News and Notes 557 



Columbia Government and was chosen as a representative of the 

 giant fir trees of the Province. It measures 214 feet, 3V2 inches 

 in length, the widest diameter at the base being 2 feet, 9V4 inches 

 and at the small end 12 inches. 



It is interesting to note the many articles necessary to civiliza- 

 tion which have as their primary element wood. Two recent uses 

 for kraft paper, which is manufactured from sulphate pulp, are 

 paper pipe and furniture. The Berlin Mills Company is now pro- 

 ducing paper pipe wound over cores of various diameters and made 

 in various thicknesses, which is thoroughly permeated with a tar 

 compound, forming a strong compact pipe capable of taking a 

 thread and lighter and less expensive and more durable than iron 

 pipe. These pipes are used for underground conduits, for electric 

 wires for resisting action and corrosive acids, especially in coal 

 mines. 



Paper suits which are said to be equal, if not superior, to cloth 

 or fur garments in keeping out cold are now being manufactured 

 to be worn beneath outer garments by airmen. Paper being a 

 non-conductor, furnishes an excellent protection from the cold 

 experienced in ascending to high altitudes. 



The use of artificial silk made directly from wood is increasing 

 by leaps and bounds, reports American Forestry. Originally, its 

 use was common in the manufacture of braids and trimmings, but 

 recently the manufacture of hose from it has become an industry 

 of vast importance. Other uses for artificial silk are woven goods 

 of all kinds, linings, tapestries, etc., neckties, ribbons, sweater 

 coats, etc. About 5V2 million pounds of artificial silk are used 

 annually in the United States. The Forest Products Laboratory 

 at Madison, Wisconsin, is investigating the artificial silk problem 

 as a possibility for utilizing wood waste, and has on hand a variety 

 of articles made from this material. 



Philip T. Coolidge, M. F. (Yale, 1906), has opened an office for 

 the practice of forestry at 217 Stetson Building, 31 Central Street, 

 Bangor, Maine. He is prepared to make timber estimates and 

 stimipage sales, and to do forest planting. 



