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conveying lumber, shingles, laths, sawdust, slabs 



and other refuse. 

 x. Live rollers : character ; arrangement ; form of 



drive; speed; control; h.p. required, 

 y. Assorting table : length ; height ; width ; kind 



of chains used ; patent assorting and labor 



saving devices; method of handling lumber; 



crew, 

 z. Loading docks : type used for storage and 



loading of timbers. (Submit sketch, drawn to 



scale.) 

 C. Power Plant. 



1. Building: character of construction ; dimensions; 

 location with reference to yards, sawmills, and 

 other buildings. 



2. Boilers: character; number; arrangement; 

 make ; size ; steam pressure ; horse power ; boiler 

 accessories, steam drum, water heaters, injectors; 

 character of grates, Dutch ovens, and other special 

 facilities for burning a given kind of fuel ; size of 

 fire box ; diameter and height of stack. 



3. Fuel : kind and amount used ; method of fuel 

 transfer to "dust" house and power house ; stoking 

 devices. 



4. Engines: number; type; make; r.p.m. ; h.p. 

 developed; frequency of tests to determine effi- 

 ciency. 



5. Pumps : number ; type ; make ; size of steam, 

 air, and water cylinders; capacity of free air or 

 water ; purpose for which used. 



6. Power transmission : shafting ; size, and location 

 of main and secondary shafts for driving sawmill 

 machinery belting or rope drive; dimensions and 

 arrangement of all belts and ropes used for trans- 

 mission. 



7. Mill repair : millwright equipment for mill 

 repair ; character of repairs made ; supplies carried 

 on hand ; crew. Frequency of inspection of car- 

 riages, mills, and other machinery. 



