In, "Logging Operation: Standard Chemical Co., South River," located in the South River Public Library, the efficiency of the lumber operations at South River was highly praised. It was found that the Company had invested considerably in equipment for their South River operation. This brought with it increased efficient. The location of the sawmill, on the bank of the South River, close to the Grand Trunk Railroad was also praised. The company's foresight can be seen in a switch from use of a company railroad to trucks for hauling the timber. Costs were lower, volume of wood hauled increased, and there was less need for investment. Even the men working in the camps were praised. These lumberjacks were able to fell the more trees, by percentage, than any other area in Ontario.

The Ontario Government kept a close eye on how lumber operations were conducted in the province. It wanted to make sure lumber companies payed for their timber rights. In 1948, the company paid $11.40 per square mile, per year, in ground rent and fire prevention costs (the limit was on Crown land) and a stumpage rate of $6.25 per thousand board feet on hard woods. To allow regeneration of the forest, the government did not allow any cutting of hard wood under nine inches in diameter. It was seven inches for spruce and balsam, ten inches for hemlock, and no pine under twelve inches diameter.