12/6/13 

 FOREST NOTES 



Twenty states have published reports of their 

 wood-using industries. 



A good grade of excelsior is being made from fire- 

 killed Alpine fir and Engelmann spruce in Colorado. 



It is predicted that western yellow pirie will 

 furnish an excellent source of turpentine as the Southern 

 pine becomes exhausted. 



While there are five hemlocks in the United States, 

 only two are of any commercial importance, common hemlock 

 and western hemlock. Of these two western hemlock makes 

 the better lumber. 



The Philippine 'bureau of forestry uses a launch 

 for service between islands. The U. S. forest service 

 employs several, both on inland lakes and in salt water, 

 in Alaska and Florida* 



Trunk manufacturers in Colorado are abandoning 

 the usual basswood and cottonwood for the trunk box, and 

 are turning to Engelmann spruce, which combines lightness, 

 strength, and ease of working. 



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