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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



CHAIR MADE FROM CHARTER OAK 



The Charter Oak tree, so intimately 

 connected with the early history of Con- 

 necticut, formerly stood on the northern 

 slope of the Wyllys Hill, in Hartford, a 

 beautiful sight on the south side of Char- 

 ter Oak Avenue, as it is now called, a 

 few rods east from Main Street. The 

 trunk was 25 feet in circumference near 

 the roots. A large cavity about two feet 

 from the ground was the place of conceal- 

 ment of the original charter of Connecti- 

 cut from the summer of 1687 till the 

 spring of 1689, when it was brought forth 

 and under it Connecticut resumed its 

 charter government, the tree was blown 

 down by a gale .'\ugust 21. 1856, and a 

 white marble slab marks the spot where it 

 stood. The chair shown here is made 

 from the wood of this tree and is a 

 cherished relic in the capitol building at 

 Hartford. H. E. Zimmerman. 



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MAKING WOOD FIRE RESISTANT 



FIRE retardent paints are the most prac- 

 tical means so far discovered by the 

 Forest Products Laboratory by which small 

 amounts of wood can economically be made 

 fire resistant. The only other known meth 

 ods of decreasing the inflammability of 

 wood are to keep it wet, or to inject into 

 it certain chemicals under pressure. These 

 methods, though more effective than paint- 

 ing, are usually either impracticable or too 

 expensive to be considered. 



Ordinary calcimine or whitewash has 

 proved in tests to be as fire resistant as any 

 paint covering tried. It is cheap and con- 

 venient to use. .Mthough it will not pre- 

 vent the burning of wood exposed con- 

 tinuously to a high heat, a good coat of 

 calcimine on wood will decrease the danger 

 of a blaze spreading from burning cigar- 

 ettes, sparks, matches, and similar small 

 sources of fire. Calcimine is, of course, 

 more effective for inside than for out- 

 side use. 



For exterior use numerous patented fire 

 retardent paints are available. An effec- 

 tive outdoor paint which has been develop- 

 ed at the Forest Products Laboratory con- 

 sists of linseed oil, zinc borate, and chrome 

 green. This paint has maintained its fire 

 resisting properties through more than three 

 years of exposure to the weather. 



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ATTENTION, FORESTERS! 



AMERICAN FORESTRY will print, free 

 uf charge in this column, advertisement! 

 of foresters wanting positions, or of per- 

 sons having employment to offer foresters. 

 This privilege is also extended to foresters, 

 lumbermen and woodsmen who want posi- 

 tions, or to persons having employment to 

 offer such foresters, lumbermen or woods- 

 men. 



POSITIONS WANTED 



FORESTER, University Graduate; 28 years of 

 age; ex-service man; several years* experience 

 in the paper industry as an executive, also sales 

 experience, desires position. Best references. 

 Address Box 4040, care AMERICAN FORES- 

 TRY, Washington, D. C. (7-9-22) 



YOUNG MAN, 32 years old; married; graduate of 

 Cornell University; B. S., 1914; M. ., 1915, with 

 five years* experience in the United States 

 Forest Service. Desires position as forester 

 with a lumber company or private estate. The 

 best of references. Address Box 4050, care 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. (7-9-22) 



FOREST ENGINEER, a graduate with eight 

 years experience as chief of timberland depart- 

 ment of large Eastern paper manufacturing 

 company is open for position with company 

 operating Eastern spruce lands. Address Box 

 4*55, care AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, 

 Washington, D. C. (8-1022) 



GRADUATE FORESTER, at present employed 

 by a Timber and Land Development Company, 

 desires position as Forester or Superintendent 

 on Private Estate, or in Park work. Experi- 

 enced in Tree planting and Pruning, the hand- 

 ling of Shrubbery, Fire Protection and Log- 

 ging operations. A willing worker as well as 

 equipped to direct others. Box 40C0, care 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Wash 

 ington, D. C. (9-11-22) 



FORESTER, with ten years' experience as tech- 

 nical assistant and forest supervisor, now in 

 charge of western National Forest, desires to 

 make connection with commercial organization 

 with opportunity of improving present position. 

 Address Box 4065, care AMERICAN FORESTRY 

 MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. 



FORESTER Experienced graduate, eight years 

 state forest management, five years nursery 

 and landscape practice. Agricultural and hor- 

 ticultural training on farm and orchard. Pre- 

 pared to get results from stock, fruit or forest. 

 Can teach or practice. Box 4070, care AMERI- 

 CAN FORESTRY, Washington, D. C. (10-12-22) 



GRADUATE FORESTER, with six years of both 



technical and practical experience in ail phases 

 of Forest work, is open to .iiange of employ- 

 ment. Best of references can be furnished. 

 Address Box 75, care AMERICAN FORESTRY 

 MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. 



GRADUATE FORESTER with 15 years* ex- 

 ptrleuce, at present employed by a Timber 

 and Land Development Company, desires 

 poBltioD on private estate or in park work. 

 Experienced In tree planting and pruning, 

 the handling of shrubbery and wild flowers, 

 the opening of roads and trails, Are pro- 

 tection and logging operations. A willing 

 worker. Address Box 40SO AMERICAN 

 FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. 



EXPERT TREE SURGEON, also some knowl- 

 edge of Landscape, wishes position on pri- 

 vate estate steady year around. Can han- 

 dle men. At present employed by a Land- 

 scape and Forester Co. Can furnish best 

 references. Address Box 408,'), care AMEK 

 IfTAN FORESTRY. WasblngtoQ. D. C. 



