ »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ similar attempts were made, but in all eases itlBmore than sixty per cent, of the taxes, claiming proved unsuccessful. f■excessive assessment. The timber was bought Since the rate reduction was made on spruce Pseveral years ago for a mere song. The amount lumber the mills sawing that class of timber have "'of the taxes $11,322.80, and with penalty and inexperienced an increased demand. The Grays terest it now amounts to $12,851.38. They may Harbor mills have been especially benefitted by bring an injunction suit, but the courts look with this reduction owing to the larger amount of disfavor upon tax dodgers, and the owners will standing spruce in that part of the state. A strik- eventually be compelled to pay or forfeit their ing peculiarity of the Washington spruce is that it claims THE FIRE FIEND. resembles the Idaho pine, when kiln-dried, to such an extent that it is sold in the east as such. Eastern consumers, it is said, can discover no differences between well seasoned Washington spruce and white pine. Spruce is gaining a strong foothold as an inside finishing material. Veneer spruce, a grade perfectly clear and with uniform grain, is worth $9 per thousand and other grades range from $5 to $6, according to quality. Philippine Lumber Shipments. 1). P. Sullivan, representing the Philippine Lumber & Commercial Co., last month brought to Seattle a shipment of red anna, yellow anna, and acle, cabinet woods; guijo and yacal, heavy construction timbers, which his company intends to introduce in cities along the coast. Mr. Sullivan claims to be able to ship Philippine woods to this coast cheaper than they can be brought in from the east. The first shipment is more in the line of samples. It is probably not generally known that a good quality of oak is grown in eastern Oregon. News comes from Dallas, Ore., that a Mr. Knapp has built a new oak mill at the terminus of the S. F. C. & W. R. R. near Dallas. Several tracts of oak B. W. Greer, General Western Freight Agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway, with headquarters in Vancouver, was in this section during the middle of last month. He said: "Strange as it may seem, the mills of the State of Washington are shipping lumber into the eastern part of British Columbia, and selling at a profit. There is no duty on rough lumber coming into Canada, so that American mill men have no obstacle to contend with. Strong efforts have been made to have a duty passed, but nothing was ever done in that direction and it is not probable that anything will ever be done. How the American mill men can compete with Canadian mill men I am not able to say, but I presume the American mill men are overstocked and using this method of unloading stock they cannot dispose of on this side of the line." FREIGHT RATES REDUCED. Coastwise freight rates on lumber have been reduced 50 cents per 1.000 feet. The rate from Puget Sound ports to San Francisco is now $400 and $5.00 to southern ports. The reason for this reduction in rate is found in the fact that there timber exist along that line. Mr. Knapp has oper- are more boats than business. Lumber is cheap ated a small mill in the vicinity for some time. and large stocks have accumulated in all the important yards. The Tacoma mill has shut down and will remain closed until prices recover. With prices as they are the margin of profit to the mill To Be Sold for Taxes. Several thousand acres of timber land in Clatsop is said to be small, and it is partly to induce the county, owned by eastern capitalists, is to be sold mill men to continue running their plants that the for taxes by the sheriff of that county. The reduction has been made by the steam schooner reason for this is that the owners refuse to pay people. The months of July and August 'have been marked by the incalculable damage done by forest fires this season, and to quote fully the various reports received would take several pages of the "Lumberman," so we must content ourselves with making the briefest mention of the more disastrous. Almost all sections of the Province have suffered more or less with forest fires, but the greatest damage has been done in the east and southwest Kootenay districts. Several bush fires are reported from Slocan Lake by which much mining property has been burned up, consisting of mine buildings and water conducts, and many square miles of valuable standing timber. A railroad tresle of the C. P. R. was burned down causing considerable delay to traffic between Slocan and Nelson. Six hundred feet of Nelson water works flume conveying water from White Water Creek has been burned, and it is feared that before the fires are quenched the whole flume, which is two miles long, will go. At Camborne, mining companies have lost between $15,000 and $25,000 worth of property, and prospectors have been driven out of the country by the fires. This last section is very heavily timbered, and the lcfss to the country will amount to many thousands of dollars. In and around Nelson, besides the partial loss of the water works flume, the work of devastation is beyond calculation, and there is hardly a section of that district which has escaped. The Ymir Herald says of the fires in the vicinity of Ymir: There are two fires now raging which at times assume a threatening aspect to Ymir. One is below Erie where a large tract of valuable timber has been destroyed. The other started from a spot about two miles north of Hall siding and has been steadily working up towards the summit and along Clearwater creek. The track of the cloudburst which a couple of years ago tore out all vegetation for a width of about 30 feet, two Ill I (I I1 II . I III n ! 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN miles above Hall siding, makes a good fire line, On tli"-' north side of this track, the fire has burnt right up from the railway line, to the spat where the water first hit the ground, From this point right up to the summit the fire has Imrm both sides of the railway line, and the section men are kept busy removing fallen tree- from the track. The lire has now reached the heights above Nelson and in consequence oi the dry condition of the ground there is no telling where it will Stop. Acres and acre- of valuable timber have been destroyed along the Salmon River and Clearwater Creek. Unless, however, there is an unusual change in the regular wind currents up and down the Salmon River, there is no immediate danger to Ymir from either of these fires. The tires adjoining the Kootenay district, west of Nelson, burned over the right of way of the Bonnington Falls Electric Power Company, and put that company out of business for some time,, ^thereby causing trouble to the Hall Mines Smeller, and plunging Nelson in darkness. In East Kootenay the situation is no better. ^porting early this month the Fort Steele "Pros- ftor" thus briefly sums up the situation: A re forest lire is burning on the west side of Kootenay River, south of Skookum Chuck. fcfire started at Skookum Chuck and is grow- |rger every day. It has spread over a large ind is now travelling south at the rate of a ^ery day. it has a width of from twelve to tiles, and has now reached a point about miles south ^<i wdiere it started. A large |of fine timber has been destroyed. Han- jpiill came near being destroyed Thurs- hvas saved after many hours of lighting. ipparcntly is officially interested enough is tire which has already burned over an |e miles wide and eighteen miles in |e area burned is estimated at 216 miles. $e was raging on Fisher Creek, a tribu- Horse Creek, four miles from Font cdnesday. Forest tires are raging at Its in Southeast Kootenay. forest lire is raging just west of Fort Ictioii. Thousands of feet of timber haj^^HPBPe:;tr"^0('- ^ne lirc started during the eafBMPr of last week, and has burned over an areatn several miles. The flames raged with much fury on both side- of the railway track. The fire is thought to have started from sparks thrown out from a passing engine. Three other large forest fires are raging west of F'ort Steele. One on tributaries of the St. Mary's River, thirty miles west of Fort Steele. One on north fork of Wild Horse Creek, and one southwest of Moyie. All have burned over many hundreds of acres of line timber land. Great clouds of smoke are seen at Fort Steele every day in the west. In the Crow's Nest section a similar lamentable condition exists. At one time matters were so serious that almost every town on the line from Wardner to Blairmore was in danger. The Elk and Fernie Lumber Companies are very heavy- losers, the former to the extent of over $30,000. It is roughly estimated that in the space of two days damage to the extent of over $200,000 has been done to timber and personal property. On the main line of the C. 1'. R. the situation, though not as bad as the sections above mentioned, is to be deplored. The Empire Lumber Company's mill at Revelstoke had a very narrow escape from being destroyed from the presence of bush tires. A bad lire is threatening the limits being operated by the Arrowhead Lumber Company at Galena Bay, Columbia River. Fierce forest tires have been raging the past week from Notch Hill to Sicamous, says the correspondence of the Inland Sentinel. At Tappen Siding the residences of James Howard and Chas. Langslow were destroyed along with almost all their contents, and the residences of Alex. Reid, Joseph Rabble and others were saved only after a hard struggle. The flames are still raging but unless high winds prevail little more danger is anticipated. At Salmon Arm the residence of \\'. A. Hanks has been destroyed and several others are still in danger. Large numbers of settlers are watching the tires, but very little can be done in consequence of extreme dry weather and high winds. The Coast district is a no wise better position than the interior of the Province, and has suffered equally in the matter of drought. If estimates were obtainable it would be found that the dam age by fires to standing timber in this part of the Province would run into nearly seven figures, and if the total record does not suggest a moral to the Government and the officials we fail to see what will. SAW WORKS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA. Mention has repeatedly been made in these col minis of the organization of the A. J. Burton Saw Works, Ltd., of Vancouver, B. C, and while there were a few who were disposed to "throw' cold water" on the scheme, yet by steady and persistent effort on the part of those directly interested, the company has progressed so far that it may now be said to lie a "'going concern." Our illustration shows the buildings erected by the company. These occupy a most convenient site within the city limits of Vancouver. The land is situated with a frontage of 1X5 feet on Powell street, while the back of the land faces the C.P.R. track, to which it is ultimately intended to build a switch. The buildings comprise one of two storeys, 85x40 feet, adjoining which is the tempering room, 26x30 feet, and in this has been erected a tempering furnace of the late-t and most improved design, similar to the furnaces used by the most up-to-date saw manufacturers ><i the United States. The capacity of this furnace it is estimated will supply all the demand of this Province for some considerable time to come, and will accomodate circular saws up to 60 inches and drag saws up to 0 feet. Upon the ground floor of the main building all the necessary heavy machinery has been placed. borough, Out., from the latest designs furnished by the Covel Manufacturing Company of Chicago; there are also anvils ami levelling tables, and everything requisite for saw manufacturing and file room purposes. Though not directly appertaining to the saw business the company intends to install a ^2 inch knife grinder for the grinding of planer knives, and knives used in printing anil statiiniery departments, From the extensive and varied experience which the Managing Director Mr. A. J. Burton has had in the making, placing and handling of saws of all kinds the repairing of -aws will be one of the features of the business of the company, and we have reason to believe that ere long his success and advice in this respect will be fully valued and appreciated by the mill men of the Province. By patronizing this department the British Columbia milimen will find a great saving in cost, a.s well as time, and with none but expert workmen employed, customers of the Burton Saw Co.. may- rest assured that every effort will be made to give satisfaction. As sunn as the installation of the plant is Completed which should be in a very few weeks — the company will be in a position to supply the whole of Hritish Columbia and the Northwest Territories with saws and other goods of a finer quality than those made 111 eastern Canada, and save the customer the duty upon the U. S. A. article. A still greater advantage lie- 111 the fact that these goods being made here will remove the long and serioii> delays that now- obtain in getting them from either eastern Canada or the States. The company has completed arrangements with the R. Hoc & Co. ut New York, to represent that company in tin- Province, in the sale of the celebrated inserted-tooth saw-, and with this end in THE A J BURTON SAW CO , LTD., VANCOUVER B C while the upper Hour will be used for storage purposes and for a repairing and filing shop. Although not completely equipped, a large amount of machinery is already installed and with the facilities at present at hand repair work which is one ol the company's objects can be promptly attended to. Today the equipment consists ni; One 50 horse power Canadian General Electric motor, one heavy pinching press for toothing saws made by the Reid Machine Go. