Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1919 — South African Timber. [ARTICLE]

South African Timber.

It is not so yeiy long ago that South African timber was, taken all round, considered of little value. Now that’imported timber has-gone up In the market, many virtuesfhave been discovered in the native timber which previously were quence, South African '' timber has come to the front, so 'that* it figures prominently in many Instances. Sawing timber, such as Cape pine, poplar, yellow wood, blue gum and other varieties, cut into standard deals of 3 by 9 inches, is quoted at 10% pence to 1 shilling per foot. This timber is used mostly for boxes and ..packing cases, as well as substitutes in the mines and buildings for the imported Baltic woods.