The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-11-20
TO STUDY TIMBER coNSERVA-
TON

The future development of the lum-
Der industry in this country lies in
the direction of a closer utilization of
forest products. Both fCresters and
practical lumbermen now agree on
this point
Just what can be done in this field
S well Illustrated in the oTerations at
n AZ o. the Great Southern Lum-
DER Company. which has jIst re open
eel IT'S plant at BOgalusa. Louisiana, in
response TO the increased demand for
lumber after the recent slump in bus
mess This is perhaps the largest
SaWmiil In the United States, if not
in the world. and is capable Of turn
ing out The enormous amount OF co.
600 feet Of sawn lumber board meas
uro p-- d.. 4 reader can get a
fair ilo2 Of this quantity Of lumber
wen he is told that its output is
enough 10 build a little town OF forty
houses. along with a gOod-sized
church and a school house every day.
This company was quick TO grasp
'Ee -igniicance OF the rapid deple-
I.an OF timber resources. Last year
81 began a cooperative investigation
in wood utilization with the United
States forest service and arrange
mcuts have just been completed for
"a renewal of the experiments. The
work viii be along practical lines
and vii be- aimed 10 secure a closer
Ir5 cation Of the products of the
southern lumber mills, and at the
same time produce a margin of profit
in excess Of that obtained by the
methods which are now practiced.
The field for work along this line
is broad II is well known that Pne
superior grades OF lumber are obtain
"a from Old mature trees, provided
they are not weakened by decay or
other Influences. In other words. a
thousand feet board measure Of lum-
boy sawed from "a tree two feet in
diameter. costs less and is worth more
.aHr q rhr.-aud fee- sawed from
.... uu.. eight inches I'm diameter.
Moreover. timber cut from young
'r..- usually contains a large amount
u, auHooI ID ties. poles. exc. are
rg from ~rch material they will de
e.y 'sr more rapidly thau il CT from
p, ~vo.I n is the intention. thore-
u-.. or The company TO fnd out just
aHa' size and classes of timber can
re best utilized for the cheaper com
.of.rie- when given a preseryatfve
.r..-meur
I'D This ead a careful study will be
n.fe 20 ascertain tine amount and val
.. o. the products sawed from trees
.t itferour sizes al just how each
Csu 1a best utilized SO as to secure
go. are-t economy and profit. For ex-
ample. can ,rae eight inches in d.
-ur-r De- best utilized for ties Or for
1ooriug. and how will the profits com
par. II treated with those sold IN
'raared2 l. seems reasonable 70 sup
pose that the profits derived from
'.. sale Of treated timber will exceed
lose from untreated timber.
Moreover. the greater use of chen
ically preserved wood will undoubt-
eily result in that wood giving a
greater life in service. Hence. the
amount Of timber cut annually in the
United States. simply TO replace that
which has decayed. will be material
ly decreased and a further conserva-
zion of forest resources VIII result.
Recent estimates by the forest ser
Eica place this reduction at 10 per
cent OF the total timber cut The
rrsetical benefits OF these expert
ue1ts and of the Investigations for
fhe utilization of -sawmiu waste are
.f .-Ce apparent