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the weight of which is 10.000 pounds; one drill, Boynton & Plummer, Boston, Mass., make. for drilling eye and screw holes for shingle saws; a large grinding machine carrying a inch diameter stone, with 14 inch face, the weight of which is 3 tons; a polishing machine, made in New York, and a milling machine. Besides the above there is a complete outfit for grinding, sharpen ing, brazing, rolling and toothing saws, made by the Wm. Hamilton Manufacturing Co. of Peter view, ha- already placed in stock and on order a number of inserted tooth saws, and a full supply ol bits or teeth and shanks of all sizes, and is pre pared to meet the immediate wants of customers, who will thus be enabled to avoid the vexatious delay occasioned by ordering from the east. The A. J. Burton Saw Co., Ltd. commences bi'si nesv with the brightest of prospects and from the liberal manner in which its stock has been subscribed for by the citizens of Vancouver and elsewhere, it is evident that the undertaking has been well received by the business community of the country. We therefore have no hesitancy in recommending its patronage to those in whose interest- the undertaking was made, viz., the lum bermeu of the Province and the Northwest. Gilpin's sawmill at Morrissey, B. C, is being advertised fur sale. It is described as "a good rig" BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 11 The Rat Portage Lumber Go'y, Limited TELEPHONE NO. 354 VANCOUVER BRANCH MANUFACTURERS OF P. O. BOX 778 FIR, CEDAR AND SPRUCE Building Material of all Kinds Delivered Promptly. Hardwood in Car Lots. MILL AND OFFICE8 : SOUTH GRANVILLE STREET BRIDGE VANCOUVER, B. C. Thomas Kirkpatrick MANUFACTURER OF RED CEDAR -SHINGLES- Daily Capacity, 250,000 Head Office and Mill, HASTINGS,, B. G. Orders Solicited and Correspondence Promptly Attended to Telephone B 1425 Boyd, Burns & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. Engineering Supplies Ship Chandlery .... Agents for E. C. Atkins Co.'s CELEBRATED SILVER-STEEL SAWS Iron Pipe, Valves, Belting, Pipe Fittings, Wood Pulleys, Steam Packing, Wire Rope. The Menz Lumber Co. 26 Merchants Bank Building, WINNIPEG, MAN. MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS British Columbia Red Cedar Shingles SSXTmSITS Unlimited Capacity for filling orders promptly for all kinds of Lumber, including Hardwoods and Maple Flooring Write us for Special Quotations whenever in the Market io lit ! P III ;i 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN UXXXXXXXXXXZZZZXZXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXZZZZXIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXU I ZJ roVu\cicu Gyr>rorn\atioi\ | rxxxxxriixxixxxzzzzizxxiiixxxxxxxxizxxxxxxixxxxxxxzxzizzzxzzxxxixxxfl The Canadian Timber & Saw Mills, Ltd., of Trout Lake, B. C, is advertising for shinglemen, Mr. 1". A. Sine has succeeded Mr. C. McCleery as secretary-treasurer of the Empire Lumber Company, of Revelstoke. Moyie is to have electric light in the near uture. and, as the Cranbrook "Herald" says, "it will be an up-to-date town." Mr. Peter Dods, of the North Pacific Lumber Co., at Barnet, was married on the i/th inst to Miss Hattie Hughes of Vancouver. A fatal accident to an employee named Hanson ok place some days ago at the Big Bend mber Company's mill at Arrowhead. F. J Hunter, late of the Elkmouth mill, at has gone to Minneapolis to try and interest 1 in timber lands in East Kootenay. Gallop is contemplating putting in a camp on Dutch Creek, near Windermere, burpose of taking out railway ties. derby mill is sawing on a large order ovincial Government for a new bridge allumcheen River at that place. ink & Sutherland, of Brandon, have ng timber limits on Shuswap Lake try tributary, with a view to invest- s Nest Lumber Company's mill had ape from total destruction by tire last image to the extent of some $15,000 The Empire Lumber Company's new logging engine is said to be doing good work at the company's timber limits about a mile and a half up Fish River. The Hazelmere Lumber Mill, operated by- Messrs. George Thrift & Co., is running to its full capacity, and is kept very busy tilling orders for the local demand. Mr. Cuddy, late of the Harrison River Mills Company, has accepted the position of travelling salesman of the Arrowhead Lumber Company, of Arrowhead, B. C. About a million feet of timber will be used in the new Granby No. 4 tunnel ore bins, at Grand Forks. They will be 50 feet high, and close to the new giant ore crusher. Messrs. G. F. Piper and Chamberlain, of Minneapolis, who are interested in the Empire Lumber Company, of Revelstoke, paid a visit to the company's mill last week. Nearly half a million feet of lumber will be used in retimbering the shafts and drives of the Brooklyn mine near Phoenix, B. C. Large ore bins will also be erected as soon as possible. Mr. Johnson, of Minneapolis, one of the partners in the Empire Lumber Company, accompanied by- Mrs. Johnston, are visiting Revelstoke. They have leased a house for the summer there. George McCormick, Managing Director of the Kamloops Lumber Company, will move his family from Orillia, Ontario, to F.nderby, at an early- date, where he intends making his home. F.nderby. besides its lumber industry and flour mill, is coming to the front " as an industrial centre The local brickyard has turned out 320,000 brick since the season opened, and has another kiln ready to fire. Mr. Hugh Cameron, Manager of the Moyie Lumber Company, was married at Cranbrook on the 14th ulto, to Miss Haslam, of Moyie. Their honeymoon was spent at the coast cities. We extend to them our best wishes. S. A. Clancey, of Cranbrook, has "taken the road" for the Moyie Lumber Company. Mr. Clancey is a young man of ability and should make a success in this line, a result thait is hoped for by his many friends in that thriving town. E. G. McCormick, Jr., has been appointed manager of the Kamloops Lumber Company's shingle mill at Annis, and J. Shields, formerly manager of that mill, has been appointed to take charge of the company's offices at Enderby. The Bella Coola Development Company have had three parties out surveying their timber limits since the first of June. One party is still in the field, laying off the best portions of timber. They speak of erecting a sawmill near Bela Coola in the near future. The shingle mill situated at Hall's Prairie, known as the Hazelmere Shingle Mill, has changed hands recently, and Messrs. Wright & Son, of Everett, are the new owners. Considerable improvements and additions are contemplated by the purchasers. The machinery for the Otis Staples mill on Perry Creek, Southeast Kootenay, has arrived, and is being rapidly installed, though it is hardly- expected cutting will commence before next season. The capacity of the mill, when completed, it is claimed, will be 125,000 feet per day. A shipment of "tooth picks" was recently sent in to Atlin by the Shawnigan Lumber Company of Victoria. These were 86 feet by 30 inches, and ten in number, to the order of the British American Dredging Company of Philadelphia, who art- operating dredges in the Atlin mining district. General Manager D. S. Guinter, of the Gold River Mining Company, at Bull Creek, East Kootenay, has purchased the Wasa sawmill from Mr. N. Hanson, and will move it to Bull Creek, where it will be used to turn out the large quantity of lumber required in connection with the hydraulic works of the company. Mr. P. M. Thompson, who is one of the oldest and best-known travelling salesmen in the territory tributary to Minneapolis, has accepted a similar position with the Empire Lumber Company, Ltd., of Revelstoke. He has been in the employ of the W. W. Johnson Lumber Company, of Minneapolis, for the last seven years. Samples of building stone from the quarry at Nanaimo, B. C, which were sent to San Francisco have been pronounced to be the best building material ever received in that city and the lessees of the quarry have been invited to tender on several large contracts. It is probable that in a short time the output of the quarry will be very largely increased. Porter Bros., who have the contract for building all the bridges and trestles on the Phoenix branch and smelter spur of the V. V. & E., have started two pile driving crews and a framing crew to work on the trestle across Newby Flat. A raising crew will soon be added. A force of about twenty- bridge builders arc employed. E. McCormick, Managing Director of the Kamloops Lumber Company, pays a compliment to the products of S. C. Smith's sash and door factory at Vernon. He points with pride to the fitting of the company's offices at Enderby, and asks where you will find more beautifully finished doors? These are made by Mr. Smith from cedar cut at the Enderby mill. The "Queen City" recently brought to Victoria from the West Coast a big shipment of lumber from the mill operated by Messrs. Clark & Lee at Alberni. The lumber is said to be of fine THE... LUMBERMEN'S SUPPLY CO. 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 Canada that furnishes you complete under one roof LOWEST WHOLESALE PRICES quality, and has been forwarded to Winnipeg. The present management have recently effected some improvements to the mill, and of late the plant has been kept pretty busy. The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company, Ltd., of B. C., will shortly instal a sawmill at Duncan River, in the Ainsworth Mining Division, to provide lumber for the proposed mono-railway and other extensive works contemplated by this company. Judge J. M. Miller and Col. II. L. Archer, managing director, of Minneapolis, are the moving spirits in the enterprise. F. H. Hale, representing the Kamloops Lumber Company, returned to Enderby from Alberta recently. He says it is wonderful to see the way the Alberta country is filling up with settlers. In one section lie saw a settlement starting where for 30 miles every square foot of land had been taken up. Business is very good, and the outlook for building is brighter than ever. An important notice has appeared in the advertising columns of the "Colonist" to the effect that the Victoria branch of the British Columbia Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers' Association has determined upon a reduction of 10 per cent, in addition to the cash discount off the present list on all rough lumber, lath and shingles. This applies to Victoria City and District. On S. C. Isbister, of the Waterous Engine Works, leaving Arrowhead, the staff and employees of the Arrowhead Lumber Company made him a handsome presentation. This took the form of a silver plate valued at $ioo. The presentation was made by W. R. Beatify, the manager, in a few happy remarks. Mr. Isbister has been at Arrowhead for some months installing the plant for the company, and became a general favorite with the company's officers and employees. The Kamloops Lumber Company, Ltd.. is now the owner of the Kamloops and F.nderby sawmills, the shingle mill at Annis, and the extensive timber limits connected therewith. The Board of Directors consists of: Dr. Oronhyatekha President; Hon. G. E. Foster, Col. J. A. McGillivray, J. J. Davidson, all of Toronto; Col. Stevenson, of Detroit, and G. McCormick, of Kamloops, Managing Director. The company is strong