West Coast Industry Gives Dou$las Fir Masts and Spars for "Old Ironsides"

The reconditioning of the famous frigate Constitution"Old Ironsides"-has given the West Coast Lumber Industry another chance to come to the front in the matter of huge Douglas fir timbers-this time 'r,vith mast and spar material. The shipment of big, sawed sticks left Seattle, Washington, on April 17, f.or the Boston Navy Yard. The19 were four carloads of them. Four of the timbers were 1@ feet long and 18 inches square, rvhile four others were 104 feet long and of the same girth. In all, the shipment consisted of some forty-odd pieces, in two huge piles, each pile resting on a pair of SGfoot flats rvith one car between them by way of coupler. Special arrangements in loading had to be made in order that the five cars might be free to swing around curves in the railroad without derailing.

Thi Douglas fir timbers are a gift of the West Coast ships, were very stringent. The timbers were required,to be heart-stock, select, dense of grain, old growth Douglas fir, free of blemishes.

The sticks were selected from rafts in the Columbia River. To the mill at Westport, on its banks, fell the job of sawing: The difierent steps in cutting, loading and christening of the timbers were recorded in motion pictures, all lour national news-reel services having carneramen present. Commissioned and petty officers from the Navy-yard at Ekemerton, Washington, and from the naval recruiting stations at Tacoma, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, were in attendance, acting as guard of honor, and making the final dedication ceremonies impressive. Officers of a British ship happening to be loading lumber at a nearby dock, membirs of tl-te British naval reser.ve, also donned

Miss Felher Morris, ten-year-old daughter of S. M. Morris, a direct descendant of one of the officers on the origina, U. 'S. Frigate Constitution, christened the shipment of Douglas fir timbers to be used, lor spar and mast materiol in rebuilding the famous vessel, The christening took place at a Columbia Riacr mill where the thnbers were cut. [Jnif.ormed officers ol the Naz,y, Morine Corps and Army, aisiting British N az,,al Rescrae officers and school children of the locality participated in the ceremonies.

Lumber Industry to the Navy. The railroads, imbued with the same spirit of patriotic giving, are carrying them to Boston free of charge, the routing being as follows: From Seattle, over the Great Northern to Spokane; from there over the Northern Pacific to Minneapolis; then via the Chicago & Northwestern to Chicago, and from that city over the New York Central lines to Boston.

The rebuilding of "Old lronsides" at an estimated cost of $50O,000, is a popular undertaking, for though Congress officially sanctioned the task in 1925, it failed to appropiiate any money for the purpose. Since then patriotic and civic bodies and nearly ten million school children have raised all of'the sum required, except $50,000.

When the Navy Department came into the market for masts for the old frigate, lumbermen of Washington and Oregon, knowing that in no other part of the country could such timbers be produced; offered to deliver them gratis. The ofier was accepted and specifications forwarded. These, in keeping with the Navy's policy of getting the best for its their uniforms and by their presence emphasized the good will existing between the trvo great English speaking nations of the world.

W. B. Greeley, secretar\t-manager ol the West Coait Lunt'bermen's Association, a letter from I. D. Tennant, president of the Association, f ormallg presenting the shipment of ",OId .Ir,onsiiles" timbers to the Naay in behall of the West Coast lurnber htdustry otceremonies cond.uctid recently in Seattle, Ll/'ashi'ngton. At the right of Ailmiral Ziegemeier 6vs .ludge King Dyheman, chairman of the NoaalAffairs Committee ol the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, zrtho lresiileil oaer the ceremonies; Captain I. I/. Klenann and Commaniler I. BEarle, U. S. Nazy.

Little Felker Morris, lO-year-old great-granddaughter of Commander S. M. I\{orris, rvho trod the deck of the Constitution when she engaged in battle with the British frigate Guerriere, christened the timbers with a bottle of water drawn from the Columbia. The U. S. Navy was represented at the ceremony by Commander C. L' Best and the British by Commander C. E. Holland of the Royal Reserves.

The timbirs were officially presented to the U. S. Navy on Tuesday, April 16, at 2 p.^., in the Great Northern's yards at King Street Station, Seattle. On their rvay to Bosion stops are planned at various cities and towrui to_give the people en ioute a chance to see rvhat the West Coast "can produce in the way of timber, and to rouse renewed interest in raising the $50,00O necessary to complete the sum deemed required to fully rehabilitate the Constitution.

The Navy aided in making the presentation impressive by the presence of Admiral H. J. Ziegemeier, Captain J. V. Klemann and Commander John B. Earle, besides marines and sailors with a full band andlvith stands of colors. Local patriotic bodies !\'ere in evidence. Judge King Dykeman, chairman Naval Affairs Committee. Seattle Chamber of Commerce, presided over the ceremonies. Col. W. B. Greeley, secretary-manager of the West Coast Lurnbermen's Association, on behalf of that body, handed the Admiral a letter from J. D. Tennant, its president, officially turning over the gift. It ran as follorvs :

Ts the United States Navy:

It is a great pleasure for the lumbermen of the Douglas fir region in Oregon and Washington to present to the United States Navy these four carloads of mast and spar timbers for the rehabilitation of the U. S. Frigate Constitution, affectionately knolvn as "Old Ironsides." Through the patriotic interest and co-operation of the railroads, the,se timbers will be delivered to the Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts.

When "Old Ironsides" was launched the trees from which this shipment was cut were growing in the deep woods of the then little known "Oregon Country." They were part of the natural resource of the great country behind the thirteen colonies, forrvhich the Constitution waged successful battle. It is proper, we think, that a portion of our enormous wealth of tall Douglas fir timber be fashioned now, in her restoration, into suitable masts and spars so that she may again feel the full force of favoring winds

FIRE DAMAGES PACIFIC GROVE YARD and proudly ride the waves.

Fire which started early in the morning of I\{ay 1, damaged building materials in a shed of the Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Pacific Grove, to the extent of $8000. The loss was covered bv insurance.

Live oak from Virginia and Georgia and white pine from Maine and New Hampshire were the principal timbers used in the original Constitution. She went down the ways an all-wood frigate and never in the history of the world has a people been better served by their forests than the early Americans by the materials which went into the making of this sturdy warrior. It is our earnest wish and hope that the masts and spars made from these Douglas fir timbers rvill do their share to keep alive in the hearts of Americans the debt we all owe to "Old fronsides."

In planning the Constitution's masts the Navy as far as possible has followed the old specifications used in 1797. These called for laminated timbers. So, instead of each mast being one colossal tree, it rvill consist of four huge square sticks set en bloc and fitted or dove-tailed together. In this way there are four separate sets of grains and fibres to help distribute stresses and unexpected strains.

Though the Constitution is to cost $500,000 to rebuild, it took only about $200,000 to launch itin 1797. The reason for this has to do with many things, one being the difference in the value of money then and now. The old frigate's dimensions are:

Length over all, 2O4 feet; on load water line, 175 feet; breadth of beam, 43.6 feet; depth of hold, 14.3 feet; draught forward, 31 feet; aft,23 feet; tonnage, 15761, displacement, 2,M tons; fresh water storage capacity, 48,600 gallons; provision capacity, enough food to last its crew of 475 men for a six-months' cruise

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