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Show AMERICAN WOOD8 -GO TO ORIENT - ..,. V Recent statistics Indicate 'a marlicl increase m exports of lumber from the United States to" the"OrlenT. More than a quarter of a million feet of AmerIcan'woods are reported" as being used in Satmoa. Hawalla, and tho Philippine Islands. J Heretofore, it is saft,1 raw 'inatetl-als 'inatetl-als have been madfc'up into finished articles in the United States' alnicsf ' without exception, 'and "exported a such. With the discovery bjr American Ameri-can manufacturers in thq Philippines' that they could import United' States,' woods and make them up with profit there, wood using factories were built. Pacific coast woods in consequence, are In many cases taking the place of the native woods with such picturesque pic-turesque (names bb apltong, teah, nar-ra, nar-ra, and yacol. Douglas fir, according to the Information Infor-mation collected by tho forest service ser-vice is tho prlncclpal wood exported from this country. It Is said to be the favorite wood among lnsalar man ufacturera for flooring, celling, sid ing, cornice, shelving, finish and boat I work. Makers of furniture detnanfi I California redwood andksugar ph?( H southern quarter lawedbak, eastern I ash, sugar maple, and western white I plne B Four woods, principally conlfors and I oaks, go Into the construction of B boats for framing parts, masts, spars I interior trim, planking, boat crooks I and tiller handles. Meat blocks fere I made from sugar maple which with I sycamore supplies the entire demand I In the United States. Wagon felloes I are made of white oak, and other t parts of "vehicles are manufactured from high grades of white ash and white - oak. |