financially, having a subscribed capital of $500,000. The German ship Schurbek, Nicolai master, has sailed from Chemainus for Hambourg with 2,12$,- 000 feet of lumber. British ship Olivebank, Henderson master, arrived there on the 13th in .St. to load at the Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company's mill for Cape Town. Chilian bark Antofagasta is loading for Chili. The company reports the Northwest lumber business is still very- good and has all the orders it can handle. The car supply has been much more satisfactory tins season. ilLl BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 13 Moyie is not only backed by the best silver-lead mine in America, says the correspondent of the Cranbrook "Herald," but has behind it, also, one of the most improved and best equipped sawmills in Southeast Kootenay. The company have a large quantity of high-class timber in their booms and the mill is working overtime to finish the cut during the summer. There are about sixty nun working at the mill and every day fifty and sixty thousand feet of high-class lumber are being turned out. the piston became loose and became jammed between the piston and the cylinder head, with the result that the engine was completely wrecked, every spoke in the tlywheel was broken and the main steam pipe fractured, and Mr. Sherraden, at the risk of his life, turned the throttle. Happily the company had on hand a duplicate engine for such an emergency, which was immediately installed, and a delay of only a few days occurred. Pacific Coast Pipe Co.,Id. Thomas McNaught, a lumberman of Toronto, who has been making a leisurely tour through the Province, states that he looked a little into the timber resources, and says that he is astonished at the amount and quality of the timber here. The market for the timber ea.st of the mountains, he says, i.s a large one, and one which may be relied on to absorb large quantities of the surplus lumber of the Province. Timber in the congested portions of the Fast is getting scarce, and it will not be very many years before Hritish Columbia's lumber market will be considerably enlarged. A party of men interested in timber limits at Violin Lake, near Trail, consisting of Messrs. Lindsay Fctterley and James McAnnally, lumbermen, of Ottawa, J. L. Peacock, of Buffalo; H. M. Dodge, a nephew of Senator Dodge, of Boston, and G. M. Amiable, M.L.A., of Moose Jaw, Assa., made an inspection of the limits last month, with the rcsuh that it is likely a company will be Organized and a mill built on the Columbia River adjacent to Trail. The Violin Lake limits are understood to carry a very large quantity of particularly tine timber, including much of the white pine that commands such high figures when manufactured into finished products. According to 'the Nelson "News," a company has been organized in that city to take up the Violin Lake limits of Mr. Annable, M.L.A., of Moose Jaw. The capital of the company is to be $50,000, divided into shares of $100 each. Operations are to be commenced at once, with Mr. Fet- tcrly as managing director. The mill is to be located on the Columbia & Western Railway, at a point a mile and a half west of Trail. The intention is to market the product of the mill in Rossland, Trail and the Northwest Territories. The rate from this point to the Territories is the same as it is from Cranbrook. There is, however, a fine market for dimension timber of all kinds in the mines and mills around Trail and Rossland, and there will be plenty of demand for the lumber as soon as the newc oncern begins to turn it out. iffliu iiir: What might have been a bad accident was happily averted by the pluck of Harold Sherraden, assistant engineer for the Porto Rico Sawmill Company at Ymir, a few weeks ago. While the mill was in full operation, a screw in the head of Log driving on the St. Mary's and Kootenay rivers came to an end last month. Over 5,000,000 feet of logs are now held in the boom of the Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Company at Wardner. As far as natural conditions are concerned, the lumber operations of the Crow's Nest Pass Company have been most satisfactory. Never in the history of the company have conditions as to quantity of logs, plenty of water in the St. Mary's River, and consequently the easy driving of logs, been so perfect. It is estimated that there was between five and six million feet of logs on the St. Mary's and Kootenay rivers during the big drive. These are now secure in the big booms of the company at Wardner. The Moyie Lumber Company has landed nearly 8,000,000 feet of logs in Moyie Lake, opposite the mill. 1551 GRANVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, - B.C. P. O Box 563 Telephone 1494 Manufacturers of 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 FOR CATALOGUE The Rothesay Lumber Company, at Mara, B. C, which was Flailed by the Mowat Bros., has accomplished v,metis in the past three months, says the "Edenograph." On May 1st, the present mill site was covered with underbrush and trees. Fifteen days after the machinery was landed at the station, the big saw was started and the 3S- CUT MARINE AND STATIONARY Engines and Boilers Ships, Yachts ... and Tugs We manufacture 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. II THE BERTRAM ENGINE WORKS CO., Ltd. TORONTO, ONTARIO, - - OANADA 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBKRMAN THE WHEELER, OSGOOD 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 jgth, 1903, tFrank L. Johnson, Sapperton, B. C. [Sir: leplyinK to your enquiry ot .1 few days i to how we liked the Improved "John- ihinifli Machine which we recently ltroni theSchaake Machine Works, I to be able to state that we are tsed with it. have had experience with a good yles of Shingle Machines, and pinion this one is the best oi two important points in which (excels all others is the style of ithe method of driving the car- ■ former beintf very simple and Id the latter improvements mak- fhine work very smooth and cas_\, 7 jar or jerk. were building another mill we I no other kind ot machine. Yours truly, ICEK SHINGLE MILL CO., Limited. II. H. SPICER, Manager. Drag Saw Machines, Jack Works, Log Haul-Ups, Log Haul-Up Chains, Combined Log Dog Grip and Stops, Friction Log Dog Grip Hoists, Knee Bolters, Bolt Cutting Machines, Swing Saw Cutting-off Machines, Shingle Packers, Dried Shingle Presses, Shafting, 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 placing your orders "JOHNSON'S" IMPROVED UPRIGHT SHINGLE MACHINE. THE SGHAAKE MACHINE WORKS, NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia ARROWHEAD LUMBER COMPANY, Ltd ARROWHEAD, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF FINEST GRADES OF Flooring, Ceiling, Finish, Siding, Ship Lap and all kinds of Cedar, Pine, Fir, Spruce and Hemlock Products GANG SAWED LUMBER A SPECIALTY BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 15 lumber cut for tho building that now shelters it. Today the company has as complete a shingle- sawmill as there is in the country, and it is in excellent trim to do tho work that is laid out for it. Twenty-two men are employed in and about the mill. The daily cut is about 20,000 feet. Their supply of logs is large, and their timber limits equal to the needs of the mill for many years." The officers of the company are; President, Jas. Mowat; Secretary-Treasurer, Alexander Watson; Directors, II. S. Gregory and G. 0, D. Otty, of St. John, N. B. The mill is under the local management of J. L. Ruttan and R. Mowat, with II. M. Law on the books. ;jiiii: xiiimiziiliii] zzzxxxxxxzzzzzzxzzzxxzzzzxzxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ORGANIZE. Tho Manufacturers' Lumber Company, Ltd., has just boon incorporated under tho provisions of the Manitoba Joint Stock Companies Act, with a capitalization of $1,000,000. The object of the company is to manufacture and sell lumber and lumber products by wholesale and retail in Manitoba and tho Northwest Territories and in British Columbia. A large number of the leading manufacturers in Winnipeg and in the West have joined in the enterprise, including amongst others, I). C. Cameron, Winnipeg; I). E. Sprague, Winnipeg; John Hanbury, Brandon; Moyie Lumber Co., Ltd., of Moyie, B. C; A. Leitch, Esq., Cranbrook, B. C.J East Kootenay Lumber Co., Ltd., of Cranbrook, B. C; Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co., Ltd., of Wardner, B. C; Fernie Lumber Co., Ltd., of Fernie, B. C; Robinson-McKenzie Lumber Co., Ltd., of Cranbrook, B. C; Standard Lumber Co., Ltd., of Cranbrook, B. C; the Kootenay River Lumber Co., Ltd., of Nelson, B. C; the King Lumber Co., Ltd., Cranbrook, B. C; Porto Rico Lumber Co., Ltd., of Nelson, R. C; the Yale- Columbia Lumber Co., Ltd., of Nakusp, B. C.J the Arrowhead Lumber Co., Ltd., of Arrowhead, B. C; Revelstoke Lumber Co., Ltd., of Revelstoke, R. C; Canadian Pacific Lumber Co., Ltd., of Port Moody, R. C; Brunette Saw Mill Co., Ltd., of New Westminster, R. C: Ladysmith Lumber Co., Ltd., of Ladysmith, B. C; E. J. Palmer, of Chemainus, B. C; Shawnigan Lake Lumber Co., Ltd., of Victoria, B. C.J Columbia River Lumber Co., Ltd., of Golden, R. C.J W. C. Wells, of Paliser, B. C; R. A. Mather, of Kee- watin, Ontario, and W. C. Cowan & Co., of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, N. W. T. SUBSCRIPTIONS INVITED. Advices just received from London. England, state that the Pacific Coast Wood Pulp & Paper Company, Ltd., is about to issue its prospectus, inviting subscriptions from British investors to assist in tho development of the wood pulp and paper industries of British Columbia. It is stated that this company has conducted considerable pioneering work, and has practically absorbed the Pacific Coast Power Company, Ltd., and the Industrial Power Company, Ltd., both of Vancouver. The new company has obtained large concessions of pulpwood lands, and possusscs water power for the carrying out of its undertakings. ' The mills, it is proposed to locate near the mouth of Powell River, situated about eighty miles north of Vancouver. The company states that the cost of wood delivered at its mills will be about $2.50 per cord. CROP STATISTICS. Winnipeg, Man., August 3.—The Dominion Immigration Department at Winnipeg has collected repors on crops generally throughout the west. The returns are favorable, and show promise of fairly good to excellent crops. Winnipeg. August 16.—The weekly crop report of tho Canadian Pacific Railway, issued to-day, still holds to the hopeful tone which has characterized it throughout tho season. Cutting has begun in nearly all parts of the Province and Territories, though it will not be general for at least another week. The percentage yield as estimated at the present time, runs from twenty to twenty- five bushels to the acre with a good sample of grain. Vancouver Cx Uicit\it\| i iixi; xiiiiiiiimiii: 111111111111111: :miix tzxiiiiriiiiziimxxir The British barque I lawthornbank is loading lumber at the Hastings mill for Iquiqui, Chile. British ship Halewood is on her way to Vancouver to load lumber at Hastings for Callao, Peru, Huntting h Lea are making application to the Vancouver City Council for an improved water service and bettor fire protection. Mr. Adam Hall, of Peterboro, Ontario, a prominent member of the Big Bend Lumber Co., at Arrowhead, after a stay of some weeks here, returned home last week. Mr. Robert Hamilton, of the Wm. Hamilton Manufacturing Co., of Peterboro, has returned to Vancouver, after an absence of several weeks in the Last. He visited tho St. Louis Exposition on his way west. Lire did damage to lumber standing in the yards of the North Pacific Lumber Company's mill at Barnet, to tho extent of about $700 a few weeks ago. It is supposed that the blaze started through the carelessness of tramps. The mill buildings of the Oriental Pulp & Power Co., at Swanson Bay have been completed, and are now awaiting tho arrival of the machinery. Owing to tho extensiveness of the machinery, it will take a long time to thoroughly instal it. K. J. Mahoney, Manager of the Royal City Planing Mills, Vancouver, returned from a visit to Winnipeg. His patented "knock-down houses" created a most favorable impression at the Winnipeg Exhibition, and to which lcferonce is made in another column. On Saturday, 30th ulto., Mr. William Beam, manufacturer of doors, windows, etc., of Vancouver, mot with a nasty and painful accident, having his right hand and arm badly lacerated by a saw. The accident is liable to incapacitate Mr. Beam for several weeks. The lumber manufacturers