The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-06-09
A Great Mechanical Achievement.

From a recent issue of wood and
Iron" a journal published in San Fran
cisco, and devoted to interests named in
its title, we take the following account of
a mechanical achievement by a former
Forest county gentleman we'll known to
many of our readers:
"These are evidently the days of sue
cess for young men. Last month Hardy
Creek, Mendocino County, California,
witnessed a record made which will take
years TO excel. The New York and
Pennsylvania Redwood Company, some
time past, ordered a Heisler Cleared To-
connective from the Heisler Works at Erie
Pa. The shipment came oSan Francisco
last month and with it came Fred Slocum
from the Erie factory and son-in.lsw of
G.. +. Watson, President of the New York
and Pennsylvania Redwood Company.
1t was Slocum's duty to unship the To-
connective at San Francisco and attend to
the delivery of the grade-climber at Har-
dy Creek.
at was no easy effort TO transport a
$1,000 geared locomotive over a wire chute
as was necessary at Hardy where there is
no steamer landing. Young Slocum,
with rare ability and great persistence,
dismantled the engine at San Francisco,
shipped the parts to Hardy by vessel and
assembled the complete geared engine,
| Taa6U for narration nyar tho rnaI Frnn,
Hardy Creek in just six and a half days.
He had the assistance of but two men
who were picked for this exscting work
by Dave Albert, the Superintendent OF
the Hardy plant. The wire chute threat
ened to destroy the equanimity Of Slocum,
for the wire was owe $50 feet long and
the largest piece of the locomotive
weighed about five tons. The strain was
tremendous but the chute held and the
successful work of Mr.. Slocum met with
the praise of those who delight in sur.
mounting mechanical obstacles. The
Heisler is designed to surmount grades
from 4 to II per cent and will run from
Hardy into the company's woods.
"There have been some important al
formations in the Compsny's management
at Hardy Creek. Dave Albert, for many
years the Superintendent of the entire
plant aud woods, has resigned and will
be succeeded by r.. T. Buzard, who comes
from the East to act as General Manager
Albert will look out for his private bust.
ness in San Francisco and later will prob.
ably be associated with one of the promi.
nent lumber concerns.
1.-THE New York and Pennsylvania
Redwood Company has 81 900 acres offine
timber adjacent to Hardy Creek while its
mill is being modernized just AS rapidly
as possible. The new 3l-ton Heisler 10.
connective is one of the additions to the
operating mechanism while the mill has
recently b en- fitted with a Clark band
mill. This was installed by Superintend.
ent Albert and is so minutely adjusted
and firmly bedded that a lead pencil,
standing upon the mill, is not disturbed
when the saw Is in full action. A new
Stearns Pacific Coast Edger has been
added to the equipment and six new
logging cars have been purchased from
the Holman Company in San Francisco,
manufacturers of the highest grade Of
logging cars. The mill is now running
for the purpose of getting out the timbers
necessary for the extension ofthe railroad
construction but the regular seasons cut
commences on the first of May. Henry
Foye is Mill Boss and Chas. c.. Schaeffer,
Sawyer"