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California 



Experiments in seasoning and treating telephone and other poles for electric 

 wires, in cooperation with electric companies in southern California W. R. 

 WHEATON, Hotel Lillie, Los Angeles ; assistants, O. T. SWAN and W. H. 

 KEMPFEB. 

 Louisiana 



Experiments to devise a system for treating the products of southern lumber 

 mills, in cooperation with the Great Southern Lumber Company H. F. WEISS, 

 Bogalusa. 

 Pennsylvania 



Experiments in treating mine timbers, in cooperation with the Philadelphia 

 and Reading Coal and Iron Company C. STOWELL SMITH, care Philadelphia 

 and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Pottsville. 

 Texas 



Experiments in the treatment of loblolly pine cross-ties, in cooperation with 

 the International and Great Northern Railroad Company JOHN M. NELSON, Jr., 

 permanent address, Washington, D. C. 

 Wisconsin 



The laying of an experimental track with hemlock and tamarack cross-ties 

 to test the value of seasoning and treating, and of various devices for reducing 

 the mechanical wear of the rails ; in cooperation with the Chicago and North- 

 western Railway Company H. A. PAUL, New Ludington Hotel, Escanaba, Mich. 

 General Studies 



Correlation of data on the preservative treatment of American and foreign 

 woods M. C. JENSEN, Washington, D. C. 



OFFICE OF PUBLICATION. 



FINDL.EY BURNS, Chief. 



Articles, T. CLEVELAND, Jr. Printing, QUINCY R. CRAFT. 



Review, FINDLEY BURNS. Distribution, BRISTOW ADAMS. 



Bulletin 70. Effects of Moisture upon the Strength and Stiffness of Wood. 



Bulletin 71. Rules and Specifications for the Grading of Lumber Adopted 

 by the Various Lumber Manufacturing Associations of the United States. The 

 Use Book. (Reprint.) 



Circular 108. The Strength of Wood as Influenced by Moisture. 



National Forests and the Lumber Supply. (Reprint from Yearbook for 1906.) 



Circular 110. Exports and Imports of Forest Products, 1906. 



BRANCH OF OPERATION. 



JAMES B. ADAMS, Assistant Forester, in Charge. 



GEO. G. ANDERSON, Assistant in Office Methods. 



OFFICE OF ACCOUNTS. 

 GEORGE E. KING, Fiscal Agent and Chief. 



Disbursing, E. A. MELZAR. 

 Bookkeeping, O. H. TIBBOTT. 



Appointments, Miss FLORENCE D. 



STRAUSE. 



Receipts, Miss MARY R. LATIMER. 

 OFFICE OF MAINTENANCE. 

 HERMON C. METCAL.F, Chief. 



Purchase, H. C. TOWERS. I Supplies, A. M. SMITH. 



Record, II. C. METCALF. | Photography, A. G. VARELA. 