of the Province intend to take concerted action in bringing the matter of lumber freight rates before the Railway Commissioners when they arrive in Vancouver. In this matter they have the co-operation of the various Provincial Boards of Trade. A series of disastrous forest fires are reported from several places on the mainland coast and Vancouver Island, and at the time of going to press the damage reported is enormous. Many logging camps have been compelled to move their outfits to tidewater to save destruction from the tire fiend. Mr. Alex. Maclaren, President of the North Pacific Lumber Co., at Barnet, gave his new yacht, the "Maple Leaf," her trial trip a couple of weeks ago, and found her fully up to expectations. Mr. Maclaren intends to take an extended trip to the northern coast as soon as all the interior fittings of his yacht are completed. Mr. W. C. Schultheis, a prominent Washington lumberman, was a recent visitor to the city. He has been visiting the British Columbia coast with the view of acquiring cedar limits for his company, the Washington Cedar Lumber Company, of Ballard. It is more than likely a large mill will be erected on the west coast of Vancouver Island, at or near Clayoquot Sound, by this Company. An unprecedented condition of affairs in the logging business of this coast happened this month, when two important logging camps had to close down for want of water, there not being sufficient water available for the boilers of the donkey engines. The camps which have closed down are Joliffe's, at Evans Bay, Reade Island, and E. 11. Heaps' camp, at Nelson Island. At the former camp some nine men were employed, while at tho latter thirty men wotld have worked. Bayfield & Archibald, mechanical engineers and machinery agents, have opened an office in Molsons Bank building. The members of tho firm come to Vancouver well recommended, and have some first-class agencies, amongt others, are The Mica Boiler Covering Co., Montreal; William Abbott, Montreal; Manzel Bros., Buffalo, N. Y., manufacturers of the famous automatic force feed oil pump, and W. 11. Mussen & Co., Montreal, manufacture of wire rope. Mr. J. P. McGoldrick, of Minneapolis, who has received considerable notoriety by the action of the Nelson City Council over the contemplated bonusing of a large mill which he and his associates intended erecting at that point, passed through Vancouver a few weeks ago. He expresess much disgust at the way some of the members of the Nelson Council endeavored to "saddle" the bonus proposition, and is consequently undecided what the ultimate action of the company will be. Messrs. H. E. Irwin and H. S. Cane, of New Market, Ontario, the latter head of the firm of Cane & Sons, woodenware manufacturers of that city, who have been making an extended visit through the Province, were visitors to the city last week. These gentlemen have been inspecting timber limits in the Kettle River Valley, owned by a Grand Forks syndicate, and it is said that negotiations are now under way for the transfer of Lequim's sawmill at Grand Forks to Messrs. Irwin & Cane. One of those distressing and unaccountable accidents happened early this month to August Rcischmaun, foreman at W. T. Farrell's shingle mill at Roche Point, whereby he is supposed to have been drowned. His boat was found on Monday, the 8th inst., adrift in the Second Narrows, and on the seat were his coat and vest. He had left Vancouver the previous evening, and apparently never reached his destination. Diligent search has failed to obtain any trace of the missing man. The sale of the Vancouver Lumber Company's mill and property was made last week to Messrs. A. L. Clark, of Gilmer, and J. E. Tucker, of Taylor, Texas, lumbermen of that state of wide experience. The new owners contemplate making the plant one of the most up-to-date on the coast, and will spend anywhere up to $50,000 with this end in view. The name of the company will not be changed. Mr. Moody, of Galveston, Texas, an experienced millman, will take the management of the mill. The Rrunette Saw Mills, Ltd., of New Westminster, has completed the installation of. a fully equipped box factory, the capacity of which is 6,000 boxes per day. Two dove-tail machines, manufactured by the Dove-Tail Machine Co., of St. Paul, have been placed; these machines are the only ones in use in the Northwest. A box printing machine of the latest design has also been installed. The company has done a very large business in salmon, fruit, butter and other boxes, and from the excellence of the goods turned out, are assured of a big trade. As a result of several large orders which are now in hand, the Pacific Coast Pipe Company's factory is being worked overtime. Mr. A. E. Irwin states that several miles of 18-inch wire- wound pipe is now being turned out for the power plant at the Britannia Mines, on Howe Sound. Another large order for pipe was placed with this firm by Mr. A. C. Flumerfelt, President of the International Coal & Coke Company. This order was for sufficient pipe for a complete waterworks system for the new mining town of Coleman. Some of the pipe manufactured by this company is also being used in the Vancouver waterworks system. Messrs. Cunningham & Worth, trading under the firm name of the Western Oil & Supply Co., at 217 Columbia avenue, Vancouver, opened up in 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN l i business a few weeks ago, lt<>th members of the firm are well and favorably known throughout the Province, and were previously connected with the well-known house of the Cunningham Hardware Company, of New Westminster, one of the pioneer establishments of the Mainland. The new tirni have secured some valuable agencies, including the Bowers Rubber Company, of San Francisco, dealers and manufacturers of rubber goods, belting, mill hose and packing; the Howe Manufacturing Company, of Louisville, Kentucky, makers of the famous Huxley valves, and the Great Western Oil Co., of Cleveland. Ohio, whose specialty is lubricating oils and greases. IMPROVEMENTS TELL. The Revelstoke 1-umber Co., Ltd., of Revelstoke, has made considerable extensions and ini- •rovements to its mill this season and the mill is utting 40.000 feet per day. An addition of 40x-5 :et lias been added to the planing mill, in which been placed the matchers, a planer and a ning lathe; to the sawmill a resaw, self-feed iws and two trimming saws have been added. lust conveyors have also been installed, have been found of inestimable ser- M'anagcr Lindmark reports that the comas all the orders the mill can handle, and !St testimonial for the class of material out is the satisfaction expressed by its stomcrs. t TIMBER TESTS. t o\ tmi des s points in the United States there are leing carried on a number of tests with of determining the strength of the bers used for construction purposes tinent. These tests are being made direction of the United States Hureau , and are made for the benefit of lum- tistruction engineers and scientific are interested in the strength of dif- d fibres. The Bureau of Forestry in- ake tables of the strength of the dif- ods to which engineers may refer when sire to know what timbers to use for certain purposes. The tests are being made in cross- bending and breaking, compression with and against the grain and shearing. The chief timbers now being tested are Southern pine and red firs from the Pacific Coast. The timbers are of the usual grades purchased in the market and are not selected pieces. In the Forestry Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, there is an exhibit made by the United States Division of Forestry in which the strength of large timber is being tested on a powerful machine. This machine catches the popular eye, but in a frame standing nearby there are diagrams which tell a story regarding the strength of timbers, containing various quantities of moisture, which is here told for the first time, says the "American Lumberman." 11. Donald Tiemann, M.E.M.F., of the Bureau of Forestry, who has charge of the testing experiments at the Yale Forestry School, connected with Yale University, gave much of the information herein embodied. These tests have never before been published and no doubt will conic as a surprise to the build ing world, for how many builders will assert that the strength of a beam is SO materially increased as it becomes dry, as is shown by these figures? It may be a lesson to the builders in the East who get their framing bills direct from the saw and put them in place when not only green but water soaked, the logs being drawn from the ponds directly on to the saw carriages. One test was made of yellow pine, the block measuring 2X2 inches. The vials containing the liquid extracted from the blocks in their different stages of dryness are also exhibited, and it is surprising to know how much moisture is contained in wood that is called dry. The table reads as follows: Water soaked (13.3 6,720 Green 21.5 ;..>(>o Fairly dry [3.2 8,380 Dry 11.0 10,630 Very dry 10.2 11.650 Kiln dried 5.6 15.-'40 These figures are self-explanatory. Briefly, laying fractions aside, they show that kiln dried timber is nearly two and a half times stronger than that of like dimensions that is water soaked, and 50 per cent, stronger than that which is called dry. When it is very dry its strength is increased nearly 3$ per cent, bv putting it through the dry kiln. Tests were made with three yellow pine sticks, 2x2 inches, three and a half feet long, with the following results: No. 1, very green, broke with modulus of rupture at 8,764 pounds per square inch. No. 2, dry, broke at 11,510 pounds per square inch. No. 3, very dry, broke at 12,040 pounds per square inch. It will be observed that the percentages do not vary particularly from those shown in the table. Although these tests were with yellow pine, Mr. Tiemann says the law holds good with other wi k ids. From these figures it may be learned that when estimating the strength of wood its degree of dryness should be taken into consideration, as a green stock placed where the strength is based on a dry one would break. On the other hand, we are taught that when green timbers will support the required weight the longer the frame stands the stronger it will become up to the point where the timber becomes thoroughly dry. The following table was prepared by Mr. Edward Mohun, C. !•'... of Victoria, and published in the Vancouver Board of Trade report, and will be found of interest to our readers: B. C. INCORPORATIONS. The following companies have received certificates of incorporation in British Columbia: Wood, Vallance Hardware Co., Ltd., of Van couver; capital, $50,000, divided into 2,000 shares of $25.00 each, To take over, buy or otherwise acquire the wholesale and retail hardware business lately carried on in Nelson, B. C, by II. Byers & Co. The British Columbia Box Company, Ltd.; capital, $~'5,ooo, divided into 25,000 shares of $1.00 each. To carry on the business of manufacturing, selling and dealing in boxes, packing boxes, case and crates, with all its kindred branches. Tn manufacture and deal in woodenware and in wares 1 if which wood forms a part. The British Columbia General Contract Loin pany, Ltd.; capital $50,000, divided into 500 share of $100 each. To operate and repair docks, wharves, wart houses, dredging machines and machinery of all kinds; to build and construct railroads, etc., and to purchase, take or otherwise acquire mines, timber lands and timber leases. Ross & Howard Iron Works Company, Ltd ; capital, $->50,ooo, divided into _»,5oo shares of $100 each. To acquire and take over from July 1st the foundry and machinery business now being carried on bv John Ferrier Ross and James Howard, in the City of Vancouver, B. C. LARGE CONTRACT. Mr. W. A. Gilley, the contractor who con structed the waterfront switchback roadbed from the Brunette sawmills at Sapperton to the New Westminster terminus of the line for the V. W & V., has been awarded the contract of pile- driving, etc.. for the extension "f the Great Northern Railway system on the south side of the Fraser River. This is an extensive wnrk, anil will employ a large force of workmen. A very large number of piles and many thousand feet of timber will be required. RE-INSTALLATION AT SAPPERTON. Mr. Lester David, the present owner of the Ross-McLaren mill plant, on the Fraser River, a couple of miles above New Westminster, has a gigantic scheme on hand to open up this large mill fur the first time in fourteen years. With the full plant in operation, Mr. David says that he will employ 400 men. He is asking the city for free light and connection with the water main for lire protection. The Dominion Government will be requested to dredge the river chant' ' to a depth of 25 feet and a breadth of 300 feet. This, so Mr. David states, will have the support of Mr. G. A- Keefer, resident engineer for the Dominion public works. H the river is dredged, a large marine lumber trade will be opened and one ship will make two regular trips to San Francisco per month. 