Canadian Forcsirij Journal, Fcbniaitj, 1U17 



965 



Our Need of Trained Men. 

 "What has been said of England 

 may also be said of Canada, namely, 

 that the "idea of science," spelled 

 in capital letters, has been lacking in 

 the national make up. The war has 

 stirred the industries and the public 

 to a realization of the importance 

 of science, but very few plants yet 

 really believe in science, and carry 

 out their programme of development 

 on this basis. Germany in one well- 

 known factory on the Rhine has more 

 chemists than in the whole of Can- 

 ada and much the same proportion 

 holds true of engineers and trained 

 workmen in the industries including 

 pulp and paper. We must have the 

 full co-operation of all if the pulp 

 and paper industry in Canada is to 

 be worthy of its trust and if we hope 

 to progress beyond the range of low 

 grade papers. There must be broad 

 policies for training workmen, super- 

 intendents, and technical managers 

 if we Canadians wish to have a fair 

 share in the development which is 

 going on. Nature has provided un- 

 paralleled forest resources and water 

 powers and trained human intelli- 

 gence must provide the rest. There 

 should be co-operation of mills in 

 manufacturing as well as selling. 

 Secrecy is a relic of tradition and 

 the visiting of mills by members of 

 the association should be encouraged 

 so that all of us may profit to some 

 degree at least by the special ex- 

 perience which has been gained by 

 each mill. Not every mill can have 

 a comprehensive investigative de- 

 partment, but no mill should neglect 

 its department for studying raw ma- 

 terials, controlling the manufacture 

 of products and improving processes 

 and methods. The Technical Sec- 

 tion should be a clearing house for 

 the discussion of problems." — John 

 S. Bates, Chairman of Technical Sec- 

 tion, Canadian Pulp and Paper As- 

 sociation. 



^[[Tree-Felling By Machine. 

 P' A dcmonslration of tree-felling by 

 machinery look i)lace recently near 

 Stirling, Scotland. The machine used 

 was a No. 2 tree-feller guaranteed 

 to fell any tree up to 48 inches in dia- 

 meter. 



Three trees, tough oaks of an aver- 

 age diameter of 16 inches, were felled 

 in about 13 minutes each. Under 

 normal conditions, trees varying from 

 42 to 48 inches have been cut in from 

 6 to 8 minutes, and spruce in about 

 half the time. In the course of the 

 demonstration it took four or five 

 minutes to shift the machine, which 

 is fitted with removable wheels, from 

 one tree to another. 



Usually a small portable 4 nominal 

 horse-DOwer boiler which can be easily 

 moved by one horse, is supplied with 

 the tree-feller. The advantage of the 

 traction engine is that it can drag the 

 trees where recjuired after being felled. 



The machine accomphshed in a few 

 minutes the work which would have 

 taken two men four or five hours. 



The trees were all felled at the 

 ground level, and the clean cut made 

 by the saw adds to the selling value 

 of the timber, apart from the saving 

 of wood. Only two men are required 

 to work and shift the whole outfit. 

 With the machine an interchangeable 

 frame is usually supplied by means of 

 which the trees can easily be cut to 

 any recjuired length after they have 

 been felled. 



40,000 Forest Fires. 

 It is estimated that in 1915 about 

 40,000 forest fires occurred in the 

 United States, which burned over 

 about 5,900,000 acres and caused a 

 damarc of approximately $7,000,000. 



Japan Exports Pulp. 

 Attention is directed to the de- 

 velopment of the manufacture of 

 paper pulp in Hokkaido and Kara- 

 futo by the report that Japan is be- 

 coming a pulp exporter to America 

 and India. Since the outbreak of 

 the war in Europe the manufacture 

 of paper pulp has been well main- 

 tainecl, as all the circumstances are 

 in favor of its development. Dense 

 forests in Hokkaido and Karafuto 

 supply excellent material, while coal 

 and sulphur are cheap. Japan, in- 

 deed, is more favorably situated than 

 Scandinavian countries in these re- 

 spects. — Japan Times. 



