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Baker Lumber Company Builds East Kootenay Mill Project
A detailed overview describes the Baker Lumber Company led by Livdle Baker and executives McNab Agnew Ryan and others, planning a large sawmill at Waldo near Elk River. It outlines mill design, machinery from Waterous of Brantford, and a three-floor complex with dry kiln, planer, and steam power to produce 74,000 feet daily. It notes town growth, river passage, fire safety, and potential export prospects to Montana and Idaho.
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Baker Lumber Company
Kootenay Valleys Company
Kootenay
Catal Phat
Dennings
Mont Phelogs
Ient
Mhinhiada
Wem
Vile Millesite
British Columbia
Waldo
William Waldo
Elk
Ross Bros
Elkmouth
Kooteng
Montana
Fort Steele
Vic Kootenay
Kentall
Geehinery
Waterous Engine Co
Brantford
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Planer
Providence
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American Lumber Combine
Idaho
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Bencings
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Kootenays
Columbia Lakes
Canal Flats
States
Elk River
Gold Creek
J. F. Armstrong
Kendall
McNab