1 v.' STRENGTH OF BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER Shewing the weights, specific gravities, deflection, breaking and crushing loads of some of the British Columbia woods*. The pieces tested for traverse strength were ouo inch square, with a span of one loot, supported at both ends and loaded at the centre. The pieces tested for crushing were rectangular, and twice as long as they were thick. All pieces were fair average specimens of timber, partly seasoned, but free from knots ami flaws. The results obtained from exceptionally good or bad specimens are not included in this table. Pksckii'tion ok Timber Alder (Alnus rubra) Honiara1 Arbutus (Arbutus Menziesii) Pursh Birch (Betula papyrifera) Marsh Cedar (Thuja gig-antea) Nutt Crab Apple (Pirus rivularis) Dougl Cyprus (Cham.-eeyparis Nutkacnsis) Spach "f'lr, Rod (Pseudotsutfa Dmigrlamii Carriere Hemlock (Tusga Martensina) Carriere Maple (Acer Macrophyllum) Pursh Oak (Quercus Garryana) Dougl Pine, White (Pinus monticola) Dougl Spruce (Picea Siuhensis) Carriere White Thorn (Cratcegrua Doug:la»ii) Lindi Yew (Taxus Brevitolia) Nutt u '£ .*•« 32.16 .T7-57 24-<>.S 50.21 31. a 1 34' 3«-4' 37-4 > 5M3 ^7-7'l 25.SS S«.o4 49- <>.S ■s. •.S..SO •S.S47 ,6o3j ,4001 .805a •y>».s •.145.? •.V>.?7 •.WW .H2<X> ■44.S7 •4'.So .8„S.S .7863 Mean Deflection in Inches <*i-. ■°5 .05 .09 .06) .Of) . 1 .117 "S7 .1 .117 «33 -«58 -a .158 .142 • 25 ... 11S2 .117 075 ,og i. 114 .119 . .14 .18 .. ■ ■ .113 .15 .a .16 1.220 .312 .344 .354 125 .13 .2 ,.25 '5 ••* .3 -'.S ..i^.S ■*.<> 27 ■4.SH .3' be hr, 0 he, .* -* n « n M u •j Sti ,feT1 11-3 ■" rt Ui r. i- rt i x. o /. — if, £ ji «*-. - j lbs. lbs. lbs. (xX> 53° 567 660 630 650 4<x> 45° 4Mi 7(x> (>H., f«(.i Meancrushing Load in lbs. per square in. 420 380 400' »"'! 55° 580I 550 55° S5o 500 400 473( 440 4211 4»7 Endwise 6500 5900 7000 55<» 59O0 7<H'<, 5 **' 7<KK> 6300 6500 5000 5300 5900 Side wise 1 joo 161x1 "750 1500 1400 m" IIXI 1500 IUOO itxxi 1000 !(«»> 2400 * Now frequently known as Abies D. [By the courtesy of Edward Mourn, C. E.J FOR PANAMA CANAL. It was tu lie expected that as soon 88 work was commenced on the Panama Canal by the United States Government, considerable activity would manifest itself in lumber circles in the South and Western States. The work will con slime many millions of feet of lumber, and will do much to reduce the stock in many of the yards of thfe country. The following dispatch is self-explanatory: Washington, August 5. A hurry call for 2,000,000 feet of lumber, mostly cypress, and 10,000 pieces of piling, was received by Secretary Murphy, of tin1 Panama Canal Commission today from the Isthmus. The lumber is to be used "ii repairing old and constructing new buildings, ami the piling for canal construction. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 17 B. C. LUMBER INDUSTRY. As Viewed by an English Correspondent- scribes it as Backbone of Business. De- K. E. Osborne, the special correspondent of the "London Morning Posit," writing on the industry in British Columbia, says: Of late years lumbering has been the backbone of business in the Province. The demand from the prairies has created new lumhering centres in the Kootenay district, where more money is now paid out to lumbermen than was paid to miners before the fall in the price of lead. The great sawmills on the Coast have a never-failing, ever-growing market on the Pacific. he mills at Chemainus, on the Island, and at Vancouver contain every labor saving appliance that has ever been invented. The visitor has a queer impression that these mills are run by their own will power, and that even the tiniest wheel is an intelligent thing. Labor is so costly that it does not pay to use many machines of flesh and blood in these gigantic work-shops. So you stand expectant in a vast seemingly deserted upper room, and suddenly a large log dripping with sea water pushes a monstrous blunt head through an opening and enters reluctantly. The body follows the head into the room, and lurches forward on a .vlieeled platform; immediately two crooked iron arms with talons of steel are thrust up from below and catch it fiercely and pull it across so that the blind muzzle faces the throbbing shadow far down the room. A man on the platform—there is a man in the room after all—jerks a crank. Platform and pinioned log together speed like a loaded shuttle towards the saw. There is a horrible screech—a screech of anguish confused with a whoo-oo of diabolical glee, and a huge slice bleeding in amber drops is shorn away. The wail of the blind, mutilated tree lingers long in the memory; longer still is remembered the Strange bitter-sweet odor of its bleeding. Tin shorn plank marches off and down the room to the yard and pile themselves as at a word of command. In the place where shingles are made one constantly meets processions of shapeless hulks of wood marching in different directions and sometimes turning corners with awkward assurance. The timber yards down to the sea- fords, where great ships, some of them still windjammers, are loaded up for Liverpool, South Africa, India, China. Japan, Chili, Peru, Australia -snqun: piTBisl nqi ill J3UJO0 pin: >joou A*joAr> piiB cades of the Pacific. TIMBER SUPPLY OF THE U. S. T.B.Walker, the Minnesota lumberman, who has been gathering statistics on the visible supply of lumber in the United States, has recently published his findings. In the whole country there are 100,000,000,000 feet of standing timber, and of this 625,000,000.000 feet are in California, Oregon and Washington. Of this Oregon has 225,- 000,000,000 feet and Washington and California 200,000,000,000 feet each. The census of 1000 shows that 26,000,000,000 feet of timber were cut that year. To this Mr. Walker adds 3,000,000,000 feet cut into shingles, railroad ties, piles and the like, which makes 29,- 000,000,000 feet cut annually, and 'the rate of cutting it is constantly on the increase. At this rate, in less than thirty-five years the visible supply of timber in the United States will have been exhausted. The three Pacific states have more than half the standing timber of the country and this explains why railroads are seeking routes into the timber belts of hitherto considered inaccessible districts. The best timber of the other states of the country is practically all cut down, while the forests of the three Pacific states are comparatively untouched. America has not yet learned to do without timber; it must be supplied from somewhere; and California, Oregon and Washington are the states of the nation best prepared to furnish it. Statements on that standing in the great lumber states show the rapidity with which it has been cut off. Michigan has but 4,000,000,000 feet standing, Wisconsin 30,000,000,000, and Minnesota 35,000,000,000, while Maine, the training school of American lumbermen, has but 8,000,000,000 feet. It may be, however, that 625,000,000,000 feet of standing timber in the Pacific coast states is more valuable to the country standing than the dollars and cents that in the next quarter of a century will be sent here for it. But the effect that the denuding of the Western hills is to have upon the country will be but slightly taken into consideration by those intent upon exploiting the western foresits. Commerce and industry demand the timber. The demand will be honored. The dreamer and the scientist may regret in this generation. Practical men of affairs, however, will reserve their regrets for the next. POINTERS FOR MEXICAN TRAD.E The Victoria "Colonist," on behalf of its numerous readers, recently wrote the British consul at the City of Mexico for such information as he could give relative to prospective itrad« in conjunction with the subsidizing of a line of steamships between British Columbia ports and Mexico, and the following are some of the important suggestions given: "I would recommend the study of the 'Exports declared to the United States,' which is published by the Bureau of Commerce and Labor in Washington, 1). C; this will give an idea of what Mexico exports to the United States, and, which is more important, the Pacific Coast trade of Mexico, which is today controlled by the United States. "The Pacific ports of Mexico are: *Ensenada, districto de la Baja California; La Paz, Baja California; Sta Rosalia, Baja California; *Guaymas, Sonora; Altata and Topolobampo and *Mazat- lan, in Sinaloa; Manzanillo, in Colima; San Bias, in Tepic; *Acapulso, Guerrero, *Salina Cruz, Oaxaca; *San Benito, in Chiapas. (At the places with a star there are British vice-consuls.) "Guaymas has railway communication through Sonora to the United States; Salina Cruz with Mexico City via the Vera Cruz and Mexican railways. "Exporters to Mexico have to pay particular attention to Mexican customs regulations, consular invoices, etc. "Intending traders would do well as soon as the proposed steamship line is an accomplished fact, to send a travelling representative to look over the ground. The new line will meet with considerable opposition from the German and American lines, who successfully ousted the Anglo-Chilian companies, also trom Mexican port officials, who are "owned" by these lines. "Wbile Mexico and Canada produce many similar commodities, yet I believe a grand trade will result if you are energetic and combine your energy with care and tact" SAWMILL AT VALDEZ, ALASKA. The buzz of the saw will be heard at the mill in a day or so. The steamer Ragnhild brought in last Saturday a 100,000-foot raft from Fidalgo bay. From there the timber men were transferred to Snug Harbor Cove, where they cut a 75,- ooo-foot raft, which is now waiting to be towed to the mill. From the latter place the men have gone into Gravina bay and settled down for the season, as they will have timber enough there to keep them building rafts all summer. The capacity of the mill has been increased so that 20,000 feet can be turned out daily. The drying kiln is now ready to turn out 20,000 feet of seasoned lumber per week.—"Alaska Prospector." Canada has the largest white pine areas left on the continent. STATEMENT OF FOREIGN SHIPMENTS OF LUMBER MADE BY TIMBER & TRADING COMPANY, VANCOUVER, B. C, 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 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—British steamer Hyson 31—British steamer Hyson June 24—British ship Manuka 24—British ship Calchas 27—British ship Tartar 30—British ship County of Kinross.. July 20—British barque Donna Francesca 20—British str. Aorangi 22—British str. Stentor 22—British str. Stentor 22—British str. Stentor Tons. Destination. 1875 Cardiff, U. K 1715 Sydney, N. S. W 2054 Callao 4800 Kobe, Japan "... 