Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1893 — Scarcity of Walnut Timber. [ARTICLE]

Scarcity of Walnut Timber.

There is a steady demand for walnut timber, and purchasers are scouring the Atlantic coast region in search of large trees. While metallic coffins, usually called caskets by the undertakers, have displaced walnut coffins, the wood is increasingly applied to other uses. The trees are scarce in most parts of the East, and many are jealousy guarded against ax and saw.