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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



LAUNDRY APPLIANCES. 



Douglas fir Not specified. 

 Eastern ash Not specified. 

 Boxwood sawdust. 



Of total amount of boxwood sawdust manufactured 25.0 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Chemically prepared trays, etc. 



Colorless; free from acid and resin; can be finely pulverized; takes 

 acid and stain well. 



Kiln dried, screened, 35 pound sacks. 

 American mahogany sawdust. 



Chemically prepared trays, etc. 



Natural color. 



Kiln dried, screened, 35 pound sacks. 

 Western yellow pine sawdust (white pine). 



Laundry floors, trays, etc. 



Bleaches well; takes color and stain. 



NOTE. The finely pulverized sawdust is mixed with chemicals, according to a more 

 or less secret process. It forms a strong compound, which can be laid like plaster. 

 Sanitary, waterproof, and has considerable decorative value. 



Lawson cypress (white cedar, Port Orford cedar) sawdust. 

 See western yellow pine sawdust. 



TABLE 20. LAUNDRY APPLIANCES. 



MACHINE PARTS. 



Douglas fir (Oregon pine, Washington fir, yellow fir) . Oregon ; 



Washington. 



Of total amount of Douglas fir manufactured 0.1 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Frames of mill machinery ; oil derrick construction ; portable rigs. 



Strong; cheap. 



Rough, clear and select, 1 to 12 inches thick. 



