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A150113-25
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- 1966-07-18 (Creation)
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The mid-60's saw St. Regis Paper Co. complete a number of programs to modernize logging procedures and control the cost of logs. There was a move to convert to highly mobile equipment for yarding and loading logs. The maneuverability of the new loader pictured above in July, 1966, on St. Regis Kapowsin property, increased the efficiency of loading logs onto trucks after yarding. The investment of new types of heavy machinery that were both mobile and able to be set up quickly freed both men and machines for more productive work. The new loaders ran on rubber tires and had special devices for handling log tongs. Their agility allowed the cranes to move about the area quickly to stack logs and do other jobs. (St. Regis Midwestener, May, 1967, p. 3)
St. Regis Paper Co. (Kapowsin); Lumber industry--Kapowsin--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery;