A. K. \flLSON LUMBER CO.

(Cor-rtirruecl from Page 'lO) comiorts; it also enters iuto u'itr protlttctiou, bclth as a first choice m:iterial and as A conserver of more critical t'netals. \\'or1d \\.ar II brought:i suclclen clemanrl for airplanes, ships. subchasers, mines\\'eepers, torliedo boltts. These clemands l'ere quicklv follou'ed bv nen' cleveloptnertts in the production zrnd use of n'ocid prodttcts, especiallv laminatecl timbcrs and plyu'oodsi NIoulded plvu-oocl contribttted to the construction of cargo planes, gliders. and other :iircraft, tl.rerelry savir.rg critical aluminttm and paving the tvay Ior later peacetime use of "improved" rvood elements.

Sirnilarlv, lilastic-boncletl laminated n'oocl, specially impregnated tin-rbers and blocks iot only became suitable substitutes for scarce metals, but actually provecl to lle luore sirtisf:rct()l'_\' i,,r cc:-tlrin uses.

Engineerir.rg in u'ood, through such developments as the Teco connector anrl lanrinaterl timber arches enablecl Armv and \avy engineers to ntake 88 feet of lumber d<t the construction job formerlv performecl by 100 feet. In other l-ords. this pair of clevelopnrents in u'oocl conserr-ed ancl made available for other uses 12 per cent of the normill recluirement.

Use of plvu'ood in oue kirr<1 of trair.ring plane savecl mrlre than 600 pounds of aluminum per ltnit. \\'ood in the -\rmv truck bodr. program is estin-ratecl to hlrve sar-ed srlme 350,000 tons of steel in 1943 alone. The use of 3.5,000 timber trusscs in a group of Armv storage s-arehttttses sar,ed 200,000 tons of steel-b-r' this sar-ing alone steel l'as providerl for 7,000 militarv tanks.

\\ihile:L huge irircraft carrier mar- utilize as mttch zis 300,000 lrourrl feet of luml>er for deck recluirements, a less spect:rcular lrrrt might-r- important use of lumber is in lloxine' anrl cratir.rg. I)uring \\-orld \\-ar II, roughly half of the lurnlrcr prorlr.rction u-as rtsecl to prot'ide the packagirrg' ;rnd other lumber neccssarv to mo\.e militarv ancl essential cir-ilian srrliplies. Itrlrr,rvcntcrtts in packaging to assure safe clclii'erv of materilLls, free frrrftl r1lSt :lnd clecaY, carried or-er ir-rto peacctiure ttsc.

These arc but a fen' t1'pic:rl ex:rmples oI lumber's ir.nportant ancl r'ita'l place irr a u.artitrte cc()11()1r1v. The t'ooci inclustries in \\'orld War II supplie<l some 1200 clifferent iten-rs ior the Armv alone.

The Future of Lumber

In u'ar or peace, the lumber indrrstrr' pror-ides a stal>le. depenclable commoditv. Its future dcpencls upon its abilitl' to procluce the ltest in construction and other serr-ices at lou' cost per unit of valne received.

I)er-elopments in the manttf:tcture of u'ood h:lr-e not alone been responsible for the cor-rtinuecl ttses of l'ood' Other improvements through research have trla<le s'ooci nlore usaltle. For example. much of the research llr"grallr of the Timber Engineering Companv I-:iborlrtorr', an aflriiate of the National Lumber \fanttiacttrrers Association, \Vashir.rgton, D.C., is concerned l'ith n'avs irr u'hich rvtlorl is usecl and u'ith otl.rer materials ttsecl ir-r conjunction n ith u'ood. ,'\ current test being made ir-r the lalloratory is concernecl n'ith the glues s'hich are tlsed in laminating timl;ers. -\n inrportant development of \\rorlcl War ll s-lts ir ne\\- t-r'1re of \Ionel metal nail {or fastening ship plankirrg. The neu' tr-pe nail has greater holding po\\'er and is nrtnusecl u'idelr- in nrilitary and navai boats.

Protectir-e coverings to overcome exposure to muistttt'e ancl variations of temlteratrtre, netv fasteners for furrriture. improled desigrrs for <loors and u'indon's, make u'oocl morc attractive :tntl mrtre ttsable.

]leduction of n'aste ir-i ltttrilrer ttse hels progressed to thc point n'here some of the more uroclern mi1ls are utilizing up to 70 per cent of the log,:rs comll:rred l'ith 30 to 40 per cent irr former years. This is a conservati,rtr ttleasttre e<tuai in its effect t<-l mattr' \-eltrs {,f trcc grou'th.

In 33 states, more than 3100 The Farr.t-rs units totaling 24.800,000 acres of prir':rte lan<l have beerr dedicatcd by their ou'ncrs to the productior-r of cotttit-tttt,t1s cr(,1)s ,,f trees' This inclustr\'-sponsored prograrn to cncourage tlle gt-on'ir.rg of timl>er as a crop, the rapi<l acllances ilr protcction from frre. insects, and disease, the neu, technology tvhercltY cconomical use is nracle of formerll' discarded short logs. iinpror-erl milling practices. ancl continuing research, itsstlre the inrlrrstrl-'abilitl' to continue to meet America's rlerrancls ior lun-rbcr ancl lur"nber Droducts.

Will Install Moore

Cross-Circulqtion Kiln -\ neu' \loorc Cross-(lirculation Kiln 3-l' u'ic1e and (r(r' lor.rg has recer.rtlv lreen orclered bv Dtlllv \rarden Lttmber Compalrv, Arcata, Califonria. The neu- kiln u'i1l be of the moclcrn \Ioore Clross-Circulation clcsign to properlv kilrr r1r1- rec1r".ooc1 ancl fir. Sam J. [)at-is, ltrodrtction manager, plans on having the tten'kiln in operatiott by'the first o{ Apri1.