Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-12

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In the deep rich soil of me bottoms
where q onen attains e height of
tto fcct and a diameter of ave fcet.
Were red gum imported from dist.
ance and ohtaluahie az a hiEh price.
O. probably would b. uscd extensively
IN tie manufacture % furniture. cabi
uet work. and interior finishing. hut
being q native wood and low In price.
ID has been Disseminated against.
Gradually this objection b. being done
away with. and the demand for red
gum has increased very rapidly In
the past few years.
The best grades of red gum. clear
heart. aud q market almost exclusive.
IN the export trade. though a small
amount 10 used IN the United states
Cor inside finishing. Practically sew.
enty-fve per cent of the clear heart
gum lumber cue On this country 10
exported Tor use In England. France.
and Germany. Tor the manufacture Of
furniture. inside trimmings. newell
posts and stair ratings. The com.
moneF grades % red gum are used In
the United States for cheap furniture.
desks. the better grades OF boxes. and
q number Of novelties. The poorest
grades goes into boxes. barrels and
other articles for which short. nartoW
boards can be used. The inner pOr.
ton OF the hearts Of the trees. which
are OF little value for boards ON &C.
count OF shakes and other defects, arc
usually sawed into. two by four 90 two
by twelve. and sometimes six by six
and six By eight inch building tim.
bers. These timbers have small val
ucs In the large markets, but near
the mills the local trade exhausts the
supply.
For the manufacture of slack bar.
rcls red gum j. one % the most i'm
portant woods In the country. ranking
second 20 elm. both as a staye and a
heading wood Up 60 the year 1900.
elm and a little cottonwood were
used for this purpose. but with the
advance IN price OF these woods a
substitute had 90 be found. and red
gum. owing 10 its cheapness, VAS
experimental with and found quite
satisfactory.
The chief objection 90 red gum o.
its strong tendency 90 warp and
twist This can be- entirely overcome
BY proper handling. Were the lum.
Der 0t high price this difficulty woule
have been considered and overcome
long ago. aud The wood used, bat on
account Of its abundance and cheap.
ness. very few operators have turned
their attention 90 solving the prob
lem.
The preparation % rcd-gum lumber
Tor any purpose should begin when
the tree g. fclled. To guard against
staining and warplng it Is handled
.in much the same way a. other woods.
but With che important difference that
the piles are narrower so that the
air may circulate freely. and thus pre-
vent fermentation of the sap. and
that The cross sticks must be- placed
close together. n has also been found
well 90 place heavy weights on the
cars az red gum when thcy are sent
Co the KILN. Every manufactures of
lhlgh.grade furniture and tum knows
that 90 secure the best possible re
suits. the material must be- rrdricd
when h reaches the factory. som,
large users OF rcd sum reptile che