HARDWOOD RECORD 



rigion specified. Tbc rapid iDorease 

 n reproduotion, make It a species of 

 more quickly. 



profitable yrowtb of this tre 

 In size ot this pine, and its 

 great promise. Kew trees grov to marketal 



Excellent Bed Gum Bulletin 

 I'boso iutcrestcd in v.'d u'Ucn will find much important iiUoniiMti.ui in 

 tbp latest bulletin, wbicb was recently issued by the i:nin luni" i \I:iiii; 

 I'actiirers" Association of Memphis, Tenn. Tbe papir i i i i i i i 

 citically in the interest oi rod Kum and tbe latest i 

 tabulated statement of the sal;s ot this lumber to l..>i.. l..lw^u .m.; 

 domestic buyers by members ot the organization. It likewise contains 

 Utters from users of red sum giving tbeii- unqualified approval of this 

 material for various purposes and also has other material therein cal- 

 culated to Impress consumers with (be advantages ot this particular class 

 of stock. 



Artificial Wood in France 

 Consul Carl Bailey Ihirst writes from Lyons, Krance. that iutormation 

 has been made public there concerning an artificial wood, which, it is 

 stated, will be of great value as n substitute for natural wood. The new- 

 product has been found after years of study and practical experiments, the 

 most recent ot which have given eminently satisfactory results. The 

 process consists in transforming straw into a solid material having the 

 resistance of oak. The straw after being cut into small pieces Is reduced 

 to a paste by boiling, to which certain chemicals are added. When the 

 paste has been reduced to a homogeneous mass it is put into presses. 

 and planks, beams, laths, and moldings of all sizes are readily made. 

 This new material can be sawed like natural wood. As a fuel it emits a 

 bright Hame and little smoke. It is further stated to be adaptable tc 



Maple Shoe Heels 



but 



choicest maple in Michigan Is in demand for that commodity. Tbi' 

 quantity Is by no means small. Eighteen carloads of the wood were 

 recently shipped in one week from Cadillac to Boston, all of which was 

 purchased by "manufacturers of Krench heels. Wood has substitutes to 

 eontend with: so has leather. Tha! eighteen carloads of wood took the 

 |)lace ot that quantity of leather. 



Camphor Trees in Mississippi 

 .\ commendable effort at growing camphor for commncial purposes Is 

 reported from the little town of Bexley, Miss. Groves planted some time 

 ago are growing well. There should be no climatic reasons why the 

 camphor tree will not thrive in Mississippi. It grows in .Japan and 

 China. It belongs to tbe laurel family, hut there are different kinds o' 

 camphor trees. One that is native in Borneo would probably find the 

 Mississippi climate too cold. The promoters of one of tbe enterprises neaj 

 Bexley estimate that an acre of six-year-old trees will yield a ton of 

 camphor. Only one crop can be harvested from a planting, because the 

 trees must be destroyed in order to extinct the camphor. It is a product 

 of steam distillation. 'J'he trunk, limbs, and roots are cut Into small pieces 

 and are subjected to steam. The principal obstacle In tbe way of making 

 the growing ot camphor profitable, provided the climate and soil are 

 suitable, is competition with synthetic camphor, which is a product manu- 

 factured from petroleum and so nearly like genuine i-nnipbor that the 

 difference is hard tc. .leteet. 



Champion Lumber FUer 



I'he I'acific Coast constantl.v goes after records. The latest dlscover.\ 

 is tbe champion lumber pller. who Is In the employ of a western company 

 which is just now publishing his feats for advertising purposes. According 

 to reports, this man has for twenty-two years been piling lumber on the 

 average of three hundred days each year and on an average of thirty 

 thousand feet of lumber per day. At this rate he has bandied nine million 

 feet a year, or one hundred and ninety-eight million feet since he started. 

 In tonnage this means that two hundred and ninety-seven tons or eight 

 thousand carloads of material have been taken care ot by him. 

 Aspen for Matches 



There are large quantities of aspen in some of the northern states. It 

 grows rapidly and covers a wide range. It is good pulpwood but tbe trees 

 are usually too small for lumber. It ha.s been found that the wood is 

 valuable for matches. A single match factory in Capetown, South Africa, 

 imports :!.(IOO.OOO feet, log scale, of this wood. No orders, as far as can 

 be learned, have been placed in the T'nlted States, but the wood which 

 grows here has been tried and has been pronounced superior to the Uus 

 sian aspen which has been used heretofore. The logs must be not less 

 than nine inches in diameter up to twenty inches, and must be as clear 

 of knots as possible. In addition to being clear of knots, each log must 

 be seven feet long and perfectly straight. 



Conservation in Tibet 



.\ recent consular report on the resources of the hitherto forbidden land 

 of Tibet says that the country possesses vast water power, but that 

 the only attempts to utilize thus far have been made by natives who have 

 learned to drive their "prayer mills" by water in place ot turning them 

 by hand. The prayer mill is a machine for grinding out prayers. So many 

 turns count as one prayer. The devout heathen now hitches his mill to 

 a water wheel, and can go away in the peaceful assurance that the pray- 

 ing will be properly done during bis absence. 



per cent grade, over rough ground, 

 with a Ij^-inch Yellow Strand Powerstecl 

 cable that had been in constant use for over 

 six months. This same cable yarded over 

 ly^ million feet of lumljer without breaking. 

 It was still serviceable at the end of the 

 season. 



Yellow Strand Powersteel 



is made especially to withstand the tremendous 

 strains and the wear and tear of logging. It's 

 elastic, flexible and most economical because it 

 lasts the longest. 



Try Yellow Strand Powersteel yourself and 

 you'll soon find out that "A Yellow Strand In 

 Your Rope Means Yellow Gold In Your Pocket." 

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