596 Forestry Quarterly. 



untouched. Experiments have been made to determine a method 

 of preventing this water-logging, and it was found that by dip- 

 ping the ends of sleepers that had been seasoned 12 months, into 

 hot coal tar the water-logging was practically prevented. Of 

 223 broad gauge sleepers treated in this way only 4 were lost, 

 whereas of 331 untreated sleepers 132 were lost. The treatment 

 is very cheap. Further experiments are in progress. 



Southern Irdustrial and Lmnber Review. 



The July, 1913 number of the Wood 



Reduced Cost Worker gives a short article on remodeling 



of of a planing mill which resulted in reduc- 



Dressinff Lumber, tion of cost of dressing lumber from $2.40 



per M. to 93c. A diagram showing the 



lay-out of the mill is printed with the article. A saving of i,- 



000,000 feet in 8,000,000 was made by resawing from 2 inch 



stock and a saving of 1,000,000 feet in 6,000,000 from 3 inch 



stock, 



I. When you see a fire put it out. 

 Fire Rules ~". ^^ ^^^ can't put it out tell the hook tender 



or foreman. 

 for 3. Don't lose any time. 



LoOQina Camp ^ Viv^ short blasts of the whistle means there 



" - ^ ' is a fire. 



5. That means every man in camp is wanted 

 excepting the cook and flunkies. 



6. Contract men — fallers and buckers — must fight fire. 



7. John Jones is a fire warden and in charge of fire fighting in this camp. 

 Do what he tells you. 



The following could be posted on the engine : 



1. If a fire gets out from this engine, put it out. 



2. If you can not put it out blow five short blasts on your whistle. 



3. This engine must be equipped with a spark arrester. 100 feet of hose, 

 6 shovels and 5-gallon pails. 



4. If it is not thus equipped, tell the foreman. 



5. After it is equipped, keep it supplied. 



6. Don't punch holes in the screen. 



7. Wet down around your engine before going off shift and at noon. 



8. John Jones is a fire warden and in charge of fire protection in this 

 camp. Do what he tells you. 



American Lumberman. 



