Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-14
aIUDY TnIREn CULTIVATION
Mig Iunaber Company b Cooperating
With the GsveFmHnsma.

Wf&n the Government.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. -
The future development OF the ium-
Der industry In this country lee IN
TIE direction Of a closer utilization
81 forest products. Both forestsrs
and practical lumbermen nov agree
on this point.
Just what can be done ID this Geld
u well illustrated IN the operations
81 the mill OF the Great Southern
LnmbeF company, which has lust re-
opened its plant at Bogalousa. La, In
response 70 the Increased demand for
lumber after the recent slump in bus
inesa. This IL perhaps the largest
saw mill IN the United States. II not
n the world, and II capable Of turn
inE out the enormous amount OF
s0o.o0o feet Of saWn lumber board
measure per day. a reader can get
> fair Idea Of this quantity OF lumber
when he IL told that lea output Il
enough 20 build = little town Of 20
houses, along with a goOd-slzed
church and q school house every day.
THIS company vas quick 10 grasp
the significance of the rapid deple-
ton Of timber resources Last year
" began q cooperative Investigation
q wood utilization with the United
States Forest Service and arrange
ments have just been completed for
9 renewal Of the experiments. The
work viii be- along practical lines
and will be aimed 70 secure closer
utilization OF the products Of the
southern lumber mills and at the
same time produce a margin of prof.
Il IN excess OF that obtained by the
lnethoda which are now pFaeticed.
The held for work along this line
i broad, II ~ we'll known that the
superior grades 81 lumber are obtain
Cd from old mature trees. provided |
they are not weakened ~ decay or
ether Influences. Ia other words. /
thousand feet board measare OF Ium-
Der. sawed from q tres tao feet In
diameter, costs IenH and IA worth |
more than . thousand feet sawed |
from q treo only eight inches II
diameter. Moreover. timber cut from
yOunG trees usually contains q large
amount Of aapWood. II ties. poles,
etc., are cut from such material,
they will decay far more rapidly than
K cut from heart wood. II 10 not
aocd business policy. however, II
great many cases 70 raw the ma. i
valuable timber into commodities
which are relatively low "a cost. such
a. ties and poles. u IA the intention
therefore. n the con.eany 10 ind out
Just what sine and classes of timber
can b best utilized Tor the cheaper
eemmodities when given q proserva.
tive treatment.
10 this end q careful study viii Do
made 10 ascertain me amount and
value % the products sawed from
trees Of different sizes and just how
each can BE- beas utilised 30 as to Sc
cure greatest economy and proiit.
For example. can tree eight inches
IN diameter be- best utilized for ties
or Cor flooring. and how viii the pro-
aia compare n treated with those
cold antreatedS II seems reasonable
Il suppose that the profits derived
from the sale Of treated timber viii /
exceed those from untreated timber
Moreover. the greatest use Of
chemically preserved wood win un.
doabtedly result In that weed giving
. gFeateF llfe III service. Hence. me
amount Of timber cut annually Ia the
Unlted States. simply 10 replace that
which has decayed. viii be material.
" decreased. and further eonaeFva-
ti0n Of forest resources win result.
Recent estimates BY the Forest Ser
vice place this reduction al 10 per
cent % the total timber cut. The
practical benefits Of these expert
meats and Of the Investigations for
the utilization Of aawmill waste are
q onea apparent.