Excerpt from Cross Tie Forms and Rail Fastenings With Special Reference to Treated Timbers In a circular issued at that time. The Commissioner said. Millions of feet of tanbark or chestnut oak are rotting in the forest after being stripped of their bark. Because their value for cross-ties is not known or is underestimated in many regions. He appealed to the railroad companies to use this wood so far as possible for ties, in order not onlv to avoid this waste but also to preserve the supply of white oak. His appeal resulted in a brief effort on the part' of some companies, but this lasted only a short time. The planting of trees has from time to time engaged the attention of farsighted men. A notable example is a grove of catalpa trees planted at Farlington. Kain in 1880. By Major Hunnewell. Then connected with the Kansas City. Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad. It certainly is important for every large user of timber to encourage the replanting of denuded areas with such species of trees as will be most useful in the particular region. The question of future supply, however. Is not within the province of the present bulletin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.