Show T 1 rw s FOR FOK OO Ine UM Ute far 1st O Ute the wM I n of our r natural 1 b bin M be Man bean an in some ome heN l haws have y boon been r to te Ute tho t or of f tho tie thoU use USA U of ort steel sUd awl ae a Me she OHO 0 of or th m For f T mast many years year the u lumbermen T 1 o e been b by iy Y with ax and ami aw saw lay hgr Ing low the tho U monarch of Ute the tor tora forests a B t i all aU st g amber that be used Med for nay any purpose e r One Ono great drain upon t r t resources I wee was the cutting oU Rg c r piling fd lIng and ami dock deck timber If It is a estimated that this atone alone con oon rumes annually 6 I trees cost costing costing t ting ing approximately ll teb SM Tho The rc 11 artmont of or commerce and labor Jabor has baa be ben n endeavoring te to oomph compile a report re report port rt upon tho the In this hie branch h It ir industry 7 The Ih do deportment reports report that dur du the year l 1 to v 2 11 trees tree tre wore were f Cu u f ff r IHS 00 to t be used uNd on telegraph t cr I r r r lines Imes the tho coot of or which ra a The Th number of oC ou cc 11 frt feet c e Until UM Umber cr r used In mining ope chiefly round Umber timber was was 6 The T number of t ra ad snore cross ties tle K yH t 1 I during the same me year tar was wu 16 ni nn 11 the fhe fh r I root st t of tf which was 6 G Ga 28 a 8 ea a sum Bum total t tal fr tor the above c commodities for tor one year of ot This consumption together with lumber used for other purposes by b conservative estimate will exhaust our forests In about t fifteen years It has long been evident that a n sub BUb substitute for wood must be found and a anew anew anew new Industry In domestic trade Is being developed from other natural resources in tho the United States Nat Natural Natural ural Urn deposits of ot rock by means moans of or scientific and mechanical methods can be converted into a cement which In combination with Ith sand and stone atone reinforced by steel Is Inde Indestructible Indestructible indestructible to fire and decay This now commodity will take tako the place of or wood Machinery has hIlS been designed deel ned and is now being operated that can convert this material Into plies piles for docks poles mining sup supports supports supports ports and railroad cross crOM ties Ues All An of or those these commodities can be made mado by byone byone byone one machine Railroad trestles formerly con constructed of or wood are oro being rebuilt of concrete and steel built on concrete piles plies and it will win not be long before the big Umbers timbers will bo be entirely eliminated Besides conserving the t forests the railroads will effect a 0 groat sav saving saving ing lug in tho the end for concrete does docs not |