2782 Sydney 4800 Japan 1651 Iquique 1357 Freemantle 1888 Suva, Fiji 4150 Kobe, Japan 2414 Suva, Fiji Hongkong 1212 Sunderland, Eng 1771 Sydney, N. S. W Suva, Fiji Kobe, Japan Hongkong 496 Junin, Chile 839 Osaka, Japan Suva, Fiji Devonport, England Hongkong Nagasaki Suva, Fiji Hongkong Yokohama 1555 Havre and Calais, France 2163 J Callao. Peru I Suva, Fiji I Kobe, Japan I Hongkong I Hamburg, Germany THE B. IN 1904. Feet. 1,584,227 1,430,308 1,806,123 28,070 120,857 196,941 1,369,442 1,125,789 44,029 119.638 35,638 128,588 1,009,440 1,621,165 40,841 42,075 153,700 644,396 1,023,654 25,100 168,017 26,624 70,080 30,716 29,361 21,386 1,308,662 1,700,358 37,935 58,907 28,740 124,812 FOREIGN LUMBER SHIPMENTS FROM CHEMAINUS. Date. Name and Rig. Jan. 26—German bark Hydra Feb. 13—Chilian bark Admiral Tegethoff II—British ship Khyber Mar. 7—British steamer Longships 22—American bktn. James Johnson.. May 14—British barque Procyon May 30—American bktn. T. P. Emigh ... Tons. 742 892 1927 2843 992 1995 923 Destination. Antofagasta Antofagasta Freemantle Shanghai .. Shanghai .. Iquique Melbourne . Feet. 573,718 709,901 1,665,319 1,143,785 1,233,870 i,8i9,949 1,204,485 C. MILLS • Value. $22,500 00 19,950 op 21,790 00 1,010 00 3,818 00 4,704 00 14,560 00 11,031 00 870 00 1,400 00 642 00 1,575 00 12,283 00 16,087 00 900 00 841 00 1,817 00 6,710 00 15,465 00 274 00 10,000 00 332 00 1,380 00 474 00 367 00 626 00 25,600 00 19^15 06 695 00 1,178 00 359 00 3,426 00 Value. |$ 6,682 00 | 8,259 00 I 19,275 00 I 13,687 00 j 15,920 00 20,582 00 I 12,795 OQ 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN ! I AMONG THE MANUFACTURERS THE MANZEL AUTOMATIC FORCE FEED OIL PUMP. The accompanying illustrations show two types of the Manzel Automatic Force Peed Pumps in their latest improved form, and a careful perusal of the accompanying description will be found oi interest by the trade: Fig, I is a sectional view of a pump designed to feed cylinder oil of any specific gravity or viscosity against any steam pressure. It possesses many advantages over the ordinary sight feed lubricator, the action of which depends on the weight of a column of water, usually from two to feet high giving a pressure of about one irougli the way into passages. tve is very les of dirt also vary ig to these a wasteful ver-present complete scape the engineer's attention until too late to prevent the damage. The Manzel oil pump is actuated by a connection to the valve rod or other convenient reciprocating part '<i the engine and the motion is communicated tn the plungers through a ball clutch arrangement, thereby securing a positive feed as long as the engine is in motion. As may be seen in the cut, the upper plunger takes oil directly from the reservoir and forces it through the sight glass; the lower plunger then forces it through the check valves into the oil pipe leading to the steam chest or steam pipe. 'Pinfeed is regulated on the upper plunger; screwing it inwards increases the feed, and outward decreases it. Once it is set to feed at the proper rate, it will continue to feed at this rate as long as the engine runs at the same speed, no matter what changes may take place in the temperature or viscosity of the oil. If the speed or cut-off of the engine varies, the feed will vary accordingly. When the engine stops the feed will stop without any attention from the engineer, and will start again at the same rate when the engine starts. These pumps will also feed any grade of oil with equal facility, which is certainly not tin- case with ordinary lubricators. If at any time, whether the engine is running or stopped, it is desired to give the cylinder a dose of oil, this may be done by rotating the clutch wheel by means of a small handle which it carries for that purpose. It thus does away with the necessity for a separate hand pump, which is now generally supplied with high-class engines, in addition to the sight-feed lubricator. It may safely be asserted that the cylinder oil bill of the average sawmill may be reduced 30 to 60 per cent, by the substitution of these pumps for the lubricators now in use. To meet conditions where it is desired to feed graphite mixed with oil, the pump shown in Fig. 2 has been designed. This pump differs from the other only in the addition of an agitating device driven from the clutch wheel as shown, and another filler opening for the graphite. While the first type will feed a mixture of 1 to 9 of graphite and oil with success, this one will feed a mixture of 1 to 1 if necessary. Both types are made with from 1 to 6 feeds, each of which is regulated independently, and in capacities of half a pint to one gallon. The fact that the ordinary sight-feed lubricator will not work satisfactorily inside the throttle valve is often the cause of serious trouble on double cylinder high pressure engines, since it necessitates feeding the oil into the main steam pipe before it branches to the two cylinders. Almost invariably the oil does not divide equally and one cylinder gets more than is requited, while the other gets less, and sooner or later is damaged for want of it. If sufficient oil is fed to prevent trouble in the cylinder getting the smaller quantity, then there is a large waste through the other. For cases such as this, the Manzel double feed pump is admirably suited, as the required quantity of oil can be fed directly into the steam pipe as it enters each cylinder, and the control id the quantity going to each is in the hands of the engineer. It is equally suited to compound engines, where trouble is often experienced in properly lubricating the low pressure cylinder. These pumps are manufactured by Manzel Bro- ANCOUVER LUMBER GOMPAHY, MANUFACTURERS Of ALL KINDS OF LIMITED Bough and Dressed Lumber ill, South End Cambie St. Bridge u^m 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 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN 19 W. J. SHEPPARD, Waubaushene, Ont., President J. G. SCOTT, Vancouver, B. C, General Manager Pacific Coast Lumber Company, Ltd. VANCOUVER, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF- Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber, Lath, fTouldings, 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 SAW MILL OWNERS. Read this and think what it means to you. Manzel Automatic Oil Pumps will reduce your cylinder oil bill 30 to 60 per cent. Require little or no attention and are a boon to the engineer as well as a money saver to you. If you are interested write us for particulars. Pumps supplied on 30 days' trial if required. Bayfield 8 Archibald, ENGINEERS, Molsons Bank Building: Vancouver, B. C. THE CANADA METAL CO TORONTO, CANADA ARE BABBITT MEN IMPERIAL, their highest grade, guaranteed No equal for heavy machinery. • 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 I MM • ! ii III thers, Buffalo, New York, who make nothing hut oil pumps, and hence are specialists in this line. Bayfield & Archibald, mechanical engineers, Mol- sons Bank building, Vancouver, are their sole agents in British Columbia, and will be pleased to give any further information concerning them. NATURAL DRAFT LUMBER DRY KILNS. The great favor which the Moist Air Natural Draft Lumber Dry Kiln, manufactured by Sheldon & Sheldon of Gait, Ontario, has met with, in the short time it has been on the market, is exemplified by the fact that the aggregate capacity of these kilns at present in operation is over 400,000 feet of dry lumber per day. This dryer embodies many features new to the Natural Draft Dry Kiln. The coils situated between the timbers supporting the rails, extend the length of the kiln. The fresh air is admitted rough ducts placed immediately below the coils d is compelled to pass through the steam pipes fore coming in contact with the material to be d. These fresh air ducts extend about half up the length of the kiln. In this way the the discharging end of the kiln is dry and nd subjects the lumber to an intense heat. ot air, travelling towards the stacks or moist s at the back of the kiln, carries any moist- from the lumber, and the lumber, when ced in the kiln, is subjected to the action oist hot air or steam, earning, or sweating process has a very- action on the lumber as it thoroughly loosens the wood tissues or pores and lumber, when gradually moved up the jryer and dryer air, to commence the the centre, preventing any danger of ing. lumber is subjected to the action of without first being steamed or sweat- great tendency to case harden or dry- ide and still retain a great deal of at its centre; it i.s also very liable to heck. Bally checking the escape of air at the ing end of the kiln, by means of dampers in the opening to the moist air stack, the incoming volume of air from the fresh air duct displaces the moist air in the upper portion of the room, which being projected downward between the sides of the kiln and the cars of lumber, is, by contact with the coils, again rarified and once more passes upward through the loaded cars. This constant descent of moist air at the sides and ascent of dry air in the centre of the kiln causes two distinct spiral motions of the air from the discharging end to the receiving end of the kiln, thus causing a double circulation through the lower courses, or what is generally the slowest drying portion of the car. When the kiln is first tilled and steam is turned on the coils, the heat rarities the fresh air admitted through the duct under the coils and it then takes its natural upward course through the loaded cars. The top course of lumber on the cars is piled solid and deflects the air sideways. In its contact with the green stock it absorbs moisture therefrom, and, j)assing on its natural draft towards the receiving end of the kiln, it absorbs its quota of moisture from each car of lumber throughout the length of the kiln. At the receiving end of the kiln the air is very dense with moisture and enveloping the cars of material just placed in the kiln, the dampness prevents the stock from case hardening, warping or checking. After a sufficient period of this sweating treatment, one or more ears are removed at the discharging or dry end of the kiln, a like number of cars of green stock is entered at the receiving end, and all the cars are moved up one stage. Once the kiln is filled the process becomes simple and continuous, it being necessary only to load and discharge the kiln and keep up the steam supply. The arrangement of the coils is such as to render it entirely free from air pockets and ample and very efficient means are provided for the drainage of all water of condensation. By writing to the makers of this lumber dryer, full particulars and prices can be had. The Canadian Westinghouse Co., who are erecting large shops in Hamilton, intend to heat their buildings by the Blast or Fan system of heating and ventilating. The contractors for the erection of their buildings, the Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of New York city, have placed the order fur four large fans with Sheldon & Sheldon of (lalt. The four fans in question have a combined capacity of handling 152,000 cubic feet of air per minute. The Tortmto Street Railway Compainy have recently placed an order with Sheldon & Sheldon of Gait, Ontario, for two 1S0 inch fans for forced draft to be used in connection with the Jones Stokers which they have installed. These, together with the two other fans of the same size and make, which are recently installed, will makefile largest plant of this kind in Canada. The fans are of the three-quarter housing type direct connected to engines and have a capacity of approximately 00,000 cubic feet of air per minute each at two ounce pressure. Humes, as they find that the saving in water and repairs quickly compensate them for the small extra cost ol the wood pipe. As a home industry the making of wood pin( in Vancouver has evidently proved a success, .1 the Canadian Pipe Company now employ a stafl of [8 men, and since our own City of Vancuv. has adopted wooden pipe for the water mains, they expect to double that number. The Cit< Engineer will soon have no kicking from th. public, as the price rjf wooden pipe will enabh him to give a service to every house within th. city limits, AN EXCELLENT EXHIBIT. WOODEN WATER PIPES. Since commencing the manufacture of wire wound wooden pipe for water systems in Vancouver in April last. The Canadian Pipe Company have shipped over thirty carloads to British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and Vancouver Island, and have 2$ carloads on their order book still to be delivered. Municipalities and incorporated cities are now- aware of the fact that they do not require to deny themselves the privilege of a water system, owing to the fallacy that iron pipe is indispensable, as it is now proved beyond a doubt that wood pipe is the superior in every way, and can be installed at half the price of iron pipe. The Canadian Pipe Company's representative has just returned from a live weeks' business trip in Manitoba and the Northwest, and he finds the feeling is all in favor of wood pipe, In such cities as Calgary and Brandon, where they had so much trouble last winter with fro/en and broken pipes, they are in future going to adopt wood pipe, as the liability to freeze is 30 degrees less, and wood pipe has never been known to burst. Mill owners and mining engineers are now universally using wood pipe for the same reason as municipalities, and are discontinuing the use of Among the many handsome and interesting ex hibits in the Liberal Arts Building, at the Louisi ana Purchase Exposition, we are confident thai none will be of more interest to our readers thai: that of Chisel-Tooth Saws shown by the famous firm of R. Hoe & Co. It may seem strange that there should be a saw exhibit in the Liberal Arts Building. R. Hoe & Co., however, hold a position not only as the first saw manufacturers in this country, but they art known throughout the world as the makers of the famous Hoe Printing Presses. Not wishirvg to separate their product, everything has been shown in one place, although the press and saw depart ments are managed and run independently of one another. The exhibit is the largest and unquestionably the finest in the Liberal Arts Building. It com prises a large newspaper Web Perfecting Press, which will print, fold, cut and paste 00.000 4. 