. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Mr. Arthur Hill. in common with Mr. Hill, but who have not yet had the pleasure of meeting him personally. Although residing on the American side, his interests are almost entirely in Canada. During the tariff fight he has spent the greater portion of his time at the United States capitol, seeking and imparting information. * * * " Eli " happened to be in the office of a lumber dealer the other day when the principal was called to the telephone by a man
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Mr. Arthur Hill. in common with Mr. Hill, but who have not yet had the pleasure of meeting him personally. Although residing on the American side, his interests are almost entirely in Canada. During the tariff fight he has spent the greater portion of his time at the United States capitol, seeking and imparting information. * * * " Eli " happened to be in the office of a lumber dealer the other day when the principal was called to the telephone by a manufacturer who had been requested to quote prices on certain stock. " Oh," said the dealer, " you are too late; that order has been filled over a week ; This suggested to me the thought that much business was lost to mill men by dilatoriness in answering correspondence. In this case the dealer wanted certain stock, and the mill man had the stock that would fill the bill, but no deal was consummated between the two parties, as a prompt reply to the letter of the dealer was not forthcoming. Saw mill men are not usually expert at office work, but as it has an important bearing upon the results of the year's business, many of them could with profit pay more atten- tion to this detail. The system which prevails in the saw mill should to the same extent be found -in the office. SAWING VERTICAL GRAIN LUMBER. A superior quality of lumber may be obtained by sawing the log vertical with the grain, or growth rings of the tree, a fact that should be known, not only by sawyers, but by mill owners as well, says a writer in " ; Of course, it requires the turning of the log a few more times, therefore taking a little more time, but this loss of time is more than made up by the quality of the lumber obtained, and also by the quantity of clear lumber that may be cut out of a log that has a few knots in it. Lumber cut in this way is far superior to any othe
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