The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-15

Gong back to the main line, as
it were, to where the lumber from the
saws has journeYed to the edger, it is
again taken by the live rolls, which
keep it in constant motion, and passed
on to the trimmer, which automatically
cuts the boards into even lengths, worm
rolls twisting the boards off to this
section Of the mill, while the heavy
pieces go to their proper destination on
the docks preparatory to shipping. The
trackage, docks and sidings are all so
constr ucted as to reduce the handling
of the finished product to a minimum
of expense for labor, modern machinery
having been installed in every place
where it can operate to advantage.
The company maintains a large dry
kiln, about So 80 feet in dimensions,
into which all chestnut lumber is placed
before shipping. most of this lumber
being contracted for by the big auto
mobile manufacturing companies who
demand that 1t be klln-dried before
shipping. In the yards the company
carries from three to four million feet
of lumber constantly on hand, and is
thereby prepared to fill orders for
standard sizes with the least possible
delay.
Facilities are at hand for the filling
of orders for planed lumber. a plsner
and resaw having been installed on the
ground floor of the mill, which Is
reached directly by a sidirg from the
yards here lumber of any dimensions is
cut to order.
The company ships an average of
from II to Is cars of lumber daily,
shipments reaching all points east of
Chicago A large business is done in
supplying railroad ties, mine ties and
tlmbers and other heavy timbers for
bridge work, etc. The Eastwood goes
largely into the manufacture of cigar
boxes, the chestnut INTO automobiles
and the maple end poplar into fuIGiture.
With completely equipped car shop,
machine shop and blacksmith shop,
this old established lumber company is
prepared to. and does, manufacture
most OF its logging cars and repairs its
engines and rolling stock.
To conduct successfully the opera
tons of this plant requires the service
of small army of employees and last
month the company's payroll carried
900 men. About 80 men are employed
at the Crelln mill; 80 train hands are
carried, and from $50 to 400 men com.
prise the logging crew.
The company's mill town of CreIlin,
is we'll laid out and provided with school,
church and store, while a good road tC
/ Oakland, Md, but miles distant
makes 1t easily accessible. The State
Of Maryland has recently decided tt
extend its splendid road system from
Oakland through Crellin to the West
Virginia state line near Terra Alta.
The management and responsible
ties of the mill and logging camp de
yolve upon Charles Ream, the Genera
superintendent, and he is an executive
who possesses the happy faculty o
surrounding himself with capable as
sistants, to the end that operations a
the plant move off smoothly, even il
these times of scarcity of labor. Mr.
Ream has filled this position for man.
years and has ably demonstrated hi
fitness for it.
The Kendall Lumber Company main
| +qins general offices in the Olive
Building, Pittsburgh, the officers being
j. L. Kendall, of Pittsburgh, president
S. A Kendall, of Meyersdale, vice
president; Frank Cunningham, genera
manager of all the plants, and W. F
Shatz, treasurer.
The officers of the company are pro
gressive, energetic men of affairs VIII
have contributed in no small measure t
the growth of Pennsylvania s lumbe
interests and the development of it
resources, through their enter prise snt
foresight.