Forests being converted to lumber industry in the United States. Worker haul logs to the skid (log sledge). These logs are carried further by horse carts. Roadway is sprinkled by water to make a smooth ice road. Large load of logs on tractors. Logs hauled to rails for shipment. A train loaded with wood logs departs from the station.
Forests being converted to lumber in Northern forest of the United States. Logs piled along the banks of a stream for transportation. The stream carries these logs down to the mill. Lumber jacks prevent the logs from jamming in the flowing stream. A group of workers break a log jam. The workers blast a dynamite to break the jam.
Forests being converted to lumber industry in Northern forests of the United States. Owners mark placed on each log. Workers sort the logs with sticks as they float into a storage pond. A long chain with sharp hooks pulls the logs up to the saw. These logs are then fastened on a carriage that moves against revolving band saw. The gangsaw cuts the logs into various strips.
Forests being converted to lumber industry in Northern forests of the United States. Workers sort and grade lumber with the help of machinery. The green lumber is dried and sea-soned in a steam heated kiln. Theses boards are seasoned in the open for air to circulate freely about them. Workers stack lumber sheets in piles.
Forests being converted to lumber industry in Northern forests of the United States. Protection of forests from fire and more trees planted for future wood supply. View of burning trees during a forest fire. Girl sorts seedling trees. Group of workers plant trees in rows. Field on seedling trees.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce Claude Huston visits the Arctic region to study Arctic fisheries and fur seals. A group of local Arctic people jumps on a high jump trampoline. Young children surround the trampoline. Claude Huston jumps on the high jump trampoline. Claude Huston hands over a box to a woman in winter clothing.