Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-12-10
Headquarters Transferred to
Madison and Chicago.
Products Investigation Hereafter BE
Done at Wisconsin Town and
Utilization BE Established
In Illinois.

Washington. - Preparations have
been completed for the transfer OF all
the governments forest products
work to Madison. Via. where the
United States forest service products
laboratory will be located. and TO Chi
cago where the headquarters OF the
once OF wood utilization will be es-
tablished.
The new forest products laboratory
being erected at Madison by the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin. which will CO
operate with the government In It's
forest products work and which is TO
cost approximately $4,000. Is now In
the course OF construction. The lab
oratory viii be a hreproof builcsng
Of brick trimmed in white stone and
Is expected TO be ready for occupancy
upon January /. In the meanwhile
temporary Offices will be located at
1910 Adams street. Madison.
On October l the Yale timber test.
Ing laboratory was discontinued and
the forest service equipment there
shipped 10 Madison. The laboratory
here at Washington was discontinued
at the same time. The timber testing
laboratory nj Purdue. Ind. will be OBJ
Grated until the middle of December
when II will be discontinued and Its
equipment shipped to Madison.
The Offices having general super
vision over all the work Of the branch
Of products will remain temporarily
az Washington. w. L. Hall. assistant
forester. continues In charge OF
branch OF products. and McGarvey
Cline will be director OF the Madison
laboratory. The work Of the labera-
tory will be assigned to I've Offices. as
fellows.
Wood preservation vtfch will study
all problems related 10 the impregna'
ton Of wood with preservatives and
other substances.
Wood chemistry. which will handle
all work bearing on the chemical
utilization OF forest products. Wood
distiliation. paper pulp and other fiber
products. chemical analysis OF creo
sotes. turpentines, etc. are the prin'
cipal lines handled by this ONCE.
Timber tests. which will have
charge OF all tests to determine the
strength and other mechanical prop
critics Of different woods.
Technology. which will study the
microscopic structure OF wood. meth
DDS Of seasoning and drying II. and
other problems OF a purely technical
character.
Maintenance. which viii have
charge Of the filing and computing. II
will also be responsible for the pur
chase Of supplies and general care Of
the entire laboratory.
The class work In the laboratory
may be separated into three kinds. a;
follows:
1.-The Investigation OF problems II
experimental research.
2. Experimental work in co-opera
ton with commercial plants 10 verif,
laboratory experiments on a CONNER
| cial scale.
8. Cooperation with outside parties
for the purpose OF assisting them II
applying principles and processes o
recognized commercial value will
which the service is thoroughly IA
miliar.
The work OF the Office OF wood utilI
zation at Chicago will consist o
studies OF the wood.using industries
OF various states. the study OF woods
in manufacture and Of the methods o
dlsposing Of mill waste. the collection
of statistics on the price OF lumber a
the mill and at the principal distribut
ing markets Of the country. and thu