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Boxes cau be made of any wood, provided it eau be had ii; as has been proved by tests. It is claimed, for the process that 



adequate sizes; but some are preferred for one kind of box, an it will bleach pulp for paper making and bring more kinds of 



other for some other sort. The following woods were identified wood into use. 



in the box collection at the Coliseum: The right to use the process in treatment of bird's-eye maple 



l!.(l Kiiiii. a dark colored southern wood. veneer in the United States has been secured by the Strong 



•spill,.' a wood light in weight and color; m.ith. in. A'cneer Company of Gerry, X. Y., and the Bird'seve Veneer Com- 



lialsaii, tir, medium light in color and weight; north,,-,,. ^f Escanaba, Mich. 



.^spcn or popple, light in weight and color; nortUciu. r,,. ■ , ^ ,. , , , , , ., ttt-,,- 



Yellow poplar, light in weight, color medium ; eastern. ^ ""^ ""^^^ ^°^ ash veneer has been secured by the Williamson 



Shortlcaf pine, medium light in color and weight; .s<nitl„ri,. Veneer Company of Baltimore. 



White pine, light and white; northern. ■MTrKrTr<Ti>AT -t/mj-pcttj-w 



Arizona white pine, white and light ; western. MXnJICIFAL FORESTRY 



Xorthcrn white cedar, white and very light: northern. This disjdav was made bv the forestry department of the citv 



Tan.ara.k, medium heavy medium white ; northern of Chicago, an,l ,-ontaii,e,| pictures an.l literature only. The pur- 



.\,.r«„v |ii,i,-. liKht in weight, medium white; northern. 1 ,, , - . ' . „ 



r„t„„,w I ; li^il.t. white, and tough ; nearly everywhere. P°^«' "''>'' *" '""'*<'•='»'' *»»■ various types, species and forms of 



T„|i,l... lik. v,ll„w poplar; southern. shade trees. 



i;::;>;c, n:;^. :::z^, whi^ ^tiier""™- morgan sash and door company 



Magnolia, light in weight, varies in color; southern. Doors were the only class of articles placed on exhibition by 



Chestnut, light in weight, dark in color; eastern. tj,;^ Chicago company", but many styles were shown, with almost 



Basswood, light in weight, very white; northern. , • , i, - i ^ • , " ■ , „,, 



Mahogany, hard, heavy, dark, strong; foreign. '"* '""°y •""'!>' "^ K'«'" ""'^ fi°'«^ =>s there were doors. The woods 



.-Vsh, nicdiuni white, strong, heavy ; nearly universal. used in their manufacture were birch, redwood, white oak, both 



Kim, medium white, medium light, strong; cast of Uocky .Mountains. quartered and plain, fumed red oak, ash, and red gum. The selec- 



BlacK walnut, dark, heavy, strong ; eastern half of United States. ti^^g ^g^e well made to bring out beauty and other valuable fea- 



A single box was in the collection which was probably intended tures. Some of the doors were solid, some of veneers. The class 



to be a curiosity. It contained nineteen different kinds of wocJ. of stock and of workmanship was high, and the exhibit was val- 



The commodities which are shipped in boxes are so numerous uable as an example of wood put to its best use. The door will 



that a list of them would be a list of nearly all kinds of mer- doubtless be one of the last articles that the substitute manu- 



chandise known to commerce. The following uses for which the facturer will undertake to capture, and fine displays like that at 



boxes were intended were stenciled on them at the exhibit: Bot- the Coliseum will help woo,l win its fights au,l hold its ground, 



ties, school supplies, jewelry, typewriter, instruments, tools, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE 



chewing gum, biscuits, coffee, butter, tea, mineral water, beer, „,,.,. ., ... 



^. . ., . . , -,. - . The exhibit made bv the 1 uite,l States Forest Service dealt 



whiskey, cans, soap, varnish, grape iuice, shoes, medicine, horse- , • , , .' . . - > , , ,. • 



, ■ . , . , , , ., , .. only with the conversion ot wood into salable commodities, and 



powders, ink, sweeping compound, horseshoe nails, dynamite. ." . . , , . „ . , . , , , .... 



