Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-30
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Grand Rapids man has invented ,
veneered base ball bat. The y,,neerin.
Is OF birch, and It 10 claimed that IN
bats thus made can be better BALANCED
and viii not sting the hands a. do the
solid bats.
The Flint Il Pere Marquette Railroad
Company is putting in a branch =,
Manlstee, Mich, out into the Lttls Ia he
i50 feet, with the view of inducing ths
manufacturers at that point 10 shin
their lumber by rail.
h. Poor & Son received at their tan
merry at VIM. Me-. ~, cords of hemlock
bark from Wytopitiock station, which
amount to ,l3l. 600 pounds. About ten
pounds OF bark are required for tan
ming one pound of leather.
| The mahogany tree throws out Spurs
from Its truak which grow do IN ward.
enter the earth and become real roots.
These spurs are from twelve to sixtee n
Inches In diameter, and superior ~ thu
trunk In beauty of texture and color.
The total length of public roads in
France 10 Ia, 40 miles, of which 1870
| are bordered by trees, while 400 miles
are at present being planted. The num-
Der OF trees already planted is 2,67S, 6u3,
consisting Of elm, poplar. acacia, plane,
ash, sycamore, and lime.
The receipts Of lumber at San Fran
cisco for July were 36,52S. l84 feet, of
which 1885, OGO feet were redwood
O,sl3,4 9o, pine: l,6y4 COZ. spruce, 80
amount OF shingles received for the
month was IA, 81, 900, and of lath,
4,0ll GOO.
The stocks of rosewood in New York
City are now larger, and the prices on
them lower than for the last 10 years.
Inc supplies are nearly all of last years
cut, and the prospects are that less will
be got out next season. During August
more rosewood Was sold than in the
same month for years. One firm sold
800 logs.
Bry Il Horn, Of Frankfort, Ky., have
since last March shipped about 200
walnut logs to Berlin, Germany, for
manufacture into vaneers. The logs
contained about $4,000 feet of an aver
age value of $50. and amounting to
about $57 600. The cost of transporta-
ton amounted to about $4,000 on the
lot. The rate from Frankfort to New
York is $50 car.
The elm trade between Ontario and
the United States is growing in import
ance. There are large tracts Of low
lands in western Ontario, covered prin.
cipally with elm. OF late years the de-
mand for hoops and slaves has prompt
cd the conversion of this elm into
cooper STOCK, and numerous stave and
hoop mills have been started, and cOn-
siderable capital invested in the bust
ness.
Hacmatac railway ties shipments by
A. h. Spence, Philadelphia. have been
made this season, from New Bruns-
wick, to the amount of 10000, TO United
States ports. They were loaded at st.
John, and at various points on st. John
river, and at Moncton and HillsbOrO.
The same party has also shipped 10000
ship knees from New Brunswick ports
TO the United States since May l.
Glass il giving promise of figuring ex-
tensively as building material. In ad
dition to considerable that has pre-.
viOusly been said on the subject, il 10
stated that glass blocks, hardened by q
special process. are employed in En-
gland to take the place of iron and wood
in constructing railroad bridges, and at
less cost. Experiments that have been
made are said to have resulted very Hat
teringly.
The Republic of Guatemala has en-
gagged CeylOn planter to introduce
into that country 10000 einchOna trees
for obtaining peruvian bark, from which
is distilled the salts known as Quinine.
President Barrios was led to try this
experiment owing to the great increase
in the use of cinohOna bark. not emily
for quinine and as An ingredient in
substitute for hops, but for various
commercial purposes.
There are said to be engaged in the
logging and lumber industry of Canada
0O.000 men who support families, and
ON this basis it is estimated that zoo, 90
people are dependent on this occupation
for support, or one ninth Of the Domin
IONS population. Tue total investment
in industrial establishments in Canada
il $l65. 100000, of which $25, 900 600 10 in
saw mills aud 5000. 900 in lumber out
fits.
The abolition of the internal revenue
OH matches has encouraged Swedish
factories TO export large Quantities OF
matches t. this country. Now every
steamship from Swedish port is bring
ing matches. One steamer lately
brought 5000 gross. The import duty
IL Is por cent, and the matches are sold
here for three fourths the price charged
for the home made article. They are
put mp in wildwood boxes.
The Hull estate timber limits in Que
bec, covering 270O square miles, were
lately sold by Mr.. SENEGAL to his colon
ization society for $2.5O,O00, the pur
chase including the mills and wharves,
the latter at Montmorenci extending
eight miles, and reputsd ~ be the finest
ON the continent. The property
two months previous TO the late sale
cost Mr.. SENEGAL 100000 % that he
has pocketsd a cool 100000 by the
transaction.