. Canadian forest industries 1884. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 103 placed in imminent peril, not to produce a necessary revenue, for practically the duty produces nor revenue worth considering, but to enrich a few thousand wealthy land owners and manufacturers bent on sapping the nation's wealth for the benefit of their own pockets. That such a condition of things is allowed to exist for a single day longer is not very conclu- sive evidence of the astuteness and business sagacity upon which the American people are accustomed to p
. Canadian forest industries 1884. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 103 placed in imminent peril, not to produce a necessary revenue, for practically the duty produces nor revenue worth considering, but to enrich a few thousand wealthy land owners and manufacturers bent on sapping the nation's wealth for the benefit of their own pockets. That such a condition of things is allowed to exist for a single day longer is not very conclu- sive evidence of the astuteness and business sagacity upon which the American people are accustomed to pride themselves. It is, perhaps, not yet to late for the present Congress to consider this subject and act upon it intelligently. A bill placing lumber upon the free list was introduced into the House by Mr. Dorsheimer, of New York, early in the session. It should be passed as a separate measure now, because it is of prime necessity to husband our forest resources in every possible way. There may be more important work for Congress to attend to than this, but if there is it has not come within the range of our vision. Boston Herald. A Collection of American Woods. Under the auspices and at the expense of the banker, Morris K. Jesup, says a New York paper, a collection of the native woods of the entire United States is being prepared, and will be completed some time this year. It is to be presented at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan square. The logs are being prepared in the arsenal at Central Park. They are, for the most part, five feet long. At one end a section of half the thickness of the log is removed. In this way the longitudinal and transverse grainings are both shown. There is also a diagonal cut on the section, which dis plays that graining also. The remainder of the log remains in its natural condition with the bark attached. The work is being done by S D. Hill, under the general charge of Prof. Sar gent, of Havard university. Mr. Hill prepared the specimen
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