The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-18
MARKET COMING FOR LARCH.

MARKET COMING FOR LARCH.
The scarcity Of available spruce on
Puget sound has led the box-makers 10
look fer something TO take Its place Hem
lock is desirable WOOD and W.T. answer
very welt but there Is a prejudice on ac-
count of It's name. In the Eastern states
heulock IL In had rapuse on account OF
the tendency To slise- up and warp not 10
say lack OF durability when exposed 10 the
weather. and while the Coast hemiock has
none OF these characteristics and is really
fine wood. the deep-reoted prejudice has
not 10 date been overcome. Some OF the
box makers on the Coast. realizing this.
arc selling hemlock packages under the
name OF spruee~-;he grain being similar 90
the latter named wood and answers fully
the requirements But there are others
who do not desire 10 sell their goods under
an assumed name, and while there is an
abundance OF hemlock In sight. ~ cannot
be utilized as spruce when the merits ot
heniock become thoroughly known a
change is certain TO come. but the time for
It's introduction Is not ripe at this time,
and another wood viii have TO he found.
To this end The Pacific Lumber Trade
Journal has looked into iaroh tor silver mr.
A. Il Is sometimes cassedp. and y Of the
orsnfen that the proper substitute for
.or,,ee has been found 1, Is really a
mountain spruce and Is 70 be found IN
the hills and mountains above the mr. and
cedar ine IL Is fsns grained wood. nav
ing a sirth Of from I've 20 four feet and
is especially adapted fcs interior finish.
siding and sash and doors. The only firm
I'm the Pacific Northwest making sps-
cial,y Of iarch rs the Rri8a' Ven LUMBER
ire company az Bridal Ven or, which
has worked up a splendid trade In the
East IN siding and shop common. TN
Hoods river however. we are Informed
that tire bulk ot tire boxes used Tor TIE
fruit trade is ~ iarch. and VIVA, - useful
in that section oush, TO be useful on
Puget sound.
There is. It Is true an abundance o,
sor,,ce in the C:rays hareor country and
IN ire vicinity % South BEND. but the
p,xs, sound box manufacturers are net
benefited, hence the suggestion that larrh
be used There IS a large quantity OF thts
timber In sh. mountains, hat IL mas rot
h.ar touched because the mili men and
.cwrars have rad no demand for e. As
s,n., as 4, il demonstrated that tae weed
has a commercial value there VIII ~ no
lack 81 the MIA seFsal TIE wood :. heaFF
when arSf cut like red cedar ard redwood.
Pa, when kilu dried is tighter than spruce
7, has closer grain tAan the latter -
so,,nwhar harder eat sfi hold ran o*t-
.sr .han ar spruce eestar and hemlock.
tuso sny,,rs n 10 said !; will not com
r,uugeas~ A taste ~ the wood - the cor
t,nts Of the Rex and package In faet
ouch, en- TAX. isx place with spruce -
eause IN reality IL ts only another specie
Of the same wood
A. ne Box trade on pugst sound Is ri
,,..ar,.ant item, she experiment. % using
tar.h ns substitute feT spruce ~ one
ga, viii ~ watched w4th interest ny Fiji
- .ox ,a~tarx sren ard ioxsers alike.
SHIPMENTS OF 4 MONTH.
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