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The clever method in which the smokestack 

 of this firm's old steam plaut has lioeii util- 

 ized might prove suggestive to others inaking 

 Ihe change from steam to electricity. Instead 

 of leaving it a dead loss on tlieir property 

 they have convetted a portion of tlic inside of 

 ii into a fireproof vault for valuable papers, 

 uhile on the" outside an enornioiis sign, which 

 may be seen for miles down the river, adver- 

 tises their business to incoming and outgoing 

 steamers. .\n interesting fact in regard to 

 this, told with pleasure by William D. Gill, 

 has to do witli the company 's insurance since 

 installing electric power. When issuing new 

 policies, the insurance company decided that 

 this firm was a particularly good risk, despite 

 the fact that it is a wood-working establish- 

 ment, and the- firm was given the lowest pos- 

 sible insurance rating on that account. 



Among the motor drives in the planing mill 

 , I'C following may be taken as typical; 



The band ripsaw is driven by a lo-horse- 

 power uuitor running at 900 r.p.m. The nui- 

 tor rests on the floor and is connected directly 

 by belts to the driving pulleys of the saw and 

 fan. The fan is niountcl (in :i peilestal di- 

 icctly (ivcr tin' inotur. 



The L'O-inch moulding machine shown in 

 Fig. ;^ is driven by a 7.")-H.P. motor di 

 rect connected by a bell to the driving pulleys 

 of the planer. The shaft of the planer is 

 extended to take i pulley tor driving the 

 4.') inch fan. The nuitor runs at I. lion r. p. ni., 

 the fan at l,4.^^ r.p.m., and the planer at 

 i.OOO r.p.m. A drum type controller with 

 its grip resistance for starting the nu)tor ran 

 be seen in the picture. 



Resides the motor drives illustrated, there 

 IS a group drive in the repair shop where a 

 ') liorsepower motor operates several small 

 machines used in sharpening tools and saws: 

 there are three electric monorail trolley hoists 



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.\ heavy band resaw is shown in Fig. 1. The 

 'itor is mounted on a jilatform above and a 

 little to one side of the machine. When it is 

 desired to start up the machine the switch is 

 thrown in an'd the motor run up to its normal 

 speed; then the binder is applied gradually; 

 the belt slips slightly on the motor pulley and 

 Irtkes up the resaw load by degrees. The 

 resaw has an .S-iuch blade and runs at a 

 speed of about 5,000 feet per minute. The 

 2.5-inch fan used in connection with the saw- 

 has a spee<l of 2,.500 r. p. m. The 7.5-H.P. 

 motor driving the resaw and fan runs at a 

 speed of 720 r. p. m. 



Pig. 2 gives a good view of the 60-inch 

 ^wing crosscut saw. This is driven by a 

 1,5-H.P. motor, running at a speed of 900 

 r. p. m. 



ill the jilaning mill and the warehouse; and 

 the derrick hoists in the yard for piling and 

 loading heavy tiinlicrs on cars are electrically 

 (■lierated. 



In addition to the above apparatus there is 

 ii;stalled in the yard an electric variable 

 speed hoist driven by a .50-H.P. wound rotor 

 type motor, equipped with an electric brake 

 and controlling resistance. Thus hoist is useil 

 for discharging the vessel cargoes of timber 

 ;.iid lumber. 



All of the motors are operated on 3-phase, 

 60-cycle, 220-voIt circuit, and are protected 

 liy type H oil circuit breakers. The electrical 

 -quipment was made by the Westinghouse 

 Electric & Manufacturing Company, East 

 Pittsburg, Pa. 



The following officers and directors wore 

 ' iKiscn for 1011 at the llflh animal luiiilni; ni 

 Ihi' .Mlchlnan Foicslry Assocliillon. Ii.lil at Kala- 

 laazno .November 15 and 16. 



I'rcsldcnl. Charles \V. Garlii'UI. iJran.l Kiiiilds ; 

 vice-president. .John II. liissi'll. Detroit ; seere- 

 lar.v. I'rof. K. l!„t|,. Ann Arhiir ; assistant seert 

 liny. Ileniy Ii. Stevens. Detroit; treasurer, \\ . 

