. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . of poleswere more generally practiced, a muchlarger variety of woods could be drawnupon, since they possess all the requiredproperties save durability. Such woodsas the pines, spruces and firs are ad-mirably adapted for poles. The Timber Preservation Department,organized about two years ago to operatethe timber treating plant at GreenSpring, has recently had its scope ex-tended. To centralize the tie business thisdepartment has been instructed not onlyto treat ties but also inspect thembefore purchase and when proper methodshave been devised it will al
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . of poleswere more generally practiced, a muchlarger variety of woods could be drawnupon, since they possess all the requiredproperties save durability. Such woodsas the pines, spruces and firs are ad-mirably adapted for poles. The Timber Preservation Department,organized about two years ago to operatethe timber treating plant at GreenSpring, has recently had its scope ex-tended. To centralize the tie business thisdepartment has been instructed not onlyto treat ties but also inspect thembefore purchase and when proper methodshave been devised it will also distributethe ties in accordance with orders fromthe Maintenance of Way Department. As a further safeguard to insure thefull life of ties after they are put in trackthis department will have inspectorstravel over the road to note the conditionof the ties taken out of track and de-termine whetheror not they havebeenremoved be-fore their full lifehas been at-tained. This paperhas been writtenon the topic ofWood Preserva-tion in general. with special consideration to its relationwith the tie problem. As this meetingis largely for the purpose of encouragingcooperation, it seems the opportunetime to mention the fact that the chemi-cal treatment of ties alone is not enoughto give the tie economy we all realizeis needed. Cooperation on the part of the dif-ferent departments involved is what isneeded. For example: It is essential that the PurchasingDepartment so negotiate with tie pro-ducers that the latter will get out sound,full-size, well-manufactured ties. To cutand haul ties that ought to be rejectedis a loss all around. Next, the Timber Preservation De-partment has the responsibility of in-specting and treating, and will distributeall ties used. It sees that no materialis accepted that does not completely meetBaltimore & Ohio specifications. Notreatment can make an undersized tiedlarger, or preserve a decayed tie. Thisdepartment also is responsible for theproper seasoning of t
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