The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-11-13
LUMBER TRADE
IS DISCUSSED
CLOSER UTILIZATION OF FOREST
PRODUCTS NECESSARY, GOOD
LUMBERMEN AGREE.

The future development of the luIn-
Der industry in this country lies in the
d..tct On q a closer utilization of for
est products. Both foresters and prac-
ucal lumreimen now agree on. this
point
Just what can be done in this field
is well illustrated in the operations at
the mill of the Great Southern Lum-
Der company, which has just reopcned
its plant at Bogalusa, La, in response
to the increased demand for lumber
after the recent slump in business.
This is perhaps the largest sawmn
in the United States, if not in the
world, and is capable of turning out
the enormous amount of 600 600 feet
OF sawed lumber, board measure, per
day. \ reader can set a fair idea of
this quantity OF lumber when he is
told that its output is enough to build
littue town of forty houses, along
; with a coed sized church and a schooI
house, every day
This company was quick to grasp
the significance of the rapid depletion
of timber resources. Last year it be-
! gan a cooperative investigation in
wood utilization with the United
| States forest service and arrangements
have lust been completed for a re-
newal Of the experiments The work
! will be along practical lines and will
| be aimed to secure a closer utilization
J of the products of the Southern Ium-
/ Der mills and at the same time pro-
! duce margin of profit in excess of
+ that obtained by the methods which
are now practiced
The field for work along this line
| is broad. 1t is well known that the
| superior grades Of lumber are obtain
| ed from old mature trees. provided
! they are not weakened by decay or
other influences. In other words. a
! thousand feet board measure of Ium-
, Ber, sawed from a tree two feet in
, diameter costs less and is worth more
than thousand feet sawed from a
tree only eight inches in diameter.
, Moreover, timber cut from Young
, trees usually contains a large amount
of sapwood. If ties, poles, etc. are
cut from such material, they will de-
! cay far more rapidly than il cut from
heartwood. 1t is not good business
/ policy, however, in a great MANY.
cases to saw the most valuable tim
, Der into commodities which are reIa-
/ lively low in cost, such as ties and
poles. 1t is the intention. therefore.
of the company to find out just what
size and classes of timber can be best
utilized for the cheaper commodities
; when given ldcservatiye treatment.
To this end a careful study will he
made to ascertain the amount and the
! value of The products sawed from
trees Of different sizes and Just how
T., each can be best utilized SO as to Sc
cure the greatest economy and profit
Fol example can tree eight inches
| In diameter lie best utilized for ties
or for flooring, and how will the pro-
fits compare il treated with those sold
unuoated? II seems reasonable to
suppose t5at tie profits derived from
the sale Of Gated timber will exceed
those from nntreated timber
Moreover, the greater use of cheni-
ically preserved wood will undoubted-
ly 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 dccaycd will be materially de-
, creased, and a further conservation of
| forest resources will result Recent
estimates hy the forest service place
this reduction at 10 per cent. of the
t"tal timber cut The practical benefits
Of tfesc 4cybcriments and OF the in
ve&tieaticus f1r The utilization of saw
| NIL waste are al o1ce annarent