New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

Sketch" Of London are generally sound In every
respect. and may be expected TO tuIn out timber
free from dry rot gum veins. etc. to which large
trees usually subject
The king karri has attained the height OF three
hundred feet and one hundred and eighty feet to
the first limb with n circumference Of between
twenty and thirty feet at the base. One tree has
yielded nearly six thousand cubic feet OF timber !;
karri Is harder and heavier than tarrah. and.
therefore for a certain class Of work, is more dur
able and TO be preferred Jarrah on the other
hand IL especially suitable for submarine struct
urcs such jeties and wharves. as II ressts the
| ravages Of the teredo navalis worm. For
railway s.ecpers. tho upper parts Of bridges. and
especially road making-for which last purpose It
Is being extensively employed In London and
other cities-karrI is invaluable.
The various timber stations of Mcssrs G. and l..
MiIlar have their lines OF railway, and the in
dusry is being developed in "A very enterprising man.
ner. II is, however. still capable of considerable
extension. and no doubt. the merits OF the
Two principal hardwoods Of the co.ony be-
come known they will be very generally utilized.
cmp loytd in connection with the various sawmills In
Western Australia, and with their wives and fami-
'mnhcr ind,strv II i Maid thnt The canitnI
represented In the Colony by the various sawmills,
their RAILWAYS lramways jetties l2c9m S en-
not far short Of tl,m0@.
KARRI AND JARRAH FOR PAVING.
jarrah for road-pavng purposes. It is interesting
to learn that these colonial hardwoods
largely supersedng such materials asphalt and
soft GOD. Mr. G. Gibson Mar of the prin-
cipal forest owners in Western Australia is now
in London. and that gentleman has recently stated
that u IS quite impossible a. the present time for
with the current Demands. Ills mills, which turn
something Ike forty thousand loads OF karri.
day and night and the irachinery is being dIpli,
Gated win me IeaS, possible delay. Meanwhile:
the London vestres. as vel as from Paris New
York and other parts, OF the world, Tho special
them for road paving are their remarkable tough
ness and durability, and in the opinion of authori-
ties. they are much 10 he preferred softwood or
pine on sanitary grounds being also non-absorbent.
he prime cos OF pine is not SO great as tha Of
timbers has been proved In more than part of
the actual first cost is only about 50 per cent more
But not only are kari and jarrah most useful
that they quite Invaluable Tor raiway con-
structon and equipment They practically i'm
Yield to the ravaees Of the While 'nn ant nd nor
destructive insects Owing TO these qualities. it is
not necessary TO creosotc karr tarrah sleepers
ana the chairs for the rails do not require
broad a base as in the case o. softwood sleepers
FOR bridge p'ankins shafts. spokes. fellocs and
ba5p a9 bs1 OF any sort general and
Wesiralan karri and jarrah.
SOME TESTS OF THE WOOD.
Among the authorities who have reported with
great favor the usefulness OF karri are NJ 4
Petsche. Municipal Engineer of the city of Paris
and most OF the leading engineers and surveyor,
OF the London vestries VI. Petsche places II next
to teak and Hem In the matters of density and
durability. while FOR economy and ease In working
he prefers II 10 either Mr.. Laslet, late one OF the
Surveyors to the Admiralty, submitted karri 10
some very exhaustive tests and found that It's
crushing strain greater than was that OF either
oak jlrrai. which renders IL especially suitable
for the beds OF heavy machinery The SURVEYORS
OF the lambeth Paddington ana St Pancras
yestries are unanimous In their preference OF the
Australian hardHoods over any other material for
street paving. Plccady Circus and n portion OF
Piccady recently paved with Kari and the
whole OF R"gent-st. Is shortly he laid down with
the same wood. and recently the borough engineer
of Hastings reported on the timber IN the most
faVorab BILE terms. and recommended its adoptjon I'm
that town wherever the traflc Is at all heavy.
Under the circumstances. then. Ii Is reasonable
anticipate II considerable extension OF the export
o. timber from Western Australia TO this and
other countries and the Premier. Sir John Forrest
was justified I'm the opinion which he lately ex-
pressed. that he industry Is OF great and
growing Importance 10 the colony