8 THE DISSTON CRUCIBLE Hemlock-(Continued from page 21) wings distribute them a hundred feet or more. The seeds germinate best on leaf mold, but the seedling takes several years to thrust its roots deep into the mineral soil. During that time, growth is very slow. A seedling five years old may not exceed five inches in height; but when its roots have developed, growth is fairly rapid. The distribution of seeds is often facilitated by the activities of red squirrels, and perhaps other small mammals, which climb the trees in winter and tear the cones apart to get at the seeds. Many of the seeds are devoured, but more escape and fly away on the winter winds. Hemlock leaves are narrow and about half an inch long. Examined closely, particularly with a magnifying glass, rows of white dots extend from end to end on the under side. Small as these white points are separately, when seen in the aggregate they change the color of the whole crown of the tree. This is illustrated by looking at a hemlock from distance the upper sides of the leaves on the drooping twigs be a ing then visible and the tree's T Mill Waste for HE increasing cost of pulpwood is focalizing attention upon the possibility of utilizing sawmill waste for the manufacture of chips suitable for pulp. An exhaustive study has been completed showing the extent to which mill waste is now used in making pulp as well as methods of barking, chipping, Sulphite Chips screening, drying and baling chips. This study indicates that there is likely to be an extensive utilization in the future of certain kinds of mill waste, particularly hemlock. Co-operation has been started with some paper mills in Wisconsin to test the utilization of such waste on a commercial scale. Filing-Room of the Thompson & Ford Lumber Co., Graysburg, Tex. T HE photographs show the filing-room of the Thompson & Ford plant. The success of this company is attributed to an unbeatable combination of Keelies and Disstons. William Keelie is Superintendent; Dan Keelie, Head Filer; Arthur Keelie, Sawyer on the short-side and Steve Keelie, Head Engineer. Dan Keelie is a young filer in years, but the only way you can tell it is to look at him; you'd never guess it to look at his saws. He recently discarded a set of bands that were originally 14-inch wide that he had run down to less than 9 inches-more than 5 inches of service. All of them had only the factory braze in them, except one. He now uses them as extras. This is an indication of what Mr. Keelie can do in the filing-room, as well as what Disston saws will do when properly handled. He is a Disston man from every angle. Ο N the page opposite are Broken Bow plant of the Choctaw Lumber Company and also a typical logging scene at their operations. This company has mills at both Broken Bow and Bismark, Okla. They are erecting a new plant at Dierks, Ark., which will operate under the name of the Dierks Lumber and Coal Company. The equipment of the latest plant includes a double-band mill of the most modern type, and two 14-inch single-cutting bands. We have, through our Memphis branch, the Reichman-Crosby Co., an order covering the complete saw requirements of this mill. In the Broken Bow and Bismark plants also, Disston saws are used exclusively, and Disston cross-cuts are used in the woods. Mr. Allbagh, formerly manager of the mill at Bismark, is in charge of the new operation at Dierks. We naturally consider it a high tribute to the quality of Disston saws that so prominent and progressive a firm as the Choctaw Lumber Company uses them throughout in their three mills. T Great Southern Record with a HE Great Southern Lum ber Company at their Bogalusa, Louisiana, operations have made the following record with a Disston "Suwanee" cross-cut saw: strenuous service, it was sold to a cross-tie maker, who claims that it is yet in service and doing good work cutting his stocks in proper lengths. The foreman is Mr. I. K. CarRan every day for four kin; filer is William F. Miller; months; the cutters' names were Dave Henry and Frank Abram, and the cross-tie cutter was Mr. P. M. Cut 75 logs per day, averag ing 512 to the thousand. After this four months of Forbes, all of Argyle, La. |