Canadian forest industries July-December 1915 (1915) (20537211371)

Title: Canadian forest industries July-December 1915
Identifier: canadianforjuldec1915donm (find matches)
Year: 1915 (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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Creosoted wood block paving on Terauley St., Toronto. Creosoted wood block paving on Bloor St., Toronto. Great Opportunity for Extending Wood Trade Wood Block Paving Business Should be Worked Up Within comparatively few years the use of wood block paving has made very rapid strides in the large cities of Europe and the United States, and to quite an appreciable extent in Canada. The use of this paving is certain to increase enormously in the very near future. There is a splendid opportunity for Canadian woods to de- velop in a practically new and exceptionally valuable market in this connection. A few of the interesting facts connected with the busi- ness will show definitely why this is the case. In recent years the increase in use of creosoted wood blocks in Canada for paving purposes, especially for streets on which there is heavy traffic, and for street railway track allowance, has been a steady one, as the following estimated figures will show: In Use 1900 to 1912 Hamilton 3 Miles Toronto 8.77 " Ottawa 41 " Vancouver 22.3 " Berlin Peterboro Sherbrooke Welland Laid In 1913 44,473 Yards 25,783 " . 2,640 " 10,587 " 1914 20,000 Yards 30,900 " 22,000 " 27,268 " 11,900 " 4,000 " 9,000 " 6,280 " This increase has been more than justified by experience with similar pavements in the United States and England, a few reasons being: Wood blocks have all the smoothness of asphalt without any of the holes and depressions in the surface. On a wet day, asphalt col- lects and holds pools of water, or rather, pools of slippery slush. A well laid creosoted wood block pavement never develops these de- pressions. Water settling in depressions in asphalt rots the asphalt gradu- ally and the hole grows worse. Creosoted block, having been water- proofed, is not similarly affected. The effect of the heaviest traffic on creosoted wood block is to compress the wood, possibly one-eighth of an inch, into an even tougher, stronger surface. There is almost no wear at all, conse- quently any dust to be found upon a wood pavement comes from out- side sources. The wood, of itself, creates no dust. The method of laying obviates brooming or splitting. There is no creeping and rolling as is the case with asphalt, con- sequently the contour of the wood pavement remains unchanged and perfect. Any brilliant pavement, such as brick or stone, granite, or Bel- gian block pulverizes and grinds under traffic. Stone blocks for in-
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Highway bridge paved with creosoted wood blocks, Dundas St., in York Co., Ont. Creosoted wood block paving on King St., Hamilton, Ont.