Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-07-21
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Biggest Turned Vase.
WASHINGTON STATE BUILDING,
WoRID's FAIR GROUNDS.

man pushed his way into the unknown
wilderness Of the Pacific Northwest he
found that he could construct himself
temporary shelter by telling one Of
these fine trees and splitting it into long
planks and into small boards for "shakes'
the old fashioned shingles, and for
frames, shelves, etc. The wood is SO
evenly grained and so easy to split that
it was readily used by all the early set
tiers for building houses barns, fences
and dr. ins.
To this day the red cedar is largely
used for all these purposes by the farm
ers of the Puget Sound section, but
more recently it is attracting much
wider attention in the markets of the
eastern states in the form of shingles.
No one can compute the wealth that
will flow into the State of Washington
for this one product of red cedar shingles.
The statistics of the State for 1892
show that there are 246 shingle mills
in Washington with yearly capacity of
1928 100000. Last year the output of
shingles was l,G83,868, $50, bringing in
a revenue of So, 5I2 1929. To it is seen
that red cedar is fast creeping up on
the famous Puget Sound fir as an i'm
portant wood of commerce. There are
many other uses for which cedar is be-
coming most appreciated, As an inter
Tor decorative wood its fine soft grains
and color are bringing to the front In
the Washington State Worlds Fair
building is one sample of turning that
demonstrates this fact beyond all qest-
ions. 1t is claimed to be the largest
piece of wood turning from IA single
block in the world. Mr., J. l.. Nygern
while II work for the Tacoma Lumber
and Manufacturing Company, spent
three months of his time making
special lathe and turning from single
log of cedar huge vase six feet high
and four feet across the top The vase
is highly polished aud shows to splendid
advantage the coloring and granting of
the red cedar. The wonderful durabl-
ity of this cedar is shown by another
exhibit in the same building. There is
seen an old cedar log that had fallen to
the ground, and on its remains had
grown spruce tree. BY counting the
annular rings of the spruce it is found
to be over two hundred years old, and
the cedar trunk that lay dead under
this growing tree all these years is still
firm and solid in its texture. Many
such specimens are found in Washington
and there are also shewn shakes and
shingles that have done service on roofs
in Washington for over forty years and
they show no signs OF decay. Many
other woods are shown, but none are
more interesting to practical lumber
men thar the favorite red cedar of the
west
CRITICISM BY AN EXPERT.
Washington, as one of the youngest
states IN the Union, has received MANY
favorable comments at the hands of dis
tlnguished visitors, who have been de-
hghtfully surprised at the material ad-
vancement displayed and the wonderful
natural resources of every description
exhibited by Washington at the worlds
fair. Mr.. Edward Atkinson, the noted
statistician of Boston, visited the fair
recently, and on his return home he was
interviewed by the Boston Herald. He
shows how carefully he examined The
great exposition, first as whole, then
as to its architecture and the details of
exhibits, Being asked by the interviewer:
"What fact seemed to you most signif-
icant in your study of the fair?" Mr..
Atkinson replied as follows:
After the first Impressions have been
surmounted, and one begins to look to
the foundation of the whole great result,
lie may soon find it. l will cite the
uilding which has been placed within
the grounds by the state of Washington
as an example Of the whole. First, wit
ness the foundation, great sticks OF tim
Der piled one upon another which could
not be riyalled by any other pace in the
world, The great flag staff, & single
staff Of fir, 300 feet high. 1 happened
to enter the building at the annex and
instantly found myself looking over a
school exhibit, showing an organization
and progress in the schools and in the
higher branches OF free education, which
could not be equalled in England az the
present time. Passing from this base