 I!. Meislion, Sa^jinaw ; hoard of directors, .1. K. 

 Meal. Ann Arhor ; .1. ,1. ||n|,|,e||. Manistee; .Mrs. 

 Lena K. .Mantlier, Saginaw : ,Iame» Satterh^e. 

 l.ansinK: \V. K. Williams. I'lttsf.nd ; I,. 1,. Ilul). 

 I'.ird. lIoiiKlilon : Mrs. .1. c. sharp, .laeksnii ■ 

 .1. C. Kno.v. Cadillac. 



Til eeting opened Tuesday evenlnc with a 



reeeption held in Ihe pallors of the stale normal 

 seiiool. after which inlerestinj; and Illustrated 

 lectuivs were given i.y O. O. Simonds, landscapi' 

 e.'iiieit of Ciileaso; I'rof. Walter Mnlford and 

 I'rof. Koth of the University of .Micliinan for- 

 <'slry school. 



\\.dnesd;iy inorninij's .session Included Kii'i'i 

 iiiKs t.y .M.iyor Fariell of Kalamaziw, the ad- 

 dress of President (Jartield, and various reporls. 

 The secretary's report showed a membership 

 of ;:.">0. while the treasurer reported a balance 

 en hand of .$l.j.j. one of the most interesting' 

 reports of liie convention was that given by 

 A. C. Canon of l.anslnjr, secretary of the Pub- 

 lic Iiomain Commission. It was in part as 

 follows ; 



■The Commission has been organized fifteen 

 niontiis. and Michigan now has a forestry reserve 

 of 277,000 acres. On pan of this reserve, 

 sitnalert in Koscommon and Crawford counties. 

 w.- have seventy-five miles of well kept fire lines 

 and a mounted patrol to protect the reserves 

 ihuiut; the dangerous season. The state forester. 

 MaiTiis Schaaf. makes his headquarters on the 

 leservG and has lieen givin;.- Ihe matter of fire 

 protection his undivided attention. During the 

 hist two snnuners no timber has been destroyed 

 liy fire on either of the two reserves. 



"ISesides planting a large number of tri'es upon 

 '111; own lands we have distributed over two 

 niillion trees at the .aetnal cost of production. 

 lo peo|)ie Uiroughoiit llie state, and we have 

 i:iowing in the nursery at the present time tor 

 I. Ill- fniiire use over three million seedlings. 



••'Ihe Commission believes that true eonserva- 

 liiai means the prevention of waste and is dls- 

 liosing of all dead and down timlier on the 

 forest reserve lands. It is unfair to any com- 

 innnify to keep from the tax rolls large bodies 

 '>[' land without assisting in some way In the 

 uilding of highways and the maintenance of 

 rliools. The state should pay a school tax and 

 I highway tax upon every acre of its forest 

 ■.■<erve lands. Uoads make good fire paths and 

 lie desirable in getting help in and out in case 

 ■ ( danger. Last year the commission paid $000 

 ill liighway taxes in Koscommon and Crawford 

 <-onnlies and this is lieliig used in building 

 liigliways around and across tlie reserves. f,er 

 us ireat the refonstation proposition as u pro- 

 gressive movement, one that will improve the 

 rountry instead of hindering its development. 

 .\s soon as the people of northern .Michigan 

 realize that conservation does not niean the 

 closing of the school house, non-construction of 

 roads and general improvements, tiien the whole 

 situation will take on a new aspect with them 

 and tliey will be in hearty accord with the work. 

 More money is needed and we ought to have at 

 least .•!;:i0.ono a year. Whether this work pro- 

 gresses to any extent or not depends upon the 

 next legislature, and the action token by the 

 legislature di'pends largcl.v upon the members 

 of Ibis association and the people of the state." 



.\t the afternoon session the important part 

 that .Michigan women are taking In spie.ading 

 Ihe gospel of forestry was discussed. 



Kesolutions were adopted I'ommending the 

 work of the Public Domain Con)ml,ssion and 

 recommending that Its powers be broadened and 

 that appropriations for the work 1)0 largely in- 

 creased. 



II was voted to hold 111 

 lug at Saginaw, Mich. 



next annual meet- 



