| Show HUNDRED MILLION MILLON TIES Uw Use limber Yearly YOMI I lent to Awes of ot Forest In tho the construction of ot now new nw track and for tor renewals tho the steam and street tr l railroads used In 1900 over ono one hun hundred hundred dred million crossties Time Tha average price paid vale was waa WI 48 43 cents per tie Ap Approximately proximately of ot tIme the lies lel were hewed and amid Int sawed Oak the chilt wood WOOI used for tor ties lies furnishes more mor than 4 H 44 p per r cent COlI nearly of 0 tho the Whole Wil time the southern pities pine which runk rl contribute about fir br und and cedar the th next two tuo with wih ap approximately 11 proximately equal quantities 11 less loss Ulan than Chestnut C western pine lle hem hemlock OUI lock luck mind and Ind are uru nil all ni of ot aimee ancl but hut no imo 10 one ono of or furnishes moro more titan than a 11 proportion Oak Oa southern pine lune stand highest in Ia baum bain total WIt and value valo too Ina iv w erase ergo value ot of each cacti cl In lii ti 61 51 cents Chest Chestnut Che t nut ranks next followed by cedar Hem Hemlock Hemlock lock nt aV at 28 S cents is Iii tho time cheapest tic le tl re to reported r ported More MOle than Wan of ot all ni ties tes ore ae hewed and ond with every I ry wood from frum which ties tel are arc made mad except eC Douglas Dou I 1 lie Ir and western pine pille the time number of hew hewed hewed ed cd ties Is greater than tho the number sawed Sed About 10 11 ns as ni many DoUr Doug las 15 ia fir ties lien are arc sawed ns mum IS mire are Iro hewed hawed Of tho time oak ouk ties a little over oel and of ot the southern pius pine rile ties tics less than are sawed In him contrast to time the southern pines Is the western pine pInc oc 01 which more than tho the ties tel are nr sawed In general when lumber has u It relatively low value the proportion tion of ot sawed ed ties tes Increases because the time market mariot for tor ties tics Increases es because while that for umber lumber U is I frequently AH Mu Al western species are lre af affected n affected by b this timis condition for tor o ois is b abundant and amid its Ils value ulue relatively reI Uel low lo Ten en per er cent ilL rf the time ties lies purchased were utere treated with preservatives either before they time the were purchased or at ul the tho treating plant of ot the railroad company At Al least 10 railroad companies are op operating orating their own plants for tor the time pres pros preservation of ot their construction material immaterIal Ot or tIme the many forms arias In which wood is used ties tes are fourth In cost sawed lumber being first firewood second and arid shingles and and laths third It II has been calculated that th the tho amount of wood wod used each year In ties tics Is equivalent lent to the product ot or acres acre of forest and und that thaI to maintain every cry e IY tie te teIn In the track two trees must bo be growing With nearly miles of railroad and approximately tier le leto to the mile mie nub thero there are over oer ties tics tes constantly subject to wear and amid de he decay cay ca Time Tho railroads report that In the tue form torm of of ties tics cedar lasts 11 1 years yearn cy cypress c cypress pre press s 10 years year and redwood nine nino years oars These hese woods however lack the weight and amid hardness and und what Is Ismore II moro more important they the are not nol available In the region of ot the tho trunk lines of the lle contra and Ind eastern states When It I Is II considered con then thon that the tha service of ot the tip tie timbers In general use chestnut wh WIL t oak tamarack spruce and amid all Douglas frIs la but bul seven years while with some Romea as the black oaks laks It Is If im but bul four years whereas whereon i it treated tie with equipment to t lessen les en wear will wi last IB il years It Is apparent how much the railroads cnn can save It ir tt preservative pIs treatment of ot ties tes Is uni universally adopted The saving in the tho th drain drin upon the forests is of even oven great greater er moment Details of ot the consumption of ot ties teR In 1906 are contained In circular just issued by the forest service In cooper cooperation atlon with the bureau of ot tho time census Title This Thil pamphlet cnn can bo be secured by an ap to the forester at Washing ton tomu n I C a |
