The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-04-15
MILL STARTS NAY FIRST
DAY AND NIGHT SHIFT
has Bssa Remoaelsa ana Improved
win Empisy iss Nea-Ssw nurnsr
ana NoAsrn Methods 81 Handling
Lunbsr Inrrsassd Oaipst.

The extensive improvements which
the Occur d'Alene Lnmber company
has been making to its plant, are
nearing completion and when the
mill staFta to cutting. The first day
Of May, II will be Is = thoroughly
oysFbauied and Temodeled plant max
ing 1t modern In every respect.
General Manager J. r. CARROLL started
the improvements With . view 10 in-
cFeasinG the capacity and lessening
the running expenses Of the mill by
changes for tho more economical
management Of the plant. These
changes have been made in all de.
pAFtmsnta At an expense aagFegating
$40. 900, and when the mill beRins
Iss ssason's run the first 81 next
month II win b. with = plight and
day shift
Wednesday a Press representative
uaa shown through the plant By
Charles uatks. the superintendent,
Who has bad charge Of The wOEk Ia
making the improvements and
changes. No 10 an experienced man
al the business and bad full authority
10 remodel the MILL 10 best advantage.
one Of tho needed improvements 10
the big stssl burner uhleh looma Up
against ths bIll 10 > height of ninety
fest uith . diameter a. tWonty four
feet. This burner IL constructed Of
heavy steel wIth double spark ar.
rosters or screens and 10 lined inside
about half its length from the ground
With Ore trick. II wlli have sun.
elaut caparity 10 burn all the refuse
from the mill and Il an improvement
whleh vas much needed. Il stands
Il The east snd u The mili.
Another Improvement vhlch Wiil
ndd 10 lhs facilities for a more eco.
nomical handling Of The lumber 80 u
comes from tho mill IL the sahstlsH.
alon. az The roller wagons. Eve 10
uumheF, for tho old tFamsay aud car.
Thls modern system consists Of q
sorting platform 400 feet IN length 10
uhioh the lumber is carried on
chains after Il leaves shs mill. Here
Il 10 anFtsd aud Graded. passing 10
rolls Witch carry Il 70 ths end o. the
platform, whaga Il IL piao@d 90 che
wawona lead a q tlme. The woFh ell
haing done ~ machineFy This
dos away With TIE tFamway and In
eFoaass the yard Foom which, With
tha pgbpsFty reoently aequirod b. The
eumpaay, gives % . piling capacity
for Il least 90. 900. 900 fest u lum.
Der. From The sorting platform thu
lamhaF IL hauled 70 ths place for Pill.
lns. where ths load Il dumped 10 Ons
pile simply BY turning = crank 81
the side Of TIE wagon.
Ia the mill proper many changes
have been made. The boiler aud
engine room has been Fomodeled and
made lighter. with Improved ventiIa.
tlon; the engine IL overloaded and
put 10 good running order.
one very Important change waa Ia
tearing out about 200 feet az old con.
veyors and putting in 500 feet which
ulll do che same work and do Il IN q
better manner. The new eouyeyors
are arranged one above tho other with
screens In the bottom Of the top one
through which the aawdust dropa and
il conveyed 10 the boilers where II "
automatically fed 90 the furnaces,
being the only fuel used. The other
refuse IL conveyed to the burner aud
consumed. This change enables the
company 90 dispense with the hog"
which Waa used heretofore In grind.
ing up the larger pieces Of refuse,
making a saving 10 power Of twenty
horso. other machinery Ia the mill
hes been changed aud facilities for
handling increased which will result
in adding 80. 600 % the capacity of
the mill during = days run Of two
shifts. This increases tho capacity
: Of The mill from 7b, 600 TO 90, 600 a
day Of ten hours. or $50, 900 for the
two shifts.
The lath aud single miils have
also been flKed up In good condition
and the company will turn out
100. 600 shingles and 900 laihs
each day aud night.
The planning mill Is one Of the most
complete and modern plants Ia the
country aud with lie eight eombina-
tion machines for matching and
dressing lumber has capacity Of
100, 600 feet ia ten hours. After
the lumber ls dressed II is piled
uuder cover or loaded ON the cars for
shIpment, the company finding good