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of work done during the year increased eleven 

 per cent. 



There were 1,353 private establishments in 

 1900 and 1,097 in 1904. The capital invested 

 in 1909 was $126,118,000 and the value of 

 work done at private yards during that year 

 was $73,303,000. 



In the government ship yards the value of 

 work done during the year 1909 increased fifty 

 per cent over the 1904 production. The num- 

 ber of vessels of all kinds of over five tons 

 launched at government yards in 1909 was 31, 

 having a gross tonnage of 2,059. The num- 

 ber launched at private ship yards during the 

 same year was 1,584, with a gross tonnage of 

 467,219. In addition there were 22 vessels 

 having a gross tonnage of 12.535, launched in 

 establishments eugaged in making such other 

 articles as railroad cars, machine shop prod- 

 ucts, timber products, etc. The total for the 

 three classes of output was 1.C37 vessels of 

 over five tons, aggregating 481,813 tons gross 

 weight. 



Of this total 169 were steel vessels, weigh- 

 ing 260,765 gross tons, and 1,468 were wooden 

 vessels of 221,048 gross tons. It is interest- 

 ing to note that figures for 1909 compared with 

 1904 show a decrease of forty-one per cent in 

 a tonnage of wooden vessels turned out during 

 those two years, and an increase of forty-six 

 per cent in the tonnage of steel vessels. 



variety of service conditions. With a suitable 

 wheel arrangement, preferably including a radial 

 truck at each end, such locomotives can operate 

 on rough tracks, and can enter sharp curves and 

 switches without danger of derailment when 

 running in either direction. This feature is se- 

 cured in combination with a relatively large 

 boiler, so that ample steaming capacity is pro- 

 vided and the locomotive can operate success- 

 fully on heavy grades. 



The accompanying illustration represents a 

 Baldwin logging locomotive, recently built for 

 the TN'accamaw Lumber Company, Bolton, N. C. 

 This engine has three pairs of driving-wheels, 

 with a two-wheeled truck at each end. The 

 front truck is center bearing and is equalized 

 with the first and second pairs of driving wheels ; 

 while the rear truck, which is side bearing, is 

 equalized with the third pair. This provides a 

 three point suspension system,, and enables the 

 running gear to adjust itself to inequalities in 

 the track. The springs and spring rigging are 

 of ample strength to withstand rough service, 

 and liberal clearance is allowed between the 

 frames, equalizers and spring hangers. 



This locomotive is arranged for burning coal, 

 and is fitted with a rocking grate, straight open 

 stack and netting and deflecting plates in the 

 smoke-box. The equipment includes two sand- 

 boxes, two headlights, and a Baldwin steam 

 brake on the driving and tender wheels. The 



SIX-COUPLE LOGGING LOCOMOTIVE BUILT BY THE B.VLDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS FOR 

 THE WACCAM.iW LUMBER COMPANY 



New Tjrpe Logging Locomotive 



In deciding upon the type of locomotive best 

 suited to perform any given service, all the con- 

 ditions under which the engine is to operate 

 must be carefully considered. This is true, not 

 only in the case of regular road engines, but also 

 of locomotives intended for special work, such as 

 logging service, where the operating conditions 

 are quite as variable as on trunk line railroads. 

 In fact, the locomotive builder is frequently re- 

 quired to exercise his greatest iugenuit.v when 

 designing engines for logging, industrial and 

 tther special classes of service. 



In selecting locomotives for logging work, it 

 must be remembered that such engines are fre- 

 quently operated where there are inadequate ship 

 facilities, and hence they must stand up under 

 rough usage and with a minimum amount of 

 attention. For this reason, other things being 

 equal, the simplest t.vpe of locomotive proves the 

 most efficient, and in the long run gives the 

 greatest satisfaction. Simplicity of construction 

 is one of the strongest points in favor of the 

 direct connected locomotive for work of this 

 character, and large numbers of these engines 

 are giving excellent satisfaction in logging serv- 

 ice. The Baldwin Locomotive Works have for 

 years been giving special attention to this mat- 

 ter, and have developed a line of direct con- 

 nected logging locomotives adapted to a great 



front end of the locomotive has a pilot, while a 

 step is placed across the rear of the tender. The 

 draw castings are of the two-pocket type, with 

 automatic couplers in the top pockets. The cab 

 is roomy, with large side windows and a ven- 

 tilator in the roof. 



The tender is strongly built, and it has a slop- 

 ing back tank with capacity for 2.000 gallons of 

 water and 3% tons of coal. Both engine and 

 tender are equipped in accordance with the re- 

 quirements of the Interstate Commerce Commis- 

 sion. 



