The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-13
FOREST "a

4 in number, the large st nd finest aefrls
4 the calaSerous grove cover sahasts
! $500 acres and con tai ming snearfys
4 1900 trees. The cones IA III eS s s
A quota .are about the Is Size OF q hen s5
egg, and takeStwo years ,salis w
grows only from the seed and censss
quently is easily errii ted S some
of these trees are ella ssne ed to- sSoYer
i 6.o00 years old. Say United
States forestry bureau ;5 3sss
HI The big trees are unique
4 world the grand est lie larga he
Oldest, the most ma stfeaifS gracsfuEs
of trees and II ere moi snougI
Ito be all this. they are. anon he
Iscarcest of known tree spec les
have: the extreme scientisic va Itas stfs
being the hest Wing represe tatfves
| of a former geological age If is d
| that has come doSsn 10 us throagh
tvicissitudes Of man ntiirl Ell sols siss
because OF its perla qnais fica iGfis
Its bark Is often sWa feet
almost nan-con bus I'LL Z. V
specimens feliea ar si
the heard and ftiita ali
known To H. Nj til d il sazss
means or nainteitauss the y Is trees
have apparentIs slot3 incraas cd mn
range since tho giacia epoch
have only just mana e.si 1t 81 hssi aisss5
own on the little strap OF COUNTRY
where the climate s. lt.eal fseasf1rsssss
able,
The forests of Oregon islit ah;sss5j
| ington are the admiration #ofs 81 sts,Sss
have everzseen they Oregon es
SO varieties, nearly III IN f,prt All
Hts pines. towering from 90 aafg
and 800 feet. and ran ging tli stuleser6
from 8 to l., and 20 feet It's Es
es and spruces. from IN
high: Douglas hr and q redW ood,
100 to 800 feet h Ugh, some times
20 feet III diane ter.9 ~ cedars, "a here sss
locks. jumpers. VII low and aIders
are n source@of Industry ind rsvenHss s#
1t is estimated that the stand ins
bers of the State, IL Tnanufactu IN Z
to lumber and sold Sat 81 2 per
would be worth 50. coo .ooO. 90
total output of sawed lumber
was 1000 600. 900 board me-
worth $4,000. 900. The oltp Of sotl,
er forms Of forest products placed
at nearly SIS 900 900 more OIsssI
the Forestry building there is isees
Of square limb 4sxAs inches ana u
feet long.
Washington forest resource are
on the same line hose 81 pregs,
The office Of the exh HIT is tIle baris
Of IA fir tree large enong isssgs
dozen people ut inc fos snt era 3d.
register In the VISITORS book mons
the exhibits res5red cedar Ilt sSS fiE.sgs
planlss six feet by q feet Ion irissss
specimens of the woods Of cedafs sss
pies. oaks and cottonWondare ON vfesvs
on every hand.
To go a little way from hoIn
ada's forestry exhibit Is u good on
The rustic pavilion ia which
minion's game and fish dis play a SET
forth is made ofSover 2, 600 Sgarie iesS ofsSs
wood. all grown IN Ganadi ian forest
Its forestry display properS
separate building near he oornin ipIa
government BUILDING, and 81 cont Inns
specimens. mostly in sta rough, of the
leading woods. It is there set forth
that in the Province Of Quebec alone
there are 10000, 600 acres off black
SpL dSE,
and poplar, their respective Tue
ing in the order named, is he great 8
basis Of the wood pull sindustr Can
ada furnishes 500, 900 tons of rood aSs
pulp annually soutsI de- mark an sSs
says that it can suppl y the WprId
that commodity for Doc ears
come.
Z Little Portugal has sent on r
Interesting exhibit or cottonMopds
which it produces annual s
value OF SIS, 900 900. Portuguese CDR
is claimed to be the best IN: fhe iorle
Japan has a large exhi bi tSs of III atiKe 5
woods and bamboo, together wi am
elaborate display OF books, ma ps $all ssss
charts Illustrative Of the apansse foF
estry department.. hose nterprisf n gs
people are going at forestry sgso
as In all else HEY have a tsSSa
tempted in late years q here arssE
4.67S students inS the forestry schools
and 1882 have been graduat ted rom
these Institute ions: Ienrssss u
Pittsburg Times.