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Title: Canadian forest industries January-June 1919
Identifier: canadianforjanjun1919donm (find matches)
Year: 1919 (1910s)
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Subjects: Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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186 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1919 Montreal Port— Canada's Important Outlet The importance of Montreal as a port may be gauged by the fact that during the season of seven months 40 per cent, of the total commerce of Canada passes through Montreal. The harbour is very finely situated, the transportation routes in Canada nearly all leading to the city. The port, however, has only been developed at great expense. Fortunately successive Federal Governments have recognized that it is a national asset, and have made large appropri- ations from time to time to keep pace with the growing business and to capture and retain traffic, particularly in grain, to secure which the United States have made great efforts and spent large sums. Montreal is a great grain port, and is equipped for the rapid handling of this commodity. The real development commenced in 1830, and since then, un- der the advice of some of Canada's most eminent engineers, exten- sive improvements have been made, until the Dominion now pos- sesses one of the foremost harbors on the continent. Mr. F. W. Cowie, the chief engineer, who, by the way, was awarded the Tel- ford medal by the Institution of Civil Engineers for his paper on the "Transportation Problem in Canada and Montreal Harbor"— thus sums up the situation: Survey of the Splendid Facilities Canada has a wonderfully cheap asset in Montreal harbor. The total cost, $28,000,000. is represented by: 80 to 90 steamship berths from 350 to 750 feet in length, with a depth of water of 20 to 35 feet. 35 of these steamship berths are at modern concrete wharves, built in the past few years. Two large modern fireproof elevators with conveyor system to 15 steamship berths, at which 9 vessels can be loaded with grain at one time. 21 permanent fireproof transit sheds. 51 miles of harbor terminals. Complete and valuable construction and repair plants. About 200 acres of land situated in the most valuable position, industrially, in Montreal, all reclaimed. At what other port in the world could such valuable accommo- dation be shown, created at such low cost ? The Accommodation Will be Doubled Comprehensive extensions are also in contemplation, the plans being already prepared. The programme was decided on in 1909. the object being to double the accommodation over a period of about 12 years. The work was interrupted by the war, but will be recommenced at an early date. Access to the head of the Lakes is given by the Lachine Canal, thus providing navigation for 1400 miles into the interior of Canada. Immense sums have been spent on dredging the St. Lawrence ship channel, from Montreal to the sea, enabling the large ocean liners to reach the port, this work having been commenced in 1850. One of the most recent developments is in the direction of ship- building. Canadian Vickers, Ltd., having built a large shipyard on the banks of the St. Lawrence and also a floating dock, the harbor auth- orities furnishing a site of 30 acres of made land and dredging the deep basin. During the war Messrs. Eraser, Brace & Co. built a number of wooden boats in a yard constructed for this purpose. The Members of Harbor Commission The administration of the harbor is in the hands of a Coinmn- sion appointed by the Federal Government. The Commissioners are Mr. W. G. Ross, president, Mr. Farquhar Robertson, & Brig.- General A. E. Labelle, Mr. M. P. Fennell, junior, is secretary; Mr. F. W. Cowie, chief engineer; and Sir John Kennedy consulting en- gineer. The revenue of the harbor is mainly derived from wharfage dues on imports and exports, local wharfages, rental of space and transit sheds, and charges for operating various harbor facilities. The traffic is regulated under a number of by-laws. By these lumber and timber is charged 10c per 1.000 ft. b.m. when landed or shipped in the harbor, or $1.50 per carload when handled by rail. Railway ties are charged 25c per 100 pieces of 8 ft. length and 50c per 100 pieces of 16 ft. length. Wood pulp is charged 8 cents per ton and cordwood 5c per cord. Goods remaining on the wharves or in the sheds for more than four days after the discharge of the vessel are liable to extra charges, as under, for each of the first four days, an amount equal to the wharfage paid on the goods, and for each and every day thereafter, double the amount of wharfage paid on the goods. Lumber landed on the wharves ex barge or steamer, however, is al- lowed a further delay of three days for removal in addition to the four days mentioned, making seven days in all before the additional charge is made. The charges for moving cars on the harbor tracks are graduated according to the distance moved, and also according to other condi- tions, at lower rates, it is stated, than local Canadian switching rates. The Annual Shipments of Lumber As an export port for lumber. Montreal has fallen awav from its once pre-eminent position. The peak was reached in 1898 when 33.-^
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