This locomotive exerts a tractive force of 12,- 

 800 pounds, and is of the following dimensions : 

 Gauge, i'SYi" ; cylinders, 13"x22" ; boiler, diam- 

 eter, 44" ; steam pressure. 170 lbs. ; total heat- 

 ing surface. 767 sq. ft. : grate area, 13.3 sq. ft. ; 

 driving-wheels, diameter, 42" : driving wheel- 

 base, S'O" ; total wheel-base, engine, 22'9" ; total 

 wheel-base, engine and tender. 43'0" ; weight on 

 driving-wheels, 56,400 pounds : weight, total 

 engine, 76,400 pounds : weight, total engine and 

 tender. 123,000 pounds ; tank capacity, 2,000 

 gallons: fuel capacity, 3^2 tons. 



Receivership for Big Wisconsin House 



The John R. Davis Lumber Company of Phil- 

 lips, Wis., one of the largest lumber manufac- 

 turing concerns of the state, has been placed 

 in the hands of a receiver, as the result of the 



application of one of the largest unsecured cred- 

 itors. Judge Sanborn of Madison has appointed 

 State Senator A. W. Sanborn of Ashland and 

 the Central Wisconsin Trust Company of Madi- 

 son as receivers. In a letter sent out to the 

 creditors of the company, John R. Davis, presi- 

 dent, says that he is willing that the unsecured 

 creditors shall be paid in full on their claims 

 before he is paid a dollar upon his claim, which 

 is fixed at $70,000. Assets of the company, ac- 

 cording to a statement appended to the letter, 

 have been appraised at $3,036,604.30 and the 

 liabilities in trust deeds or mortgages on its 

 propert.v, an indebtedness on a land contract and 

 an unsecured indebtedness to the sum of $292,000. 

 Mr. Davis says that on a conservative basis he 

 considers the property of the company to be 

 worth $2,500,000 if properly managed. A meet- 

 ing of the creditors was held in the Hotel Pflster, 

 Milwaukee, on Dec. 22. 



Wisconsin Forest Reserve 



Wisconsin owns 133,728 acres of fine forest 

 land located in the northern part of the state. 

 111,407 acres of which were purchased within 

 the last tour years. Most of this land will need 

 no further attention than guarding against fire, 

 as most of it is covered with second growth 

 timber. The value of the forest reserve is esti- 

 mated at about $2,000,000. 



State Forester E. M. GriSith is desirous that 

 the state purchase, without further delay, lands 

 lying within the forest reserves, but held by 

 individuals. He argues that the chief danger 

 from fires lies in these non-state owned lands, 

 as they are not so effectively patrolled as the 

 state lands. Almost every tract contains beau- 

 tiful lakes and streams. The headwaters of 

 almost every large river lie within these 

 demesnes, so that these reserves become an im- 

 portant link in the state's attempt to tax the 

 water privileges along its rivers. 



It is generally conceded that the land com- 

 panies and lumbermen have been reasonable in 

 their demands, as they have asked the state but 

 two to three dollars an acre less than settlors 

 pay for tracts not so well adapted for the pur 

 poses desired by the state. 



Efforts are being made to have the state l-uy 

 a trcct at the mouth of the Wisconsin river. It 

 was there, tradition says, that Peve Marquette 

 fi'-st biheld the Mississippi river. If bought, it 

 will be rtserved for a park. 



Report on Wisconsin Cut and Shipments 



Secretary Kellogg of the' Northern Hemlock 

 & Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, has 

 issued the following statement showing the lum- 

 ber cut and shipments of fifty-seven houses allied 

 with his association during November, 1911, as 

 compared with November, 1910 : 



Cut, M feet. Shipped, M feet. 

 1911. 1910. 1911. 1910. 



Hemlock 14,364 9,904 31,195 30,930 



Ash 126 605 913 671 



Basswood 1,187 2,643 4,999 3,863 



Birch 1,503 3,760 6.539 4,028 



Elm 296 1,197 2.025 1,682 



Maple 2,575 2,842 2,852 2,483 



Oak 27 125 208 226 



Not specified 380 731 2,613 1.917 



All hardwoods... 6,094 11,903 20,149 14,870 



Totals 20,458 21,807 51,344 45,800 



Increase in hemlock cut, 45 per cent. 

 Increase in hemlock shipments, 1 per cent. 

 Decrease in hardwood cut. 49 per cent 

 Increase in hardwood shipments, 35 per cent. 

 Decrease in total cut, 6 per cent. 

 Increase iu total shipments, 12 per cent. 



Cooperage and Wooden Goods 



The Bureau of the Census has issued a pre- 

 liminary report for 1909 on the subject of cooper- 

 age and wooden goods, including all kinds of 

 barrels, hogsheads, kegs and cooperage stock ex- 

 cept such as is made by meat packers and can- 

 ners, and by manufacturers of lumber, butter, 

 cement, flour, lime, etc. The statement also in- 

 cludes various kinds of wooden goods such as 

 chopping bowls, wash boards, churns, ladders, 



