The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-08-18

diameter above the swell butts and from 15o
 feet tall One scaled contained
 board feet of merchantable lumber
 The Wilson Sylvester Mill Company of Wrange produced aane lumber during the that readily accepted by both the American and British The arpane lumber of other Alaskan mills also readily accepted
 Some time after the signing of the Armstce the writer heard O. Brown of Craig make the statement that while he of the Worthen mill Juneau he of apane lumber from log after he had eliminated piece of timber 2 inches the center he heart of log used when cutting apane soc) The aane timber cut from this giant log brought the Worhen mill $525OO thing of the mills of Southeastern Alaska get over 1000 feet of arpane lumber from one log. Over 95 cent of the apane lumber cut by the Wrange mill during the went into GradeA Yet Mr. Underwood says
 Alaska spruce is absolutely unsuitable
 and useless for arplane purposes know
 this positively, for I investigated the subject
 very thoroughly during the war"
 That the kind of information he salary for giving out.)
 weeks ago THE SENTINEL mentioned local columns that the Wrange mill making shipment lumber Seldova Every of lumber in that shipment at least 30 feet length and absolutely free from knots other bemshes This lumber for boat building few weeks later duplicate der received from the customer which would indicate that it fully equal the exactng requirements of boat building In Wrange clear for boats has been cut still greater lengths Whe the Rn built the lengths of akng cut for from 36 52 feet every piece being straight grained and absolutely clear of knots
 The Wrange mill has stock today spruce lumber that 28 inches wide four inches thick "A feet in length and absolutely clear knots It has hand other CLEAR spruce that 6 inches width k inches in thickness and 40 feet in length Clear lumber of reasonable dimensions could be ob SOuCneaSCern has logs enough hand from 7 900 100000 feet of arpane lumber running from 16 to 40 feet in length There much fine timber the National Forest Re- of Alaska that has been csed The Forest Service reports that Long Aasa 20 million feet of the logs being from four eight diameter and from 80 100 feet from the ground the first mb In view of the foregoing facts the following of Mr. Unerwoods appointment head the Washington Bureau will be interesting reading to Alaskans:
 J. J. Underwood. we'll known Alaskan news
 paperman, has been appointed Washington, D. C.,
 of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
 charge of the bureau to be established at the national
 capital. Mr. Underwood will take his duties im-
 mediately.
 The opening of Washington bureau follows
 ton the board of trustees ot the chamber in declar
 ing for its establishment for which appropriation
 of funds made by the committee of the chamber.
 As authority given for the bureau, Presi-
 dent Robert S. Boyns offered MT. Underwood the
 place and MT. Underwood teegraphed his acceptance
 from the capital,
 'The chamber s extremely fortunate in getting
 of Mr. Underwood's qualifications to this
 bureau at Washington, D. e. said MT. Boyns
 recent issue of the Seattle Times. "This city,
 and Alaska have lost much because there
 stationed there entrusted solely with working the
 round for interests
 Our and congressman areb busy and
 need the help of someone who is intimately acquaint-
 ed with the city, state and Alaska Mr. Under
 wood. 1 know ot no who has keener apprecia-
 ton of needs than MT. Underwood.
 When was in Washington D. C., weeks
 ago l looked into the matter ot a Washington bureau
 and found its establishment urgent need.
 California cities and lately Portland have had on
 the ground and they have done much good for their
 communities, and in this highly competitive time it
 essential that Seattle community have its
 at the national capital
 Mr. Underwood who retes a member of the
 Seattle Times Capital City Bureau become the