The Redwoods

(Continued from Page 18) soft wood, it has great resistance against insect and fungus attacks and is well suited for places that come in contact with excessive moisture and for all out-of-door house trim and is subject to slight shrinkage.

The first logging of this tree was by the use of water, the trees being felled near the banks of stream3, rolled into the water and floated to the millthen came the use of the bull teams. They numbered from 12 to 16 bulls that pulled several logs, "dogged" end to end over a skid road that was kept properly greased to allow ease of transportation. It was really remarkable the ability of these bull drivers to keep away from being run down many times bv a roll of logs.

Next came the bull donkey which could reach its lines out into the woods one-half to two miles and carried out into the woods by a second line known as the back line. The main line would then be attached to the log which was pulled into a cer- tain place by these donkevs where thev were loaded upon flai cars and sent to the mill. Now, what we call a high line is used rvhich has the advantage that a greater area can be logged over with one setting of the donkey. This "ls done by taking two main trees on a prominent ridge and swinging a cable between - these two trees and from this improvised tramway, as it were, lines can be thrown out from both sides and the logs lifted clear of the ground and brought to their loading point. Sometimes, however, a log is so heavy that one end must drag on the method saves a great deal of time in ment.

The Redwood bark uo to now is little from 6 inches to 12 inchis in thickness it to the sawyer at the mill and is therefore peeled in the woods and left lying on the ground. This is done by cutr ting a ring in the bark about every 8 feet and with a crowbar prying off the bark. After this is done, the sawyers come in and cut the log into the desired length to afford ease of handling.

Oft-times the center of these logs is found in a rotten condition due to their old age which causes sometimes a quarter of the loss from the actual log scale while fir will often go lW/o to the log scale.

Mills are found to. day ordinarily to have two band saws, an edger, a trimmer and a re-saw department, and one this size will take care nicely of about 100,000 board feet cut per day. This cut goes on from dav to day and 'consumes a great amount of logs. However, their is no real anxiety about cutting out of our Redwood forests because the lumberman has taken care of that by REFORESTATION. The Coast Redwood is sufficient to last at the present rate of manufacture for more than 100 years or until well after the second .crop of new redwood timber is ready for the harvest. There are now being planted approximately 10 trees for every mature tree harvested. Redwood reprodu.ces itself by two methods the seed and by sproutlng.

A Redwood ground but this ,changing equipused and being is a great worry to the insects, and dsc,aying poop".,iTl:ltl:?"?'iirtllrit:T it resists so wonder_fully. -The East is demanding the upqgr _grades for _siding, chi,cken roosts and mouldings, while local trade demands the Redwood for almost evely section of the home.

California Redwood is in great demand for foreign as well as domestic use, shipments going to Central America and to Australia, Mexico and South American countries @Metcelf Forest Scene.

In conclusion it may be said that California Redwood is strictly a'California product, that parks are being set aside to take care of these forest giants for future generations, that they are being well taken care of through scientific forest management for continuous supply, and its wood can be used for ,construction because it resists decay, resists fire, works easily and warping and shrinking is minirnized. if not entirely eliminated.

In fitting conclusion of the Redrvood, it might be well to carry away the thought left b)' Joy'ce Kilmer, rvho was killed in action in France and upon whose body was found the following thought for the tiee:

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest, Against the earth's sweet flowing breast.

A tree that looks at God all day tree that may in summer wear nest of robins in her hair:

And lifts her leafy arms to pray.

IJpon whose bosom snow has lain, Who intimately courts the rain.

Poems are made by fools like me

But only God can make a tree.

Chicago Lumber Co. of Wash. To Discontinue Business

After careful deliberation and study of general conditions, both local and national, the Chicago Lumber Company of Washington, Oakland, has de,cided on liquidation and the disposal of all assets both real and personal, according to an announcement by L. V. Graham, vice-president and general manager of the co{npany.

The company is in excellent financial condition, and is proceeding with the plan of liquidation in an orderlv manner. Since the liquidation prog'ram started the merchandise has been moving out rapidly, and the stock has already been reduced approximately 60 per cent. The big plant covers 10 acres, of which five and one-half are under roof. This is equipped with the latest and most modern electrically driven machinery, which is now being disposed of, and is meeting with a ready sale at the attractive prices at which it is offered.

The business was owned jointly by Mr. S. H. Fullerton. veteran lumberman of national reputation, formerly of St. Louis, and by Mr. Graham. Mr. Fullerton retired from active business some years ago and now lives in a magnificent home on South Orange Grove Avenue, fasadena.

Mr. Graham has b.een actively associated with Mr. Fullerton for the past 36 yelfs, and has served in every department of the industry. He was at one time in charge of 70 retail yards for the Fullerton interests, and is one of the best known and respected lumbermen in the country.