Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1893 — Live Oak Is Scarce. [ARTICLE]

Live Oak Is Scarce.

In former times live oak was largely used in naval construction, arid j warships had their frames and plank-' ing principally of this wood, so that a web of historical sentiment and romance had been woven about the tree. The wood is still used to a considerable extent in building ships, but its value has increased largely on account of the diminished quantity now available.