, ' ,- , . ., , ■ , ' • „ot with tliat branch of torestry which has to do with the grow- 



candy, floor polish, spice, silverware, card index. . , . . , , , , , , , . . „ . „ 



. ^, /- , - X, , -, - , • , i ■ '"g ot timber. Three closely-related branches of the Forest Serv- 



Aiuong other articles in the exhibit were a Im-vcle crate anil a . , , , , ,, ,. ^„. . , , 



• ice took part — the laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin; the branch 



of Industrial Investigations at Washington; and the department 



FRANCK-PHILIPSON & CO. of timber sales, located at Chicago and at other points. Howard 



The result of a process to remove the coloring matter from F. Weiss is in charge of the laboratory, O. T. Swan of Industrial 

 wood was shown in this exhibit, which was under the direction Investigations, and Franklin H. Smith of timber sales at Chicago, 

 of A. Franck-Philipson, the inventor. A chemical is applied to All three were present at the Coliseum. Among other Forest 

 the wood, either as a bath or with a brush, and the bleaching Service people present were Don Carlos Ellis of Washington, who 

 luoeess is continued until the desired depth of penetration has installed the exhibit; Carlile P. Winslow, H. S. Belts, A. L. Heim, 

 been secured. The time varies from about eight hours to twenty- H. D. Tiemann, John A. Newlin, and Miss Eloise Gerry, all con- 

 four. In the case of thin veneers the penetration is entirely nected with the Madison laboratory; and H. B. Oakleaf of Port- 

 through; but in thicker lumber the color is changed only a short land, Ore. United States Forester Henry S. Graves was a visitor at 

 distance beneath the surface, the dejith depending on the kind the exposition. 



of wood an,l the time during which tl„- cl,emi,-als are allowe,! Timber Sales 



to act. The work of the timber selling department is concerned only 



All wood, particularly all heartwood, contains more or less with timber grown on the National forests, and its policy is to 



color, due to the deposit of pigments and solid earthy matter in dispose of mature growth at market prices wherever it can be 



the cells during the process of growth. Holly, spruce, and bass- done advantageously. The log-cutting is done according to ap- 



wood contain little of this coloring matter, and are quite white, proved methods; stumps are low, brush is piled; young trees are 



while mahogany, walnut, and ebony are filled with it and are left to grow, and a few old seed trees are permitted to stand 



very dark. for the purpose of seeding the vacant ground. 



The process is applied to remove the color where it is desirable Two samples of forest were shown in miniature. One repre- 



to do so. AVhen applied to maple veneer it makes it as white sented a tract with the timber ready to sell; the other the same 



as holly. Black walnut is reduced to the appearance of Circas- tract after the trees had been cut. The manner of brush piling, 



siau walnut. The redheart of hickory is changed so much that it the height of stumps, and other conditions were shown, and it 



resembles the white sapwood. was apparent that the logged tract was in good shape to grow 



The actual fibre of all woods is white. Some are dark because another harvest of timber, 



they are colored with foreign matter. Eemove this foreign mat- The increase of timber sales made uuder those conditions was 



ter and oak will be as white as basswood. exhibited briefly in figures as follows: 



The practical value claimed for the invention is that it reduces Year feet sold 



'^ , ■,,.,, Toy ^ 1 ii 190t 06.000.000 



to even color a wood which shows different colors; thus prepar- ^""^ -isp .3.S4 000 



ing it to receive any desired finish. Woodenware, such as bread ign 808,.'!04.000 



boards, bowls, rolling pins, ironing boards, and the numerous simi- igi.'i 2.1.37,.311,000 



lar articles are made white, more attractive and consequently The National forests embrace 186,616,648 acres, and a total of 



more salable. Handles that are streaked, stained, and unsightly, 3,791 persons are employed in all capacities to carry on the work. 



may be whitened and made more attractive. A partial list of bulletins and circulars published by the For- 



Thc strength of the wood is not impaired liy the treatment, est Service constituted one of the exhibits. 



