Carpenter . Fla. The Perservation of Wood. There are now employed a number ofprocesses whereby wood can be so altered incharacter that it becomes almost fireproof,and is no longer liable to dry rot or any ofthe disintegrations that come under thehead of decay. Unfortunately, many of these systemshave a disadvantage in the matter of ex-pense or in the difficulty of working the ma-terial with ordinary tools, and so the inven-tions are neglected. Under what is probably the best method,the wood, after having its sap extracted byair suction, in a closed vessel, is charged witha solution of metallic
Carpenter . Fla. The Perservation of Wood. There are now employed a number ofprocesses whereby wood can be so altered incharacter that it becomes almost fireproof,and is no longer liable to dry rot or any ofthe disintegrations that come under thehead of decay. Unfortunately, many of these systemshave a disadvantage in the matter of ex-pense or in the difficulty of working the ma-terial with ordinary tools, and so the inven-tions are neglected. Under what is probably the best method,the wood, after having its sap extracted byair suction, in a closed vessel, is charged witha solution of metallic salts, the entire treat-ment occupying about four hours. It is saidthat the green wood thus treated neithershrinks nor warps, thus obviating the season-ing generally necessary, and that soft woodsbecome so hardened that they can be utilizedfor purposes for which they were quite un-suited in their original condition, and be-come almost incombustible and capable ofreceiving a high polish.—Harpers Weekly. 37. rMOTES IdOtUNIONS Fall Kiver, Mass.—This city is a goodplace for transient carpenters to stay awayfrom at this time. We are overrun withmen in search of a job, which in most casesis impossible to obtain, as many of ourhome men are walking the streets. Kansas City, Mo.—We would most ear-nestly request all union carpenters to stayaway from this city for some time to is very little work here at presentand no buildings of any size contemplatedor under construction. About one-half ofour members are idle and have been idlefrom two to six months. Pueblo, Colo.—Trade is dull at this timeand we have more men here than brothers are warned against ad-vertisements in the daily papers for car-penters wanted in this city. They are mis-leading and a misrepresentation of condi-tions as they obtain. Many of our homemen are walking the streets unable to se-cure a job and there is no show for new-comers. ? ?? *>Moose Jaw, Sask., Can.—This place isoverrun
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