The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03


G.ssA eAxsh--ssea of Care for
Dsvsefs ~ Ukff1sA seien nsts-
WAShengssn Fir GouEhs the
w~sIa ever. esA Cedar Rssss the
Csus0v-valas - the Years
PrsAsss s1a.eoo.eoO. Yurnishi.g
eusssoeaes 60 Es~yfy $4,000 Per-
s~ns-nssuis Of Tests shows Err -
Ne Supporter An ssrengsA--fhs For
.f~~, Csasswsse. Eastern and De-
nestle Trade Of the Year, Conn
pared with 1885.
several estimates have been made Of
tie amour. Of standing timber IN the
state OF Washington and, tnough there =
= wriss@ differences between TIE lowest ana
klghesf yet one narseis that such an I'M
menss body OF timber should stand on 50
Etfus ground. The government est'snA1@,
am Informed lsscsH the Standing stump
aga At 80 CO. SO 20 feet. Another est
mate, based on reports u county survey
ors places the amount AZ 40 Dee,e9,~1o.
wnils a third authority has figured u oaI
~ zs0.0s9 esp.fssg feet. Accepting either re-
port and comparing same Wgth the stand
inz tsuzoer os Michigan, Wisconsin ana
Minnesota. the great whise pine states
aasreg2tsnz less than ~ ato. 99n0eD. OF the
great yegow pine. cypress And hardwood
area OF nine states ia the south. esfl-
mated vaTlouziy Al from q. 5000 70
gs4eo o5s 60 feet. Il can easily oe seen
wh4t .oad erful and magnificent forest
We have. Certain It h beyond dispute
that nowhere. except IN British Coinmbia'
Oregon and the redwood belt Of California,
can one ana such large trees and 80 much
timber TO the acre. AND nowhere, toos
are the values so ANAL and is the match
lsss heritage slaughlered-out that - an
other tale and WILL De takea up Ia the
course OF this article.
The greater and best portion OF this
timber Is not yet accessible, bat viii De
"a soon as the choice UmOer adjacent TO
ths waterways - consumed. refer 70
me timber in tho mountains ana back
from tie ocean and Puget sound Naat
little timber is nov cur above the sea
level IS or the best. IL Is exceedingly
strong and ine grained and as rule
freer from tAs ordinary defects than the
trees growing on leves ground on the TIDE
lands When that time comes the meth
obs OF Jogging VIII De materially changed
Improved Logging Methods.
Logging railways viii have 10 be built
and. wherever water Is handy. the fume
will TAKE the place Of oxen and skid
roads. Even now the OK team method OF
logging Is rapidly giving way to tho dom
key engine. In that event logging viii
be1onsa more expensive and consequently
stEmpage must enhance Ia value. That
means more money spent for labor, which
VII yield tho state a revenue now denied,
owing 10 the low prices obtained for our
lumber products. Stumpage at present Is
,. Z "a 40
according 20 location ana accessibility 10
the mills. At the present prices tho state
obtains nothing for the stumpags. Com
mon lumber, constituting - per cent. OF
tbs average tree. brings about $50 per
900 feet. while shingles are given away
a. from Is esnts - SIS. according 10
grade. This represents the actual cost OF
the labor IN the woods aud mifls, and so
o..
Douglas Fir the Chief
The great commercial wood Of the state
II Douglas tir. Fuzzy two-Jhiras o. the
timber area is composed OF this wood.
There are several species. bat yekow and
red fr predominate. The former variety
Is Of fac grain, me rings being close TO-
aether. and lie therefore an exceedingly
strong wood Tie latter IL coarse, the
hard ard soft grains being strongly pre-
neuncsd. The trees are large. sometimes
running up 40 feet. waffle II IS no uncon-
mon occurrence 70 find trees tree from
limits up 20 30 feet. Ia diameter the
trees win run from Two 20 ten feet. and IA
rare cases twelve feet. II "a undoubtedly
the strongest soft wood in the United
states and Is wed adapted 70 purposes
where unusual strength Is required It's
elasticity, too. s. pronounced. u being pos
slale 20 band a pace o. lumber almost
DO, Die Before the grains separate.
For ship building L T. superior even 80
cak al VAS amply demonstrated durins
Prof Nanaeu's recent tria % the North
pole. Ills staunch vessel Fran VAS built
~ selected Puget sound hr and the RESIST
iuE qualities anu elasticity or me Hood
mas y matter OF Worldwide cordrrl Mt
On several occasions the Zee foes fairly
lfted the Xesao. out ~ the water without
str&ining timber. Other tests. ~ raE-
road companies. have been equally satis-
f8etory ard convincing JhtS exceeding
strength makes it possible TO use smaller
fluoers for structural purposes. whiea
means saving Of money ss a matter 81
course.
But aside from its strength. or MAKES .
beauHf.h interior iiuisA. and wden treat'
81 properly in regard 20 pitch. g. ore al
the finest house trim woods in the cosn-
try Tass fact Is not e. thoroughly sp-
pEeclated a. home as II is abroad. more's
TIE Pity,
Virtues Of Red Cedar.
Next % ar IA Importance a. a csnmer-
cal wood e. the red cedar. 81 is sof-
coarse-grainsd wood aud is f1gad SCAT
tered thFouEh gho srovVs Ok ur. u grows
ta Length q about - feet ans * large
dizsnstrr-mofe 80 than Ut. Il is rot 81
free FROM hnba a. the latter. however
and tlsa percentage ~ clear lumber OBJ
talF - - smaller. 4 marked peculiarly
IL lbs shade. % dark snd Agnt s;geaks ir
ere tree THIS feature L. q bone q con
tentlon between the ni}i men - ths Coss'
snd TIA E&s1srn huyera- The latter ba-
lieve that gne dark egresk Indicate. rot
which - tue In ether woods bat 10, "a
this csss
A. prssNns s. - being sAcv.acsa in TO
ssape of sninxtes. TIE red cedar shins
Industry is oaiy six years Cd. but 80 hns
az TO s&rKiea and - cheap a-e they
esinx held tAsg during 1875 ne less thar
= 81 car l02ds, or lees 5oe GO pieces uert
shipped - thiF.y-ta2r srates - tae ltrtan
gsIst ghlnEs snc4Ea - cover 21a u1a ersfn.
Ary cottages ksEsres ars ucE az haue
covering shs saspmeats rsr rssE a-t -hs
fetal wiz noS Sal far fTsul a eco ea~ t5s-a
Thess shingles a&ve d.sgs-ss5 $685. ys.
IS cypres> waite psne. lesniocE ara vs.lts
csiar shingles. anS -. 2e.eafs aaxs bear
fsasss rrazni Mala. % Texas sad gresa Gals
sarnts 70 Sew YeTk Iowa - gsa banne,
uss-. ll.adss secoua AlssoUrl tai~s. Ta.
safax.sa are practically ira ctss.s an<
wNl nus cdrl ID on Foog- Iats ia4asrry
kssos ga 8swfs esssv TIE year rcEa re ar
ssvas ~, q avrueAt direct 60 over &aa
gaeu. tdes a large nuuasSer iaalrec-y
sn4 paws ,st tuay 8 re 80 20 sAc r&A
was &or tE4nsp ortatiaa.
1<exg 20 snlnz IS 60 manufacture 81
Gosrs. stalre- rorca colusans stselas IN