El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-03
WORLD SHORT
on HARD WOOD
Hickory, Black Walnut and
Black Locust Timber
Needed Badly.

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American trees are right now ia
pressing worldwide demand They
are the black valnut the black locus;
and the hickory
The United States forest service
vita the help Of the county agents OF
The department of agriculture. the
Boy Scouts and numerous volunteers
is securing the country for black
walnut And similar methods VIII
nrobabIy have 10 be used 10 meet the
demand for black locust and hickory
Black walnut has been named the
liberty tree" because Of its over
whelmInr Importance In war work u
is rhe one perfect wood TOT the man p
facture of runstocl1S. and mahogany
IS the only wood tEat can be suesll-
futed for it ln the making OF airp-ane
Furnished sH GunstoeIzs-
For a great many years literally all
the euusroczs IN the world lal leeA
made from American BLACK hsi-l p 2
The sunnlr was allowed TO dWluQlei
-.n measures were taken 10 replace me
4-arrs oil fh7= splendid timber that
--.ra ont When the war broke our
i- Hurnue ths Well-zuoWn and aFall-
able supplies OF American u-i--A va
American sun manulacLur ers ele
rrahte to- fill contracts for lack or
The United states forest service
went 30 work upon the problem az
once I1 its forest pr9dlc-a --l1- A
black walnut in kilus- Formerly JIG
lad taken three years 20 properly sea-
som the timber by exposure to air ana
ernligt.t while attempts ar kin cry
inr had resulted in from 50 20 go peg
cont of waste BY the forest service
the wood r successfully
win very little waste in from 20 10
wood Is All Gone.
This Achievements made Instantly
available supplies Of green wood. but
when the United states entered l15
war NOT enough standing timer col-e
be found to meet the newly created
demand
forest service offerinE their walnut
trees for the good of the cause AND
uilure This latter IS not eeneIallY
-cce-tahle as the pieces are TOO
snail Occasionally old beams. raI-
ters. fence rails and bridge tlm1ers
may be used. however
The American black walnut has naa
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the way from northern Florida 10
southern Connecticut ana west as lar Z
rs Kansas Is hundred years ago N I
was abundantlv distributed through
out this territory and was considered I
OF little value. although the dye vain /
which our Eaudsirez homespun q
hreeche= were cnlored was made from .
the green nuts The pioneering amer t
Jean. however, had strong alslize
f1r the tree because e was So nara
10 cut down in making clearing
Walnut forests which would now pc
worth many Millions. were burned 10
make way for cornfields-
Substitutes Failures.
There have been many efforts MADE
10 find suitable substitute for wall
nut in e-lnstoclcs- Germany is using /
other woods. Of course. 1T is reported I
that birch IS now being used for gun I
stocks by many American r1anu1ac- I
turers But the walnut has com I
binatfon Of qualities which is found III
no other wood il IS light and strong;
d does not splinter OF crack when
struck BIZ bullets- r. never shrillzs az
ter IL his once been properly seasoned
and it has high degree Of resis-
tance 10 the shock OF explosion
Hickory. another typical and Wel-
known American tree. is almost as
much in demand and as hard 70 get rs
black walnut. for this wood which
has SO Ions leen used for the c1as-
tisement OF recalcitrant American
youth. IS now needed to whip delin-i