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 BRANCH OF PRODUCTS. 



WM. L.. HAUL, Assistant Forester, in Charg-e. 



OFFICE OF WOOD UTILIZATION. 



H. S. KEL.LOGG, Chief. 



Wood Chemistry, H. S. BRISTOL. 

 Wood Uses, M. CLINE. 



Computing, E. A. /IEGLEK. 

 Drafting, C. A. KOLB. 



California 



Tests of the strength of eucalyptus, redwood, and tanbark oak, in cooperation 

 with the University 01 California and the Northwestern Redwood Company 

 L. E. HUNT, Berkeley ; assistant, A. L. HEIM. 

 Connecticut 



Timber tests, with special reference to the influence of method of drying on 

 the strength of timber, in cooperation with Yale University H. D. TIEMANN, 

 Yale Station, New Haven ; assistants, H. E. MCKENZIE and CORNELIUS BARRY. 

 Florida- 



Turpentine orcharding experiments P. D. EDMUNDS, Green Cove Springs. 

 Indiana 



Tests of structural timbers, in cooperation with Purdue University W. K. 

 HATT, Lafayette ; assistants, J. A. NEWLIN and J. O. BIXBY. 

 Washington 



Tests of western hemlock and National Forest woods, in cooperation with the 

 University of Washington O. P. M. Goss, University Station, Seattle ; assistant, 

 G. R. GESSERT. 

 General Studies 



AVashington office, timber tests H. S. BETTS, in charge; assistant, T. W. 

 VENEMANN. 



Design of impact testing machine ROLF THELEN, Washington, D. C. 



Properties and utilization of Douglas fir J. B. KNAPP, Washington, D. C. 



Collection of statistics of forest products, in cooperation with the Bureau of 

 the Census W. B. BARROWS, Washington, D. C. ; GEORGE K. SMITH, Lumber- 

 men's Building, St. Louis, Mo. 



Study of commercial processes of wood distillation L. F. HAWLEY, Washing- 

 ton, D. O. 



Study of chemical problems in wood utilization ERNEST BATEMAN and E. 

 SUTERMEISTER, Washington, D, C. ; A. L. DEAN, 93 Broad street, Boston, Mass. 



Studies in the heat conductivity of wood FREDERICK DUNLAP, Washington, 

 D. C. 



Study of markets for forest products H. M. HALE, Washington, D. C. 



Study of National Forest woods H. B. HOLROYD, Washington, D. C. 



Study of the uses of western hardwoods H. S. SACKETT, Washington, D. C. 



OFFICE OF WOOD PRESERVATION. 

 CARL G. CRAWFORD, Chief. 



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 Woodward, Los Angeles ; assistants, O. T. SWAN, Hotel Sequoia, 

 Fresno, and W. H. KEMPFER, 212 South Grand avenue, Los Angeles. 

 Connecticut 



Experiments to ascertain the effects of live steam and vacuum as ordinarily 

 used at commercial treating plants on the moisture content and absorptive 

 qualities of different kinds of wood C. STOWELL SMITH, Yale Forest School. 

 New Haven. 