6 or 8-page papers per hour, and what is called a Rotary Art Press, fur tine illustrated magazine work; also a Two Revolution Press, such as is used for printing periodicals and books. In addi tion to the presses mentioned, there is a complete outfit of stereotyping machinery. The saws are by ii" means the most uninterest ing part of the exhibit, and seem to attract the attention and admiration of visitors quite as much as the more intricate printing presses. R. Hoe & Co.'s specialty is the inserted-tOOth circular saw. of which they were the originators and inventors. These saws have been in use for so many years, and their superiority over solid saws for almost every kind of work has been so thoroughly demonstrated, that there is no need for us to remind BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN *21 our readers of their exceptional merit, and when we say that there is no liner inserted-tooth saw made than that manufactured hy R. Hoe & Co., we know that we shall he contradicted hy no one. In finish and workmanship the saws shown are marvels of mechanical skill and ingenuity. The accompanying picture shows a small section of the exhibit. The stand at the left side shows the name "R„ Hoe & Co." artistically worked out in hits and shanks. The saw in the middle is six feet in diameter. On the left of the large saw is a small solid saw, with the date 1K24 above it also made with hits and shanks, and fin the opposite side is a small Chisel-Tooth Saw with the date 1004 above it.. This shows that R. Hoe & Co. not only consider the Chisel-Tooth Saw the circular saw of the twentieth century, but also that they have been manufacturing saws for eighty years, quite an enviable record.. There is a round table on which is placed circulars and other literature well worth reading, as it will prove both interesting and instructive. A handsome mahogany glass case contains samples of the different styles and sizes of bits and shanks, also a complete assortment of saw tools. The saws, of which there are a dozen or fifteen, varying in size from twelve inches to five feet, are held in a simple but artistic stand in such a way that they can be easily removed and shown in detail to those interested. As R. Hoe & Co. furnish saws for every part of the known world, they are obliged to make them in great variety to meet requirements from the hard frozen timber of northern Canada to the gummy southern pine and the tremendous logs to be found on the Pacific Coast. There is always a practical man at the exhibit to demonstrate the uses and advantages of the different sized teeth, and any one interested can obtain much useful information. Several of R. Hoe & Co.'s friends have been so pleased with the work accomplished by their saws that they have sent, not only testimonials, but samples of the work done by them, showing that the saws will cut iron as well as wood. Several of these relics have been exhibited; among others a horse shoe is shown sliced off by a saw. In some way the shoe had become imbedded in the tree. No damage was done the saw, other than the dulling of a few teeth. Another relic has been sent by Messrs. Chas. Smith, Jr., & Sons, of Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Their letter reads as follows: "We cut into a V* inch bolt of iron twice the other day with your Chisel-Tooth Saw, and did not injure the saw. * * * The Hoe establishment is a landmark of New York City. The buildings stand on somewhat elevated ground, declining to the water front of East river. The works face on Grand, Broome, Sheriff and Columbia streets. The most important feature is the clock tower, which can be seen from almost any point on lower Manhattan Island or Brooklyn. The entire works gives employment to 2,500 men and have a floor area of over fifteen acres, occupying two blocks in the heart of the city. The great demand for the Hoe saw is illustrated by a review of the work going on in the vast build. ings. In the saw shops, going from one department to another, we see first an almost endless line of anvils where in the hands of skilled artisans multitudes of the saws are being put into shape under the hammer, after coming from the machines. These saws are of the best steel. The machines in the manufacture of the plates have done their work well, but there still remain the final touches of the expert mechanic to give them their recognized excellence. Further on are the punching machines for toothing saws, and then we come to a room where fine milling machines are engaged in grooving the shanks or bit holders. The chisel-bit room is filled with emery grinding machines which finish the bits. About six millions of these 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. Then there are the grinding shops, where the circular saw grinding machines, made under patents held by the firm, are in ceaseless opera tion. .The saws as now made arc 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. R. Hoe & Co. have spared no pains to make this a handsome exhibit, and certainly deserve the greatest credit for their patriotism and liberality, for an exhibit can be of no pecuniary benefit to a house of their standing. jiiixi iin:iixx:iniiziziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiixxiiiliixxiiiiiiixiixi] # £egal • 1XXZXXXZZZZZXZXXZXXXXZIXZZXXZZZZXXZZZXZZZXXXZXZZZZZXXZXZXZXXZ3ZZZZ'. LUDGATE'S LEASE OF DEADMAN ISLAND The Full Court delivered judgment at Victoria on the 30th ulto. in the "cause celebre," Attorney- General vs. Ludgate. An appeal was taken from the decision of Mr. Justice Martin who decided that the title to Headman's Island belonged to the Province, the Dominion Government being the appellants. The appeal was allowed without costs, Chief Justice Hunter dissenting. The case has been appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada by the Attorney-General. NAGLE vs. HARBOR LUMBER CO. The trial of Nagle vs. Harbor Lumber Company was concluded some weeks ago at Vancouver. Mr. Davis for plaintiff, Mr. McCaul for Harbor Lumber Company, and G. S. McCarter for Empire Lumber Company. The plaintiff entered into an agreement with the defendents to stake certain limits, he to receive a seventh interest. The suit is brought to enforce this agreement. The plaintiff in March, 1903. entered into an agreement with the Fred Robinson Lumber Company to stake certain limits, the plaintiff to receive one-seventh of the profits to be derived from the timber on said limits. The Fred Robinson Company became the Harbor Lumber Company. The Harbor Lumber Company in turn sold its assets, including the limits in question, to the Empire Lumber Company, the consideration for the sale being certain shares in the Empire Lumber Company. Plaintiff now asks for an account of said sale, and that the proportion of the amount of shares be handed over to him, or in the alternative that the Empire Lumber Company be declared a trustee for his share of the profits to be derived from the timber limits staked by him. Mr. McCaul, for defendants, stated that they would consent to a reference and judgment for the handing over to the plaintiff of whatever shares in the Empire Lumber Company should be found to be his proportion. Mr. Davis contended that they were entitled to their alternative remedy. Mr. Justice Drake decided that as the pleadings stood the only order that he could make wo.uld be one for a reference; judgment for decree as consented to; action referred to registrar to take account; question of costs reserved. LOGGER IN TROUBLE. T. X. Gauthier, a logger accused of embezzling money that was the property of the firm of which he was a member, has been commtited to stand trial at the next assize court. Gauthier is accused of having sold a boom of logs belonging to himself and his three partners, each of whom had a fourth interest in the logs, and appropriating the proceeds to his own use. The boom was sold by Gauthier to Mr. C. S. Battle of the Vancouver Lumber Company, and two of Gauthier's partners appeared against him and swore that they bad received neither money nor account thereof. The transaction took place on June 30th last, after which Gauthier left for Fhoenix. where he set up in the saloon business and from where he was brought to this city by Officer McLean. The amount accused received for the boom was $779, only one-fourth of which belonged to him according to the sworn testimony of his partners. is made of rope Manila fibre which Insures (treat strength. It s saturated and coated with P. & B. Compound rendering it durable, odorless and waterproof. It is put up In rolls containing 1000 and 500 square feet, is easy to handle and costs no more than the other kinds not so good. Booklet free. The Paraffine Paint Co. 24 Second Street, San Francisco Lot Anielei, Portland, SeMtlt, D«»w 18 HENRY DARLING Agent for Western British Columbia and Vancouver Island 18 Powell St. Vancouver, B. C. The Gurney Standard Metal Co., AGENTS CALGARY, ALBERTA • Patents • •♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦#♦•♦♦♦•♦♦♦• SELF-OILING SHEAVE BLOCK. H. Gilley, of New Westminster, has received a Canadian patent on an improved self-oiling sheave block. This block has been especially designed for use in sustaining the wire rope of a log haul, the heavy, long sustained work of which rapidly wears out a sheave of ordinary construction. In Mr. Gilley's block, which is manufactured at the Schaake Machine Works, at New Westminster, the cast iron sheave having a chilled groove is cast on an axle of reeled steel which runs in babbited bearings in wrought iron or cast steel side plates of special design to suit the requirements, and having oil cups for purposes of lubrication. The whole forms a simple, cheap and efficient sheave block, well calculated to stand the rough usage which a block of this character is exposed to, and will commend itself to practical loggers. "POWELL-IZED" TIMBER. The Powell Wood-Process Syndicate, Ltd., of Temple Bar House, 28, Fleet street, London, E. C, who are the patentees of the method of treating timber known as the Powell or sugar process, have taken premises at Carpenter's Road, Stratford, E., where they are laying down the necessary plant to demonstrate the commercial possibilities of their system. The plant consists of tanks to contain the solutions, a cylinder in which the timber is treated, and drying rooms to which the timber is taken after treatment. The plan of drying adopted is the hot air system, with circulating fans. Every care is being exercised, we are informed, to make the plant thoroughly efficient and to do the process justice, as hitherto the conditions under which it has been worked have been of the crudest description. In order that timber users may have the opportunity of examining the results of the process, the syndicate invite them to send sample parcels of 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN woods, in the rough, not exceeding live cubic feet in all, to their works, where they will he Powell- ized free of charge. The woods should be fully described and marked, so as to admit of verification and comparison with corresponding samples of natural woods kept for that purpose by the senders. Among the advantages claimed by the patentees for their process are the following: (i.) It enables timber to be seasoned rapidly without splitting or cracking it; (2) it increases the strength, toughness and durability of timber, while lessening its porosity; (3) it affords resistance to dry rot and other forms of decay; (4) it improves the appearance of woods used for decorative purposes; (5) it will.be found highly advantageous to paving woods and railway sleepers, and (6) by it soft, sappy and comparatively pom- timbers may be greatly increased in value and usefulness.