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Title: The Forest products laboratory : a decennial record, 1910-1920
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Weiss, Howard F Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
Subjects: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) Wood
Publisher: Madison, Wis. : Democrat printing company
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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orestproducts, has something of interest to all of these. The prospective user should think of the laboratory as a bigreservoir of facts bearing on his industry, which he, as a taxpayer, hashelped to create and w^hich he can tap on demand. If he is engaged ina business that has a relatively wide bearing on wood and its use—forinstance, wood preservation, pulp and paper, kiln drying—he will findliere information in great detail, even the most complete data in exist-ence bearing on his problems. ^lany minor fields and side trails ofthe vast ramifications of the wood-using industries have also lieenprobed to a greater or less degree, or, if pro))lems in these lesser lineshave not been specially covered, light may be thrown on them throughknowledge obtained by work done in related fields. Ask and it shall be given you, might ))e the first suggestion forusing the la))oratory. The daily quota of laboratory mail containsmany requests from all parts of the United States and usually a num-
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THi: CONTROL AND OPERATION END OF A DRY KIDN AT THE LABORATORY A Dkcknnial Kkcoki) ber of far corners of the world for iiifornuition, publications, and ad-vice on general and specific phases of 2)roblenis arising in every con-ceiva))le sort of wood-using industry. If a problem conies within thefield covered by the laboratory—and this field has ))een indicated inother chapters of this book—the mail and telegra)))i will tap the lal)-oratorys reservoir of information on demand. ^lany companies andindividuals have found personal conference of value, and this mediumof communication with the industries is welcomed. Further, the lab-oratory is always available for either a short or extended study andinvestigation of its methods and lines of work not only l)y Americancitizens but by accredited representatives of foreign Avood users orgovernments. Xaturally, for any of the services rendered as just outlined, thereis no charge. A vast amount of material—reports and articles, printedbullet

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