The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-08-25

various laboratories of the governments of kinds of wood found all the world and by actual use in airpane construction, it has been found that stka spruce Cpiefa shkrnsil possesses these
 There are large quantities of spruce suitable for % srpane lumber lumber all along the Pacific Coast from Southern Oregon on the south to Kodiak, Alaska on
 the north, there being many splendid trees from five
 to seven feet in diameter, I75 feet tall, and from 75
 to 100 feet to the first limb growing in the rigorous
 northern climate within the shadow of the great ga-
 cers jung out of the great Mt. St. Elias north of the Gulf of Alaska. Although somewhat
 surprising it is to find a our-foot
 spruce within few feet of the edge of these great
 Practically every mill in Southeastern Alaska
 saving all lumber that is suitable for airplane
 structiOn and numerous shipments have already been
 made with splendid results, as the Alaska spruce
 stands highest in regard to the qualities of strength
 and toughness, which important qualities
 Many spruce trees are oeng cut at the present
 adjacent islands which from eight feet in
 diameter above the swell butts and 15oto
 POO feet tall. One tree just scaled contained 24ooo
 board feet of merchantable lumber.
 The Wilson & Sylvester Mill Company of Wrange produced ane lumber during the that was readily accepted by both the American and British The apane lumber of other Alaskan mills was also readily accepted.
 Some time after the signing of the Armce the writer heard O. Brown of Craig make the that while he age the Worthen mill Juneau he 5000 feet apane lumber from spruce log after he had eliminated piece of timber 2 inches the center Th heart of log used when cutting arpane stock The apane timber from this giant log brought the Worthen mill s525O It thing of the mills of Southeastern Alaska to get over 1000 feet of airplane lumber from one log Over 95 per of the aplane lumber the Wrange mill during the went into GradeA Yet Mr. Underwood
 Alaska spruce is absolutely unsuitable
 and useless for airplane purposes. I know
 this positively for investigated the subject
 very thoroughly during the war
 ha the kind of information he is receive salary for giving out
 weeks ago THE SENTINEL mentioned it's local columns that the Wrange mill making shipment lumber Sedova Every piece of lumber in that shipment least 30 feet in length and absolutely free from knots other bemshe This lumber for boat building. few weeks later duplicate der received from the customer which would indicate that it fully equal the exacng requirements of boat building In Wrang clear for boats has been cut in still greater lengths When the Rn built the lengths of pnkng cut for from 36 52 feet being straight grained and absolutely clear of knots.
 The Wangel mill has in stock today spruce lumber that 28 inches wide four inches thick "A feet in length and absolutely knots It also has hand other CLEAR spruce that Is inches width K inches in thickness and 40 feet in length Clear spruce lumber o reasonable dimensions could be ob taned from any sawm in Southeastern Alaska The local mill has logs enough hand from 5OO 100000 feet of arplane lumber running from 16 to 40 feet in length. There much fine spruce timber the National Forest Re- Alaska that has crused Service reports that Long Island Aaska there from 20 30 million feet of the logs being from four eight feet diameter and from 80 to 100 feet from the ground to the first limb In view of the foregoing facts the following of Mr. Undewoods appointment head of the Washington Bureau will be interesting reading to Alaskans
 J. J. Underwood, we'll known Alaskan and
 paperman, has been appointed Washington, D. C.,
 representative of Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
 charge of the bureau to be established the national
 capital. MT. Underwood will take up his duties inn
 mediately.
 The opening of Washington bureau follows &C.,
 ton of the board of trustees of the chamber in decar
 for its establishment, for which appropriation
 of funds made by the committee of the chamber.
 As soon as authority was given for the bureau, Pes-
 dent Robert s. Boyns offered Mr. Underwood the
 place and Mir: Underwood teegraphed his acceptance
 from the capital
 The chamber is extremely fortunate in getting
 man of M1 uhde1wood quslca0ns a M to open this
 recent issue of the Seattle Times. This city state