Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1913 — Dogwood. [ARTICLE]

Dogwood.

The industrial value of dogwood la psobably but little appreciated except by manufacturers and users of bobbins, shuttles and spindles employed In ootton and woolen-mills. These are made of dogwood or persimmon wood, and hitherto the supply has come from the Southern States. The Forest Service now calls attention to the fact that the supply In that part of the country Is nearly exhausted. Fortunately dogwood abounds In Oregon, Washington and California, and large plants for the manufacture of spindleg have recently been erected in the Cascades In Oregon. In the Bast an attempt has been made to substitute the wood of the mesqult and the tupelo for dogwood. The mesqult Is very hard, heavy and close-grained t the tupelo is heavy, but less hard. It has the valuable property of wearing smooth by friction.