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16 August 1909
United States. Department of Agriculture.
[U. S. Department of Agriculture, The Forester, Forest Service business card]
Enclosed with GLC00687.184.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.184.02
27 November 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Goverment Issues Record of Wholesale Lumber Prices]
Monthly records have been compiled showing the prices of lumber, selling costs, shipping costs, and the value of mill runs.
GLC00687.185.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.185.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.185.02
14 August 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Heavy Drains on Nation's Forests]
The U.S. is cutting down forests three times as fast as they are growing. Comparisons to European countries reveals the ability to increase growth at the same pace as output.
GLC00687.186.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.186.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.186.02
11 August 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Goats As Trail Makers]
Goats save the Government considerable labor in cutting out brushy forage.
GLC00687.187.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.187.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.187.02
12 August 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Wood Users of Northwest Much Interested in Wood Preservation]
The need to utilize wood according to actual use will prevent the scarcity of some woods and the more effective use of other woods. Certain areas in the U.S. are specializing in certain woods.
GLC00687.188.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.188.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.188.02
18 December 1864
Gorman, Henry, fl. 1864-1865
to Isaac Cover
Written at Campbell Hospital.
GLC02197.004
13 January 1865
GLC02197.005
4/3/1864
Balmer, Hirma, fl. 1864
GLC02197.019
2/12/1864
Mitchell, A.A., fl. 1864
to Cover
GLC02197.025
Circa August 1878
American Forests
He gives a brief history of the American Forest council and a description of papers presented at their conferences.
GLC00687.181
circa 1892
Powell, George May, 1835-1905
to His Excellency The Governor, and To the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts
Losses in the country due to forest fires affect the political economy as well as national wealth. Fireproof buildings of brick and mortar should be the rule rather than the exception. Deforestation should be regulated.
GLC00687.189
1835-1905
The Fire-Proof Building Company, of New York
They list several different types of fireproof building material for building owners, architects, and builders. Engravings of building materials and construction efforts reveal different uses for fireproof materials, with a list of examples of such...
GLC00687.190
Beet Sugar
Beet sugar is comparable to cane sugar. He talks about the process of refining beets to the form of sugar.
GLC00687.191
1884
to Mr. Editor
Following the earlier political counsel of Abraham Lincoln, he recognizes the infirm qualities of presidential candidate James G. Blaine due to fraud and violence, and favors Grover Cleveland as U.S. President.
GLC00687.192
1885-1905
Politics in the Pulpit
Because the pulpit is the center of ethics, politics should be openly discussed, a practice not often used in the U.S. He uses examples of the poor pay of coal miners, partisan ring rule, and historical political preacher/leaders of the Revolution....
GLC00687.195
1865-1905
An address
Different Christian denominations are working in an unprecedented, glorious way to spread the gospel, despite intense persecution. All Christians are bound together in love, and each has a "peculiar honor & privilege to unite their efforts for the...
GLC00687.196
Hadrosaurus
This paleontological treatise looks at a significant Revolutionary War location where Count Donop led the Hessians. This area has a rich Native American history with many artifacts including the Hadrosaurus. He also examines local fossils.
GLC00687.197
1/30/1865
Written at the Satterlee Hospital
GLC02197.006
3/30/1863
Valetz, Henry, fl. 1863
GLC02197.007
1/12/1864
Blecher, Henry B., fl. 1864-1865
GLC02197.008
1/16/1864
GLC02197.009
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