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INTERIOR OF CUT-UP PLANT AT VANCOUVER USED BY SPRUCE PRODUCTION DIVISION 



they work in the fir camps and mills as well, for fir is 

 needed for ships. Moreover, since the spruce produc- 

 tion is not yet adequate for aircraft, fir is heing substi- 

 tuted in some phases of this work. 



The importance of the service these men are render- 

 ing the United States in its preparation for the big task it 



has undertaken overseas, cannot be overestimated. They 

 are working to supply the material needed for that most 

 vital branch of the army's operations the scout work of 

 the skies. They are furnishing the eyes of the allied 

 armies. The patriotic labor of the woodsmen in the for- 

 ests of America is of the highest order and they deserve 



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INSPECTING SPRUCE LUMBER AT THE SEASONING YARDS, GRAY'S HARBOR 



