160310-0023 - Hauling Logs

Men hauling floating logs for the Oji Paper Company’s paper mill in Korea.

Founded in 1873 (Meiji 6) by Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (渋沢 栄一, 1840– 1931) as Shoshi Kaisha (抄紙会社), the company still exists. It now is one of the largest companies in the global forest, paper and packaging industry.

Card 5 in a series.

Japanese text: 王子製紙株式会社 朝鮮工場木材引込濠並にロツグホール（其の五）