The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-16

able TO one of the states chief indus
tries. Acting Chief W. l. Buchanan of the
forestry department. some time ago asked that
Washington supply one column of three tree
trunks for the grand rustic colonnade con-
nected with the Forestry building de of
course received prompt reply that Washing
ton would furnish her full share of ali such
material wanted
The plan is to have these columns of tree
trunks twenty five feet long, each composed of
three trees with bark ana all as near as possible
in its natural state. The trees must not exceed
twenty inches at the base for the large ones
and sixteen inches for the two smaller ones
fanking the large one in each column.
The first letter asked that Washington fur
nish one of these columns from the most use
full trees in the state. Other states and terri
tories and the South ana Central American
states had also been asked 10 contrib
ute. Last week DR.. BIalock received
another letter from the Forestry chief saying
that he would have to ask Washington to sup
ply two and possibly three of the proposed col
umns. Evidently, though be did not say so,
some of the states had disappointed him in fail
ing to respond to his first request
President Blalock at once replied agreeing to
furnish three columns of three tree trunks each
in the following order: First, large fir tree,
fanked by smaller yew on one side and
hemlock on the other. Second, large cedar,
fanked by alder and maple. Third, spruce,
fanked by cottonwood and ash.
This arrangement will give an opportunity to
display the fir, cedar and spruce trees in the
largest form, and as they are most important we
can well afford to give them the
prominent places. There may be
some changes made in this arrangement
so as to admit pine and one or two othere, or we
may be able to supply one more column of pine,
fianked by oak and tamarack. President Bla-
lock also sgreed to furnish smaller material for
the woven rustic work browning the columns.
He asked If we would be permitted to
display the panels, showing where the
trees came from, data of the amount of each
kind OF tree estimated to be standing in this
state. Chief Buchanan replies that this priv
ilegeis extended to Us. and the data will be care
fully prepared.
Mr.. Z. G. Ames, of the Puget MIL Company
located at Port Gamble, is an enthusiastic lum-
herman. and is quick to observe
any method to advance the inter
ests OF that industry in this state
At the recent cow ention OF lumbermen, held in
Tacoma, he took one OF the officers of the COM
mission TO one side and said in his quiet man.
ner: "Find out what is the length of the tallest
flag pole you can transport to Chicago and
will furnish the pole free of charge"
Mr.. Ames came from the state OF Maine. and
he knows that already much business in Puget
sound spar timber is carried on with that ship
building sister state in The far East. What bet
ter way is there to show orr spar timber than
in u high, tapering flag staff without flaw of any
kind
The lumbermen of the state have undertaken
to see that Washington's building at Chicago
shall be a complete exhibit of our building ma
teriai. There will be many other items OF inter-
est to lumbermen in Washington's work at the
Worlds fair.
This is only one branch of the work being
done by the Washington commission Other
branches are also receiving ample attention
1t is claimed by many that the work in this
state is now in better shape than in any other
state or territory in the Union.
The lumbe-aen's convention and a meeting
of the executive committee of the Washington
Worlds fair commission will both be held in
the Seattle Chamber OF Commerce on November
II, at which time much important business will
be transacted. Z. s. NEANY.