— "Timber Trade Journal." A NEW SAW TOOTH. NEW PROCESS FOR SOLDERING SAWS. Mr. John McLean, an employee of the Canada ingle Company, of Vancouver, has received a ladian patent on an improved tooth for a -off saw."' The tooth is a simpler one to ifacture than any other on the market, main- its cutting edge for a longer time, is more [-and simply maintained in efficient work- It, and performs its work cleaner and with iRi'-nf side friction, although the set is iperceptible. |aws have been manufactured by one of fe firms of sawmakers, but no sale of the yet been consummated, as both the the assignee prefer to wait until its ire practically demonstrated. |. McKam, of New Westminster, has interest in the patent, and the effici- saw is attracting the attention of lagers. We have seen samples of the by this saw, and there seems little I when manufacturing for the market it will find a ready sale. "Forkor" is a new process for cold-soldering band saws which has recently been brought out by Marshall iv. Co., of 0 Southampton Street, London, W. C. When a saw is broken the two ends are filed for a length of 3 or 4 teeth, as thin as possible, and the filed portion coated with the liquid supplied with the outfit. The ends are then held over a spirit lamp and rubbed with the stick tA solder, also included in the repairing set. Tin1 two ends are clamped together and heated till the solder melts, and are then pressed firmly together. After the joint is dressed with a file the saw is ready for use again. We have seen a specimen of the work done by this process, which appears to be very effective, whilst the time occupied is said to be less than half that of brazing, and the saw can be used at once. Several well-known firms have already expressed satisfaction at the results of this invention, for which we anticipate a successful future.—"Timber Trades Journal," London, Eng. at Vancouver last week, when he announced thai construction of the Grand Trunk Transcontinental Railway would be begun simultaneously in th, East and West. He is thus reported by the Van couver "Daily News-Advertiser"; "I have the pleasure to tell you that I an waiting for tlie arrival of Mr. Hays to proceed t.. Port Simpson and those other points and considei which will be most favorable for the terminus ol this great enterprise. The surveys have beet almost completed, and it is the intention of thi authorities of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway to begin construction at both ends of the line, from Winnipeg west and the Pacific Coasl towards Winnipeg. And it is the intention of th. Government, who have the control of the con Struction from Winnipeg to Moncton, to begin construction from Winnipeg east and from Monc ton west. This question has been finally settled, and the l.aurier Government, if it ever disappear-. will be known as having given to the Dominion ni Canada the largest and most important enter prise of the century." FRASER VALLEY TRAM LINE. RAILROAD RUMORS IN THE INTERIOR. The Kettle Valley Railway Company has an engineering corps in the field surveying the proposed extension up the north fork of the Kettle River, in the Boundary district. This projected railway will afford transportation facilities tn a rich mining region, including Franklin Camp, 45 miles north, where a big strike was recently made on the McKinley claim. The project has been voted a subsidy of $6,400 a mile by the Dominion Parliament for the first 50 miles. The Kettle Valley Company has a charter authorizing it to extend from Grand Porks to Vernon and the Nicola coal fields and Spence's Bridge, via Franklin Camp and hire Valley. It is probable that the remainder of the line will be built after the completion of the franklin Camp section. Welcome information to the coast district of the Province was conveyed by Hon. Mr. Prefon- taine in his speech before the Liberal Association The Chilliwack Council is considering a pro position which ,if carried to a successful conclusion, will mean great things for the development of the garden of the Praser, as well as for the entire Lower Mainland. The offer is made bj Mr. R. liiirtt Morgan, formerly of Rossland, and now representing a syndicate of capitalists of Grand Porks, P.. C. In brief, the proposition is as follows; To construct an electric light and power plant, using the Vedder Creek as a supply for the necessary water power. This will include a tramway running from Chilliwack to New Westminster. 'I'he franchise is for -'5 years, with the privilege of a renewal fur another 25- It is to be exclusive for 20 years. The result of the negotiations will be eagerly watched for by all the residents of the Fraser Valley. WASHINGTON Logging Engines 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. SEATTLE, WASH. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN •23 MACHINERY Engines and Boilers SAW MILL MACHINERY PLANING MILL MACHINERY SASH AND DOOR MACHINERY We can offer you a better selection than any other dealer in America. J. L. NEILSON & GO. Winnipeg H. CAMERON, Manager DONALD GRANT, President MOVIE, B. C- MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF H j I flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Ship Lap, Common Boards, Dimensions and Lath SPECIALTY: MOUNTAIN TAMARAC NOTE-SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MANUFACTURE A WINNIPEG EXHIBIT. There are few exhibits that have attracted more attention or have been visited by larger and more interested crowds than the row of houses manufactured by the Hritish Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading Company, of Vancouver. It was one of the first to interest sightseers when the Exhibition opened, and it has continued to hold the attention of the public with everrincreasing interest. It is situated to the left of the colonnade, from which entrance is gained to all the Exhibition buildings, and consists of five ready made patented houses set upon an elevated platform 42x160 feet. The first house that will catch the visitor's eye is a town cottage'24x38, of four rooms, pantry and closet. The second, third and fourth are settlers' cottages, 12x20, 12x16: and 16x20 respectively, containing one, two and three rooms of suitable and convenient size. In order to fully understand the practical utility of these houses and to demonstrate their adaptability to> _ the needs of so cold a climate as that of Manitoba and the Northwest, it will be best to describe in detail the method of construction. These houses are built in sections, tightly joined by an interlocking joint which makes them rigid, close-fitting and impervious to wind and cold. The walls are built of three-inch angle siding, tar-paper, backing and air space, which is formed by stud-- ding. They are lined inside with 34-inch lumber, then counter lathed and plastered. The plaster casings are so planned that the plaster comes flush, at the same time making a tight joint with the window frame, which is tongued and grooved and which is absolutely free from seams or cracks. In places where plaster cannot be obtained or used to the best advantage, cheesecloth or paper will be found quite practicable. The roof is close- , sheeted with shiplap covered with tar paper and shingled with British Columbia shingles. The floor i.s double boarded, with tar paper between. The buildings are constructed with a view to providing people in both city and country with a' . house easily and quickly constructed, combined : with .perfect comfort and good taste.; The houses arc built throughout of British Columbia material, are finished with stained shingles with cream trimmings, while the roof is stained green, the whole presenting a very artistic appearance. The artistic effects of these buildings have created the impression that they are only intended for summer use, but a careful inspection of the models, describing the various joints used in their construction, will thoroughly demonstrate their adaptability to a cold country, and should not in any way be confounded with the portable house, which has proved to be very unsatisfactory in cold climates. I j In addition to the street of houses there is a ' Unique exhibit of immense blocks of British Columbia woods, and two plarjks measuring four inches in thickness by four feet three inches in width. There are also specimens of the various classes of timber which grow in the forests of the ; Coast Province The sections exhibited are'of immense size, and have been cut from the mam- 1 moth trees of British Columbia.—Winnipeg "Telegram." OTTAWA LUMBERMAN DEAD. Ottawa, August 5.—Alexander Lumsden, ex- M.L.A., of Ottawa, dropped dead at his residence in this city, at noori today. He was a millionaire lumberman. Canada exported in 1903, $36,000,000 worth of forest product. Canada has, it is estimated, a million square miles of standing timber. ^7h. vogel- ENGINEER (A. M. Can. Soc. 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 Doom 17, Fairfield Bldg., 433 Granville St., Vancouver. N. A. MCKINNON Timber Cruiser and Valuator. Twenty years' experience in the woods. References. 280 HOWE STREET VANCOUVER, B. C. P. O. Box 602 Storage GEO. H. COTTRELL FORWARDING AGENT. Warehouse, 139 Water St. VANCOUVER, B. C. Special attention given to distribution of Carload Frelarht •JOHN J. GARTSHORE 83 Front Street, West TORONTO, ONT. OPR. QUEEN'S HOTEL RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY EQUIPMENT New and Second-hand Rails for Railways, Tramways, &c Contractors' Supplies, Ac WANTED ANP FOR SALE • ■ ; '''' k .-^■t ■• .:' • 1 •.. jj 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 §hjngle 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; preTer band saws in first-class fast cutting mill. Address "Filer," c.o. B. C. Lumberman. WANTED.—Partner with $i5.obrj to engage in sawmill business. Limit contains 106,000,000 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^ cafe B. C. Lumberman. FOR SALE—Shay Logging Locomotive, about 13 tons, 4-foot gauge; Wheels and Axles for Loggfng Cars, same gauge; 30 Logging Cars, Russel type, capacity 2,000 to 3,000 feet of logs, 3-foot gau£? Immediate delivery ; low .price. John J. Gartshore. 83 Front Street West, Toronto, Ont. i \ WANTED.—QUOTATIONS on red cedar, 6/2, i6in. Shingles. All kinds of fir, spruce afvd cedar lumber, sash, doors, mouldings and other mill work- Address sflme to H. N. Clausen, Dauphin, Man., agent for H. J. Haskamp, Sit. 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 casfy "balance on' time. * Illness of oWrter 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 ajnd rough.. Please.quote, prices .f.o.b, Toronto.. ( THE FUEL & LUMBER CO., 77 Adelaide St. Bast TORONTO, ONTARIO 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN RED CEDAR LUMBER CO. LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF Fine Cedar Lumber and Shingles .... TELEPHONE B334 P. 0. BOX 322 Orders Solicited and Correspondence Promptly Attended to POWELL STREET ...VANCOUVER, B. C. British Columbia Cedar Shingles HAVE A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION You Want None but the Best Then Place Your Orders With i_i^r JOSEPH CHEW SHINGLE MANUFACTURER Vancouver, British Columbia UMAX MANUFACTURING CO., CORRY, PA, BUILDERS OF Geared Locomotives and Logging Cars. Built on Modern Locomotive Principles ood and Steel Track Where Great Tractive Power and Flexibility are Required, pecially on Steep Grades and Sharp Curves. Write for Catalogue and Prices. . RAYMOND, Agent, 64 Starr=Boyd Building, Seattle, Wash. 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. C. BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBERMAN VANCOUVER ENGINEERING WORKS, Ltd. ENGINEERS Works: Heatley Avenue Sole Agents in British Columbia for "AMERICAN BLOWER CO." MAKERS' OF THE "A. B. C." Steel Plate Exhaust Fans- These Fans are applicable to the removal of Shavings and Sawdust from Planers and Matchers They constitute a great saving in the cost of labor, and lessen considerably the risk of fire SEND US YOUR SPECIFICATIONS AND WE WILL QUOTE YOU PRICES VANCOUVER. B. C. The Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., Ltd Head Office, PETERBOROUGH, ONT. ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS SBB9SBB9 sa ...MANUFACTURERS OF... SAW MILL MACHINERY Water Wheels, Mining & Pulp Mill Machinery, Shafting, Gearing, Etc. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES. C. N. CORNELL, Agent, Mackinnon Bldg., VANCOUVER ii. 1 \ i ! It J! i Hi I ly 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 KjACHINERY ALWAYS ON HAND THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY and Store, 153 Hastings St. VANCOUVER, B. C. Machinery Warehouse, Powell St. K» ♦ ♦ »W^r^^^^^^^r^*r*****rV***d**rW*rW , 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 Given to orders Address the Company at Port Moody, or from Manitoba and the Territories BYRNES ft CUDDY, Selling Agents, WINNIPEG
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