The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-06
MIN COUNTY IS FURNISHING
TIMBER FOR SHIPS FOR WAR
BEST QUALITY OF OAK IN TX
WORLD TO BE FOUNO
HERE.
Local Company Furnishing Cons'oer-
able for Submarine Destroyers
and Merchant Fleet.

IT will he news and come as sur
arise 10 many people in Wheeling anu
/ Inc ohio valley 10 know that this sec
non and particularly Ohio county, Is
! furnishing Il very considerable guam
! ,ily Of the very best oak timber mat
Is going into the construction OF inc
! merchant fleet and submarine destroy
ers, with which Uncle Sam proposes
: TO light The German war.
The Federal Lumber company with
! Offices in the German Bank bullQlnE'
! has been the agency through when
! This timber has been FURNISHED An
! lntelligcnCcr reporter had an interest,"
/ III. Interview with 1. r. HOuu, pFcSF
dent If the company. who told Oh 'he
! activities nf The company, and the eA'
, lent to which its products are CONS
I into the construction OF merchant
! ships and lighting ships. He sala:
= Some Of he very best and IN Iac!'
! believe The best oak in America Il
found in the Ohio valley. anu par
| ,icularll in Ohio county. Out near
| West Alexander we have now one
mill. which is working on some OF
/ the finest oak that ever saw, ana mas
| been pronounced by good judges OF
timber the finest on Tie market we
| also are handling the product oi an,
! other mill located near Cameron. anu
are buying more or less OAK from
| number ut small mills in this iocailtF.
| Most OF the oak that We are SelllhS
! goes direct to Detroit. tleEelanu, anu
| Perth Amboy. y. j.. and practicaiI!
! all of il is now being used III the con
s1rucriun If sea going vessels. Within
ne last few weeks have seen two
! shins afloal ON the lWkes and one IN
New York harbor. in which very
large amount Of Ohio county oak was
used. \ short time ago We pur-
chased one crop or oak timber from
farmer near West Alexander for which
,, We paid Sl,i0Q and We have secured
from that locality one stick Of OAK
- feet in length, and squarlng l9X24
inches. The oak is all OF the very best
quality. and 1t is in very great demand
for steamship construction.
Much Timber Here.
81 expect few people really realize
the supplies ul high grade timber mat
are vet 10 be secured in this locality.
Of course, the promiscuous logging
, operations which went on throughout
this country nifty and scyfnty-hVe
years ago. ARE al an end nut all
through this section our farmers nave
keuI choice trees and manN OF them
have grown 10 mammoth proportions.
The demand for such timber for lenc.
in& purposes has very largely ceased,
on ACCOUNT OF the general use OF
barbtH wire. and the high grade OAK.
timber is now 100 valuable 10 he used
in ordinary construction As Il result.
| therefore. We t!nd a considerable guam
liiy here and there 10 BE- had, anu ~
! the present lime there Is very press
! in" demand for Il.
| Most people know. Of course. that
| ohio county is furnishing lots OF steel
! and in plate and shells and chemicals
! 10 be used in fighting. but the tact
! that We arc supplying Il good deal or
solid IVES, Virginia oak 10 help build
/ the merchant ships ana sUbmarlr"
dcSroycrS. will probably be interest
! ing information"